Safety Through Solidarity Event at Powell's: Shane Burley & Ben Lorber in Conversation With Eric K. Ward & CJ Alicandro
7 pm, Wednesday, August 7 – Powell's City of Books (1006 W Burnside St. Portland, Oregon)
From Powell's Books: Antisemitism is on the rise today. How can we stand in solidarity with Palestinians seeking justice, while also avoiding antisemitism — and resisting those who seek to conflate the two? How do we forge the coalitions across communities that we need, in order to overcome the politics of division and fear? Using personal stories, historical deep-dives, front-line reporting, and interviews with leading change-makers, Shane Burley and Ben Lorber’s
Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism helps us break the current impasse to understand how antisemitism works, what's missing in contemporary debates, and how to build true safety through solidarity, for Jews and all people. (This event is co-sponsored by Powell's Books and Jewish Voice for Peace Portland.)
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PDX Pathways Opportunity for Jewish Young Professionals: Applications Due August 7
From the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland: We are excited to announce that, for the first time since 2022, PDX Pathways applications are now open! PDX Pathways is an exciting young professionals networking, mentorship, and community involvement experience that originally launched in 2016. The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland offers this exclusive opportunity to Jewish young professionals from any occupation, ages 22-40 years old, providing the NextGen community with networking, opportunities, exposure to meaningful Jewish experiences in Portland, as well as access to and mentoring from prominent community and business leaders. For more information and the PDX Pathways application please visit
this site. Applications for this opportunity are due Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
Blood Drive Hosted by the Eastside Jewish Commons
Sunday, August 11 – Eastside Jewish Commons (2420 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, Oregon)
From the EJC: Spread the word. The Red Cross is really low on blood and EJC is hosting a blood drive. Donors will receive a $20 Amazon Gift Card.
Register hereand use sponsor code
eastsidejewish.
(You can see available August 11 appointment times on the blood drive registration page for eastsidejewish, if slots are still available.)
Responding to Instability: Viewing our Democracy Through the Lens of 9 Av
10 am (Pacific Time), Tuesday, August 13 – Pre-register for Zoom info
From Reconstructing Judaism: In this session, we will reflect on how the observance of Tisha B’Av might guide us in responding to the instability in our democracy. What might our tradition’s stories of resistance, destruction, and survival teach us about how to respond to the current crisis? How could the practice of mourning sustain our capacity for hope as we face the challenges of the moment? Speakers include Rabbi William Plevan, Rabbi Sandra Lawson, and more. This program is co-sponsored by Reconstructing Judaism Democracy Fellowship in honor of Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, Ph.D., RRC ‘82, and Rabbi Mordechai Liebling RRC ’85. This is a free event.
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