Jews@Work: Law and Medicine charts the remarkable progress Oregon Jews made as they integrated into the life of the state. From their days as immigrants to fully participatory Oregonians, their journey is reflected in the work they plunged into over the 150 years of Oregon’s history. The pursuit of knowledge, combined with the quest for justice and the sanctity of life, has drawn Jews to professions in law and medicine. Through compelling narratives, artifacts and photographs, the exhibition chronicles the history, growth and culture in Oregon that made it possible for Jews to become full participants in the community and pursue these prestigious professions.
Final days.
The Summer of 2010 Exhibitions
conclude on September 5
Andy Warhol–Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was one of the
most famous as well as prolific Pop artists of the 20th century. His extraordinary
series of portraits is a remarkable tribute to the lasting achievements of renowned
individuals–he referred to it as “my
Jewish geniuses.” First shown in 1980 at the Jewish Museum in New York and
the Lowe Art Museum in Miami, these
portraits have attained iconic status. They
depict Sara Bernhardt, French actress; Louis Brandeis, first Jewish justice of the
Supreme Court; Martin Buber, philosopher and educator; Albert Einstein, theoreticalphysicist; Sigmund Freud, founder of the
psychoanalytical school of psychology; the Marx Brothers, vaudeville, stage and
film comedians; Golda Meir, Israel’s fourth prime minister and one of the founders
of the State of Israel; George Gershwin,
composer; Franz Kafka, novelist; and Gertrude Stein, writer, poet and playwright.
OJM is delighted to be able to exhibit
the full set of prints, on loan from the Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.
Andy Warhol, Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth
century: The Marx Brothers, 1980 © 2010 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy Ronald Feldman Fine
Arts, New York
Phil Decker–Traces of the Jewish Lower
East Side
Large numbers of Jewish-
Americans acknowledge the
Lower East Side as an important
place of origin. Between 1880
and 1924 over 2.5 million
Jews immigrated from Eastern
Europe through Ellis Island. This
exhibit, created by documentary
photographer Phil Decker,
includes his own contemporary
images of the Lower East Side, accompanied by historic photos taken by the early 20th century documentary photographer Lewis Hine.
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