Regina celebrated her Bat Mitzvah at Sephardic Bikur Holim on May 24, 2014. Regie is the daughter of Sam and Sharon Mezistrano and younger sister to
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Zachary will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah May 31, 2014, at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue. Zachary is the son of Ron and Michelle Ziontz of Renton and t
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Irving Zimmer passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 13, 2014. He will be deeply missed by his family — daughters Karen Zimmer and Kathy (Ray) C
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By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound After more than two hours of debate on May 20, the University of Washington student senate
Read MoreBy Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent A volunteer for Sephardic Bikur Holim was arrested and charged on May 2 for the crime of communicating
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The Times of Israel reports that the Polish government has expanded the parameters for Polish survivors of Nazi persecution who are eligible for month
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By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound He may be retiring from his current post, but Rabbi Jim Mirel is far from finished. “I don't conside
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By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound “The priest desires. The philosopher desires. And not to have is the beginning of desire.”
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While most of us are aware that today is Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), the Israeli holiday that commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem in
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By Rabbi Oren Hayon, Special to The Jewish Sound In his biography of Pyrrhus of Epirus, Plutarch recounts the details of the ancient Greek general’
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA World News BRUSSELS (JTA) -- Hunched over a small island of memorial candles for the victims of the attack on the Jewish Museu
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By Dikla Tuchman, Jewish Sound Correspondent To just look at Adeena Sussman’s résumé of food writing over the last 13 years is enough to make your
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As the death toll now reaches four in Saturday's shooting at the Brussels Jewish Museum, some security experts are now saying that evidence from the a
Read MoreBy Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist “Humbling,” is how Seattle’s Joshua Gortler described receiving an honorary doctorate from his alma ma
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Francine "Frannie" Cohen was honored last night as Edmonds' Citizen of the Year in a ceremony that focused on the almost-inconceivable amount of v
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Approximately 15,000 pounds of hummus-related products have been recalled by major food label Lansal Inc. (better known as Hot Mama's Foods) due to a
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By Robert Wilkes, Special to The Jewish Sound May 10, 1972. A sky swarming with Navy jets approaching the North Vietnamese coast at 15,000 feet. I’m
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By Ed Harris, Jewish Sound Columnist I knew being a father would bring surprises: Becoming a “Dancing Dad” is one, however, I never saw coming. I a
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