Catlin Gabel writers win in Holocaust contests

Catlin Gabel School students Abby Fisher (photo) and Donnie Reuther won first and second place, respectively, in Seattle’s Holocaust Center for Humanity’s 2020 Writing, Art and Film Contest. Eliza Robinson won second place in the middle school writing competition sponsored by Oregon Jewi…

Holocaust writing and art winners announced

Image: Forsaken Souls by Erika Leung. The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education traditionally announces the winners of the annual Sala Kryszek Art & Writing Competition for middle and high school students by Yom Hashoah. However, this year deadlines were extended due to…

News in Brief Aug. 5, 2020

Local teen tapped for national post; JCRC joins push to fund mail-in voting; Weekly Wednesday evolves to become Thoughtful Thursday – first program Sept. 24; Lisa Spiegel new Hesed Shel Emet administrator; Learn resources for Wise Aging in September; MJCC Day Camps extended through Aug. 21;…

Cantor Rayna Green returns to serve Beth Israel

Congregation Beth Israel has hired Cantor Rayna Green part time. Before attending cantorial school, Cantor Green served at Congregation Beth Israel as a preschool teacher, youth group advisor, song leader, co-founder of Jews Next Dor and a member of Beth Israel’s former house band, Def Schlepper.

Oregon Hillel adds staff to aid safe, creative year

Oregon Hillel has added two staff members for the coming school year: Talia Leider, Social Justice Springboard Fellow at the University of Oregon in Eugene, and Susannah Dickerson, Director of Jewish Student Life at Oregon State University in Corvallis.
Both UO and OSU currently are planning…