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The 1st Annual
Portland Jewish
Festival
A Celebration For Everyone!
Mark your calendars now for one
ofthis summer’s biggest events. The
1“ Annual Portland Jewish Festival
will he held Sunday, July 25 from
noon until 6:00 PM at the Reed Col­
lege Campus, 3203 SE Woodstock
Blvd. “A celebration for Everyone"
is the 1999 Portland Jewish Festival
theme, with guaranteed fun for the
entire community Center.
The Portland Jewish Festival w el­
comes renowned regional artists to
share their Jewish traditions through
music and dance performances, ex­
hibits, demonstrations, and work­
shops and o f course food!
With its open spaces and numer­
ous tent covered areas, the Reed
College campus provides the perfect
setting for this first annual event and
is conveniently located near down­
town Portland.
As an event sponsored by two of
Portland’s largest Jewish organiza­
tions with involvement from almost
every Jewish group in the city, the
Portland Jewish Festival will be one
o f the city’s biggest free events and is
trulyacelebrationforeveryone. This
year’s outstanding entertainers in­
clude pianist Michael Allen Harrison,
The Schneiderman Sisters (featuring
Stephanie Schneiderman, opening act
for the Lilith Fair in Portland), story­
teller Greg Harris, P ’nai Malach
Dancers, Amy Shapiro and Jeff
Olenick, among others.
Join us for the excitement! Addi­
tional event information will be avail­
able as the Festival approaches. Be
sure to look for updates in future
editions o f the Jewish Review or
c h e c k out o u r w eb p ag e at
www.iewishportland.ora',
Portland Jewish Festival
S C H E DULE
July 25, 1999
1:00 - 2:00 PM
12:00 noon
Portland Jewish Festival Opening Klezmer music dancing
Celebration with Amy Shapiro and 2:00 - 3:00 PM
The Schneiderman Sisters - Featur­
Jeff Olenick
ing Stephanie Schneiderman, open­
12:00 noon - 6:00 PM
Maccabbi Games including softball, ing act for the L ilith F a ir in
soccer, relay competition and more. Portland!Kids Tent withGregHarris
12:00 noon - 6:00 PM
Food booths open featuring food from
Noah’s Bagels, Garbonzo’s A1 Amir
and Ron’s Center Deli
12:00 noon- 6 : 0 0 PM
Jewish Arts Festival booths open
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Israeli Dance Performance with P’nai
Malach and public dancing led by Eric
Singer and the P’nai Malach Dancers
12:00 noon - 6:00 PM
Vendor booths for Jewish organiza­
tions and retailers open
12:00 noon - 6:00 PM
Oregon Jewish Museum Videotap­
ing o f Oral Histories
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Showcase concert with M ichael Allen
Harrison and friends
For information about the Port­
land Jewish Festival, call 244-0111
or 245-6219.
4:00 - 5:00 PM
ShowcaseConcert with musicians TBA
House of
Change
House of Change which is a non-profit
organization assisting the homeless/handi-
capped with food, shelter and clothing. We
also help them to regain their self-esteem and
direct them to support agencies, if needed,
allowing them to become a viable part of the
community again.
The clients live in a semi-structured home-like
environment. We assist them in dealing with the
reason for continued homelessness. We have the
experience and a professional support system to as­
sist them with these difficulties. The House of Change
helps to make a positive change of clients cooking
their own meals.
On July 25, 1999 at Peninsula Park (on Albina &
Ainsworth Streets) the House of Change will have a
fundraising event in order to keep the business in
operation. There will be fish & chicken dinners (6.75
each), entertainment and activities for children.
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IM M E D IA T E L Y
We need sponsors, talent and speakers of all ages;
church/soloist ansd other talent.
We also need volunteers for various tasks for this
event. Donations for the House of Change are tax
deductible being that it is a non-profit 501-(C3) orga­
nization.
