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Embracing a Western Identity + The Jewish Oregon Story

A bird's-eye view of the Jewish Community Center in SW Portland

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2. A bird's-eye view of the Jewish Community Center in SW Portland(side)
3. Rabbi Joshua Stampfer blowing a shofar in front of Congregation Nevh Shalom's building on Peaceful Lane
4. Ahavath Achim synagogue building standing amidst the rubble of Portland's urban renewal
7. Rabbi Yonah Geller
8. Augusta (Gussie) Reinhardt with Neil Goldschmidt
9. Arlene Schnitzer at the Fountain Gallery With her mother, Helen Director, and good friend, Edna Brigham, Arlene Schnitzer opened one of Portland's first art galleries. Schnitzer, an art student at the time, recognized that Portland lacked exhibition space and sales opportunities for local artists. The Fountain Gallery, named in honor of the nearby Skidmore Fountain, quickly became one of the region’s largest and most influential commercial galleries. The Fountain Gallery distinguished itself as one of the first galleries in the Northwest to exhibit artworks by internationally recognized artists, Northwest artists, as well as special exhibitions of African art and Japanese prints.
10. Harry Glickman with Trail Blazer Buck Williams