The Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation (OJCYF) is a program of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation (OJCF), designed to encourage a lifelong passion for Jewish philanthropy, leadership and community. Through OJCYF, high school students develop a deep understanding of the importance and operations of nonprofit organizations. They evaluate local Jewish and secular organizations through…
Blend Mediation, a mediation company, proudly announces its collaboration with JWiz, a Jewish professional services guide, to provide mediation services to the Jewish community. With decades of experience in conflict resolution, Blend Mediation provides faster, less expensive, more fulfilling ways to get to resolution. “We are passionate about mediation as a first resort to…
YI Love Jewish is announcing a new series of YIDDISH FUN classes. Over the span of 6 weeks, you will be engaged and entertained during a hands-on language course that will emphasize the humor and history of Yiddish culture. Retired Columbia University Professor Miriam Hoffman and renowned actor and course professor Avi Hoffman will…
Photo: MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Artists and arts organizations in Oregon received much-needed funding thanks to a $4 million gift from Pacific Northwest philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift to the Oregon Community Foundation’s…
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) will launch a new Amazon-based program dubbed “Negev Prime,” consisting of48 selected participants who will open their own Amazon store during the course of their studies. Combining unique teaching methods, top-notch mentors and innovative tools, the program reimagines the Negev trading arena. An initiative of the University’s Yazamut…
Photo: Craig (left) and Ronit of Stone Soup PDX. Stone Soup PDX was one of the recipients of Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation’s community grants. The foundation recently awarded 120 community grants to local nonprofits across its five-state footprint totaling $423.500. Nonprofits were selected from hundreds of applicants who demonstrated a strong commitment to serving…
On August 2-6, a dozen educators from Oregon will gather in Portland to participate in a week-long seminar focused on teaching the Holocaust, and explore ways to integrate instruction on racial and ethnic discrimination in Oregon. The seminar takes place as hate-fueled extremism and attacks on minorities have reached alarming levels in the United…
Melissa Abu (Bloom) joined Congregation Ahavath Achim as the part-time synagogue administrator on July 19, 2021. Over the last 7 years, Melissa has been helping our congregation in numerous ways from event planning, communications and our homeland security grant. Melissa grew up in Portland and worked at various Jewish agencies and synagogues here before…
Photo: “Goddess of the Moon” by artist Maya Milton. Maya’s work will be on display at the The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Washington State University Nov. 16, 2021 through Feb. 13, 2022. In the wake of the social unrest and national reflection that followed the death of George Floyd in 2020, Portland…
Anne Frank and her alter-ego Kitty come to life in Ari Folman’s vivid animation. Photo courtesy Purple Whale Films. Featuring Anne Frank’s imaginary friend Kitty as its guiding force, a new animated film presented at the Cannes Film Festival seeks to reconnect one of the defining stories of the World War II Holocaust against…
