Month: September 2016

OJMCHE Condemns Vandalism of Vera Katz Statue

The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education deplores the vandalism of the Vera Katz statue on the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade overnight yesterday, September 21st. The image of a yellow swastika emblazoned on this statue brings to our minds the targets of Nazi Germany during the Holocaust, a history that Vera Katz herself …

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We Hit Our 100th Online Oral History!

This week OJMCHE posted the 100th oral history on the OJMCHE website. The Oral History Project is a key part of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education’s mission to preserve and present the history of Oregon’s Jewish community.  The current project expands and augments the Oregon Jewish Oral History and Archive collection …

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