Ashland’s Havurah Shir Hadash books singer Debbie Friedman
Debbie Friedman will perform in Ashland at Havurah Shir Hadash on Thursday, March 25, at 8 p.m. read more »
Mayor Adams proclaims first Jewish Arts Month
Portland Mayor Sam Adams sent Jennifer Yocom, his director of arts and culture, to the Mittleman Jewish Community Center Feb. 24 to announce that that day will henceforth mark the beginning of Jewish Arts Month in Portland. read more »
Holocaust sculptor seeks home for collection
For nearly 35 years, artist Diana Lubarsky has lived with Holocaust images—images she has painstakingly translated into terracotta or bronze sculptures that have been exhibited across the country. read more »
‘Chair Affair+’ benefit attracts Jewish artists
This year several Jewish artists donated their talents to turn furniture into artistic creations ready to be sold to the highest bidders at the Community Warehouse’s annual fundraising event, the Chair Affair+. read more »
Westerwelle, Horn bring ‘Rose’ to stage
No actor or theater company has taken on the challenge of presenting playwright Martin Sherman’s one-person play “Rose” since Olympia Dukakis created the role in London and reprised it a year later on Broadway in 2001. read more »
New book outlines evolution of West Coast Jewish culture
Three West Coast scholars, two of them from Oregon, are the authors of the just released “Jews of the Pacific Coast, Reinventing Community on America’s Edge.” read more »
OJM exhibit offers view of slave labor
The Oregon Jewish Museum presents “Letters to Sala: A Young Woman’s Life in Nazi Labor Camps” beginning March 21. read more »
Adam Schell ties tomatoes to Jewish history
There was no tomato sauce in Italy until the 16th century. Tomatoes were new to Europe then, courtesy of Christoforo Columbo who reputedly brought the fruit east across the Atlantic, although some say it was stout Cortez. read more »
Read Horn’s ‘All Other Nights’ then join author at discussion to benefit Cogan Scholarship
One of America’s most prominent young novelists, Dara Horn will be in Portland on April 8 to discuss her latest novel, “All Other Nights.” read more »
Geller grandaughter to sing at Shaarie Torah
Julie Geller said that as a child she “showed no musical promise, no voice. I was bad at piano and flute.” read more »
Lewis & Clark College presents ‘Vilna’s Got a Golem’
When the Theater Department at Lewis and Clark College presents “Vilna’s Got a Golem” during the first two weeks of March, audiences will experience a comedy rich in Jewish culture that at the same time takes a solemn look at “how we balance the need for security with the need to maintain our humanity.” read more »
Staging of ‘Kindertransport’ highlights genocide awareness
The Feb. 25 opening of the play “Kindertransport” officially launched Kindertransport 2010, an ambitious community outreach project on genocide awareness, in anticipation of the UN’s Genocide Awareness Month this April. read more »
Israeli nominee explores effect of violence
Even by the high standards set by Israeli films in the last few years, the Oscar-nominated “Ajami” is a knockout. read more »
Arts Commission funds Jewish Arts Month
The Pre-JAM Slam kick-off for Jewish Arts Month, a new collaborative festival of the arts, will be held at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center at 7 p.m., Feb. 24. read more »
Past, present collide in JTC production of ‘Kindertransport’
On Feb. 25 at Artists Repertory Theatre, Jewish Theatre Collaborative launches the play “Kindertransport” by Diane Samuels. read more »
