On Friday, August 25th Board Chair Elaine Coughlin signed documents that officially closed the sale of 724 NW Davis to OJMCHE. Now that the museum has the keys, work is beginning in earnest on the re-imagining of the space, with the help of Deca Architects. The main addition to thenew museum will be a ground …
Read MoreThe Museum welcomes two new board members Andrea Meyer and Linda Veltman. Both Andrea and Linda grew up in Portland and have extensive professional and volunteer experience. As OJMCHE begins a new chapter in our cultural life, we thank all of our volunteers, docents and board members for their dedication. Andrea Meyer grew up in …
Read MoreOJMCHE Director Judy Margles was invited to participate in the Celebrity Chocolate Cake Smackdown at the Oregon Historical Society in honor of the 150th anniversary of the State Fair. While her chocolate stout cake didn’t take first place, the OJMCHE staff and volunteers have pronounced it a real winner. Here is her recipe adapted from …
Read MoreThe OJMCHE Education team–April Slabosheski, Holocaust educator, and Cheyenne McClain, education assistant–have been fully engaged over the summer. April received a scholarship to attend the Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Conference: English Language Arts, at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Cheyenne is the recipient of the David Rubenstein Fellowship from Duke University where she …
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