Famed violist Emanuel Vardi, whose life story encompasses nearly a century of politics, art and music, died at his North Bend home on Jan. 29 at the a
Read MoreMay 15, 1953-January 4, 2011 Jamiyya Jeanne Laner, recent president of Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, will be remembered by her beloved Jewish and Suf
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(JTA) — Debbie Friedman, a popular singer and songwriter who is widely credited with reinvigorating synagogue music, has died. Friedman died Sunday af
Read MoreMerrily McManus Laytner: August 27, 1942—October 24, 2010 Merrily McManus Laytner was born in Seattle on August 27, 1942 and, although born to Jewish
Read MoreErnest R. Stiefel, long active in Seattle's Jewish community whose dramatic personal history sparked his penchant for service, died Oct. 18. He was 89
Read MoreIt was a battle she had fought for years, and a battle she ultimately lost. Joyce Shane was well-loved in her two overlapping Jewish communities — tha
Read More1917—April 14, 2010 Rabbi Dr. Bernard Poupko, a nationally prominent Orthodox rabbi recognized for his initiatives in saving Soviet Jewry, pioneering
Read MoreMore than two decades after he left his post, former students who had attended events at Hillel at the University of Washington still stopped in to as
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Three days before his death, Samuel Ruben Owen became a Bar Mitzvah. Sam, who turned 13 on Oct. 11, died Oct. 21. He had been diagnosed with Burkitt's
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Read MoreEileen Mintz made everyone feel as if they were her best friend. It's the sentiment many people conveyed at her funeral Monday. Mintz died of cancer o
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I only knew Gorgieh Hemmat, my husband's grandmother, for 13 years. In the perspective of a lifetime that spanned more than a century, that's a small
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In April, when the first 10 Microsoft employees reunited to recreate an office photo taken in the company's early days, 72-year-old Miriam Lubow was p
Read MoreCharles "Chuck" Kaplan, Seattle pediatrician and founding member of Temple Beth Am, died on April 18, 2008. He was 95 years old. Friends and family
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Popeye's dog made Selma Waldman inspired to become an artist and devote her life to art. Actually, it wasn't the dog itself, but the man who created t
Read MoreBeloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Leona Goldberg died suddenly on December 15, 2007 at the age of 77. Born in Manhattan and raised in the
Read MoreJoseph Goren died on November 29, 2007 in Boca Raton, Florida. He was 88 years old. Joseph was born December 8, 1918 in Manhattan. He worked for the F
Read MoreAnne Farber Ziegman died on November 13, 2007 at the age of 85. Anne was born in Tacoma on January 7, 1922. She later moved to Seattle and graduated
Read MoreSylvia Robboy (nee Davis) died peacefully in Seattle on October 11 at the age of 91. Formerly of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, Sylvia graduated from John Ad
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