Please call me at: 503-285-4927 if you are able to
perform; let me know the time between 10:00 a.m.
and 10:00 p.m. that you are able to perform on July
25,1999.
We also need volunteers for various tasks. For
more information about the House of Change call:
Darlene Mathews, Owner, at: 503-240-2909.
Mom & Pop Winans Finally
Record Their Own Solo Albums
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iis is a love story. A story
r about a 20ish couple who
loved God more than any­
thing else. They m et in a gospel
group in 1950, fell in love, m ar­
ried and in spite o f their love for
gospel m usic, gave up their m usi­
cal careers because they loved their
children more than the spotlight.
They d id n ’t feel they could ad­
equately raise children and lead
the nom adic, often unstable lives
o f gospel singers. So, they put
their m usical careers aside and
took regular jo b s to set up house­
keeping and to plan for having two
children. They w ould eventually
have ten children.
On N ovem ber 21, 1953 David
“pop” W inans and D elores “M om ”
Ransom w ere m arried. The day
before was layed o ff from C hrysler
and they w ent on w elfare for a
w h ile. T hey m o v e d in to his
m other’s home tem porarily. By the
time their first child arrived a year
later, they m oved into a flat and he
w orked for C hrysler. O ver the
years, he also drove a taxi and was
a barber. Mom was a typist. “I ’ve
alw ays had a couple jo b s,” Pops
recalls. “ But through it all it was
nice. I f I had it to do all over
again, I would. W e never had any
problem s regarding food or any­
thing. My m other was a great
inspiration in our m arriage. She
would have us bring the kids out
and prepare breakfast and things
like that. She w ould alw ays tell
me the darkest part o f day is just
before dawn. D on’t worry. Things
will change and it has. She d id n ’t
live to see it, b u t it changed
greatly.”
The ten W inans children were
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David “Pop" Winans and Delores “M o m ” Ransom
The ten Winans children were
raised in the church and only lis­
tened to gospel music. Pop says,
“ 1 found out m usic has a spirit. I
was the exam ple to the boys and
M om ’s was the g irl’s exam ple. I
ain’t going to tell you som ething
that I’m not going to do. G ospel
was my life! T h at’s w hat I believe
in... By me being the parent and
the leader o f the hom e th a t’s w hat
you gonna believe in ... The Bible
Armenia’s
Garegin was
Modern Head of
Ancient Church
B \ H asmik M krtchyan
YEREVAN
- A r m e n ia ’s
Catholicos G aregin I, who died on
Tuesday o f cancer aged 66, pre­
sided over one o f the world sm ost
ancient C hristian churches but he
was no cloistered recluse.
Born in Syria and educated at
O x fo rd in E n g la n d , G a re g in
headed the 1,700-year-old church
show ing the influences o f a man
who spent m ost o f his life outside
A rm enia, and could be seen jo g ­
ging in the m orning in a tracksuit.
A fter living in the M iddle East,
O xford and New Y ork, Garegin
rose to the suprem e position in the
Arm enian C hurch in 1995 and then
took residence in the Armenia town
o f E tchm iadzin.
As C ath o lico s o f the A rm enia
A postolic C h u rc h , he sought to
prom ote both the faith and his
c h u rc h ’s h om eland, w hich won
in d ep en d en ce from the Soviet
U nion in 1991. He m ixed with
the w o rld ’s top religious lead­
ers, as w ell as dig n itaries from
the head o f the W orld Bank to
fo reig n p arliam en tarian s.
T h e b e s p e c ta c le d , w h ite -
bearded spiritual leader also called
for a peaceful solution to the 11-
y e a r - o ld
c o n f lic t
w ith
neighbouring A zerbaijan over the
disputed K arabakh region.
B aptised as N eshan Sarkissian,
G aregin I was born in the Syrian
village o f K esab in 1932. A fter
graduating from a theological in­
stitute in Syria he continued his
studies from 1957 to 1959 at O x­
ford U niversity.
