OJMCHE fortifies Teach & Learn resources

BY DEBORAH MOON

The pandemic has made many aspects of education more difficult this past year. But it gave Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education staff precious time to develop online resources to support Holocaust and genocide education, which Senate Bill 664 mandated to b…

February is Jewish Disability Advocacy Month

Jewish Disability Advocacy Month 2021 kicks off at 7 pm, Feb. 3, with “Our Time, Our Fight,” featuring world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman. The monthlong series of virtual programs will feature a wide variety of opportunities for empowerment, education and advocacy.

Women’s Giving Circle connects with beneficiaries

At a Jan. 12 Zoom meeting, the Women’s Giving Circle of Portland experienced a condensed version of a Hillel program they have helped fund as they prepare to consider a new round of grants for the coming year.

Portlanders tapped for ADL leadership institute

Four Portlanders have been invited to join the 2021 Cohort of the Glass Leadership Institute of the Anti-Defamation League. The ADL Pacific Northwest region has expanded its Glass Leadership Institute to include Portland with its traditional Seattle class. 
Portlanders Sarah E. Rohr, Lauren…

Tuesdays for Trash plans Tu B’Shevat cleanup

Sharona Shnayder, a former PDX Hillel board member, and Wanda McNealy founded Tuesdays for Trash during their final semester at Portland State University last year. Now the duo has teamed up with @ourstreets to plan a worldwide virtual cleanup to celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year…