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SUMMARY:How We Show Up: Oregon Jews in Civil Society\, An America 250 Exhi
 bition
LOCATION:OJMCHE\, 724 NW Davis Street\, Portland\, OR
DESCRIPTION:How We Show Up: Oregon Jews in Civil Society\, An America 250 
 Exhibition June 28\, 2026 - November 29\, 2026 Share × " class="share-btn
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 28 – November 29\, 2026 What does civic participation look like? How do 
 communities shape the places where they live? How We Show Up explores the 
 many ways Jews in Oregon have participated in public life—from building 
 towns and holding office in the nineteenth century to advocating for civil
  rights\, immigrant communities\, and social justice in the decades that f
 ollowed. Drawing from the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Ed
 ucation’s collections\, the exhibition traces a long tradition of civic 
 engagement shaped by leadership\, service\, and advocacy. Visitors will en
 counter stories of early Jewish mayors who helped establish towns across O
 regon\, women who organized networks of social welfare and immigrant suppo
 rt\, and lawyers\, activists\, and community leaders who worked to expand 
 civil rights and democratic participation. The exhibition also examines mo
 ments of tension and contradiction\, exploring the limits of acceptance an
 d the complexities of minority politics. Presented as part of the national
  America 250 commemoration\, How We Show Up reflects on the ongoing work o
 f democracy. Through photographs\, documents\, and personal stories\, the 
 exhibition invites visitors to consider how communities participate in civ
 ic life—and how each generation chooses to show up. Funding has been gen
 erously provided by the Judy Margles Education and Culture Fund\, Craig E.
  Wollner Exhibition Fund\, Oregon Jewish Community Foundation’s Communit
 y Endowment Fund\, and Zera Foundation. Exhibition-Related Events Monthly 
 Free Docent-Led Exhibition Tours Join for a free guided tour and leave ins
 pired to show up in your community. Sundays\, August 16 \, October 4 and N
 ovember 1 Public Exhibition Opening Sunday\, June 28 | 3-5pm | Free\, RSVP
  preferred\, but not required Community Conversation: What Does It Mean to
  Be American? Presented in partnership with Oregon Humanities and communit
 y weaver Chisao Hata \, this conversation will explore when and how we def
 ine ourselves as an “American.” Sunday\, August 2 | 2-3:30pm | Free\, 
 RSVP Required Community Conversation: To What Do We Pledge? Presented in p
 artnership with Oregon Humanities and community organizer Wendy Willis \, 
 this conversation will explore what it mea\n\nhttps://www.ojmche.org/event
 s/show-up/
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