WASHINGTON (JTA) — Joan Rivers, who broke barriers for women in comedy and on television, has died. Rivers, 81, died Thursday a week after being ru
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By Alina Dain Sharon, JNS.org This summer’s 50-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, which has come to a close if a cease-fire reached
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By Anne Boher, Special to the Jewish Sound Note: This piece complements Erin Pike's story, The Jewish capacity for love. Recently, Emily Ziskind
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By Dikla Tuchman, Jewish Sound Correspondent On Sunday, August 31, South Seattle’s newly formed Eruv Cooperative hosted SPARK, an outdoor Jewish mu
Read MoreBy Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound This fall the Seattle Hebrew Academy welcomes Rabbi Daniel Loew to its faculty as principa
Read MoreBy Felice Friedson, The Media Line “As the international media is fixated on the struggle between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood, few repo
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By Jacob Greene, Special to the Jewish Sound For several months this year, I lived in Israel. The majority of my time I spent studying with Ale
Read More(JTA) -- The Islamist ISIS organization has released a video that apparently shows the beheading of the American journalist Steven Sotloff. The
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February 9, 1919–August 16, 2014 Merle D. Cohn, 95, a longtime Mercer Island resident and prominent Seattle attorney, passed away on August 16, 2014,
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April 21, 1927–August 4, 2014 Dick Galanti was born April 21, 1927 and passed away on August 4, 2014 at the age of 87. He was born to Matilda and Beh
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By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist Naomi Weiss Newman doesn’t like to play favorites, but the consummate volunteer for so many Jewish organiz
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By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent Israeli researchers from Tel Aviv University, the University of Haifa and the Goldschleger Eye Research
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By Dan Aznoff, Jewish Sound Correspondent The recently named regional director of the American Jewish Committee in Seattle will need cooperation fr
Read MoreBy Russell Lidman, Special to The Jewish Sound Governor John R. Rogers enjoys a prominent place in this state. Schools are named after him in Seatt
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By Michael Natkin, Jewish Sound Columnist Rosh Hashanah is right around the corner, and what could be more appropriate for the New Year than a dess
Read MoreBy Rabbi Harry Zeitlin, Congregation Beth Ha’Ari You don’t need a rabbi to let you know which way the wind blows — the world is in crisis. Massacre
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