For almost as long as Jews have been in Oregon, there have been schools to help facilitate the transmission of knowledge to the next generation. Since the founding of the Portland Hebrew School in the early 1900s, opportunities for Jewish education have blossomed along with the growth of the Jewish community. Portland now offers…
Becca Dorn-Medeiros, Ed.S., LPC Intern, NCSP, has been working as the primary school psychologist for Grant High School in Northeast Portland since 2012. She is also currently working on her LPC (licensed professional counselor) license and has her own private practice. At Grant, Becca assists with the QSA (Queer/Straight Alliance) Club and is also a…
PARTY: Beth Israel teenagers, above, enjoy a day at the beach with their youth group, Portland Area Reform Temple Youth. Editor’s Note: This story about Jewish youth groups was written by Melissa Diamond for our May 2014 issue. While Melissa is now a senior at the University of Washington in Seattle, the sentiments she shared…
