Stories from Jewish Portland

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614233470
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Book Synopsis Stories from Jewish Portland by : Polina Olsen

Download or read book Stories from Jewish Portland written by Polina Olsen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-23 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are the stories of Jewish Portland, whose roots stretch back to the Gold Rush, whose heart is 'the old neighborhood' of South Portland and the memories of its residents, whose identity is alive and well in synagogues and community institutions. Portland author Polina Olsen recounts the history of this richly layered community through a collection of letters, interviews, and stories drawn from her series "Looking Back," published in The Jewish Review. In this expanded collection, explore the lives of early settlers brought by opportunity and New York's Industrial Removal Office, walk the streets of the old neighborhood, alive with basketball games and junk peddlers, and learn the proud history of institutions like the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, which continue the cultural traditions of Jewish Portland.

Leonard's of the 1930s & 1940s

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Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Leonard's of the 1930s & 1940s by : Leonard Kaufman

Download or read book Leonard's of the 1930s & 1940s written by Leonard Kaufman and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1930 to 1950, Leonard's place at SW 6th Avenue and Oak Street was the Portland, Oregon, meeting place of Jewish men who could not join the city's private social and athletic clubs. Leonard's became the home of sports figures, racket people, business men and others who had to come downtown to bank, invest, and buy wholesale. Leonard's was known for its outstanding food, prepared by a chef stolen from the Benson Hotel.

How the Soviet Jew Was Made

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674238192
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (742 download)

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Book Synopsis How the Soviet Jew Was Made by : Sasha Senderovich

Download or read book How the Soviet Jew Was Made written by Sasha Senderovich and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In post-1917 Russian and Yiddish literature, films, and reportage, Sasha Senderovich finds a new cultural figure: the Soviet Jew. Suddenly mobile after more than a century of restrictions under the tsars, Jewish authors created characters who traversed space and history, carrying with them the dislodged practices and archetypes of a lost world.

Portland in the 1960s

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Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781609494711
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (947 download)

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Book Synopsis Portland in the 1960s by : Polina Olsen

Download or read book Portland in the 1960s written by Polina Olsen and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1968, Newsweek reported an imminent threat of twenty thousand hippies descending on Portland, Oregon. Although the numbers were exaggerated, Portland did boast a vibrant 1960s culture of disenchanted and disenfranchised individuals seeking social and political revolution. Barefoot and bell-bottomed, they hung out in Portland's bohemian underground and devised a better world. What began in coffee shop conversations found its voice in the Willamette Bridge newspaper, KBOO radio station and the Portland State University student strike, resulting in social, artistic and political change in the Rose City. Through these stories from the counterculture, author Polina Olsen brings to life the beat-snapping Caffe Espresso, the incense and black light posters of the Psychedelic Supermarket and the spontaneous concerts and communal soups in Lair Park.

Jewish Portland

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 11 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (792 download)

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Download or read book Jewish Portland written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kiev, Jewish Metropolis

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Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253222079
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (532 download)

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Book Synopsis Kiev, Jewish Metropolis by : Natan M. Meir

Download or read book Kiev, Jewish Metropolis written by Natan M. Meir and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The readmission of some categories of Jews into Kiev in 1859 brought about a rapid rise of the Jewish community in the city. Kiev had a symbolical significance as "the mother of the Russian cities" and was an important religious center, so the massive migration of Jews in it provoked anxiety among the Christians. The authorities and to some extent voluntary associations of Kiev tried to maintain a segregation between the Jews and non-Jews; while attacking Jews for their "isolation", they opposed also Jewish cultural assimilation. Describes the pogrom of 1881 and the bloody pogrom of October 1905. Argues that the pogroms of 1881 in Kiev and elsewhere took place mainly in the areas of new Jewish settlement. The pogromists in Kiev called not so much to "beat the Jews" as to expel them from the city. Dismisses the view that the perpetrators of the pogrom were vagabond workers from central Russia: the role of the locals in the riot was significant. The 1905 pogrom was a by-product of the revolution, in which many Jews took part. The authorities not only were reluctant to stop it (as it was also in 1881), but even encouraged the rioters for violence. Christian neighbors nearly always refused to hide or to protect Jews. Dozens were killed in what the nationalists regarded as a symbolic reconquest of Kiev from "seditionist Jews". Describes also the Beilis case in Kiev, which can be regarded that an anti-Jewish campaign launched by the all-Russian right rather than by Kiev antisemites. The pogroms shattered the hopes of most Jews for peaceful coexistence with non-Jews, but did not stop the Jewish migration to Kiev and their acculturation.

