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By Nicole Gyulay, Special to JTNews “Without tradition, our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof.” So said Tevye, the embattled protag

By Deborah Ashin, Special to JTNews

By Deborah Ashin, Special to JTNews It rivals Hollywood’s most fantastic archaeological adventures, featuring layers of buried ancient citie

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews     Max Rosencrantz Medin’s parents are excited about his birthdate: 01/02/03. Max, at barely a

By Arlene Plevin, Special to JTNews Observing Rosh Hashanah in Taipei, Taiwan reminded me of what I’d forgotten: all over the world, in plac

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent After 47 years of defending and promoting human rights, religious freedom and inter-group relations, Washing

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent Seattle’s Northend neighborhoods have been taking on more of a Jewish flavor as the community has b

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews When the state legislature starts its new session this Monday, the mood will be anything but jovial. With the go

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews One of the first things Rob Horwitz noticed when he arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina last month was how well pe

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent What does Adolf Hitler have in common with Joseph Stalin and Saddam Hussein, besides a particular brand of br

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent “I’m not an advocate for Saddam Hussein,” announced Rep. Jim McDermott, as he laid out the reasons h

By Joshua Runyan; Transcript Acting Editor Joel Magalnick contributed to this report., other

By Joshua Runyan; Transcript Acting Editor Joel Magalnick contributed to this report., other PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — Several Jewish groups reacted wit

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent On Sept. 21, American-Israelis Yonnah Ben Levy and her husband Chaim Bezalel opened their own gallery and ar

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent America’s largest Klezmer orchestra, the Klezmer Conservatory Band, will once again visit Seattle̵

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Levitas, on tour to promote his book The Terrorist Next Door (Thomas Dunne Books, 2002, 416 pages) spoke at a jo

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Until recently, West Seattle had only a small but fragmented Jewish community. In October, a new educational cent