To me, Jerry Stern (z”l) was so genuine and kind. And always with a smile. He was generous to me in so many ways, and someone who loved to reminisce. In fact, I have yet to meet anyone in Portland who loved the “old neighborhood” (South Portland) as much as Jerry.
On Wednesday night, the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland sponsored an emergency preparedness workshop for our Jewish community. I am not an expert on the subject, but please consider this week’s Remarks as a "layman's" public service announcement...
As a Jewish community we should take great pride in the impact we are having in our metro area, as well as in Jewish communities around the world! I am excited to share that our Annual Campaign continues to grow...
Once a month, the professional team at the Jewish Federation has a brown bag lunch together. Beyond the team building, it is also a way for us to talk together on a variety of topics of interest to our group. Sadly, the focus yesterday was terrorism around the world...
This past week, Michael Jeser, Director of Financial Resource Development, and I had the pleasure of representing our Federation at the annual Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) General Assembly (GA)...
