Photo: Celebrate the holidays like a true Israeli family. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90 By Naama Barak You’d think that with summer finally being over and the kids firmly placed back in school, life would be back on track here in Israel. If only. This is because we’re gearing up toward one of the most complex…
Now you can make one of Israel’s favorite street foods in your own kitchen. Follow along as ISRAEL21c’s Jessica Halfin shows you how. World-Famous Israeli Sabich Ingredients: 5 eggs 4 tea bags 1 potato, peeled 2 tablespoons olive oil Coarse salt 1 eggplant Sunflower oil for frying Pita bread Tahini Pickles Chopped parsley…
As you may already be aware, the Israeli national elections take place on Tuesday, September 17. The Federation invites you to participate in a community-wide briefing hosted by the Jewish Federations of North America and The Jerusalem Post. Please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone you feel may be interested. Participation is complimentary…
Photo: Single-sex super shrimp are being developed at Enzootic in Israel. Photo credit Dr. Eli Aflalo Single-sex prawns could help alleviate poverty, reduce disease and protect the environment, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) who have developed a monosex prawn that may make this winning trifecta possible. In a groundbreaking study…
Eager to learn about her family tree, Dorothy Pomerantz sent a saliva sample to an online testing company last summer. To her “utter shock,” the results revealed that she has a gene mutation called BRCA1, which greatly increases her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. Despite the challenges of dealing with the genetic information and…
Photo: Dvir Shenarb receives shoulder epaulets from his father, Rabbi Eitan Shenarb, and his grandfather, Zvi Wisbert, at the graduation ceremony of the MDA Medics Course. Photo courtesy Madagascar Photography Dvir Schnerb was seriously wounded by a remotely detonated bomb that killed his 17-year-old sister and injured their father while hiking near Ein Bubin Springs, a popular…
A new Israeli film, THE OTHER STORY, opens at the Living Room Theaters in Portland on Sept. 6. The film is the latest from acclaimed filmmaker Avi Nesher. THE OTHER STORY tells a suspenseful, poignant, and humorous story through the eyes of two rebellious young women from two troubled families that tangle in the most…
PHOTOS: Above, Oregon students, most from the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, gather for a group photo at the top of Masada after watching the sun rise over Jordan and illuminate the Dead Sea. Right, front, University of Portland Senior Alexa Levinson and University of Oregon Senior Julia Granet enjoy a camel ride….
PHOTOS: Above, Children received backpacks full of donations from Portland in the Tijuana shelters (some had to cover their faces for safety reasons). At left, Jon Cohen helps drivers Emily Wanderer Cohen and Lisa Tutmark pack a car with filled backpacks that were delivered to the Little Mercies social workers. Courtesy of Sallie Cohen Positive…
Almost from the moment Jews arrived in Oregon, they have sought to meet the spiritual needs of the community. The first Jewish New Year services in the Oregon Territory were held in 1856 in the gold-rush boomtown of Jacksonville in southern Oregon, where German- Jewish immigrants had moved from the California gold fields. During the…
