December 2019 - Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education

OJMCHE 2019 Impact Report

December 4, 2019

As the museum looks back on 2019, we are pleased to share some of the highlights from the past year as well as taking a peek at what is coming up. Our mission drives us to teach our audiences this singular lesson: that we “minorities” are not isolated cases; that we have a responsibility to …

OJMCHE Features Gillian Laub’s Southern Rites (Press Release)

December 3, 2019

Powerful Photography Exhibition Examines Legacy of Racism in America Gillian Laub’s Southern Rites is a provocative and timely visual study of one community’s struggle to confront longstanding issues of race and inequality. The project began as an exploration of racially segregated proms and homecoming rituals in one community in rural Georgia. Gillian Laub continued to photograph its …