With decades of writing children’s books to his credit, Portland author Eric A. Kimmel has added a National Jewish Book Award to his roster of honors, which previously included a Caldecott Honor Book and a Newbery Honor Book. This spring, The Golem’s Latkes received the Louis Posner Memorial Award for the 2011 Illustrated Children’s Book….
Filmmaker and TV personality Boaz Frankel has lived in New York; Washington, DC; and Seattle, but he always seems to find his way back home to Portland. Growing up in Southwest Portland near Multnomah Village, Frankel attended Portland Jewish Academy and Wilson High School before making his way to the Big Apple to attend NYU’s…
Nestled in the base of the picturesque Cascade Mountains, the resort communities of Bend, Redmond, Sisters and Sunriver offer spectacular settings for outdoor recreation. Famous for its high desert sunshine and high mountain vistas, this vacation paradise features outdoor recreation of all kinds. The sparkling rivers and alpine lakes offer some of the finest fishing…
What do you think of when you hear the name; the Lincoln Pops? Could it be the PBS series Live from Lincoln Center, which features some of the best music and artists appearing at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City? Perhaps so. But while you can watch such performances on…
From Troutdale to The Dalles, respectively considered the western and eastern Gateways to the Gorge, the region is rich with beauty, recreation, history and epicurean delights. In those 70 miles, the scenic byway, Historic Columbia River Highway 30, splits off from Interstate 84 along the Columbia in two sections – Troutdale to Bonneville Dam and…
by Phil Decker As Jews we grow up with the awareness of our collective accomplishments. You remember, the lists of musicians, artists, comedians, actors, politicians and Nobel Prize winners. We learn about the disproportionately high representation of Jews in many fields that showcase topnotch talent. Last summer, preparing to teach photography to the high school…
A trip to Ashland is not like a trip to “chill” at the beach. It’s a jaunt that can include amazing art galleries, a raft of consciousness-raising seminars and healers, soothing parks, great hiking trails, the best food available in any town under 25,000 and – the crown jewel of the region – the Oregon…
A maternal atmosphere pervades Mother’s Bistro & Bar. The décor is rustic and homey, and the mugs entreat you to “call your mother.” Chef Lisa Schroeder is not trying to make you feel guilty; she simply wants to envelop you in the delicious world in which she grew up. The child of a Jewish single…
The Jewish Theatre Collaborative presents The Loman Family Picnic by Don Margulies, a hysterically funny drama/musical of a 1960s’ Jewish family coming apart at the seams as they struggle for the American Dream and prepare for their son’s bar mitzvah. It’s 1965. Herbie is chronically overworked and underpaid; his wife, Doris, tells herself she loves…
“The piano is an instrument that has autonomy; it can mean anything,” declares pianist Arnaldo Cohen, who sees the connection between his Judaism and his musical career as an expression of independence. “This kind of Jewish influence is on a very unconscious level and comes from most of the experiences I had in my life…
