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INSIDE

Dignity Grows under
Red Tent – page 2

Genetic screening,
Tay-Sachs – page 3
EJC: Director, intern
Sept. 7, 2022 / Elul 11, 5782 Volume 57, Issue 18 and events – pages 4-5
50 million books - page 6
A night to celebrate community Bat mitzvah twin - page 8

BY DEBORAH MOON Century of BB Camp
L’CHAIM (To Life) GALA tennial Gala will be a glamou- – page 8
The Jewish Federation’s Cen-
WHAT: Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s rous evening of reconnecting JCC Maccabi – page 9
Centennial Gala and celebrating a century of Hand in Hand – page 10
WHEN: 6:45-11:30 pm, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 community building in Jewish PEOPLE: JFGP's
Portland – L’Chaim, To Life!
WHERE: Portland Art Museum, Mark Building The Jewish Federation of Berger; CNS's
FOOD: Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, three-course dinner Greater Portland’s L’Chaim Caplan; CST female
Gala was originally envisioned
MUSIC: Patrick Lamb’s jazz quartet featuring Dan for 2020 – 100 years after Port- clergy; Author
Balmer during cocktail hour land launched the first Jewish Rabins; JGSO's
Patrick Lamb & The Hit Factory for after-dinner dancing Federation west of the Rockies. Sellers; Ashland
RSVP: jewishportland.org/GalaCelebration The evening will celebrate the Havurah's Maggidah;
people who built this commu-
Reservations required by Sept. 22. No walk-ins. nity and those who continue to
Black tie optional. Covid vaccination required if eligible. strengthen it. The delayed cele- Skolniks at Kesser
bration will have the added joy – pages 12-13
of reconnecting with each other Momentum journey
in person.
“This will really be a celebra- returns – page 14
Gala Chair tion – a stellar evening of cama-
Ed Tonkin raderie, community and fun,” Bees & Brews for
invites the says Gala Chair Ed Tonkin. JFCS – page 14
community
to join him “It is going to be unique in the Salon & HH – page 14
Oct. 8 for history of this Federation with
the party of a different venue, an extraor- Creating human
the century! dinary menu, music and danc- rights exhibit – page 15
ing.” (See box.)
See GALA, page 6 Camp fun – page 15
Portlander pitches Israel to silver Chaplain's Corner:

Feelings – page 16
BY DEBORAH MOON
The Israel Softball Association 12U Israeli Safeguard prayer for
national team won the silver medal in the Eu-
ropean Massimo Romero Youth Tournament. all Jews – page 17
Portland-area pitcher Josephine “Jojo” Zober Obits: Fadem,
Appling led the tournament in strikeouts.
Jojo pitched the opening game against Italy, Weinstock, Russell,
which Team Israel won 5-3. This was Italy’s Faveluke, Yoken,
only loss in the tournament. She also toed the Gerson, Sussman,
rubber giving up zero hits to the Czech Repub-
lic team and batted in three runs to help seal Reiter – page 18
her team’s other two wins. HIGH HOLIDAY
“It was an amazing experience, and I will
never forget the pride I felt singing the Israeli RESOURCES:
National Anthem before the start of the first jewishportland.org/
game – or the joy I felt to win that first game Portland-area pitcher Jojo Zober Appling led the tour- highholidayhappenings
See ISRAEL SOFTBALL, page 10 nament in strikeouts. Photo from EMRYT Coollecchio