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The Community Calendar is a resource for the Greater Portland Jewish community. The events on this calendar are not necessarily endorsed by the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland.

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Jun

1 2016

Israeli Dancing

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class.

Jun

3 2016

Shabbat on the Upper Plaza!

6:15PM - 9:15PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Enjoy our beautiful NW summer evenings singing, praying and schmoozing! (Weather permitting).

Jun

5 2016

Sunday Public Memorial Tours

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

The Oregon Holocaust Memorial
97205 SW Washington Way
Portland, OR 97205

Tours will focus on Holocaust history and the stories of Holocaust survivors and their families whose hard work and…

Jun

5 2016

Calling Jewish Artists

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

ORA NW is calling all Jewish artists.

Jun

5 2016

Jewish Community Orchestra Season Finale

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Pieces by Glinka, Copland, Haydn,and Rubinstein.

Jun

5 2016

Alicia Svigals in Concert (World's Leading Klezmer Fiddler)

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Come see the world’s leading klezmer fiddler and founder of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics in concert.

Jun

7 2016

“All of Jewish History in One Hour” w/ special guest Rabbi Jonathan Porath

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Do not miss Rabbi Porath, a popular national speaker who is in town for just a few days!

Jun

7 2016

How the Jews of America Saved Some of the Jews of Europe During the Shoah

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

What did the Jews of America really do to help the Jews of Europe during the Shoah?

Jun

7 2016

The Lost Boys of Portlandia

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark St
Portland, OR 97214

Outside the Frame presents The Lost Boys of Portlandia, a new documentary by and about the real lost children of…

Jun

8 2016

Behind Enemy Lines: A Historic Evening With Marthe Cohn

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Center for Jewish Life
2858 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

Please join us for an evening with Marthe Cohn on June 8th at the New Center for Jewish Life in Northeast Portland.

Jun

9 2016

Shavuot Cheesecake Bake Off

6:30PM - 7:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Enter your cheesecake recipe in this food-lovers contest for Shavuot!

Jun

10 2016

Shabbat on the Upper Plaza!

6:15PM - 9:15PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Enjoy our beautiful NW summer evenings singing, praying and schmoozing! (Weather permitting).

Jun

10 2016

Memoir Readings from a Jewish Perspective

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR

Join us for an engaging evening of memoir readings by students of Rob Freedman’s workshop, “Memoir Writing from…

Jun

13 2016

Shavuot Service with talk by  world-renowned Prof. Jeffrey Sachs

9:00AM - 1:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Please join Congregation Neveh Shalom in welcoming world-renowned professor of economics, leader in sustainable…

Jun

14 2016

Prof. Shaul Stampfer Lecture at Portland State

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm. 296
1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201

Prof. Shaul Stampfer of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem will lecture on "Uncovering Facts When There Aren't Any…

Jun

15 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: THE MIDNIGHT ORCHESTRA

7:00PM - 8:45PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by Jerome Cohen Olivar
Morocco, 2015, 102 mins.

Michael Abitbol, the son of a once famous Jewish musician, …

Jun

16 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: IN SEARCH OF ISRAELI CUISINE

7:00PM - 8:40PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by Roger Sherman
Israel/United States, 2015, 97 mins.

“If hummus and falafel are the only things that com…

Jun

17 2016

Shabbat on the Upper Plaza!

6:15PM - 9:15PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Enjoy our beautiful NW summer evenings singing, praying and schmoozing! (Weather permitting).

Jun

18 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS

8:00PM - 9:40PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR

Directed by Natalie Portman
United States, 2015, 98 mins.

Based on Amos Oz’s acclaimed international bestseller, A…

Jun

19 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: THE KIND WORDS

4:30PM - 6:30PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97266

Directed by Shemi Zarhin, Sasson Gabai
Israel, 2014, 118 mins.

Embittered, spiky-tempered restaurateur Dorona and he…

Jun

19 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: TIME TO SAY GOODBYE

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by Viviane Andereggen
Germany, 2015, 82 mins.

Twelve-year-old Simon has a lot to deal with. His life in Ham…

Jun

20 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: CENSORED VOICES

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by Mor Loushy
Israel/Germany, 2015, 87 mins.

The Six-Day War in 1967 ended with a stunning victory for Isra…

Jun

20 2016

Israeli Folk Dancing at Leedy Grange

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Beaverton, OR 97229

Learn and enjoy Israeli folk dances, brought to you by Sue Wendel and friends.

Jun

21 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: THE LAST MENTSCH

7:00PM - 8:35PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by Pierre-Henry Salfati
France/Germany, 2014, 93 mins.

Marcus Schwarz has spent a lifetime concealing his J…

Jun

22 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: P.S. JERUSALEM

7:00PM - 8:40PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by Danae Elon
Israel, 2015, 97 mins.

P.S. Jerusalem is the story of one family in search of home. After liv…

Jun

23 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by Nadav Lapid
Israel/France, 2015, 119 mins.

In this ambitious tale about the human drive to create, Nadav…

Jun

24 2016

Shabbat on the Upper Plaza!

6:15PM - 9:15PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Enjoy our beautiful NW summer evenings singing, praying and schmoozing! (Weather permitting).

Jun

25 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: FEVER AT DAWN

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by Péter Gárdos
Hungary, 2015, 110 mins.

July, 1945. Miklos is a twenty-five-year-old Hungarian who has s…

Jun

26 2016

Neveh Shalom Family Hike

11:00AM - 2:00PM  

Wahclella Falls

Carpooling from Neveh Shalom at 10 a.m., Meeting at Bonneville Dam Lot (Exit 40) at 11a.m. $5 NW Forest Day Pass…

Jun

26 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: THE ART DEALER

4:30PM - 6:05PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by François Margolin
France, 2014, 95 mins.

When her art dealer husband brings home a ravishing 18th centu…

Jun

26 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: DEMON

7:00PM - 8:35PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by Marcin Wrona
Poland, 2015, 94 mins.

Things quickly get out of hand at a Polish wedding when the groom ap…

Jun

27 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION

7:00PM - 8:35PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by Heidi Ewing, Rachael Grady
United States, 2016, 92 mins.

Norman Lear is arguably the most influential cr…

Jun

28 2016

Portland Jewish Film Festival: VITA ACTIVA: SPIRIT OF HANNAH ARENDT

7:00PM - 9:05PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by Ada Ushpiz
Canada/Israel, 2016, 125 mins.

The German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt caused an uproar i…

Jun

29 2016

OJMCHE Anuual Membership Meeting

5:00PM - 6:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
725 NW Davis
Portland, OR

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education's Annual Membership meeting to be held at OJMCHE.

Jun

29 2016

24th Portland Jewish Film Festival: ONCE IN A LIFETIME

6:00PM - 7:45PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
France, 2014, 105 mins.

A dedicated history teacher at a French high schoo…

Jun

29 2016

Summer Party-Opening: Every Minute Counts – Photographs by Katherine Joseph

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
725 NW Davis
Portland, OR

Join us for a Summer party and opening of Every Minute Counts – Photographs by Katherine Joseph.