Gershon's Monster

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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 043910839X
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Gershon's Monster written by and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his sins threaten the lives of his beloved twin children, a Jewish man finally repents of his wicked ways.

The Opposite Field

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Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307407128
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis The Opposite Field by : Jesse Katz

Download or read book The Opposite Field written by Jesse Katz and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-07-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is one of the most remarkable, ambitious, and utterly original memoirs of this generation, a story of the losing and finding of self, of sex and love and fatherhood and the joy of language, of death and failure and heartbreak, of Los Angeles and Portland and Nicaragua and Mexico, and the shifting sands of place and meaning that can make up a culture, or a community, or a home. Faced with the collapse of his son’s Little League program–consisting mostly of Latino kids in the largely Asian suburb of Monterey Park, California–Jesse Katz finds himself thrust into the role of baseball commissioner for La Loma Park. Under its lights the yearnings and conflicts of a complex immigrant community are played out amid surprising moments of grace. Each day–and night–becomes a test of Jesse’s judgment and adaptability, and of his capacity to make this peculiar pocket of L.A.’s Eastside his home. While Jesse soothes egos, brokers disputes, chases down delinquent coaches and missing equipment, and applies popsicles to bruises, he forms unlikely alliances, commits unanticipated errors, and receives the gift of unexpected wisdom. But there’s no less drama in Jesse’s complicated personal life as he grapples with a stepson who seems destined for trouble, comforts his mother (a legendary Oregon politician) when she’s stricken with cancer, and receives hard lessons in finding–and holding on to–the love of a good woman. Through it all, Jesse’s emotional mainstay is his beloved son, Max, who quietly bests his father’s brightest hopes. Over nine springs and summers with Max at La Loma, Jesse learns nothing less than what it takes to be a father, a son, a husband, a coach, and, ultimately, a man. This is an epic book, a funny book, a sexy book, a rapturously evocative and achingly poignant book. Above all it is true, in that it happened, but also in a way that transcends mere facts and cuts to the quick of what it means to be alive.

American Baby

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735224692
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Book Synopsis American Baby by : Gabrielle Glaser

Download or read book American Baby written by Gabrielle Glaser and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book The shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and their search to find each other. “[T]his book about the past might foreshadow a coming shift in the future… ‘I don’t think any legislators in those states who are anti-abortion are actually thinking, “Oh, great, these single women are gonna raise more children.” No, their hope is that those children will be placed for adoption. But is that the reality? I doubt it.’”[says Glaser]” -Mother Jones During the Baby Boom in 1960s America, women were encouraged to stay home and raise large families, but sex and childbirth were taboo subjects. Premarital sex was common, but birth control was hard to get and abortion was illegal. In 1961, sixteen-year-old Margaret Erle fell in love and became pregnant. Her enraged family sent her to a maternity home, where social workers threatened her with jail until she signed away her parental rights. Her son vanished, his whereabouts and new identity known only to an adoption agency that would never share the slightest detail about his fate. The adoption business was founded on secrecy and lies. American Baby lays out how a lucrative and exploitative industry removed children from their birth mothers and placed them with hopeful families, fabricating stories about infants' origins and destinations, then closing the door firmly between the parties forever. Adoption agencies and other organizations that purported to help pregnant women struck unethical deals with doctors and researchers for pseudoscientific "assessments," and shamed millions of women into surrendering their children. The identities of many who were adopted or who surrendered a child in the postwar decades are still locked in sealed files. Gabrielle Glaser dramatically illustrates in Margaret and David’s tale--one they share with millions of Americans—a story of loss, love, and the search for identity.

Portland Zionists Unite! and Other Stories

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ISBN 13 : 9781087934860
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)

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Book Synopsis Portland Zionists Unite! and Other Stories by : Eric Flamm

Download or read book Portland Zionists Unite! and Other Stories written by Eric Flamm and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These raw, interlocking short stories-set in Israel, Portland, and Thailand-explore the complex reality of modern Israel, its recent history, and what it represents to its citizens and foreign-born Jews. With a range of different narrators-three Israel Defense Force soldiers, a hawkish retiree, a synagogue executive director, and a young video game fan-each story viscerally speaks to the contrasts between Israel's founding mythology and current political realities. Each narrator's perspective is different, but collectively the voices engage with a growing concern in US Jewish communal life: how to countenance an Israel that increasingly doesn't reflect the values of American Jews.

Shalom Portland

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Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis Shalom Portland by : Jewish Federation of Portland (Or.)

