Honors for 'Chinese Schindler' shine light on Shanghai's Jewish past
SHANGHAI, China (JTA)—Uri Gutman had more than parades and picnics in mind a couple of years ago when the Israeli government allotted funds to its Shanghai consul general for an Israel Independence Day reception.
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Garfinkle brings cleft treatment to NW
Babies born with clefts of the lip and palate in the Pacific Northwest now have access to state-of-the-art treatment thanks to the lure of Portland’s lifestyle.
Neveh Shalom’s expansion near done
The dust will settle this month and next as the new construction and renovation at Congregation Neveh Shalom is on track to meet late-summer and early fall target dates for completion—in time for the High Holidays and the start of school.
Ex-West Linn man tied to Belgrade wartime Nazi death squad
Media reports from Belgrade say that the Serbian government will seek the extradition of a former West Linn man now living in Bellingham, Wash., who has admitted serving in a Nazi unit that murdered several thousand Serbian civilians during World War II.
Peter Egner, 86, was charged last month in a complaint filed by the U.S. District Court in Seattle of violating U.S. immigration law by misrepresenting his military service during World War II.
Remnants of rich Jewish life in Romania
When Steve Laveson and Leslie Isenstein learned the extent of Jewish life in Romania, the country shot to the top of their must-see list.
They found contacts through the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, a guide/interpreter by googling “Romania tour guides,” and flew to Bucharest for their two-week trip in May 2008.
