PORTLAND HADASSAH PRESENTS WINE, DESSERT AND BG SEPT. 15 Barbara Goldstein, deputy director of the Hadassah office in Israel, will speak on “Hadassah! Research in Service to Humanity” at a Wine and Dessert Reception 7- 9 pm, Sept. 15, at Hotel DeLuxe, 729 SW 15th Ave., Portland. Known as BG to most of the Zionist…
Through Sept. 25 Every Minute Counts – Photographs by Katherine Joseph will be the final exhibit in the current space of Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, 1953 NW Kearney, Portland. Born in the Ukraine, Katherine immigrated to the United States in the early 20th century with her family, eventually moving to New…
After 64 years, the Oregon Board of Rabbis held a short ritual ceremony July 24 to close the Portland Ritualarium (aka Portland Community Mikvah), which has served the full spectrum of the Jewish community for 64 years. The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland in partnership with the Oregon Board of Rabbis and others is building…
The first Oregon Jews, who came from Germany in the mid-1850s, often lived in other places in America before finding their way out West. Many of them were merchants who helped build a strong Jewish community – founding synagogues, schools, social and charitable organizations and welcoming waves of other immigrants, refugees and survivors who would…
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education purchases the former Museum of Contemporary Craft from PNCA Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Executive Director Judy Margles and Board Chair Elaine Coughlin announced today (July 6) the signing of a purchase agreement for the facilities at 724 NW Davis in Portland –…
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education members packed the museum’s theater for OJMCHE June 29 annual meeting. Out-going president David Newman (inset) announced that the museum was close finalizing the purchase a permanent home for the museum, news that was confirmed on July 6 (see story). The meeting was also the opportunity to…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Less than a week after the issue with this article was printed, Frank Wesley passed away at the age of 97. He died at 6:30 in the evening on May 26, 2016. He was surrounded by the love of his family and friends and received visitors until the very end. Frank Wesley is…
The second annual Laurie Rogoway Outstanding Jewish Professional Award will be presented to Jemi Kostiner Mansfield at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. Following Laurie’s retirement from 30-plus-year career as a Jewish communal professional, federation created this award to honor her dedication to community and passion for Jewish life. The…
When Steve Kantor was the president of Jewish Family & Child Service nearly three decades ago, he realized all the local Jewish agencies were competing against each other for charitable gifts. As a CPA and attorney specializing in estate planning, charitable planning and trusts, in addition to business law, Kantor believed there was a better…
Jewish Federation to install board June 8 On June 8 the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland will welcome new board chair Ed Tonkin and the 2016-17 governing board during JFGP’s 96th annual meeting. The annual meeting will be 4:30-6 pm at Congregation Neveh Shalom, 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland. New board members Charles Levy and…