Download or read book Shalom Portland written by Jewish Federation of Portland (Or.) and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A directory of Jewish agencies, congregations, and organizations in Portland, Oregon.

Kachka

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Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250089204
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis Kachka by : Bonnie Frumkin Morales

Download or read book Kachka written by Bonnie Frumkin Morales and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrated Portland chef Bonnie Frumkin Morales brings her acclaimed Portland restaurant Kachka into your home kitchen with a debut cookbook enlivening Russian cuisine with an emphasis on vibrant, locally sourced ingredients. “With Kachka, Bonnie Morales has done something amazing: thoroughly update and modernize Russian cuisine while steadfastly holding to its traditions and spirit. Thank you comrade!” —Alton Brown From bright pickles to pillowy dumplings, ingenious vodka infusions to traditional homestyle dishes, and varied zakuski to satisfying sweets, Kachka the cookbook covers the vivid world of Russian cuisine. More than 100 recipes show how easy it is to eat, drink, and open your heart in Soviet-inspired style, from the celebrated restaurant that is changing how America thinks about Russian food. The recipes in this book set a communal table with nostalgic Eastern European dishes like Caucasus-inspired meatballs, Porcini Barley Soup, and Cauliflower Schnitzel, and give new and exciting twists to current food trends like pickling, fermentation, and bone broths. Kachka’s recipes and narratives show how Russia’s storied tradition of smoked fish, cultured dairy, and a shot of vodka can be celebratory, elegant, and as easy as meat and potatoes. The food is clear and inviting, rooted in the past yet not at all afraid to play around and wear its punk rock heart on its sleeve.

The Immigrants' Children

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ISBN 13 : 9780978718312
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (183 download)

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Book Synopsis The Immigrants' Children by : Polina Olsen

Download or read book The Immigrants' Children written by Polina Olsen and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1900s, thousands of Eastern European Jews and Italians settled in a Portland, Oregon neighborhood known as South Portland. Since first writing "A Walking Tour of Historic Jewish Portland" author Polina Olsen has conducted numerous tape-recorded interviews with people who grew up in the community. Now, Olsen has collected and edited their memories in a new book, "The Immigrants' Children, an Oral History of Portland, Oregon's Early Jewish & Italian Neighborhood. An organized effort to disperse Eastern European Jews around the country, the end of the railroad line and failed homesteading attempts were among the reasons immigrants ended up in Portland. In Olsen's book, people describe how their parents and grandparents left or often fled Europe and their day-to-day life once they settled. They recall seven synagogues within walking distance, the neighborhood Roma (Gypsies), Yiddish movie theaters, boarding houses and ethnic markets. In the Working chapter, people reminisce about junk peddlers, shopkeepers, and wine making during Prohibition. Several people remembered political organizations such as the local branch of ICOR, a Soviet attempt to create a Jewish homeland in Siberia. Although a 1960's urban renewal project destroyed much of the neighborhood, those who lived there remember it fondly. "The Immigrants' Children, An Oral History of Portland, Oregon's Early Jewish & Italian Neighborhood," tells their story in their own words.

Portland Jewry, Its Growth and Development

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
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Book Synopsis Portland Jewry, Its Growth and Development by : Benjamin Band

Download or read book Portland Jewry, Its Growth and Development written by Benjamin Band and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146714861X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Book Synopsis Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon by : Teresa Bergen and Heide Davis

Download or read book Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon written by Teresa Bergen and Heide Davis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portland's historic cemeteries are some of the most beautiful and overlooked cultural treasures in the city. Full of fascinating secrets and eerie tales, these greenspaces are also the perfect spots for walking, biking and birding. Explore twenty-five burial grounds with public art in the form of remarkable tombstones that vary as much as the Portlanders they commemorate, including suffragists, spiritualists, Romani kings, politicians and murderers. From a photographer who captured the golden age of Broadway musicals to a celebrity orangutan, Portland's graves are full of surprises. Come along with cemetery sleuths Teresa Bergen and Heide Davis as they share their insights into the Rose City's remarkable past.

Manuscripts Relating to the Jewish Community in Portland, Oregon

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Book Synopsis Manuscripts Relating to the Jewish Community in Portland, Oregon by : American Jewish Archives

Download or read book Manuscripts Relating to the Jewish Community in Portland, Oregon written by American Jewish Archives and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The End of the Holocaust

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Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The End of the Holocaust by : Jon Bridgman

Download or read book The End of the Holocaust written by Jon Bridgman and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: