Emily Wanderer Cohen is the author of From Generation to Generation: Healing Intergenerational Trauma Through Storytelling, which connects the dots between her behaviors and choices and her mother’s Holocaust experiences. She will illustrate how the Holocaust continues to have an impact on current and future generations.
Emily is a trauma healing coach specializing in intergenerational trauma, specifically from the Holocaust. Come meet this acclaimed author and get a better understanding of how Holocaust and other trauma survivors transmit their trauma to their children and grandchildren. Copies of the book will be available for sale.
A celebration of the life of Jaime Leopold will be held June 3, 2018, from 3 PM to 8 PM at Polaris Hall in northeast Portland.
Along with remembrances of Jaime will be food, music, beer and wine. Although food will be provided, friends are encouraged, if so moved, to bring a dish to share that Jaime would have liked.
Music will be provided by The Shorter Stories and a number of Jaime’s friends and musical acquaintances. If you are a musician and wish to take part in the music on this day, please let us know.
Jaime Leopold, who died March 1, 2018.
The Leopold family has a history with Oregon’s Jewish community dating back to 1951, when parents, Rose and Bernard Leopold, moved to Portland from New York City.
Jaime had a very public presence as a songwriter/musician, was owner of an advertising agency and became a bar mitzvah at Temple Beth Israel in 1959.
And please let us know if you plan to attend. We’ll keep you posted as the time draws near.
Thank you. Peace, and love.
A Celebration of Life: Jaime Leopold
Sunday, June 3, 2018
The Optimistic Decade author Heather Abel in conversation with Leni Zuman. 7:30 pm at Powell’s Books, 3732 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland. Kirkus Reviews calls Abel’s debut novel “a playful look at Jewish coming of age and coming-to-terms in the American West.”
Heather Abel in Conversation With Leni Zumas
Framed by the oil shale bust and the real estate boom, by protests against Reagan and against the Gulf War, Heather Abel’s debut novel, The Optimistic Decade (Algonquin), takes us into the lives of five unforgettable characters, and is a sweeping novel about idealism, love, class, and a piece of land that changes everyone who lives on it. There is Caleb Silver, the beloved founder of the back-to-the-land camp Llamalo, who is determined to teach others to live simply. There are the ranchers, Don and his son, Donnie, who gave up their land to Caleb and who now want it back. There is Rebecca Silver, determined to become an activist like her father and undone by the spell of both Llamalo and new love; and there is David, a teenager who has turned Llamalo into his personal religion. Abel’s novel is a brilliant exploration of the bloom and fade of idealism and how it forever changes one’s life. Abel will be joined in conversation by Leni Zumas, author of Red Clocks.
800-878-7323, powells.com
The View of Three Venture Capitalists: Lessons from Early Stage Venture Investing Panelists include: Edy Dorsen, Women’s Venture Capital Fund Diane Fraiman, Voyager Capital Cheryl Krane, Fluffco, LLC Eric Rosenfeld, Oregon Angel Fund, Moderator.
Vegetarian breakfast provided. Kosher breakfast available upon request.
Mark your calendars for PDX Business Breakfast #3, featuring a panel of Venture Capitalists, which includes:
- Edith Dorsen, Women’s Venture Capital Fund
- Diane Fraiman, Voyager Capital
- Cheryl Krane, Fluffco, LCC
Moderated by: Eric Rosenfeld, Oregon Venture Fund
Thank you to our sponsors: Barry and Karla Benson, Jonathan Singer of Barg Singer PC, The Jerry & Helen Stern Grandchildren’s Fund of OJCF, Richard Barker of Merrill Lynch, Opus Bank, Office of the President at Portland State University, Keith Berne of ReMax, and Turner Construction Company.
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.
Registration code: CG303
Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout!
Registration code: CG304
In the Cafe at the J
Join our Emeritus Rabi for weekly study of our sacred texts.
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Instructor: Allsion Victor
Register with code: CG302
Rabbi David Zaslow is teaching a Beginner’s Hebrew class beginning Thursday, May 17 from 5 to 6 pm, and continuing each Thursday through June 14. Participants will learn to read, write and pronounce Hebrew. No prior knowledge required. Class fee, including text and Aleph Bet poster by local artist Abby Lazerow, is $40 for the series. The class will also be accessible via live streaming for those unable to attend in person. Pre-registration requested by calling 541-488-7716. The Havurah Synagogue is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland.