UPCOMING EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
2023
APRIL 17-18-19, 2023
The Medford Public Library, StandWithUs and
Bridge to Jerusalem
are partnering to bring an educational program to Medford, to increase awareness and promote understanding of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism.
We are offering a variety of events for those who want to participate in Holocaust remembrance. We have something for everyone, from middle school, up. Check out the event calendar below, for more details.
205 S. Central Ave. Medford OR. April 17-18, large meeting room. April 19, Carpenter room.
Contemplative Memorial. Drop-in during this unconstructed time, experience the various displays and quietly remember, in your own way, the victims, survivors and living family members.
Film presentation: The Paper Clip Documentary that resulted from a middle school Holocaust study project. Take-home discussion guide will be available for parents. Middle school-adult
Jewish Life before the War: Presentation, discussion, and art/writing workshop; Featuring the photography and poetry of Alfred Benjamin –showcasing life in Hamburg in the 1930s. 8th grade-adult
Women's Resistance in the Holocaust: Presentation, discussion, and art/writing workshop, 8th grade-adult
Yom Hashoah Ceremony: 1 minute of silence and commemoration. Short presentation on the Holocaust in historical context and personal family story. Film: The Strength to Tell; Discussion.
Children's Resistance in the Holocaust: Presentation (including testimony), discussion, and art/writing workshop. 6th grade-adult.
Jewish Resistance in the Holocaust. Presentation and discussion. Film: Rosenzweig Born to Dance. 8th grade-adult.
There will be a resource table with library- generated Holocaust reading lists along with educational materials from the presenter organization, StandWithUs.
ABOUT THE FILMS:
4/17 The Paper Clips Documentary (1 hour 22 min.)
In 1998, the children of Whitwell Middle School in the tiny, rural town of Whitwell, Tennessee, took on an inspiring project. This project was to collect one paper clip for each of the 6 million Jews killed during the Holocaust and was launched out of their principal’s desire to help her students open their eyes to the diversity of the world beyond their insulated valley. What happened would change the students, their teachers, their families and the entire town forever... and eventually open hearts and minds around the world.
4/18 The Strength to Tell (55 min.) by Maale School of Film graduates, follows the experiences of a group of “at risk” Jerusalem teenagers, who as part of a drama therapy program are asked to interview the last surviving witnesses of the 1961 Eichmann Trial, and create a play on their stories.
4/19 Rosenzweig Born to Dance (19 min.) by Maale School of Film graduates, tells the story of Avigdor Rosenzweig, a tap dancer. In Auschwitz-Birkenau his dancing saved his life.
Today, he is 88 and lives in a retirement home. When Avigdor, Holocaust survivor, dances on the parquet floor of his room, he laughs until he’s out of breath, and with the last ounce of his strength he pushes his tired feet to do a few more steps. For Avigdor, dancing isn’t a hobby and isn’t therapy. It’s the way to survive.
April 17 events are offered by Diana Nelson MSW, director of Bridge To Jerusalem.
April 18-19 events are offered by Nili Alon Amit, PhD, Associate Director, StandWithUs Holocaust Education Center
About Nili: During her years of study at Tel Aviv and Haifa Universities in humanities and arts, Nili assisted Professor Judith Buber Agassi in her research on Jewish women prisoners of the Nazi concentration camp Ravensbrück. Since receiving her PhD in ancient philosophy from Haifa University in 2013, Nili has been researching and teaching in Israeli teacher colleges, in Los Angeles as an Israel Institute Visiting Assistant Professor, and as Visiting Research Scholar at UCLA Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. Her ongoing research on the history of happiness culminated in her latest publication (2021). In June 2022, Nili joined the Holocaust Education Center as Associate Director, bringing new humanistic and pedagogical approaches to our growing community of learners.
Contact Nili directly if you would like to schedule a presention at a middle/high school. nilia@standwithus.com
A unique component of the StandWithUs Holocaust Education Center’s student programs is to provide you
with lesson plans, and the students with virtual education meetings. These help prepare students for the
more in-depth, in-person presentation. Go to the StandWithUs Holocaust Education Center to learn more.
- Mon, Nov 27Nov 27, 2023, 7:00 PMMedford Public Library, 205 S Central Ave, Medford, OR 97501, USAWith special guest presenter Nili Alon Amit,Phd, from StandWithUs. Tragically, anti-Semitism is becoming normalized and Jewish people face hate at a higher rate than any other religious group in the U.S. We must do whatever we can, so that Never Again.
Sun, Nov 05Nov 05, 2023, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMScappoose, 51737 Columbia River Hwy, Scappoose, OR 97056, USAFundraising and Awareness-raising for Israel
Thu, Sep 21Sep 21, 2023, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PMMedford, 555 Airport Rd, Medford, OR 97504, USAFeed your body and soul at this informal gathering of people connected by their love for Israel and the Jewish people
Sun, Apr 10Apr 10, 2022, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PMThe Journey Church, 555 Airport Rd, Medford, OR 97504, USAMy visit to my 'other home' was a very unique experience, as always. Even more so because I was one of the few tourists allowed in due to covid regulations.
Sun, Apr 10Apr 10, 2022, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PMJourney Church, 555 Airport Rd, Medford, OR 97504, USAThree months ago I boarded my flight to Israel with a great deal of uncertainty (due to the crazy covid times). But God had a well developed plan and invited me to step into it. Come learn what happened when I did!
Fri, Apr 08Apr 08, 2022, 12:00 PM – Apr 09, 2022, 6:00 PMMedford's Downtown Commons , 204 N Bartlett St, Medford, OR 97501, USAOur ALL ABOUT ISRAEL booth is a welcoming venue for dialogue about all things Israel. And bring some shekels because we have added something special to our booth: Products from Israeli producers for sale! 
Thu, Apr 07Apr 07, 2022, 10:00 AM – May 31, 2022, 10:00 AMMedford, 205 S Central Ave, Medford, OR 97501, USAThe Medford Library, in partnership with the BTJ, is remembering the victims of the Holocaust with poster exhibits from Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Fri, Aug 30Aug 30, 2019, 6:00 PMJourney Church, 2399 S Pacific Hwy, Medford, OR 97501, USABTJ has an interesting evening planned and are hoping you can join us for this interactive and informal event!
Sat, Oct 06Oct 06, 2018, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PMColumbia Center, 375 S 18th St A, St Helens, OR 97051, USA
Sun, Sep 30Sep 30, 2018, 3:00 PMJourney Church, 2399 S Pacific Hwy, Medford, OR 97501, USA
Fri, Sep 28Sep 28, 2018, 5:30 PMJourney Church, 2399 S Pacific Hwy, Medford, OR 97501, USA
August 19, 20, 22, 25, 2017
Anguish of Liberation As Reflected In Art
The exhibit will be on display during all our August events.
Please check event listings below for each location and time.
This exhibition features 11 artworks that were created immediately after the liberation and up until 1947. The exhibition attempts to investigate how survivors reacted to the liberation through art. When liberation finally arrived, the survivors found themselves torn between their desire to return to life and their need to face the devastation and mourn. As artist Jakob Zim declared: “I live with the shadow and create with the light.” His evocative words exemplify that for the survivors their choice to paint epitomized their renewed embrace of life. The exhibition is based on the Yad Vashem Art Collection.
8/25/17 Friday 6pm Dinner and 7pm Sharing
SHABBAT MEAL AND STORIES
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
Diana (BTJ) and Alla will be your hosts for the evening. Diana recently returned from a season of service
in Israel and she would like to introduce you to one of her co-workers who is visiting from Jerusalem!
Alla, director of the Machaseh project that that provides care for Holocaust survivors in Jerusalem, will be sharing stories about her work during this informal presentation. We hope you will gain a better understanding of the Holocaust Survivors, their families and the importance of NEVER AGAIN.
*Dinner is complimentary, but feel free to bring something to share.
8/22/17 Tuesday 11:00am Potluck- 11:45am Meet Alla
SENIOR LUNCH-N-TALK
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
End of summer get-together for seniors around the valley!
Join us for this potluck lunch and get acquainted with our special friend from Jerusalem. Alla, a psychologist, is the director of the Jerusalem Holocaust Survivor Project. After sharing about her work, there will be an opportunity to ask questions.
A short, heart-warming documentary about a Holocaust survivor will be shown at 12:30pm, for
those of you who can stay.
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR DOCUMENTARY: THE LADY IN NUMBER 6
Tuesday 12:30pm
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
THE LADY IN NUMBER 6 is an award winning documentary in which one musician tells the story of how music helped her to survive the Holocaust. This film is both thought provoking and inspiriational.
8/20/17 Sunday 10-11:30am
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR PROJECT
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
Meet Alla, a psychologist and the director of the Jerusalem Holocaust Survivor Project.
She is here to talk to us about her project and her efforts to meet the needs of the people she serves.
8/19/17 Saturday 7-8:30pm
THE PLIGHT OF THE LIBERATED JEWISH REFUGES
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
THE LONG WAY HOME is a documentary narrated by Morgan Freeman that tells the story of
the Jewish refugees after WWII ended.
8/19 /17 Saturday 10-11:30am
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR PROJECT
Temple Emek Shalom 1800 E Main St, Ashland
The director of Machaseh Association's Holocaust Survivor Project will give a brief overview
of her work in Jerusalem and will be available after the service to answer your questions.
Friday, July 14, 2017 6:00 dinner, 7:00 presentation
SHABBAT MEAL AND STORY-TELLING
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
Diana (BTJ) and Hannah Arkie will be your hosts for the evening.
We recently returned from a season of serving in Israel and want to tell you all about it!
And as we share, we hope you will get a better understanding of the Land and her people.
Sign up on our CONTACT page to attend the complimentary dinner.
Can't come at 6:00 for dinner? No problem!
Story-telling starts at 7:00.
April 18-28, 2017
LA'CHAIM ISRAEL TOUR
BTJ is co-hosting a service tour for the Western Region Pregnancy Centers.
Along with a life-changing tour of the Land with Hope for Israel, we will also spend
two days serving at agencies in Bethlehem and Tel Aviv.
Friday, April 7@3-7pm and Saturday, April 8@10am-5pm
ALL ABOUT ISRAEL Booth at the Pear Blossom Street Fair
the Commons in downtown Medford OR
The 3rd annual ALL ABOUT ISRAEL booth is a welcoming venue for dialogue about Israel.
We would love to talk with you about the many aspects of Israel, including the people who
live there, food, history, current issues, travel and volunteer opportunities.
SUKKOT! BE OUR USHPIZIN (guests)
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
10/21/16, 4:30pm Build-a-Sukkah
Help erect and decorate our sukkah which is a temporary 'hut' built for Sukkot.
10/21/16 7-8:30pm Popcorn and a Movie
Watch the award-winning movie USHPIZIN which was filmed in Jerusalem and lends
insight into the Jewish tradition of Sukkot.
10/2/16, 1-4:30pm (BETWEEN) THE WARS THAT SHAPED ISRAEL
With special Israeli guest speaker Emanuel Ben-David.
10/23/16 6:00pm Dinner in the Sukkah
Share some a special evening as we dine in a sukkah, under the stars and hear some
dinner-stories about about Diana's summer service in Jerusalem.
Saturday, October 22 1-4:30pm
(BETWEEN) THE WARS THAT SHAPED ISRAEL
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
Emanuel Ben-David will discuss the periods and events in Israel before and after the Six Day War,
the Yom Kippur War and the First Lebanon War, suggesting that the events prior and after each
of the wars was much more fundamental and influential in shaping the nature and character of
Israel as it is today. *Attend one or both talks.
Sunday, April 10 @3pm 2016
THE FACES OF ISRAEL
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
An informal talk about the people in Israel from a social worker’s perspective. From immigrants
and migrants to Gypsies and Jews, you will come to understand that Israel is a fascinating and
complicated society.
Friday, April 8@3-8pm and Saturday, April 9@10-5pm 2016
ALL ABOUT ISRAEL Booth at the Pear Blossom Street Fair
Downtown Medford OR
The ALL ABOUT ISRAEL booth will be a welcoming venue for dialogue about Israel. We will offer information about the many aspects of Israel, including the people who live there, food, history,
current issues, travel and volunteerism opportunities.
Sunday, March 20 @4-5pm 2016
ISRAEL'S MIRACULOUS HISTORY
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
The documentary will focus on two of the miracles that have occurred during Israel's long
miraculaous history: The miracle of winning the 1948 the War of Independence and the miracle
of the 'people of the Book' returning home.
*This will be an informal gathering. Snacks will be provided, but if you want something other
then water to drink, make a stop at the store:)
Saturday, January 30 @11am-2pm 2016
THE ISRAEL STORY
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
Emmanual Ben-David, a native Israeli, will speak about the ‘Ten Commandments’ that make up
the typical Israeli.
He will then switch gears and take us on a journey into the world of Israel's defense and technology.
A complimentary Israeli lunch will be available for those who pre-register at bridge2jerusalem@gmail.com
Saturday, November 28 @10am 2015
THE HANUKKAH PROJECT
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
Our annual Hanukkah Card Project is one way to show Holocaust Survivors in Jerusalem that we care.
This pre-Hanukkah celebration will include:
Preparing Hanukkah cards
A ‘crash course’ on Hanukkah
Tea and treats
Drawing for Hanukkah prize!
Friday, September 18 @6:30pm 2015
SHABBAT IN JERUSALEM
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
What better way to begin Shabbat then with a 'visit' to Israel!
Join Diana Nelson as she takes you to Jerusalem thru media and storytelling, sharing about her
service-adventure this summer.
Treats and a drawing for Holy Land gifts will be a part of this interesting night. Shabbat shalom!
Friday, April 10@3-10pm and Saturday, April 11@7-6pm 2015
ALL ABOUT ISRAEL Booth at the Pear Blossom Street Fair
Downtown Medford OR
The ALL ABOUT ISRAEL booth will be a welcoming venue for dialogue about Israel. We will offer information about the many aspects of Israel, including the people who live there, food, history,
current issues, travel and volunteerism opportunities.
Thursday, April 16 at 7:00pm 2015
NEVER AGAIN Holocaust Remembrance Day
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
NEVER AGAIN is a presentation on the horrors of the Holocaust and the current state of anti-Semitism
by Denny Stahl, Oregon State Director of Christians United For Israel.
Saturday, April 18@ 3-9:00pm 2015
REMEMBER National Days of Remembrance
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
In commemoration of the Holocaust, we will enter into the story through film and readings.
Feel free to come and go according to your interests.
FILM SCHEDULE
3-4pm
Why We Remember; One Survivor Remembers; Holocaust and WWII
4-5pm
Heeding the Warning Signs; Voices of Rescue, Justice and Accountability; Liberation 1945
5-6pm
Survivor Stories
6-7pm
Miracle of Survival; Interviews with Jerusalem survivors
7-9pm
Paper Clips Documentary *suitable for 7th grade and higher
Sunday, April 19@11:45-1:30pm 2015
SURVIVING OPPRESSION
Walking the journey of two worlds: Living behind the Iron Curtain and escaping to freedom.
Journey Church, 2399 S. Pacific Hwy., Medford OR
A Ladies’ Tea with special speaker Emi Sprinkle who escaped from behind the Iron Curtain. The event will include a journaling exercise and a small service project for our friends in Jerusalem who survived the Holocaust.