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2024 PORTLAND JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL: NATHAN-ISM AND THE ANNE FRANK GIFT SHOP

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…

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The evolution of artist David Kolasky

  Photo: Knifemaking and woodworking are just two of David Kolasky’s talents. David Kolasky wasn’t sure what to expect when he moved his family from Philadelphia, PA, to accept a hospital administration position in Toledo, OH, in the early 1980s. But what was supposed to be a two-year stint turned into 30, and it was…

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Three Rabbis Who Shaped a City

Photo: From left Emanuel Rose, Yonah Geller and Joshua Stampfer. Courtesy Oregon Public Broadcasting Beginning in the 1950s, when Portland had far fewer coffee shops and most people had never touched a computer, three men arrived, all with the same vocation, to begin work that would impact the lives of thousands of Oregonians. All three…

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Comedy For Peace

Two years ago, Dotan Malach arrived in New York City where he has been working as a comedian, writer and producer. In March 2019, he established a new project, Comedy For Peace. Comedy For Peace is a comedy show that combines the best Muslim and Jewish stand-up comedians for an inspiring, funny and unforgettable evening….

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Fertile Ground Festival of New Works

Photo: “Beethoven & Chopin Meet the Bride of Frankenstein” is a production from CoHo Productions that will be presented at the Fertile Ground Festival. The Portland-grown Fertile Ground City-Wide Festival of New Works kicks off its 11th annual festival beginning on Thursday, Jan. 30 and continuing through Sunday, Feb. 9. Fertile Ground is set in…