His linguistic abilities — he
spoke fluent A rm enian, English,
French and Arabic — proved valu­
able in m inistering to the far- flung
A rm enian church, and he held the
top church positions in Lebanon,
New Y ork and Iran.
In 1995, four years after the
collapse o f the Soviet U nion, he
was elected the 131st leader o f
the A rm enian Church, after the
death o f V azgen I who had served
for 40 years.
He underw ent two operations
on his thorax in the U nited States
last year, but in recent m onths his
health sharply deteriorated.
The c le ric ’s illness was the o f­
ficial reason for the postponem ent
o f Pope John Paul H ’s planned
v isit to A rm enia last month. A
few w eeks later the V atican put
o f f the v isit a second tim e after
the Pope h im self fell ill during a
trip to Poland.
A rm enia w ill soon be m arking
the 1,700th anniversary o f K ing
T rdat I l l ’s proclam ation o fC h ris­
tia n ity as the state relig io n in
301 A .D .
T h e A rm e n ia n A p o s to lic
C hurch is one o f the so-called
A n cien t C h u rch es o f the E ast
w hich split aw ay from Byzantine
C h ris tia n ity b e fo re the G re a t
Schism o f 1054, which divided the
E astern and W estern Churches.
The A rm enian Church is an in­
dependent C hristian Church intro­
duced to A rm enia by the apostles
Jude and Bartholom ew . In 301
A .D ., A rm enia becam e the first
nation to adopt C hristianity as a
state religion — acting even b e­
fore the Roman Empire.
T h e A rm e n ia n A p o s to lic
Church was the essence o f national
aspirations in the absence o f a
centralised A rm enian state for the
better part o f 1,500 years, until the
1991 creation o f a new indepen­
dent A rm enia.
The Bible says be ye doer’s not just
sayers. They might have heard it
outside, but they didn’t bring it in­
side.” They taught their kid to love
God and to love gospel music and
from early ages, all o f the kids showed
a great flair for music. Mom & Pop
supported their kids by sponsoring
them in talent shows around Detroit.
Gospel legend Andrae Crouch
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discovered the W inans’ four sons
who were perform ing as a quartet
in 1981 and got a record deal.
O ver the next decade they w ould
dom inate the gospel charts with
m illion-selling record, duets with
A n ita B a k e r a n d M ic h a e l
M cD onald, and several Gram m y
awards. Then, two m ore o f their
kids. BeBe & CeCe W inans, sur­
passed their four brothers by cross­
ing their gospel over to the R&B
charts w ith their m illion-sellers
such as “I ’ll Take You T here” and
“ A ddictive Love.” The youngest
kids, A ngie & Debbie, have also
becom e a successful duo w ith a
particular appeal for youth. Their
oldest son D avid Jr. is a guitarist
and their m iddle son D aniel is an
acclaim ed singer/ m usician with
several records to his credit.
Now that they are done nurtur­
ing their c h ild re n 's talents and
helping them get grounded in the
gospel m usic industry; M om &
Pop are eagerly taking up the ca­
reers they abandoned in 1950.
Their kids talked them into re­
cording their first solo album s and
their daughters Angie & D ebbie ■
are releasing the two album s on :
the A gainst The Flow Records la- '
bel they founded in 1997. On ,
M om ’s CD, “ It’s Been An A ffair ’
To R em em ber” sh e ’s backed by
the London Philharm onic O rches­
tra. The set includes g u e st's ap­
pearances by saxophonist K irk
Whalum and TV host Bobby Jones.
Among the hymns on M om ’s beau­
tiful album o f strings is a big band
take on “ I M ust Tell Jesus,” a ce­
lestial cover o f “W hat A Friend
We have in Jesus” and a soulful
reading o f "kum Ba Y ah.”
Homegoing C elebration for E lm er “ Elmo Davis, Jr.
