Glen Coblens of Portland was named the Head Coach of the Team USA Men’s Over 45 Basketball Team for the 21st Maccabiah Games in Israel – which will take place in July 2022. The Maccabiah Games, also known as the Jewish Olympics, are the third largest international multi-sport event in the world. This will be Coblens’…
(Photo illustration/Pew Research Center) Repair the World, a Jewish non-profit that mobilizes Jews and their communities to take action to pursue a just world, igniting a lifelong commitment to service, today announced program priorities for the coming year, along with realignment and growth of its professional team reflecting the expansion and additional strategic opportunities….
By Ezra Hammer Hate crimes against American Jews are surging. From Los Angeles to New York, Jews have become the target of violent, public assaults. Closer to home, Portland has witnessed similar acts of hate. Last month, our Holocaust memorial was defaced with swastikas and anti-Semitic slurs. Sadly, this steady stream of hate comes…
Photo: Molly Ishkanian and Lee Weinstein (photo credit: photosbykim.com). Oregon’s leading boutique public relations agency, Weinstein PR, is being acquired by local PR veteran Molly Ishkanian, formerly PR director of R\West and owner of Noteworthy PR. Weinstein PR, which was founded in 2007 in Portland and the Columbia River Gorge, is the sole Oregon…
Photo: Glen Levy, Lindsay Krivosha and Sharon Morell The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Sharon Morell, Lindsay Krivosha and Glen Levy to its Board of Trustees. Lindsay Krivosha is Portland born, from a family who has a strong history of involvement in OJCF. Lindsay’s father, Steve Kantor, was one of the…
Photo: Rabbi Moshe Isenberg NCSY, the flagship youth movement of the Orthodox Union, has named Rabbi Moshe Isenberg as the organization’s national director of major gifts. The appointment represents a return to the organization for Isenberg, who previously spent 16 years working for NCSY’s Midwest region culminating in serving as its executive director. In…
With the reopening of summer camps and in alignment with our strategic priorities to further serve the community, B’nai B’rith Camp welcomed three new full-time hires. Ben Charlton is the new Chief Program Officer. Ben, a former BB Overnight Camp Director, is returning to BB Camp after time away, working with adults with disabilities. Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer…
The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, recently announced the 16 Over 61 Awards, which is a new unique partnership between the JCC Manhattan and the Forward, spotlighting the creativity, leadership, and initiative of adults who exemplify our collective values. One of the recipients this year is Gerald Cohen, a leader in the Jewish community in Portland, and in…
Photo: Rabbi Gary Ezra Oren, wife Sharone and children Kiwi, Nadav and Ya’ara. On May 10, Congregation Shaarie Torah announced that its search for a rabbi is complete. Rabbi Joshua Rose, who became rabbi at Shaarie Torah in July 2014, is stepping down in June. Rabbi Gary Ezra Oren will take over as Senior Rabbi…
Photo: Virginia Hall. Courtesy of Lorna Catling The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum presents the 2021 Linda and Tony Rubin Lecture virtual event “The Allies’ Most Dangerous Spy Was A Woman: Virginia Hill,” on Wednesday, June 16, at 6 pm, PT. As she fled certain death by scaling a remote Pyrenees mountain pass, the…
