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Remembering Anne Frank on the 90th anniversary of her birth

PHOTO: Participants in the tree planting at the United Nations in honor of Anne Frank’s 90th birthday included, from left: Sharon Douglas (CEO, Anne Frank Center), Olga Yatskevich (The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme), Kimberly Mann (Chief: Education Outreach Section, United Nations), Bob Hawkins (Vallonia Tree Nursery, Indiana Department of Natural Resources), Thiha Myint (Plant Engineering Section, United Nations), John Grassi (Plant…

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IMPACT: How to fight anti-Semitism

PHOTOS: Above, Kim Rosenberg, right, interviews Bari Weiss at IMPACT. At right, Kim addresses the 250 some women who turned out for the event. New York Times opinion writer Bari Weiss delivered a powerful message of how we can fight anti-Semitism in this world when she spoke in Portland May 6. Bari addressed more than…

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Commit to Never Again

Photo: Mayor Ted Wheeler opened this year’s Unto Every Person There is a Name at Pioneer Courthouse Square May 2. Here in Portland – as in Jewish communities around the world – we gather to read the names of the men, women and children murdered by Nazi Germany and its European collaborators between 1933 and…

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Survivors asked to share pre-Holocaust lives

PHOTO:Holocaust survivor Lea Evron recounts her young life in Poland. See her story at https://bit.ly/2Ku54xf WORLD JEWISH RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION LAUNCHES SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN– #MyPropertyStory – BEHIND EVERY PROPERTY THERE IS A STORY In preparation for Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom HaShoah), the World Jewish Restitution Organization has launched a month-long social media campaign – #MyPropertyStory –…

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As Memory of Holocaust Fades, Genocide Education More Critical

PHOTO: Anne Frank, 1940. Photo used by permission and copyright ANNE FRANK FONDS Basel, Switzerland. Anne Frank Center joins with legislators to “educate against hate” across the United States Today, only one in five U.S. states mandates that schools include the history of the Holocaust and other genocides in their curriculum. The impact of such…

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Anne Frank: Her Photos. Her Story. A Pacific Northwest Premiere

PHOTO: Hayley Rouselle portrays Anne in the Beaverton Civic Theatre production of The Diary of Anne Frank, which opens March 1. The Beaverton Civic Theatre is hosting two exhibits from the Anne Frank House at their expanded space, The Playhouse, from Feb. 23-March 1 with free conversations programmed throughout the week with speakers ranging from…

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Feb. 5 lecture explores vision of Jewish Ghetto Photographers

PHOTOS: Lodz Ghetto photographs by Polish Jewish photojournalist Hernryk Ross on exhibit through Feb. 25 at Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. Jewish Ghetto Photographers: Reimagining the Holocaust will be the topic of the Alan Ostrow Memorial lecture at the Portland Art Museum. Judith Cohen, director of photo archives at the United…

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US Holocaust Memorial Museum appoints Western region director

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum announced the appointment of Marla Eglash Abraham as Western regional director for the nine-state region that includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington. “Marla is a California native with years of successful development experience, and we look forward to her leadership of the museum’s…

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WHY BELGIUM’S BAN ON KOSHER SLAUGHTER IS WRONG

PHOTO: KOSHER INSPECTOR Aaron Wulkan examines meat to ensure that the food is stored and prepared according to Jewish regulations and customs in a Bat Yam store. (photo credit: BAZ RATNER/REUTERS) This article originally appeared in the Jerusalem Post, Jan. 8, 2019 The recent Belgian government ban of shechita (Jewish ritual slaughter) overlooks some important…

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Civil Rights lawyer asks ‘Could Holocaust happen here?

By Harvey A. Schwartz The touchy feely phrase “What you believe becomes your reality” is making the rounds of pop psychology. People who claim uncommon wisdom promote this phrase as the road to everything – from financial well-being to a fulfilling sex life. Here’s an ominous thought. What if you believe, as many folks now…

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