Category: M.O.T.: Member of the Tribe

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Standing on a beach, or a bluff overlooking the ocean, we are impressed by the power of crashing waves, and ope

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Ari Livne of Mercer Island was named a Presidential Scholar in the arts last month. Ari, who just graduated fro

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist With their fundraising auction on June 8, Chamber Music Madness will celebrate its 10th year of teaching young

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist I spoke to Sonya Schneider after she had wrapped up the production of her play, Wake, which she began writing a

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist The Legacy Heritage Fund has awarded a grant to 16-year-old Lucas Eggers that will allow him to study science i

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist It's sometimes hard for me to ignore the bad news about young people — often involving drinking and drugs, or b

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Most people don't grow up saying, "I want to be mayor of Newcastle," but Ben Varon is delighted to have the po

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Debbie Sopher and Daniel Markowitz were still delighted about being honored by the Seattle Jewish Community Sch

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Retired Starbucks president Howard Behar has just published his first book. It's Not About the Coffee: Leadersh

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist When I said to Steve Lawson: "Tell me about Jews and Christmas music," he said exactly what I hoped: "I have t

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist What gives us inspiration? Moonlight on water? Flowers in bloom? In Carol Schiller's case, it would be the copi

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Lifelong Seattle resident Saul Rivkin, M.D. received Bank of America's Local Hero award in a ceremony at the Se

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist The brothers of Alpha Epsilon Pi, the only Jewish fraternity at the University of Washington, will build a gian

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist David Bishins is a temporary Seattleite, playing the role of Atticus Finch in the Intiman Theater's production