Join the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education for a Sephardic Walking Tour.

Join us for a Sephardic-focused walking tour of South Portland, including a behind the scenes look at Portland’s Sephardic synagogue, Congregation Ahavath Achim. We will begin on the campus of Portland State University (PSU) at Shattuck Elementary, one of several buildings now repurposed for PSU, then venture through what was once the heart of the Sephardic neighborhood. 

Along the way, we’ll learn about the people and places that contribute to the rich history of Portland's Sephardic community, including the site of the original 1930 synagogue. As you walk, you’ll hear from our tour guides about the city's first urban renewal projects of the early 1960s, which irreparably changed the physical, social and cultural landscape of the neighborhood. Reaching Lair Hill Park and Neighborhood House (now an active Waldorf School), we will finish out with a guided tour of architect John Storrs' iconic "beehive" shaped synagogue at Congregation Ahavath Achim.

Generously supported with a grant from the Oregon Jewish Youth Foundation.