Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month! (May)

May is Jewish American Heritage Month! We use this time to honor the history, celebrate the contributions, and recognize the influence of Jewish people to the history and culture of the United States.

CCC Library has curated a list of print books, eBooks, and streaming videos celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month.

• Visit the Print Books page to view a collection of physical books CCC library has chosen to to highlight during Jewish American Heritage Month.
• Visit the eBooks page to view a collection of eBooks CCC library has chosen to highlight during Jewish American Heritage Month. 
• Visit the streaming videos page to view a collection of videos CCC library has chosen to highlight during Jewish American Heritage Month. 
• Are we missing something? Visit the suggest a purchase page to request that we add something to our collection.

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• May 5, PORTLAND | Film Screening: The Last Days
  • Monday, May 5, 7:00pm
  • Cinema 21; hosted by the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
  • 616 NW 21st Ave, Portland, OR 97209
  • $15 general; $10 for members with code OJMCHEC21
• May 8 - 18, PORTLAND | Portland Jewish Music Festival
  • Eastside Jewish Commons
  • 2420 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97232
• May 18, PORTLAND | Volunteer Opportunity: Dignity Grows
  • Sunday, May 18, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Rose Schnitzer Manor
    6140 SW Boundary Street, Portland, OR 97221
  • $12 suggested donation 

We acknowledge that the Clackamas Community College campuses reside on the traditional homelands of the Clackamas, Cascades, and Tumwater bands of Chinooks, as well as the Tualatin and Pudding River bands of Kalapuya and the Northern Molalla people. They lived and prospered by maintaining strong cultural ties to the land, and through wise management of resources. As signers of the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855, they were removed from their homelands to the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation where they became members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Please join us in taking this opportunity to thank and honor the original caretakers of this land, their lives, and their descendants that live on as Tribal members today, still carrying on the traditions and cultures of their ancestors.

We acknowledge that the foundation and wealth of the United States was built upon the forced labor of enslaved African people, involuntary and trafficked Indigenous labor, and the often-exploited labor of immigrant domestic and farm workers. Their vital contributions and resilience in spite of violence, terror tactics, and bloodshed are integral to understanding our nation's past, present, and hope of what's to come. The prosperity many enjoy today is rooted in centuries of labor extracted under conditions of injustice, inequality, and ongoing systemic oppression. Acknowledging this truth is a step toward honoring those who were denied justice, and toward creating a future that is more equitable, inclusive, and humane.