In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day join us for a tour of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial with a tour led by co-chairs of the OJMCHE Speakers’ Bureau, educator Jill Slansky and Holocaust survivor Evelyn Banko.
The Oregon Holocaust Memorial, dedicated August 29, 2004, serves as a permanent reminder of the Holocaust, the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators from 1933 to 1945. Millions were murdered because of their political or religious beliefs, physical and mental disabilities, sexual orientation, or assistance to the persecuted. By teaching the lessons of the Holocaust and visiting the Memorial, we pay homage to those who lost their lives during that period. Further, there is hope that we can encourage future generations to be accepting of all people. Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education is the steward of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial.
Featuring Laura Thoreson, Mezzosoprano
JCO provides enjoyable music to the Jewish and surrounding communities of the Portland metro area.
Gade – In the Highlands
Bizet – 3 Arias from “Carmen”: Habenera, Sequidilla, and Gypsy Song (Laura Thoreson, Mezzosoprano)
Saint-saëns – March heroique
Dvořak – Symphony No. 8
Tickets are available at the door on the day of the concert. In the Ballroom
What: A public lecture by Dr. Aviva Halamish, Open University of Israel
When: Monday, April 9, 6:30pm
Where: 238 Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU 238)
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Contact: Stacey Johnston | judaicst@pdx.edu| 503-725-8449
Please join us for the 2018 Lorry I. Lokey Lecture featuring Dr. Aviva Halamish of the Open University of Israel titled, “Not What You Think: The Role of the Holocaust in the Establishment of Israel”
Contemplate and confront the widely accepted assumption that the Holocaust had a decisive influence on the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.
Explore questions like: Is there a link between the Holocaust and the establishment of Israel? Who promotes this claim? What really happened and how did the Holocaust impact the process of establishing a Jewish state in Palestine?
This event is made possible thanks to the generous support of Lorry I. Lokey. Cosponsored by the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education and the Middle East Studies Center.
Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! First class in the Ballroom, then in the Cafe at the J. Tuesday Mornings Cost: $100. Members: $85.
Register at: oregonjcc.org/registration
Use registeration code: CG300
The Never Again Coalition will premiere their 20-minute documentary, Stand Up! Lessons from the Holocaust, featuring interviews with four Holocaust survivors responding to questions from students. Can their experiences teach us to be up-standers today? Followed by Q&A. Special invitees are documentary participants and videographers. Co-sponsored by OJMCHE, Congregation Neveh Shalom, and Kol Shalom Community for Humanistic Judaism.
Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout! In the Cafe at the J.
Cost: $100. Members: $85.
Register at: oregonjcc.org/registration
Register with code: CG301
Mar:A screening of “Living while Dying,” by filmmaker, Cathy Zheutlin. Apr: Mara Woloshin – Maximize your benefits: Medicare and Medicaid 101.
Create a more balanced life and gain skills that will help you spend more time designing your life. Leave with a personally designed plan to bring more balance and satisfaction to your days. Led by Certified Professional Coach Christine Gilmore.
Register with code: FIT304
DENIAL. Deborah Lipstadt is an American professor of Holocaust studies whose speaking engagement is disrupted by David Irving, a Nazi Germany scholar. He files a lawsuit in the UK against Lipstadt and her publisher for declaring him a Holocaust denier in her books. As in the UK, the burden of proof in a libel case lies with the accused, Lipstadt and her legal team led by solicitor Anthony Julius and barrister Richard Rampton, must prove that Irving lied about the Holocaust. Historical drama based on true story.
English Language, 110 minutes, 2016, Film by Gary Foster & Russ Krasnoff, Speaker: TBA
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