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By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent When Barry Sohn took the reins at the Stroum Jewish Community Center half a year ago, his task was similar to a man who must change a flat tire while his car continues down the highway at 65 miles per hour. Not only had theContinue Reading

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Seattle Hebrew Academy has just gotten a much-needed boost in its quest to raise funds to rebuild its home. The Capital Hill facility, which has sat empty since the Nisqually earthquake nearly two years ago, received a $4 million matching grant from the Samis foundation.Continue Reading

By Robert Shay, Special to JTNews This month, I am pleased to announce to the community that I have decided to expand the selection of media our collection or “video store” offers. For years I have been interested in books on tape, but have been reluctant to offer them forContinue Reading

By Davida Navarre (and daughter Ruth), Special to JTNews Twentieth-century history is rife with examples of inhumanity. The Holocaust stands as one of the largest in cultural and literal genocide. One defining aspect of the Shoah was its uniquely Jewish voice. After decades of struggle with silence, however, this voiceContinue Reading

By Gigi Yellen-Kohn, JTNews Correspondent You should be able to find these discs with the information given, but if you’re frustrated in a search, ask at Tree of Life Books, at your favorite music store, or your synagogue gift shop. You may also send a note to the paper andContinue Reading

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews David and Debbie Grashin are trying to get back to normal after the passing of their son Ari. Grashin, who had been battling cancer for the past year, succumbed to the disease on Sept. 23. A fighter to the end, and even as late asContinue Reading

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Not long ago, a positive HIV test meant an imminent death sentence. That is no longer the case. Today, instead of dying from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, the disease known as AIDS, nearly half the people who might have died two decades ago now liveContinue Reading

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent From Shakespeare’s Shylock to Arthur Miller’s Willie Loman in Death of a Salesman, the stereotype of the corrupt businessman and, in particular ,the Jewish businessman, reflects a sometimes-shrewd and ultimately spiritually adrift human being who uses his financial prowess to gain control or power. RabbiContinue Reading

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent Temple Beth Am’s Rabbi Jonathan Singer still seems a bit shy about the award he and his wife, Rabbi Beth Singer, received in late October from the King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence. After all, he explains, he was just doing his job. “In theContinue Reading

By Rita Weinstein, Special to JTNews Over the past 50 years, thousands in Seattle’s young adult Jewish community have walked through the doors of the Greenstein Family Hillel Center at the University of Washington. Next month, those doors will close for good as construction begins on a new, expanded facility.Continue Reading

By Carol Oseran Starin, Special to JTNews Morah Dorothy reaches into the large paper bag and out comes “Ari,” a beautiful lion puppet that seems to be an extension of her arm. Ari is a regular in Dorothy’s class. Just prior to Yom Kippur the class read a story aboutContinue Reading

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Those attending KlezFest on Nov. 10 at Temple Beth Am in Seattle can expect a lively mix of Jewish music this year. Henry Sapoznik, producer of the Yiddish Radio Project that aired on National Public Radio this year, will headline. Sapoznik is also a composer,Continue Reading

By Joel Magalnick, JTNews Correspondent When Mercer Island artist Madelaine Georgette paints these days, she focuses on what she calls ubuntu — community. Her newest exhibit, entitled “Building Community: Truth. Justice. Reconciliation” examines the abstract nature of apartheid and how her native country, South Africa, has embraced the concept ofContinue Reading

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Excitement about the impending collaboration with Microsoft Corporation highlighted the American Technion Society’s biannual national board meeting in September. The board, meeting for the first time in Seattle since 1940, showcased its commitment to building the Northwest chapter of the ATS. The four-day event tookContinue Reading

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By Hally Jackson, JTNews Correspondent Karen Gamoran, Herzl-Ner Tamid and Temple De Hirsch member, blushes when her peers call her a philanthropist and a humanitarian. “I just call myself a volunteer,” says Gamoran. “I’ve always had a strong Jewish identity and felt compelled to help Jewish causes and people. EveryoneContinue Reading

By Rabbi Michael A. Latz, other I grew up in Minnesota. Shabbat dinners at my grandparents’ home in St. Paul frame my childhood memories of life in the cold Midwestern state. My zayde spent much of his life active in union organizing; I grew up in a community where namesContinue Reading

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent West Sound Academy’s upcoming production of “A Shayna Maidel” is a powerful drama with appeal to audiences of all ages and religions, as well as the Jewish community. The upcoming production will feature a cast of actors ages 15-17, in grades 10-12, who are notContinue Reading

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Belle Arte Concerts, in its 21st season of presenting professional classical chamber music concerts on the Eastside, is branching out. From 7:30-9:30 p.m. on Nov. 17, at Kirkland Performance Center, Belle Arte Concerts will present Sandra Layman on violin and Alexander Eppler on cimbalom. TheirContinue Reading