Wednesday, June 30, 1999, at 12:00 noon
Bethel A.M.E. Church • 5828 NE 8,h • Portland, Oregon
Processional
Rose City Cemetery & Funeral Home
5625 N.E. Fremont Street • Portland, Oregon 97213
D avis , J r . was bom October 19, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois in a
family where he was the fifth o f twelve children. On June 23, 1999,
Elmer Davis, Jr. was called to rest. His parents, Elmer Sr. and Sarah
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preceded him in death.
He received his education at Phyllis Wheatley grade school in Hubbard,
Texas and completed it at Lincoln High School in Portland. Oregon.
Elmer was trained to drive at the age o f 10 by his father. He was also
taught to barbecue in the family business, a grocery store and restaurant in
Hubbard, Texas. He later became the manager o f his father s business,
Davis Landscaping in Portland, Oregon, after his father’s death. He was
also an auto mechanic at Harlan Griffin Ford, and worked on the railroad
with his uncles, Maloy Davis, W alter Davis, and Willie Jenkins. Elmer was
a meat cutter at Com o’s Grocery Store and at the time of his death, a
custodian o f OHSU.
Elmer was a family oriented man who was like a father to his siblings.
He leaves to mourn his passing his companion o f twenty-three years, Mae
Kelly Blackmon; ten sisters, Gladys Marie Sexton, Shirley Ann Sargent,
Mae Francis Young, Elmira Davis. Cassie Lee Benjamin, Ouida Ann
Thomas, Allene Davis, Celestine Taylor, Edith Davis, Martha Davis, and
one brother Nathan Gene Davis, all o f Portland, Oregon; one uncle, Jake
Holmes o f San Francisco, CA; aunts Elouise Bell o f Dallas, Texas and
Martha King o f Kansas City, MO; cousins, Rev. C.C. Davis and Emmanuel
Cleveland o f Wichita Falls, TX; four step-children. Michelle Renee Storey
and Andrea Louise Kelly o f Atlanta, GA, Thomas Aaron Storey ad
Addison Blackmon of Portland, OR; eleven step-grandchildren; one step-
great grandchild and a host o f nieces nephews, relatives and friends.
n L oving M emory of R ose B arrett bom 6/15/22 died 6/17/99. At the
l ä g e o f 77 years old Rose Barrett died o f Arrhythmia in Portland Oregon.
Rose Barrett was bom in Brighton, Alabama and then moved to Portland
in 1944. Rose was employed as a Housekeeper for the University hospital
and retired in 1987, also a member o f New Hope Baptist Church since
1962. Survivors o f Rose Barrett Clarence Winters Special friend of
Portland Oregon, Annie Gordan sister o f Los Angeles, California, Horace
Hutchins brother o f Detroit. MI; W alter Hutchins brother o f Detroit, MI;
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Andrew Hutchins brother o f Birmingham, AL.
“FA Y E” M itchell bom Feb. 13,h, 1962 in Bastrop, Louisiana
died June 10,1999 in Portland, Oregon. Faye was a Clerical Clerk at
American Red Cross and retired in 1995 . A member o f Albina Christian
Life Church where she lived in Portland, Oregon for 36 years. Survivors
o f Linda Mitchell Jarvez D. Hall son o f Portland, Oregon; Charlotte D.
Mitchell sister o f Gresham, Oregon; Terry L. Mitchell brother o f Portland,
Oregon; and Timothy Mitchell brother o f Portland, Oregon.
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n L oving M emory of V ktoria D avis bom
10/8/1927 in Sardis, Alabama
died 6/25/1999 in Portland, Oregon at the age of 71 years old. Victoria
Davis was a member o f Mt. Sinai Community Baptist Church and has loved
in Portland since 1973. Survivors o f Victoria Davis Lucille Rivers
daughterofD etroit, Michigan; OraCalhouadaughterofPortland, Oregon;
Geraldine Davis daughter o f Portland, Oregon; Ödester Lawrence daugh­
ter o f Detroit, Michigan. 9 grandchildren, and 15 Great-grandchildren.
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