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Dec 22, 2021

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People news: Fred Rothstein to retire; OJCF, CNSCOS add staff

Fred Rothstein to retire next fall from Neveh Shalom

Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Executive Director Fred Rothstein will retire on Oct. 31, 2022, after 21 years of service to CNS and over five decades of Jewish communal leadership. Included in those decades were 12 years at the Mittleman …

Dec 22, 2021

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OneTable: An extra magical year with 53 Shabbats

PHOTO: In its first official in-person event since before the pandemic, OneTable hosted 19 people for “Harvesting Chesed: Sukkot Shabbat at the Kindness Farm.” 

The Jewish Review has offered the 18 organizations that receive allocations from the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland t…

Dec 7, 2021

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David Forman to lead OJCF

BY HAILEY LEEMING & MARIA SMITHSON

The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation has appointed David Forman as President and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2022.
Forman says his passion for serving the community is fueled by inspiration from his grandparents. They influenced his zeal to wholeheartedly embr…

Dec 7, 2021

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Museum’s new exhibit “Bears Witness”

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education debuts a new exhibit this month, “To Bear Witness – Extraordinary Lives,” that fits right into the museum’s mission to “challenge our visitors to resist indifference and discrimination and to envision a just and inclusive world.”

Dec 7, 2021

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Borrow walkers, wheelchairs and more rehab essentials

PHOTO: Cantor Linda Shivers, right, and physical therapist Patty Magid-Volk are surrounded by durable medical equipment that has been donated to Avraham’s Closet. The two volunteers are eager to loan the wheelchairs, walkers and other items to people recovering from surgery, injury or ill…