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Rabins receives Covenant Foundation grant

By ROCKNE ROLL The Jewish Review Alicia Jo Rabins has been busy. She’s recently released a live album of her collaboration with Camas High School, which was performed Portland in April of 2024 and in New York last May. She’s also just received a Covenant Foundation grant for her…

Get prepped for NSGP apps

By JESSICA ANDERSON
Now is a great time to start thinking about and prepare for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) application launching this spring. This FEMA-administered program awards up to $150,000 to organizations susceptible to terrorist activity. The applications are typical…

Elaine Cogan passes at 92

By ROCKNE ROLL The Jewish Review Elaine Cogan, z”l, a lifelong leader in the Jewish and broader Portland communities, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 at the age of 92. Among other accomplishments, Cogan was the first woman elected president of Congregation Neveh Shalom in Portland…

This Jan. 20, "Work For The World"

By ROCKNE ROLL The Jewish Review Portland Jewish Academy is once again turning a day off from school into an opportunity for kids and families to make the world better. Work for the World returns on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 20, from 10 am-1 pm at PJA – even…

Antisemitic violence and Oregon - past, present and future

By ROCKNE ROLL The Jewish Review Antisemitic political violence is, sadly, nothing new. In the world, in America, in Portland. While Oregon is noted for its history as a haven for antisemitic extremists, that support looks to have run even deeper than previously imagined. It’s still a…