Calendar

Oct
2
Mon
Fall Art Gallery Exhibit Opening: Jews of Africa – A Photographic Journey through Ancient and Awakening Communities @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Oct 2 @ 6:30 pm – Dec 31 @ 6:45 pm

Jewish photographic documentarian Jono David showcases 59 images from his 4-year project documenting Jewish life, culture, and history in 30 African countries and territories. The exhibition features numerous anecdotal narrations and “Jewish African Voices” — video commentaries from people across the Jewish African world.

Exhibit displayed October 2 – December 31

Dec
13
Wed
OJMCHE Exhibit Tours @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Dec 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
OJMCHE Exhibit Tours @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education | Portland | Oregon | United States
OJMCHE has exhibition tours every Wednesday at 1 pm.
Tours are free with admission and members, of course, can always visit for free. Come early or stay after and enjoy lunch in the museum’s Lefty’s Cafe!
Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the newly reopened museum galleries. Tours last one hour and are lead by museum staff.

Exhibits Feb. 16- May 27

Vedem: The Underground Magazine of the Terezin Ghetto

Vedem Underground examines the literary magazine written by Jewish teens imprisoned at Terezin, a Nazi camp in Czechoslovakia during the Second World War. Using pop-art graphics, drawings and paintings, and the prose and poetry, these brave adolescents secretly wrote and illustrated the longest-running underground magazine in a Nazi camp. Vedem (Czech for “In the Lead”) documented their voices with defiance, humor and heartbreak. The exhibition breaks down their 800 original pages and reconstructs them in the form of a contemporary magazine. Curated by Rina Taraseiskey and Danny King.

To Tell The Story: The Wolloch Holocaust Haggadah

On view in the East Gallery: Commissioned by Helene and Zygfryd B. Wolloch, The Holocaust Haggadah is richly illustrated with lithographic prints by David Wander and calligraphy by Yonah Weinreb that link the story of liberation from ancient Egypt to the Holocaust.

Menorah Lighting at Directors’ Park @ Directors' Park
Dec 13 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Join us as light the menorah at Directors’ Park.

This is the 34th year that Chabad of Oregon is lighting Portland’s Public Menorah.

Medford Menorah Lighting – 1st Time Ever! @ Vogel Plaza
Dec 13 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Join this historic event as Chabad of Southern Oregon lights the 10 foot Menorah for the first time ever in Medford. Mayor Gary Wheeler and Community Leader and Co-founder of Lithia Motors, Dick Heimann will be honored to light the Menorah.

Special fire dancing performance, music, latkes and donuts for sale. Gift shop for all your Chanukah items and Gifts.

Dec
14
Thu
Nosh and Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Dec 14 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Nov: Pirkei Imahot Talk with Lois Shanker Dec: A Jewish Perspective on Dying with Dignity. Free & open to all

Bible Class with Rabbi Isaak @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Dec 14 @ 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Weekly learning and discussion with Rabbi Emeritus, Daniel Isaak. Free.

New York Jewish Pop Up Deli @ Chabad Mitzvah Deli
Dec 14 @ 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Enjoy delicious authentic New York pastrami and corn beef sandwiches with latkes and donuts and Chanukah music. Come with your family and friends. Play dreidel games. Reserve a table for your Chanukah party.

Other menu items include Brisket, Matzah Ball Soup, Knishes…

Deli is open in honor of Chanukah for 3 days only! Come take advantage!

Thursday, Sunday and Monday: Dec. 14, 17 & 18 from 4:30-8pm

Menorah Lighting at Directors’ Park @ Directors' Park
Dec 14 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Join us as light the menorah at Directors’ Park.

This is the 34th year that Chabad of Oregon is lighting Portland’s Public Menorah.

Neveh Shalom Chanukah Party @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Dec 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Celebrate the festival of lights with your congregational friends. Bring your own chanukiah to light and bring toilet paper to make a giant chanukia and support Neighborhood House. Birnbach Hall. Dinner: $18/adult, $12/kids, $54 Family Max. RSVP: tinyurl.com/cnschanukah2017.

Dec
15
Fri
Menorah Lighting at Directors’ Park @ Directors' Park
Dec 15 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Join us as light the menorah at Directors’ Park.

This is the 34th year that Chabad of Oregon is lighting Portland’s Public Menorah.