After The Weekly came out last Thursday on May 27, we were contacted by Hannah Sherman, executive director at Greater Portland Hillel and Natan M. Meir, Lorry I. Lokey Chair in Judaic Studies at Portland State University about a video that we had shared. The video contained a social experiment where documentary filmmaker and…
The Harold Schnitzer Family Scholarships will serve undergraduate students majoring in Judaic studies. The award will cover more than half the cost of tuition and fees for nearly 20 students over the next five years. Sarah Rohr, a Judaic Studies major, is a recipient of the Harold Schnitzer Family Scholarship (2018 onward), and 2019 recipient…
ABOVE: Rabbi Joshua Stampfer, right, and Rodney Page, former executive director of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, are planning a new interfaith effort to combat hatred, poverty and other injustices. Photo by Deborah Moon BELOW: Rabbi Joshua Stampfer at Congregation Neveh Shalom c. 1960. Courtesy of Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education: OJM09392 Shortly…
David Spear may be a scholar-in-residence at Portland State University for the fall term of 2017 only, but the music he has shared with his students and the community will reverberate for many years to come. David is a composer, conductor, pianist and educator who began his career orchestrating film scores for Elmer Bernstein. Those…
PSU hires region’s first Israel studies professor Israel studies is getting a boost in the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Nina Spiegel has accepted the position of Rabbi Joshua Stampfer Professor of Israel Studies at Portland State University, the only designated tenure-line position in Israel studies in the Pacific Northwest. The Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic…
