Issue Number 19 Volume 47
Focus on education, families fosters growth at Sephardic shul
One year after the arrival of its first full-time rabbi, 94-year-old Congregation Ahavath Achim's membership has grown by 20 percent, and it now has a Sunday School, a teen program, monthly family Sh read more »
Israelis fear for many loved ones in disaster zone
HAIFA (JTA) -- For thousands of young Israelis, the sun-drenched archipelagos of Southeast Asia were the perfect destination to forget the rigors of military service. read more »
Bush, many others pin hopes on Palestinian vote
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- It was modest as Christmas miracles go -- for one day, Israeli soldiers manned the barriers armed with baskets of candy, and Palestinians armed with guns kept the peace -- but it read more »
Signs of hope for Israels battered Labor Party
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Things seem to be looking up for Israel's beleaguered Labor Party -- though it's too soon to tell if the hopeful signs are enough to overcome the stigma of the Oslo peace process a read more »
Camp unites families, friends
When Shira Nobles and Sage Coleman wed in September, they viewed the wedding as more than the union of two people. They wanted to unite two families, two sets of friends into one. read more »
Keeping the Faith
More than 1,000 refugees from the former Soviet Union have been resettled by the Jewish Family and Child Service since 1988, and each has his or her own story--but a Sept. 10 arrival was unique. read more »
Congregations take precautions for skinhead event
The skinhead gathering planned for Gabriel Park in Southwest Portland on Jan. 8 has led some Jewish leaders to take precautions. read more »
Top agent in AIPAC probe sent to Portland after tainted 1999 inquiry of Jewish lawyer
The senior FBI official who is at the center of a current federal investigation of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee became the special agent in charge of the FBI's Portland Division immed read more »
Birnbach film fills theater at New York museum
Some 300 persons filled Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City Dec. 8 to view a documentary film about Portland's Max Birnbach and to honor the man. read more »
Dr. Ruth booked for Jan. 30 Connections event
To draw a large number of women and to demonstrate the power of their collective voice, this year's Connections co-chairs booked relationship expert and Jewish advocate Dr. read more »
Kol Ami joins Reform
Congregation Kol Ami of Vancouver, Wash., affiliated with the Reform movement on Dec. 4. read more »
Sixth-graders map civilization
The rise and fall of civilizations is a complex phenomenon on which scholars can expound, producing enormous tomes that befuddle all but their fellow scholars. read more »
Melton Israel trip dazzles Diamond
"The saplings we planted in 1974 were now forests, and small communities are now the size of cities," said Marvin Diamond, writing of his trip to Israel with the Florence Melton Mini-School in June 2 read more »
Milken opens door to Jewish music world
In an unprecedented musical feat, philanthropist and financier Lowell Milken is making the breadth of American Jewish music accessible to the public. read more »
A book of verse, a volume of stories and a new journal
"Collected Poems: 1954-2004," by Irving Feldman, Schocken Books, 2004, 436 pages, hardcover, $28.50 read more »
Portland's Joint Terrorism Task Force and the internment of Japanese Americans
There's talk in Portland about the city's continued participation in the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force. read more »
Cross-cultural animosity best not left to fester
Dear Lois:-?
I know the December holidays are over, but I wanted to deal with my problem while it was still fresh in my mind. read more »
PSU gets $320,000 for Middle East book collection
The recently approved U.S. federal budget for 2005 includes $320,000 to be used to enhance and increase accessibility to the collection of Middle East and Judaic Studies books at the Branford P. read more »
New crypto-Jewish group hopes to bring Israeli president here
The president of Israel could come to Portland next summer if organizers of the first-ever annual conference of the recently formed Association of Crypto Jews of the Americas are successful in their read more »
