By Cindy Saltzman Photos courtesy of Rockne Roll/The Jewish Review For one Sunday in late August, Portland’s waterfront looked—and sounded—a little different. Nearly 4,000 people came to Zidell Yards for the Portland Jewish Festival, filling the sprawling South Waterfront venue with music, dancing, food, families, artists, Jewish organizations and something that felt especially important…
By Masada Siegel Standing strong for Israel is not the first time comedian Shawn Pelofsky, who has received death threats for her activism, has stood in the line of fire. She was one of the first female comics to perform in Afghanistan after Sept 11. “When I told my parents that I was going to…
WITH SOCIAL PRACTICE ARTIST, SHOSHANA GUGENHEIM KEDEM AND WIKIPEDIA EDITOR, RAYMOND “PEACERAY” LEONARD March 10, 2024 | 11am-3pm OJMCHE, in partnership with social practice artist Shoshana Gugenheim Kedem and as part of the Art + Feminism Project, will host the 3rd Annual International Women’s Day Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon to edit and/or create Wiki pages for Jewish…
T PPhoto credit Leila Wice Making Makom 5: Safely Glass TThis event is co-sponsored by Co/Lab: Reimagine Jewish, Eastside Jewish Commons and the Oregons Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Members of Portland’s overlapping Jewish communities are invited to join together in making art in order to mourn, and to make sense of…
Our contributing writer Tara Dublin recently self-published her debut novel, THE SOUND OF SETTLING, A Rock and Roll Love Story, to rave 5-star reviews and reader demands for a sequel and streaming series. It is a fun read. Inspired by Tara’s real-life ultimate “meet-cool” with Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters in 2001, THE SOUND…
Saturday, January 13 | 7pm Gold Lead Sponsor: Mittleman Jewish Community Center and Portland Jewish Academy Community Partner: Reboot and Eastside Jewish Commons Nathan-ism: At the end of World War II, Nathan Hilu, the son of Syrian Jewish immigrants to New York received a life-changing assignment from the U.S. Army: to guard the top Nazi war criminals at the Nuremberg…
By Jenn Director Knudsen A defining event, the Holocaust does not define four Holocaust Survivor Services clients who first and foremost are artists. Boris Uan-Zo-li has a painting genre named after him. Sidonie Caron created a piece that hangs in the Empire State Building in New York City. Georgette Hancock believes her colorful images are…
The Evolution and Inspiration of OK, Little Bird by Deena Goldstein On the first page of OK, Little Bird, readers are immediately catapulted into laughter at a seemingly inappropriate moment. And, therein, becomes the tempo and pacing of the book. Ok, Little Bird flips the expected on end and leaves readers both laughing and tearful….
Photo: Les Aigner, Rama Yousef and Rudwan Dawod share their stories as part of “To Bear Witness – Extraordinary Lives.” Photo courtesy OJMCHE. The exhibition “To Bear Witness – Extraordinary Lives” is a partnership between the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education and The Immigrant Story, in collaboration with Jim Lommasson and…
In addition to Thanksgiving and Hanukkah coming this week, the Saltzman household is also celebrating the 20th anniversary of an enchanting children’s book written by my mother, Ruth Saltzman. The book, Poppy Bear And the Garden that Overslept, came out in 2001 and was an immediate hit with children, parents and grandparents. In fact,…
