JR stories

Racism & Resistance

“We have survived and thrived in a place that actively tried to exclude and expel us,” said activist and author Walidah Imarisha in the first of a series of webinars on Oregon’s history of discrimination.

Missing local Jewish woman found safe

A woman who had been missing since Oct. 8 was found safe on Oct. 12 and is back home with her family in SW Portland.

Continuity and creativity make holidays joyful at Cedar Sinai Park

The High Holidays at Cedar Sinai Park were tremendously different, but they had so much continuity and so many innovative twists that one resident was inspired to write, “I am at the corner of joy and gratitude.”

Youth: Get outside, help homeless, gain skills

Sixth- to 12th-graders can get out of their own house, help the houseless, and gain valuable building and tool skills in an after-school partnership program with Cascadia Clusters and the Mittleman Jewish Community Center.
“The basic carpentry, worksite safety, measuring and other skills w…

Join the party of the century!

The Jewish Federation's centennial celebration Nov. 7 will bring the community together – virtually – to do something good for our community and get entertained by some real pros.