By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Three local Holocaust survivors told their stories to a group of international scholars at a three-day conference on Christian teachings about the Jews. Robert Herschkowitz, Thomas Blatt and Henry Friedman spoke in the symposium entitled Christian Teachings About Jews: National Comparisons in the Shadow ofContinue Reading

By Joel Magalnick, JTNews Correspondent Although the official results have not yet been certified, at least four of the six Jewish candidates for public office in Washington have either retained or taken seats. Incumbents Shay Schual-Berke, who represents the 33rd district s south of Seattle, and the Eastside’s Laura RudermanContinue Reading

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Bob Jaffe, a member of the local Jewish community, is in desperate need of a kidney. Jaffe has end-stage renal failure. He was diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease five years ago. PKD involves the invasion of the kidneys by the growth of many – oftenContinue Reading

By Joel Magalnick, Special to JTNews The clock struck 3, the static cleared, and that deep radio voice warned us that “Not only are the opinions expressed on the show not necessarily the reflection of the station, its staff or its advertisers, but at times might not be the opinionContinue Reading

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Kosher food does not usually have a reputation for being easy to find, particularly in the Northwest. But a new store just south of Seattle promises to make cooking kosher a little easier. The superstore-based business model of Kosher Direct, one of the newest kosherContinue Reading

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent Now that it has all been settled, all sides appear ready to call overblown the charges of “snubs” and “censorship” that catapulted the issue of whether Leonard Nimoy would speak at a Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle dinner into the national spotlight. The issue, whichContinue Reading

By Joel Magalnick, other Between the tablecloths, the gefilte fish and the wine, Morris Sharlup is a happy man. For Sharlup, a small but stocky gentleman with a gray-streaked ponytail and a welcoming smile under his grizzled beard, Friday nights at the Council House retirement community have been more meaningfulContinue Reading

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent There is no shortage of Jewish candidates running for office in the Puget Sound area this fall. They sailed through the primary season and are preparing for the Nov. 5 general election. Three incumbents are looking to repeat their legislative victories and win another term:Continue Reading

By Rita Weinstein, Special to JTNews On Sept. 11, the mood in Seattle, as in the rest of the country, was one of somber reflection. Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum, the new senior rabbi at Herzl-Ner Tamid, saw the occasion as an excellent teaching moment to explain the holiday of Sukkot, “theContinue Reading

By Joel Magalnick, Special to JTNews At 6-foot-2 and 240 pounds, the biggest thing about Ben Mahdavi is not his size. What’s big about Mahdavi, defensive captain of the 2002 University of Washington Huskies football team, is the way he commands respect. And it’s not the muscles, either. Through theContinue Reading

By Rita Weinstein, JTNews Correspondent Even though she left behind no direct descendents, Edna Simon’s legacy to her community will be long remembered. Born in Erie, Penn., she arrived in Seattle in the 1930s after completing her college education in Ohio and doing the European grand tour. Active and involvedContinue Reading