RESEARCH LIBRARY and ARCHIVE

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Researchers are welcome to use the library. Please schedule an appointment prior to your visit by calling 503.226.3600 Ext 102 or curator@ojm.org

Incorporating the archives of the Jewish Historical Society of Oregon

Institutional Member, Council of American Jewish Museums

Constituent Agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland

Past Exhibits

Yes We Can!
Unlearning Discrimination in Oregon
January 19 - March 29, 2009

Did you know that before the Fair Housing Act was amended in 1988, more than 60% of the state’s rental units were off-limits to families with children? Did you know that Oregon’s first constitution, written in 1857, denied African-Americans the right to live in the state?

Many astonishing facts, perspectives, and images on the history of
discrimination in Oregon were displayed in two coordinated exhibitions,
Anywhere But Here: A History of Housing Discrimination in Oregon, on loan
from the Fair Housing Council of Oregon,and No Easy Road: Unlearning
Discrimination in Oregon, on loan from the Oregon Area Jewish Committee. Additional stories collected by the Oregon Jewish Museum examined the experience of Oregon’s Jews.

The exhibit went on to travel to several other locations in Oregon, being displayed by Synagogues and cultural organizations across the state.

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RESEARCH LIBRARY and ARCHIVE

Past Exhibits