May 3 | Program starts at 7pm (PT) | Free for OJMCHE members, $5 general public
Written and directed by Sherry Fishman.
With actors: David Bodin, Louanne Moldovan, David Bee, Vana O’Brien, and David Meyers, introducing Corey Silver, Alexandra Lomaieva, Jan Kalberer, Jake Resnikoff, and Paul Fishman.
Persecutions, pogroms, a kidnapping, an encounter with Rasputin, crossing borders while hiding from officials, separations from loved ones, resistance to the Nazi regime, mass genocides, death in a steel mill, traditions broken and new traditions created, and a love story.
Sherry Fishman is a storyteller and has written stories based on those told to her by family and friends for many years. Avraham and Mary: A Historical Fiction of My Immigrant Grandparents is a historical novel based on family stories of her grandparents, who immigrated to the United States from what is now Belarus in the early years of the 20th century.
May is Jewish American Heritage Month. The monthlong celebration includes 200 educational centers, archives, libraries, museums, cultural, religious, advocacy, and government institutions offering people around the country the opportunity to discover nearly four centuries of American Jewish experience. This participation includes major public library systems, state history centers and museums, venerable grassroots advocacy organizations, municipalities large and small, and cultural gems in and around the Jewish community. Because of the nationwide efforts, more people around the country are able to learn about how America’s Jewish communities have shaped and been shaped by the cultural, social, and economic fabric of the United States. OJMCHE is proud to again participate with programming, social media campaigns, and ongoing outreach.
Sherry Fishman has been writing for most of her life: letters, essays, stories, and articles published in magazines, journals, and newspapers. She has a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology. She has been a drama and English teacher, a school counselor, and Child Development Specialist, has had a private therapy practice, and has also been engaged in many community organizations. She has served as Chair of the Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. She has served on several boards: Cygnet Theater, FilmAction Oregon, Portland Actors Conservatory, Cedar Sinai Park, and the Oregon Jewish Museum and Holocaust Resource Center. She has served as a speaker for OJMCHE.