May

3 2026

A Letter to Uncle Bruce: Grief Processing Through Letter Writing

11:30AM - 1:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education 724 NW Davis
Portland, OR 97209
5032263600
http://ojmche.org

Contact Mariah Berlanga-Shevchuk
[email protected]

This event is FREE; Registration is required

“Dear Uncle Bruce, I just took a shot of tequila. Well, maybe I did, and maybe I didn’t. Every time I even think about tequila I think of you. Every time I read — or think – about New York City, I think of you. That is how Jenn began a letter she wrote to her uncle in July 2020. He died in March.

Laura Cohen, LCSW, will lead a session on processing grief and hard times through the gentle, therapeutic tool of letter writing.

A journal, pen, and writing prompts will be provided. All are welcome—whether writing is a regular exercise or this is your first time trying this practice.

This program is presented as part of Without End: Recent Works on Grief by Cara Levine.