Long before auto racing was legal in Israel, Alon Day was winning races in Europe and Asia. Now 27 years old, Israel’s first NASCAR driver has become an ambassador for the sport in Israel and for Israel on racetracks worldwide. “I am the ambassador of this track,” says Alon of the racetrack that will open…
PHOTO: PDX→Israel 2020 Co-chairs Priscilla Kostiner, Michael Weiner, Tony Kostiner and Kathy Davis-Weiner toured Israel in March hunting for exciting experiences and spectacular sights to share with some 500 participants who they hope will join them for the trip of the century in March 2020. Kathy Davis-Weiner, Michael Weiner, and Priscilla and Tony Kostiner co-chaired…
PHOTO: Portland’s Star Cruisers motorcycle club meets one Sunday a month at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center for a nosh followed by a ride, weather permitting. Photo by Deborah Moon Portland’s Star Cruisers are joining the rolls of an international alliance of clubs such as Chai Riders, Hillel’s Angels, Yids on Bikes, Mazel Tuffs,…
PHOTO: Dan Schoenbaum addresses attendees at one of the MJCC’s PDX Business Breakfasts. The third breakfast in the series will be June 5. oregonjcc.org/pdxbiz BY YGAL KAUFMAN Dan Schoenbaum is a man who likes to explore new ways to solve problems. Sometimes he even needs to find problems to solve. As CEO of Cooladata, one…
After 35 years in broadcast journalism as a television reporter, producer, news director and station manager, David Lippoff left the industry because “it was no longer fun or rewarding” and he didn’t like the direction it was headed. A decade later he saw an opportunity to restore the heart of journalism. He now volunteers his…
PHOTO: Rohingya children in a shelter at the refugee camp in Bangladesh. Photo by Aerlyn Pfeil Speaking out for refugees For more than a decade, a small group of committed volunteers motivated by the rallying cry “Never Again” have met each month to help Portlanders respond to genocide and other crimes against humanity. Founded by…
By Ygal Kaufman Josh Safran has built his life and his profession on rebellion. Though being a lawyer, an observant Jew and married father of three doesn’t normally scream “revolution,” for a man like Josh it’s all very much part of a life going against the grain. As he describes in elegant and often painful…
Elan Walsky is on a natural high. His Coalition Brewing made national waves in an Oct. 5 article in Fortune Magazine about hops and hemp. Coalition brews the first hemp and CBD beer in Oregon – Two Flowers India Pale Ale. The brew has great flavor and aroma, but it won’t get you high or…
Last fall, our dear friends Joel and Mia stayed with us a few days en route from their home in Vancouver, B.C., to their winter digs in Arizona. Even with all that time in the car, they wanted us to join them for a side trip to her cousin Larry’s new vineyard just south of…
At 4 foot 11 inches tall, Stephanie Auerbach is solid muscle. She’s a Spinning Diva who loves her job. Stephanie and her family moved to Portland from Los Angeles more than seven years ago. First they were urbanites in the Pearl and then moved to Hillsdale. Stephanie admits to walking by the indoor cycling classes…
