The White Elephant Archive, Setting No. 3 explores the legacy of the Holocaust from the perspective of the third generation living in Austria today. In this intensely personal, one-man production Eduard Freudmann uses his family’s archive–which includes poems written by his grandfather while imprisoned in concentration camps–to explore his family’s silence about the Holocaust, and his own attempt to understand the burden of this legacy through art. Reflecting on the politics of Holocaust commemoration in Austria, and larger questions about how to speak of a horror once its witnesses are gone or silent, this production provides a rare and important glimpse into the experience of the third generation living in Europe, and the impact of trauma across generations.
Eduard Freudmann is an award-winning multimedia artist specializing in video, performance and public installations. His most recent work “The Monument May Be a Forest” (2016), was selected as the winning design of the controversial competition “From Those You Saved,” which will commemorate the Polish Righteous Gentiles in Warsaw. Freudmann’s work has been presented globally in international exhibitions, art biennials and festivals, including the OFF-Biennále Budapest, and is Senior Artist at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he researches and teaches Trans-disciplinary Art. Freudmann’s work explores the politics of commemoration and history, aesthetical perspectives on the archive, and the mediatization of the Holocaust. He is especially interested in historical-political commemorations in public spaces, both official and unofficial, and approaches to writing microhistories, including the transmission of family histories.
This performance of The White Elephant Archive, Setting No. 3 is made possible by the Future Fund of the Republic of Austria and Federal Chancellery of Austria.
Seniors and young families enjoy an inter-generational celebration of stories and songs each Thursday.
Join Kim Schneiderman for this weekly inter-generational story hour for young families with music, PJ Library books, and the residents of Cedar Sinai Park.
Poetry Night at the J
Join local poets, Justin Carroll, Bill Durham and others, as they share their poems and stories with the community.
Inspired by the Oregon landscape, Justin Jude Carroll’s first collection of poetry (Morning in the world) chronicles a personal and topographical journey through love and loss. His verse explores how bodies of all types — land, water, human — are witness to turbulence, stillness and transformation.
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We invite you to join us in our 6th annual interfaith celebration of gratitude hosted by the Lake Oswego United Church of Christ, Congregation Beit Haverim, the Muslim Educational Trust, The Bahá’í Faith of Portland, and the Islamic Community of North American Bosniaks. We will gather together to celebrate our diversity, and the many things we share in common as people of God.
Featuring special guest speaker Willie Poinsette of Respond to Racism, our lively and musical service will be led by Rabbi Alan Berg of Beit Haverim, and the Rev. Jennie Ott of Lake Oswego United Church of Christ. Members of each faith community will help guide the service with readings, prayers, poetry and music.
Join us in this celebration of gratitude for the love of God, humankind, our shared values, and the diverse ways we express our faith. By coming together as beloved children of God, we hope to make the world a better place for all.
Following the service, we will gather around a delightful spread of pies, baklava and refreshments to get better acquainted in conversation. Invite your family, neighbors and friends to join us.
Rev. Ott says, “In a world that seems increasingly divided, it is important for us to bear witness to the profound inclusiveness of God’s love. As a Christian congregation, we rejoice in worshiping with Jewish and Muslim friends, as we are all the beloved children of God.”
Rabbi Berg adds, “The sense of shared mission was so clear in our planning. Gratitude is the foundation of a caring community. Beit Haverim joins hands with LOUCC and the Muslim Educational Trust to build a foundation for tomorrow that will endure.”
Executive Director Wajdi Said concurs, “MET’s focus on education through positive interaction with Muslims and non-Muslims, and honest communication with the media and public officials, has positively impacted not only the people of Portland, but well beyond our local area. We are grateful to join our friends as we come together for this service.”
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018
Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm with reception to follow
Location: Shared Home of Lake Oswego United Church of Christ and Beit Haverim
1111 Country Club Road, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Optional Donations: We will be raising money for Respond to Racism. All donations are graciously accepted.
This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliations. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish history, life cycle events, holidays, ritual and daily practice, theology, study of Torah and contemporary Jewish America. While not a conversion class, most OBR members consider it a prerequisite for students beginning study for conversion. Classes 7-9 pm, Thursdays, at rotating Portland area synagogues.
Asking the Tough Questions: A Conversation Between Rabbi David Kosak and a Senior Israeli General
Join us to hear IDF Brigadier General (Res.) Nitzan Nuriel in conversation with Rabbi David Kosak. General Nuriel is a research fellow at the Counter-Terrorism Institute at IDC Herzliya. He previously served in the West Bank, Gaza and in the Northern Command during the withdrawal from Lebanon. General Nuriel is the former Director of Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau and is responsible for having built the counter-terrorism partnership between Israel and the U.S. His recent work focuses on the Golan Heights border security challenge from both a humanitarian and practical perspective.
This program is co-sponsored by AIPAC together with Congregation Neveh Shalom and Israel360, Congregation Beth Israel, and Congregation Shaarie Torah.
Please join Congregation Shaarie Torah for a special Shabbat morning service. At this service, we will include new melodies, explore the service with some reflections on the prayers themselves, and chant according to the Triennial cycle of Torah readings. It will be a mix of the beautiful and familiar traditional Shabbat morning service and new ideas and energy. This service meets in the Chapel downstairs on the third Saturday of the month.
Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders
1st and 3rd Shabbat every month at 10:00am
Meet in the MAIN service (Stampfer Chapel or Main Sanctuary) for the beginning of the Torah service, and then come out with your friends for a fun and active lesson on the Torah portion (parsha) of the week. Return to the service to help lead Adon Olam, and join the community for lunch!
The Jewish Project is a portrait of a Jew through ice cream and storytelling. Jared Goodman, the creator of Morgan St Theater and a RACC grant recipient, reimagines stories, ideas, and works of art with handmade ice cream desserts. This one-man show weaves personal stories of being a Jew with Jewish history and culture, exploring themes of identity, secularism vs traditionalism, the writings of Isaac Bashevic Singer and Abraham Joshua Heschel, plus some klezmer music too. Goodman will host 6 performances around the Portland metro area. Pairing storytelling with ice cream, he aims to combat the spread of anti-Semitism and educate Oregonians on Judaism and Jewishness.
The drawing of Hasidic men is by Jared’s mom, the artist, Jeanne Goodman.
Once again Jewish Family and Child Service will be brightening the season for needy individuals, families, Holocaust survivors, and other seniors by providing 160 households with delicious, nutritious Thanksgiving dinners, complete with turkeys and all the trimmings.
Join us for a fun filled morning of Kehillah on November 18 in the gymnasium at Mittleman Jewish Community Center. This event is open to all community members, whether you help with the Thanksgiving food boxes or not. Come and PLAY anytime between 9am and 12pm! We will have games for both adults and kids alike (and of course some nosh), so bring your friends and family and come hang out and cheer on the packers and delivery volunteers.
Thank you so much to those community members who have signed up to Pack. We are still looking for volunteer drivers. If you are able to assist, please contact: Maria Rehbach, Emergency Aid Coordinator, at 503-226-7079 ext. 128, or at maria@jfcs-portland.org