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The Burned Piano Project: Creating Music Amidst the Noise of Hate (Press Release)

April 17, 2024

Featuring Textile Artist Bonnie Meltzer and Composer Jennifer Wright April 7 – June 30, 2024 High Res images are available here Above image: Photography by Andie Petkus Photography The Burned Piano Project: Creating Music Amidst the Noise of Hate began with one family’s experience of antisemitism and reminds us of the larger context of rising hate crimes …

Oregon Jews, A to Z (Press Release)

February 12, 2024

A vibrant portrait of the history and culture of Oregon Jews February 11 – May 26, 2024 High Res images are available here Above image: Mel Blanc and Neighborhood House Children, c. 1953. OJM1639 Oregon Jews, A to Z highlights the most significant, poignant, whimsical, beautiful, and funniest objects in OJMCHE’s care. Taken together, these …

Helen Frankenthaler (Press Release)

November 22, 2023

Helen Frankenthaler, Works from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation December 3, 2023 – March 24, 2024 High Res images are available here Above image: Helen Frankenthaler working on matrix in Mixografia studios, Los Angeles 1986. Courtesy of Shaye Remba and Mixografia. A towering figure in American painting of the 20th …

OJMCHE Announces Appointment of New Executive Director Rebekah Sobel

November 14, 2023

November 14, 2023 After a six month national search, OJMCHE Board President Liz Lippoff announced that the board has finalized the appointment of Rebekah Sobel as the museum’s new executive director. “Our search committee, headed by Immediate Past President Jeff Mazer, has worked tirelessly with a national search firm to find a candidate with the …

Portland Museum Leaders Recognized for Outstanding Leadership by the WMA (Press Release)

October 16, 2023

Lynn Fuchigami Parks and Judy Margles receive joint award October 12, 2023 Portland, OR—Two long-time leaders of Portland museums were recognized for the significant impact they have made on both their institutions and the local community. Lynn Fuchigami Parks, executive director emeritus of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, and Judy Margles, director of the …

Leonard Baskin, The Great Birdman (Press Release)

October 5, 2023

Leonard Baskin, The Great Birdman and features more than 70 works by the prolific multimedia artist October 8, 2023 – January 21, 2024 High Res images are available here Leonard Baskin’s Orthodox Jewish upbringing and his deep knowledge of Jewish texts and history are evident throughout his oeuvre. Other important influences include monumental Egyptian and …

Yishai Jusidman: Prussian Blue (Press Release)

August 21, 2023

Yishai Jusidman: Prussian Blue is curated by Christian Viveros-Fauné and organized by Converge 45 and its institutional partners as part of its 2023 citywide exhibition Social Forms: Art As Global Citizenship August 24 – December 10, 2023 High Res images are available here Yishai Jusidman’s Prussian Blue is a series of paintings rendered almost exclusively …

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Reopens (Press Release)

May 24, 2023

OJMCHE reopens with expanded galleries and opening exhibitions that include works by Rembrandt, Henk Pander, Salvador Dalí, and a new core exhibition, Human Rights After the Holocaust High Res images are available here Public Opening on June 11 includes a street-wide cultural festival Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (OJMCHE) announces its grand …

OJMCHE Named Finalist for 2023 IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Service (Press Release)

March 29, 2023

Portland, Ore.—The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced today that Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, OJMCHE, is among 30 finalists for the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. OJMCHE is the only institution in Oregon to be selected as a finalist for this award. The National Medal is the …

Harley Gaber’s DIE PLAGE (Press Release)

September 12, 2022

OJMCHE exhibits Harley Gaber’s large-scale photomontage focused on Germany from Weimar through the Second World War October 7, 2022 – January 29, 2023 High Res images are available here Harley Gaber (1943-2011) was an American-Jewish minimalist composer and visual artist, known for his arresting works that rearranged the language of art and music. Whether working …