Ellen Eisenberg, whose interests span everything from Jewish gauchos to Japanese internment, is excited about her newest project: writing about Oregon’s Jewish community from the 1950s on. Eisenberg, the Dwight and Margaret Lear professor of American history at Willamette University, has just been selected to write what could be called “the sequel” or a companion…
From its origins as a five-film weekend at the coast, the Portland Jewish Film Festival has grown into a two-week festival of 16 films that annually attracts thousands of Jewish and non-Jewish filmgoers. The 21st annual PJFF is presented by the Northwest Film Center in partnership with the Institute of Judaic Studies June 16-30. This…
Come one, come all. The Portland Mitzvah Network’s website is up, running and waiting for you to join. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and developed by representatives throughout the Jewish community, this online, easy-to-use, automated matchmaker provides one-stop shopping for hands- on volunteer opportunities. Visit portlandmitzvah.org and check out the setup. Volunteers…
A delegation of 20 Oregonians joined nearly 13,000 pro-Israel political activists attending the 2013 AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, DC, March 2-4. Activists were addressed by U.S. and Israeli government officials including Vice President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer and Israeli Defense Minister…
It looks like any other business park. Then you turn a corner and come upon a different world. The Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County’s new home radiates warmth and light with elegant Northwest materials and architecture. Stop by for a cup of tea in the living room, grab a book from the library or…
A new era in Jewish life began on the 5th of Iyar in the Hebrew year 5708 – May 14, 1948. On that day, for the first time in nearly 2,000 years, there was an independent Jewish nation in the birthplace of Judaism, and Oregon Jews joined others around the world in celebration. “I broke…
GRANT WINNER BRINGS “ITHAKA” TO ART STAGE artists repertory theatre will present andrea Stolowitz’s challenging new work, “Ithaka,” May 28-June 30. With this newly commissioned play, Oregon playwright andrea Stolowitz examines coming home from war. Marine Captain elaine edwards has just returned from her latest tour in afghanistan but this time things are different –…
The three-part question posed in the title of this article is one I ask of each person who is about to embark on the search for love. In order to embrace the idea of new love and be able to follow through to find it, the answer to all three questions must be a resounding…
Clearing clutter and cleaning house is a Passover ritual. The Jewish version of spring cleaning started a long time ago, when the Jews had to leave Egypt on the run and without lots of stuff. Today, however, life is messy, and it’s so easy to keep collect- ing more and more clutter. But does more…
Welcome to our new feature about love: how to find it and how to keep it alive and vibrant. I hope this column will pave the way for you to find the love you seek. When it comes to relationships, if you want it to be terrific, you need to be specific; this is actually…
