Congregation Neveh Shalom, Israel 360 and American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) are pleased to invite you to a free online screening of the award-winning documentary, Ben-Gurion, Epilogue, to be enjoyed anytime between May 6-19, 2021, presented for the Greater Portland Jewish Community. Then join us for a free Zoom discussion with the film’s director, Yariv Mozer, live from Israel on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. PT. This 70-minute documentary brings ... Read More

Monday, June 7, 8:00pm Yoseph Haddad is an Israeli Arab who volunteered to serve in the Israel Defense Force. He’s working to bridge the gaps between Arabs and Jews in Israel, and he is the CEO of "Together-Vouch for Each Other." Join us to hear his unique story. Click here to register Co-sponsored by: Portland State University’s CHAI (Cultural and Historical Association for Israel), PXD Hillel, and Neveh Shalom’s Israel360. 

Join us to hear the story of and have a discussion with Ashager Araro—a woman breaking down barriers in Israel. Araro was born on an Ethiopian roadside, while her parents escaped to Israel through Operation Solomon--a covert military mission that airlifted Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 1991. One of eight siblings, she grew up in central Israel and went on to excel in the Israel Defense Forces, where she rose to the rank of Lieutenant ... Read More

Congregation Neveh Shalom, Israel 360, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland are pleased to invite you to a free online screening of the documentary, Upheaval: The Journey of Menachem Begin, to be enjoyed anytime between October 31-November 5, 2021. Then join us for a free Zoom discussion with the film’s director, Jonathan Gruber, on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 7:00pm. Click here to register: jewishportland.org/movie. About the film: Watch the incredible life story of ... Read More

Ishmael Khaldi will share his compelling life’s story leading to his becoming the first Bedouin diplomat in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  His life story begins living in a tent and tending flocks of sheep to serving as policy advisor to Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman, including facing discrimination in Israeli society having been beaten by security guards at Jerusalem’s central bus station in June of 2020. Ishmael Khaldi was born in Khawaled, ... Read More

Thursday, February 10, 8:00pm, on Zoom Can art, fashion, and design make a change in the world? How can we use creativity as a tool to empower subgroups in Israel, and can these groups change and inspire the "Israeli mainstream"? In this engaging program with Liraz Cohen Mordechai, we will virtually meet Israeli artists and designers who are dedicated to galvanizing minorities in Israel and strengthening Israeli society as a whole with their art and ... Read More