Volume 50, Issue 20
INS raid cuts into kosher meat supply
The owner of a kosher catering firm in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Lankry orders a box of meat and poultry every week from Agriprocessors, which runs the nation’s largest kosher slaughterhouse. But production there has slowed to a crawl since a federal immigration raid last month at its plant in Postville, Iowa. read more »
Havurah center of new neighborhood
Holocaust denier David Irving hosted on UO campus
Mistrial in Seattle shootings
SEATTLE (JTA)—A judge declared a mistrial in the case of the gunman who allegedly shot up the offices of Seattle’s Jewish federation. The executive of Seattle’s Jewish federation expressed disappointment. read more »
Israel ponders prospect of Obama presidency
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Although Israeli officialdom is not commenting on the possibility of a Barack Obama presidency, in private some officials in Jerusalem are expressing mixed feelings about the prospect. read more »
Speaker tells how aliyah built success
When Micah Halpern explained how several waves of aliyah to Israel have contributed to the Jewish state’s vitality and provided the tiny nation with a huge resource of intellect that has enabled it to make many contributions to the world, it was natural to draw a parallel with the United States and the waves of immigration that have contributed to the rich cultural diversity and the many achievements of this nation. read more »
Oregon treasurer finds global issues in Israel
“I came away feeling strongly supportive of the state of Israel. It has a right to exist and maybe in a small way through our investments, I’m helping advance that,” said Oregon State Treasurer Randall Edwards after his third visit to Israel. read more »
Nider tapped for Institute
Portland native Robin Nider, daughter of Doreen and Stanley Zemble, has just been selected to participate in BBYO’s new Professional Development Institute, which will provide a cadre of BBYO professionals fully funded master’s of business administration degrees through a partnership with Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. read more »
Pollin accepts new role at Maimonides
Sharon Pollin, who has experience as a director in three Jewish education programs, has accepted the post as educational director at Maimonides Jewish Day School, a job to which she was attracted by the “perk” of being able to continue teaching part-time. read more »
Sterns give ambulance to Israel for 60th anniversary
In honor of Helen and Jerry Stern’s 60th anniversary, Tom, Sharon and Eve Stern and their families invite the community to see the ambulance they have purchased in honor of their parents to be delivered to Magen David Adom in Israel. read more »
Rose Schnitzer Manor celebrates 10th birthday
Rose Schnitzer Manor celebrated its 10th anniversary as the assisted living complex at Cedar Sinai Park at that institution’s 88th annual meeting June 4. read more »
Eugene teen explores world of disability rights
Eugene teenager Molly Cram credits the “Jewish grapevine” for giving her the opportunity to travel halfway around the world to experience a foreign culture and to advocate for disability rights. read more »
Kollel celebrates 2 years
More than 200 people gathered on June 3 to fete one of the community’s newest organizations—The Portland Kollel—and all that it has achieved in just two short years in Portland. read more »
Spaghetti dinner set for PJA alumni
Portland Jewish Academy hosts the return of the PJA/Hillel Academy Spaghetti dinner on Sunday, June 29 from 5-7 p.m. read more »
21 women receive Song of Miriam Awards
This year’s Song of Miriam Awards drew a record crowd of 310, overflowing the Mittleman Jewish Community Center parking lot and filling the ballroom. read more »
Morse to address genealogy brunch
Discovery and invention defines the life of Stephen Morse, the creative Californian who will speak Sunday, June 22, at the annual brunch of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon. read more »
David Irving is not a free-speech issue
Our learning of the appearance this month at the University of Oregon of Holocaust denier David Irving under the auspices of the non-UO-affiliated Pacifica Forum came at about the same time as the latest edition of the Jewish journal Azure, Ideas for the Jewish Nation, arrived at the Jewish Review (see Books in brief, page 18). read more »
Correspondence
To the editor:
We are writing in regard to the article published in the June 1 Jewish Review entitled “Postville clarion call for Jews, Americans.” read more »
Sacha Reich wants Jewish theater in Portland
Jewish theater comes to Portland in June and July when the Jewish Theatre Collaborative opens its first season with a series of staged readings in conjunction with a Portland State University summer course, “Israel @ 60 Onstage!” read more »
Something old, something new, something by Yehoshua
The English translation of Irène Némirovsky’s “Suite Française” was published in America to considerable acclaim in 2006. Now, this gripping and panoramic novel of the immediate aftermath of the Nazi invasion and occupation of France is available in paperback. read more »
Jewish mother rode bicycle around world
The first woman to bicycle around the world was a Jewish mother from Boston, and she completed this 15- month feat in 1895. read more »
Photographer includes Portland in online library of Jewish images
In late March, Jono David photographed the three largest congregations in Oregon—Shaarie Torah, Neveh Shalom and Beth Israel—for inclusion in HaChayim HaYehudim Jewish Photo Library, his online library containing more than 20,000 images of synagogues, Jewish cemeteries and communities from around the world. read more »
Spiritual retreat comes to Oregon June 30-July 7
Oregon will host a major Jewish spiritual retreat, Ruach Ha’Aretz, June 30-July 6 at the Eagle Crest Resort.
Jewish Renewal teachers from throughout Oregon and across the country will offer a diverse range of workshops and spiritual experiences. The biennial gathering, which alternates years with the larger Kallah, offers options for full-week or Shabbat-only participation. read more »
Gold to lead Shabbaton in Ashland
Havurah Shir Hadash in Ashland will host a Shabbaton with Rabbi Shefa Gold June 27-29.
One of the great innovators of prayer in Jewish Renewal, Gold is an inspiring teacher according to Rabbi David Zaslow, the Havurah’s spiritual leader. read more »
Couple commit to fitness for more years together
A Portland couple is ready to kick anything that stands in their way of a longer life together.
For their 20th wedding anniversary Bayla and Tony O’Brien’s present to each other was to enroll in a six-week Commit to Be Fit program “so we could have 20 more years together.” read more »
Women’s fitness series set
Portland Jewish Events and Moishe House offer a Women’s Summer Fitness Series 2008 for Jewish women, 21-39 on Monday nights in June, July and August.
The series is limited to 20 women per month-long session. Each of the three sessions costs $10 and includes an evening of yoga, aerobics, open swimming and hip hop dance. read more »
Women’s basketball open to all
The Jewish Moms’ Basketball League and Moishe House have teamed up for the 2008 Women’s Summer Scrimmage Basketball League.
The Jewish Mom’s Basketball League was founded four years ago by a group of mothers whose children played middle school basketball at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. The seventh-grade boys’ coach agreed to coach a group of interested moms who wanted to scrimmage weekly. Since then the group has expanded to include non-moms of any religion. read more »
Announcements
Sarah and Will Shields announce the birth of their sister Bailey Eileen on May 17. Bailey is the daughter of Emily and Bill Shields. Grandparents are Chris and Greg Hodes and Irma Shields; great-grandparents are Shirley and Stan Hodes. read more »