The eighth annual Many Stories, One Community: Portland Jewish Book Celebration begins with a focus on one book: The Book Smugglers: Partisans, Poets and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis, by David Fishman. The Book Smugglers is the true, nearly unbelievable story of ghetto residents of Vilna, who rescued thousands of rare…
PHOTO: Lior Ben-Hur and Sol Tevel will perform on the MJCC lawn in June. When the sun arrives after months of rain and gray skies, Oregonians can’t wait to head outdoors. Wineries and golf resorts abound for adults seeking some fresh air. In addition to plenty of wonderful places to experience nature, several venues offer…
PHOTO: A montage of photos from the “Israel from the Eyes of the Community: A Community Art Display” in the MJCC Gallery. Oregonians are invited to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the modern state of Israel beginning at 5 pm, April 18. Make your way through Israel and join PJ Library partner organizations as they…
The Mittleman Jewish Community Center has announced that renowned broadcast journalist Susan Stamberg will headline the Center’s annual Friends of the Center Brunch on Sunday, March 4 at 10:00 AM. The Brunch represents the Center’s largest fundraising event of the year, and will include the induction of two new faces to the Oregon Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, as well announcing the winners of this…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This version is updated from the February print edition to reflect Carol Leifer’s presence at the Academy Awards March 4. NPR’s Susan Stamberg will be the featured guest at the MJCC’s annual Friends of the Center Brunch. Carol Leifer promises Portlanders “a laugh and a heartlight moment” on March 4. Carol had planned…
Jewish Arts Month returns to the Mittleman Jewish Community Center for the eighth year with a series of weeklong exhibits by local Jewish artists. ORA: Northwest Jewish Artists organizes the event. “ORA’s Jewish Art Week was first held at MJCC for one week in March of 2009,” says ORA President Esther Liberman. “It featured an…
NOTE: New sessions Saturdays, June 30-Aug. 25: Aqua Strength 11:30 am-12:30 pm; Aqua Yoga: 12:30-1:30 pm. oregonjcc.org Yoga, strength-building and swimming have long been popular fitness options. Now you can literally work out ON the water with a floating fitness mat called Glide Fit. The Mittleman Jewish Community Center has purchased the boards and is…
PHOTOS (From left): Zach Duitch, Robin Kamerling, Simi Mishulovin and Abbie Barash Duitch hired to lead Solomon Schechter On Dec. 1 Zach Duitch became the new executive director of Camp Solomon Schechter, a Pacific Northwest Jewish camp near Olympia, WA, founded in 1954 by Rabbi Joshua Stampfer. Zach succeeds Sam Perlin, who served as executive…
Community conversations this fall have given a broad-based coalition the focus to move forward on efforts to develop a large, multi-purpose program space on Portland’s East Side. The Eastside Jewish Commons is distinct from the Alberta Shul project (see story). Started independently, the two projects mutually support the goal of building Jewish community infrastructure serving…
PHOTO: While visiting camps and meeting camp leaders in Oregon, Foundation for Jewish Camp CEO Jeremy Fingerman stopped by to see an old friend, Rabbi Joshua Stampfer, who officiated at Jeremy’s 1973 Bar Mitzvah in Jerusalem. Jeremy says, “I brought with me the Tanakh which Rabbi Stampfer inscribed to me as follows many years ago: …
