Photo: Oregon Holocaust Memorial. Photos courtesy of Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. Six Oregonian women – five of them Holocaust survivors and one the daughter of a survivor – gathered in 1994 to discuss creating a Holocaust memorial in Portland. It would honor all their lost family members and also the multitude…
The Arts and Judaism have been intrinsically linked since the beginning of time. There are an overwhelming number of Jews creating or performing in the areas of music, visual arts, creative writing, dance and theater. And if they’re not performing, they are attending and supporting! Culture has always been one of the pillars of Judaism…
The Oregon Holocaust Memorial in Washington Park provides the community a sacred space for reflection and contemplation of lives lost. Bronze castings of items left behind in haste, such as this Teddy bear, dot the path leading to the memorial. Free docent-led tours of the memorial are available April 22 beginning at 1 pm. To…
