By Brooke Jackson-Glidden, Eater Portland In 2012, Vitaly Paley — the celebrated, James Beard Award-winning chef and owner of Paley’s Place — opened his second restaurant. Imperial, a large, highly anticipated restaurant within downtown’s Hotel Lucia, centered its menu around a wood-fired grill and cited inspiration from “the historic cuisine of the Pacific Northwest.” Its…
Reality dawned slowly, painfully. In mid-March, it suddenly became clear that the novel coronavirus that first ravaged China, and then parts of Europe, was becoming a global pandemic. Five months later, the death toll remains staggering. On Aug. 20, Chabad.org published “Each Person, a World,” a memorial page paying tribute to the 1,200 Jewish victims…
Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced in September the release of the U.S. Millennial Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey, the first-ever 50-state survey on Holocaust knowledge among Millennials and Gen Z. The surprising state-by-state results highlight a worrying lack of basic Holocaust knowledge, a growing problem…
Becca Dorn-Medeiros, Ed.S., LPC Intern, NCSP, has been working as the primary school psychologist for Grant High School in Northeast Portland since 2012. She is also currently working on her LPC (licensed professional counselor) license and has her own private practice. At Grant, Becca assists with the QSA (Queer/Straight Alliance) Club and is also a…
The Mittleman Jewish Community Center wants to share the following information with the community: We are pleased to offer this update on the reopening of our aquatics programs, soccer leagues, and racquetball courts, as well as the expansion of our afterschool programs. Our Aquatics team has been working hard as we prepare to welcome you…
Photo: The labyrinth at Pacifica: A Garden in the Siskiyous in Williams, Oregon. Pacifica received a $43,348 CRFCS grant award. Photo by Cate Battles/ Argosy Odyssey and Josephine County Cultural Coalition. Coronavirus Relief Fund Cultural Support (CRFCS) grant awards totaling $25.7 million will be distributed to 621 cultural organizations across Oregon through a partnership between…
JTA — For Mandy Patinkin, blowing the shofar on TV was his way to help Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish be heard. Ginsburg had told her family shortly before she passed away on Friday that it was her “fervent wish” that she not be replaced until there is a new president. Patinkin was appearing Sept….
Dean Kremer (photo credit: REUTERS) By Danny Grossman, The Jerusalem Post Dean Kremer, the first Israeli to be drafted by a Major League Baseball team, made a stunning debut on Sept. 6 for the Orioles by dominating the Yankees in Baltimore for the first win of his career. Kremer outdueled New York’s two-time All-Star Masahiro…
Photo: Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt speaks during a private ceremony for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Ginsburg, 87, died of cancer on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) By Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post As three days of ceremonial mourning began on Wednesday for Ruth Bader Ginsburg,…
With the pandemic and wildfires wreaking havoc across the country and Pacific Northwest, Jewish students at the University of Oregon and Oregon State are channeling their emotions into strategic action by registering their classmates, friends and family to vote in the presidential election. In fact, the Oregon Hillel has registered more peers than any other…
