Co/Lab: Reimagine Jewish and Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education are working together on an important new project documenting the changes in Jewish life in Portland, called “An Oral History of the Jewish Future.” Rabbi Josh Rose, who started Co/Lab: Reimagine Jewish in 2021, says the project’s name reflects that something remarkable is …
Read More“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” Elie Wiesel International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks 78 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. We hold the memory of six million Jewish victims and millions of other victims of the Holocaust in our hearts. Stories help us understand and connect between universal truths and ourselves. …
Read MoreOur lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Martin Luther King Jr. In 1961 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent a day in Portland speaking at various venues – Portland State University, which at the time was the Portland State College, Civic Auditorium and at the Vancouver Avenue …
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