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…
Oregon Hillel adds staff Oregon Hillel has four new staff members to enhance outreach to students at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University. Grants have funded the addition of a rabbi, development associate and Israel engagement coordinator at UO, as well as the first full-time professional at OSU. A two-year grant from the…
Three-advisor Portland team joins Stifel On April 23, Stifel Financial Corp. announced that the team of Ken Miller; Tony Urdes, CIMA; and Bianca Urdes has joined the firm’s broker-dealer subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc., in Portland. The team has more than 65 years of investment industry experience and comes to Stifel from UBS Financial…
PHOTO: Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi, president of Portland State University Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi, who last year became the ninth president of Portland State University, will be the keynote speaker at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Greater Portland Hillel (see below). “We are thrilled that President Shoureshi will be our keynote speaker for the event…
PHOTO: Oregon Hillel staff (from left) Loren Murphy, Brittany Lenhart, Rachel Chodorow-Reich and Andy Gitelson accept the Hillel International Campus Partner of the Year award on behalf of Oregon Hillel. Oregon and Greater Portland Hillel representatives were among the more than 1,100 Hillel professionals, partners and stakeholders who gathered in Denver Dec. 4-7 for…
On the day the Portland State University student senate planned to vote on a resolution for PSU to divest from specific companies doing business with Israel, Jewish students invited the community to attend an Israel Fest to celebrate Israel. On June 6, 150 students, community members and families with kids gathered in the PSU Park…
Lainie Block Wilker Joins Treehouse Island Lainie Block Wilker has joined Treehouse Island, Inc., an educational technology company, in Business Development & Strategic Partnerships. She will be building partnerships with schools, community programs and workforce alliances to expand access to relevant technology education in web development, computer programming and app design to provide job-ready skills…
The Oregon Hillels have had a busy year overcoming challenges to keep up with innovative programming, attract students and spread Jewish enthusiasm across college campuses. The Oregon Hillel at University of Oregon and the Greater Portland Hillel, which has chapters at Portland State University, Lewis & Clark and Reed, have welcomed many new participants. This…
