The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/oregon/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:12:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Oregon | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/oregon/ 32 32 Judaic studies faculty spared budget cuts at University of Oregon https://www.timesofisrael.com/judaic-studies-faculty-spared-budget-cuts-at-university-of-oregon/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:20:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3638905 Though staffers had raised alarms, cutbacks aimed at addressing institution's $29 million deficit won't affect Holocaust studies chair

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]]> Ballot boxes in two US states set on fire, vandalized with ‘Free Gaza’ messages https://www.timesofisrael.com/ballot-boxes-in-two-us-states-set-on-fire-vandalized-with-free-gaza-messages/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:24:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3408706 Law enforcement investigating whether person behind attack was motivated by pro-Palestinian views or if they left the message to create confusion

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]]> When Portland charities condemned Israel, Jewish philanthropy was put to the test https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-portland-charities-condemned-israel-jewish-philanthropy-was-put-to-the-test/ Sun, 21 Jul 2024 00:26:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3334543 After Oct. 7, groups have issued strident and one-sided statements on the war in Gaza, causing local Jews to reconsider longstanding relationships - regardless of optics

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]]> Portland university ‘pauses’ Boeing ties amid Gaza protests, but students won’t budge https://www.timesofisrael.com/portland-university-pauses-boeing-ties-amid-gaza-protests-but-students-wont-budge/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 05:51:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3278682 As Portland State University president promises to hold open forum in May to discuss donations from aerospace giant, students refuse to vacate encampment blocking campus library

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]]> US university that fired teacher who reported antisemitism settles with him for $1m https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-university-that-fired-teacher-who-reported-antisemitism-settles-with-him-for-1m/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 02:14:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2944922 Linfield University in Oregon ends lawsuit filed by English professor Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, who said school's president made antisemitic remarks

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]]> Oregon’s Swastika Mountain to soon be renamed https://www.timesofisrael.com/oregons-swastika-mountain-to-soon-be-renamed/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:43:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2826870 History of 4,000-feet mountain predates Nazi Germany, may soon be dubbed Mount Halo after a chief who led the area’s Indigenous Yoncalla Kalapuya tribe in the 1800s

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]]> Man charged for Oregon synagogue and mosque vandalism spree https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-charged-for-oregon-synagogue-and-mosque-vandalism-spree/ Sun, 08 May 2022 19:03:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2758569 Michael Bivins, who has posted conspiracy theories about Biden administration, is accused of arson, smashing window, spraying graffiti at synagogues; fire at mosque

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]]> Ownership of Israeli NSO Group up in air amid latest Pegasus scandal https://www.timesofisrael.com/ownership-of-israeli-nso-group-up-in-air-amid-latest-pegasus-scandal/ Thu, 05 Aug 2021 01:13:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2594268 Oregon's pension fund reconsiders its $233m investment in Novalpina Capital, which has majority ownership of Herzliya-based firm whose spyware is allegedly being misused worldwide

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]]> US East Coast skies filled with smoke and ash from West’s wildfires https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-east-coast-skies-filled-with-smoke-and-ash-from-wests-wildfires/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:20:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2586516 Haze hangs over New York City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as result of massive blazes 2,500 miles away

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]]> Monstrous Oregon wildfire now a third the size of Rhode Island https://www.timesofisrael.com/monstrous-oregon-wildfire-now-a-third-the-size-of-rhode-island/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:50:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2586037 Pushed by strong winds from the southwest, 476-square-mile Bootleg Fire has caused no deaths but destroyed 70 homes

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]]> Massive, erratic Oregon wildfire spreads miles a day, destroys dozens of homes https://www.timesofisrael.com/massive-erratic-oregon-wildfire-spreads-miles-a-day-destroys-dozens-of-homes/ Sat, 17 Jul 2021 09:37:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2583536 Bootleg Fire burns for 377 square miles -- larger than the area of New York City -- and is mostly uncontained; crews flee 'fire cloud'; dry conditions and heat waves sweep region

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]]> Professor who alleged antisemitism sues Oregon university for $4m after firing https://www.timesofisrael.com/professor-who-alleged-antisemitism-sues-oregon-university-after-firing/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:13:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2581823 Lawyer for Daniel Pollack-Pelzner says Linfield University 'demonized' him for 'taking a stand and speaking up' against school president

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]]> Oregon Holocaust memorial vandalized with swastikas, antisemitic slurs https://www.timesofisrael.com/oregon-holocaust-memorial-vandalized-with-swastikas-antisemitic-slurs/ Tue, 04 May 2021 15:13:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2536481 Police yet to identify suspects in defacing of US memorial created by Holocaust survivors and featuring names of their slain family members

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]]> Peaceful ‘count the vote’ protests in NY; armed Trump backers rally in Phoenix https://www.timesofisrael.com/peaceful-count-the-vote-protests-in-ny-as-tensions-rise-in-detroit-phoenix/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 06:51:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2423162 Demanding to 'halt the vote,' Trump supporters converge on counting centers in Michigan and Arizona as election officials continue tally; protesters clash with police in Oregon

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]]> Smoke chokes US West Coast as wildfire death toll rises https://www.timesofisrael.com/smoke-chokes-us-west-coast-as-wildfire-death-toll-rises/ Sun, 13 Sep 2020 02:38:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2387004 At least 28 confirmed dead so far due as massive blazes in California and Oregon char whole towns, with fears that tally could spike once rescuers comb through ashes

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