On October 11, 2023, Commissioner Sharon Meireran received the NAMI Oregon’s Annual Gordon and Sharon Smith New Freedom award. This award was created in 2009 to honor the mental health advocacy efforts of former U.S Sen. Gordon Smith and his wife, Sharon. Each year, the award recognizes an individual or organization for their leadership…
Harsch Investment Properties and The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation were recently named one of Portland’s Top 10 Philanthropic Companies over $100 million in revenue by Portland Business Journal. The Portland Business Journal’s annual Corporate Philanthropy Awards Luncheon, presented by the Cambia Health Foundation, is a celebration of community service and corporate giving….
Nicole Krauss. Photo by Goni Riskin The Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature announced that acclaimed novelist Nicole Krauss is the recipient of the newly created 2021 Sami Rohr Inspiration Award for Fiction. The $36,000 award will be presented at a virtual ceremony in June. The Inspiration Award, introduced this year to mark the…
More than 300 people turned out June 3 to honor 18 women at the Jewish Women’s Round Table’s annual Song of Miriam Award Brunch to celebrate the contributions volunteers make to Jewish organizations. JWRT President Ellen Beck thanked the record crowd for honoring “those who do so much for our community.” “Without their continuing commitment…
Rabbi Joshua Stampfer presents the award named in his honor to Lois and Arden Shenker. The 13th annual award dinner drew 225 guests to the Benson Hotel May 17 to honor the many contributions the Shenkers have made to enrich the community. Sen. Ron Wyden added congratulatory remarks via video. Norman Berlant, a lifelong member…
In the Game opens June 7 In the Game is a multimedia exhibit curated by the Oregon Jewish Museum that draws upon the Museum’s vast historical archives and network of support within the community. Presented on behalf of sports enthusiasts throughout Oregon, In the Game examines the intersection between sports and community life. The exhibit…
