In the Early 1900s, thousands of Eastern European Jews and Italians settled in a Portland, Oregon Neighborhood known as South Portland.
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Now, Olsen has collected and edited their memories in a new book, "The Immigrants\' Children, an Oral History of Portland, Oregon\'s Early Jewish & Italian Neighborhood.
Since first writing "A Walking Tour of Historic Jewish Portland" author Polina Olsen has conducted numerous tape-recorded interviews with people who grew up in the community.
In the Early 1900s, thousands of Eastern European Jews and Italians settled in a Portland, Oregon Neighborhood known as South Portland