Whether they are called unsung heroes, influencers, or change makers, there are certain people in the community who seem to make a difference in everything with which they become involved. People are drawn to their confident energy and the positive impact they create. Tikkun olam is defined by acts of kindness performed to perfect or…
Award-winning journalist Irin Carmon, 36, says her earliest feminist memory is going to her school library wanting to read biographies of women. She found only two for young readers: one on Mary Todd Lincoln and the other on Julia Ward Howe. “Where are the rest of them?” Irin wondered. “We ended up writing one,” says…
Photo: Hip Hop International founders Howard and Karen Schwartz. Photo courtesy Hip Hop International What comes to mind when you hear the terms breaking, popping, locking or whacking? If you’re thinking it’s the sounds your middle-aged bones are making in the morning, you’re only partially right. For the thousands of dancers who will descend on…
PHOTO: Diners enjoy brunch in Tel Aviv. JUST AS ISRAELI INNOVATION launched the small nation to international prominence in the tech world, it has also propelled Israeli cuisine to new heights on the culinary scene. Israel has become a culinary destination on pare with the finest European cities. In America, Israeli food was named the…
One of the last times Henry Winkler was in Oregon was to treat Portlanders to a sneak peek of his new series, “Barry.” Earlier this year he visited Seattle as part of his book tour for his popular Here’s Hank book series. His travels bring him all over the United States and he often appears…
Bari Weiss. Photo by Sam Bloom UPDATE: Bari Weiss resigned from the New York Times on July 14, 2020. Read here resignation letter here. In an increasingly polarized world, New York Times Opinion Editor Bari Weiss stays unflinchingly moderate. In the face of a radicalized right and left, Bari attributes her outspoken centrism to “stubbornness…
TechFest NW will feature Israeli speakers on the main stage for the first time when the eighth annual conference convenes at Portland State University April 4-5. Founded by Willamette Week Publisher Mark Zusman, TechFestNW has the tagline “Where startups are celebrated, partnerships are ignited, innovation rules and business gets done.” “There are few countries in…
PHOTO: Sarah Gertrude Shapiro talks to actors Josh Kelly and Caitlin FitzGerald during filming of UnREAL. Sarah Gertrude Shapiro escaped her job as a producer on “The Bachelor” to find true love and professional and personal success. After a couple of years in Portland communing with horses to restore her equilibrium, Sarah is now living…
PHOTO: Avi Naiman, left, and Nathan Fendrich look at prints of photos Nathan took during the Yom Kippur War. Nathan Fendrich and his Leica camera were swept up in the Yom Kippur War in 1973. As an American seventh-grader at that time, Avi Naiman was not fully aware of the war until his family moved…
Lisa Lillien (aka Hungry Girl) admits she probably doesn’t get enough sleep these days; in reality, it’s probably been true for a few years. Lack of sleep makes complete sense when you take into account all she has accomplished since launching the Hungry Girl brand in 2004. In addition to creating content for daily emails,…
