Overnight camps help young campers learn valuable life skills that enhance their lives in college and beyond. Numerous studies have shown youth benefit from attend- ing sleep-away camps. The American Camp Association lists numerous benefits young people develop through their experiences at residential camps. In terms of social skills development, campers learn leadership, communication and…
A zipline tops fifth-grader Javier Vollmayer’s list. Jared Norman wants a GaGa Pit. In fact, everyone at the Residential Camp Fair held at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan. 12 had something special in mind for this summer’s fun. The Jewish camp experience, an important indicator of future attachment and engagement with the community, was…
To the residents of Lincoln City, the Day Camp at B’nai B’rith Camp is a hidden treasure. To the Jewish community, it epitomizes the spirit of performing a mitzvah and strives to achieve tikkun olam. Born in 2006 as a trailblazing effort to fulfill a community need, BB Day Camp is a thriving, unique camp…
Your wedding day is a day you remember for a lifetime. This spring, my husband and I will celebrate our 20th anniversary. We were married in sunny Palm Springs, CA, at a beautiful French restaurant that still exists. We have returned many times over the last 20 years to celebrate our anniversary. Le Vallauris remains…
On Thursday, Feb. 13, as you head home from work in the chilly dark of a late Portland winter, you can end your day in musical contemplation. Congregation Beth Israel presents the first in a new series of three free mini-concerts called Music Under the Dome. “I want to bring people in to our sacred…
The Oregon Jewish Museum is looking for a few more “History Detectives” – people who can unlock the stories behind OJM’s “mystery photos.” An earlier story on some of the museum’s unidentified images (“Mysterious Images,” Oregon Jewish Life, November 2013) helped Anne LeVant Prahl, OJM’s curator of collections, identify some of the mystery photos. And…
The Oregon Symphony welcomes pianist Emanuel Ax. Ax has an unusual double feature: he plays Johan Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Keyboard in D minor, BWV 1052, alongside Richard Strauss’ Burleske for Piano and Orchestra with the Oregon Symphony on Jan. 11-13. Ax combines unsurpassed musicianship with a self-effacing, almost diffident approach to making music, whether…
Nava Brief-Fried of Leelach.com is dedicated to connecting women from Israel to women around the world through the fashion and design found on her website. Currently living in Nachlaot, Nava is a college student studying communications and Jewish art at Bar Ilan University. Her husband, Yehoshua, recently finished his army service and now studies computer…
Lisa Lieberman turned to jazz one short year ago. A singer since her high school choir days in San Diego, she’d grown up with folk music and soft rock. Despite the newness, Lisa won the Jazz Society of Oregon’s Amateur Vocalist Contest on Oct. 15. She’s delighted and looks forward to years of learning, jamming…
A dynamic duo is taking Portland’s classical music scene by storm. Called 106 Keys, the group is the brainchild of pianist/composer Beth Karp and flutist Amalia Blumberg. Since moving to Portland from the East Coast, the accomplished musicians have been performing a wide-ranging repertoire that features the works of Jewish composers. The duo’s creative programs…
