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You won’t want to miss the Portland Symphonic Girlchoir’s Encore Singers in a free performance in Rose Schnitzer Manor’s Zidell Hall. Please join us!

The PORTLAND SYMPHONIC GIRLCHOIR has been delighting and inspiring audiences in Portland, nationally, and around the world for 30 years. The Encore Singers are  members of the Premier Choir who perform more as community “ambassadors.” This award-winning organization  has taken its place among the finest children’s choral ensembles in the world. Girlchoir is recognized for its adventurous programming, artistic excellence, unparalleled choral music education, commissioning of new works , national and international tours every other year – Hawaii and Germany/Poland this summer, and for its unique choral community. PSG has released 10 CDs, commissioned 41 new works for treble voices, and is a two-time recipient of the prestigious ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming,

Celebrating Girlchoir’s 30th season, the Encore Singers  will perform  favorites from  extensive repertoire! Ranging in age from 5 to 18, the young artists of the Portland Symphonic Girlchoir captivate audiences with their musicality, professionalism, and beautiful singing.

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

1st and 3rd Shabbat every month at 10:00am

Torah Troop allows families at Congregation Neveh Shalom to move into the main sanctuary while still enjoying youth-oriented activity. At 10:00am, families meet in the main service. After the beginning Torah service, youth join their friends for a lesson on the Torah portion (parsha) of the week with adult leaders, and come back to help lead the Adon Olam at the end of the service.

As always, we end with our community for lunch!

OJMCHE Core Exhibit on Discrimination and Resistance

This year OJCYF and OJMCHE invite area Jewish teens for a special day at the museum.

Who: This event is open to 9th-12th graders

Where: The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education at 724 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209

What: A day at the museum with an interactive workshop about Jewish resistance and pride during the Holocaust

How: Please register at http://Bitly.com/OJMCHETrip  by May 1^st. 40 slots are available at no cost to you!

This event is planned by the Leadership Council of the Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation. We hope you will join!

Mah Jongg for Beginners

Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Tuesday Mornings
April 16 – May 14
10:30 am – 12:30 pm, CG301
Cost: $100. Members: $85.
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players

Take your game to the next level!
Tuesday Afternoons
April 16 – May 14
1:30 – 3:30 pm, CG302
Cost: $100. Members: $85.
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration

Yom HaZikaron – A Community-Wide Commemoration

Please join us as we honor those who have given their lives for the State of Israel.

Tuesday, May 7, 8:00 pm at the MJCC. Free and open to the community.

Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground

Join us on the second Wednesdays of every month from September to June for Chai Baby Indoor Playground, with kosher snacks, storytelling, friends and fun!

For parents/caregivers and their children up to five years old.

Please mark your calendar for our 2019 dates, held on the second Wednesdays each month:
January 9
February 13
March 13
April 10
May 8
June 12

Free and open to the community.

In partnership with PJ Library, Chai Baby, and Portland Jewish Academy.

From Warsaw to Baltimore: Escaping Nazi and Contemporary United States Ghettos

Amanda recently presented her thesis entitled From Warsaw to Baltimore: Escaping Nazi and Contemporary United States Ghettos. This research focuses on an integrative approach which reveals largely overlooked parallels between the two. By focusing on processes and structures, she explores the exclusionary practices that make ghettos a mechanism of oppression and mass violence of the 20th century. While noting important differences, she examines the evolution of the term ghetto, ideas and ideology about those who reside in ghettos; policies that ensure inhabitants of the ghetto remain in them; and, finally, struggles of those who escape the ghetto to find support or acceptance needed to maintain life outside the ghetto.

This is part of the OJMCHE series of informal lunchtime conversations. Bring a lunch or buy a lunch in Lefty’s Cafe and join us in the museum’s auditorium for a lively give and take as we share and explore ideas, experience, and expertise.