Join us for the launch of Stephen Forrester’s new book, Richard Neuberger: Oregon Politics and the Making of a US Senator. Richard L. Neuberger is a consequential but often forgotten figure in Oregon history, largely due to his early death at forty-seven, near the end of his only term in the United States Senate. But his life and legacy as a Jewish Senator continue to inspire Oregonians and influence politicians.

Prior to entering politics, Neuberger was best known as a journalist. In 1933, at the age of twenty-one, he visited Germany and published an article in The Nation that described the Nazi persecution of Jews and the preparation for war. From 1939 to 1954 he was the New York Times' Northwest correspondent. 

In this definitive biography—more than forty years in the making—Stephen Forrester documents Neuberger’s extraordinary life and career, highlighting a legacy that includes shaping Oregon’s renowned conservation policies and developing the state’s modern Democratic party.

Forrester will be joined in conversation by Judith Margles, Director Emerita of OJMCHE, curator, and historian of Oregon Jewish life.