When Portland charities condemned Israel, Jewish philanthropy was put to the test
A statement on Gaza from the Oregon Food Bank led to a rift with nearly every major Jewish group
A statement on Gaza from the Oregon Food Bank led to a rift with nearly every major Jewish group
The conservative majority ruled last week that cities have the right to criminalize homeless people for sleeping outside
Most of us think of Oregon as a liberal bastion, home to hipster baristas and organic farmers, a conception encouraged by shows like “Portlandia.” But much of Oregon is truer to its historical roots as a “whites-only utopia” that forbade Black residents and displaced its native tribes. It’s therefore unsurprising that the Oregon state song’s…
Even as they struggle to help families hit hard by the coronavirus and the economic downtown, Jewish organizations in California and the Pacific Northwest are mobilized — once again — to help victims of the wildfires that have devastated large swaths of region. “The mood and tone here?” said Marc Blattner, president and chief executive…
No one knows better than Portland, Ore.’s Jewish community that their state has a history of racist hate — indeed, that it was founded by white supremacists. As the state grew, it evolved into a place of extremes on both left and right. Now, those groups are confronting each other directly, on a daily basis,…
Protesters escaping clouds of tear gas and dodging flash-bang grenades. Rifle-wielding Federal agents emerging from unmarked vans to snatch protesters off the streets and whisk them away. A Navy veteran seeking answers from unidentified agents ended up beaten and left with a broken hand. A line of mothers in street clothes wearing cycling helmetsthat are…
(JTA) — From the mayor to the governor to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, many in positions of power want to stop the Trump administration’s crackdown on protesters in Portland, Oregon. The person in the best position to make it happen now is the state’s Jewish attorney general, Ellen Rosenblum. On Friday, Rosenblum sued the Department…
Updated November 1 A student and an employee of the University of Oregon have accused the school of illegally failing to include anti-Semitic incidents in its annually published list of campus crimes. Their latest report listed only one hate crime in 2018 – an assault based on the victim’s sexual orientation. A university spokesperson told…