By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist My editor ran into Ken Alterman at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival and rightly thought that he would be an excellent Member of the Tribe for this final newspaper edition of “Member of the Tribe.” A long-time supporter of the Stroum Jewish Community Center,Continue Reading
By Diana Brement, JewishSound Columnist “Just look on the cover,” was Rachel Almeleh’s response when I asked what her favorite recipe was in her just-published cookbook, “A Legacy of Sephardic, Mediterranean, and American Recipes.” There, a plate of lightly browned bourekas, plump with potatoes and two kinds of cheese, temptContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist 1 Unless you’re a prosthodontist or the managing partner of a law firm, chances are you’ll never read these books — and might never have heard of them until now. “Soft Tissue Management: The Restorative Perspective,” Ariel Raigrodski’s first book, comes out in May.Continue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist 1 “Incredibly grateful” is how Talya Gillman describes feeling about receiving a Pomegranate Prize from the Covenant Foundation. The foundation, which supports Jewish education across North America and across denominations, gives this prize specifically to emerging leaders in the field. It’s a companion toContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist Think of it as a Bar or Bat Mitzvah of sorts: This Sunday, Rabbi Jay and Janine Rosenbaum of Mercer Island’s Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation will be honored for 13 years of service at the congregation’s Legacy Brunch. “In our tradition we look atContinue Reading
Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist 1. A confluence of ideas and connections brought Seattle its first Ashkenazic pop-up restaurant. Josh Furman of Hillel’s JConnect says his organization wants Seattle “to be an amazing place for young Jews, and this means events and opportunities that take on a number of forms.” AndContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist “It started in 2012,” explains Zoe Mesnik-Greene, when “I saw a video about children…with cleft palate condition.” She can’t pinpoint why, but that video made her want to do something. “I asked myself, am I going to take action…or just put it on Facebook?”Continue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist A couple of issues ago, I mentioned King County Metro’s Poetry on Buses project and poet Merna Ann Hecht, whose poem about bread is one of 50 poems currently featured on the system’s Ballard Rapid Ride line. The project is managed by Bellevue nativeContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Correspondent “It’s an interesting lens of the 20th century, but through the eyes of one world,” says Laura Ferri, director of “Letters to the Editor,” Book-It Repertory Theatre’s performance that brings our state’s Jewish community to life on the stage — through the pages ofContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist Happy Jewish Book Month to writers and readers everywhere! I decided to reach out to Merna Ann Hecht after the Seattle Times did a lovely profile of her and her poem that won a place in the King County Metro poetry on buses competition.Continue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist There are a lot of reasons why Michele and Stan Rosen were named the 2014 outstanding philanthropic family by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. “It’s a little embarrassing,” says Michele of the attention. “There are lots of reasons we give, but [getting awards] isn’tContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist Steve Schwartz initially emailed me to say he’s “a Member of the Tribe who has found himself living and working with plenty of different tribes.” He might be referring to moving around a lot in the Midwest as a child before his family settled inContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist “I was always looking for the mountains,” says Rabbi Sarah Niebuhr Rubin of her return to Seattle last month. Raised in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, she grew up attending Temple Beth Am. A Roosevelt High School grad, she left town to attend Ohio StateContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist Naomi Weiss Newman doesn’t like to play favorites, but the consummate volunteer for so many Jewish organizations in the Seattle area, admits to a soft spot for Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology. Fifteen years ago, she was the driving force behind the formationContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist Ben Eisenhardt had the same childhood ambition as many kids. “Professional basketball is a dream [that] starts from kindergarten,” he says. But his aspiration is now reality. Soon, the 6’10”, 215 lb. forward will head to Israel to play for Euroleague’s Elitzur Yavne. BenContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist What’s a nice Jewish girl doing in a place like Pakistan? If you’re Edmonds native Margaret O’Connor, you are working as an “academic exchange specialist in the South and Central Asia branch for the office of academic exchanges in the bureau of education andContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist “I’ve been doing geometric designs my entire life,” says Dorienn Medrano, whose designs were featured on the front and inside cover of a recent Jewish Day School alumni newsletter. But surprisingly, Dorienn adds, “I didn’t realize I was artistic” until a few years ago.Continue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist “Humbling,” is how Seattle’s Joshua Gortler described receiving an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Yeshiva University (YU) May 22. Speaking the week before, he said the most remarkable thing was that this could happen to “an immigrant kid who [came] to this countryContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound columnist 1 “For improving health — and giving hope — to the world’s most vulnerable people,” Celina Schocken recently received a distinguished alumni award from Lakeside High School for her work in international public health. Now living in the New York area, Celina returned home toContinue Reading
Diana Brement JTNews Columnist 1 “It’s just a magical spot… [and] so hard to leave” explains Hannah Cordes about moving her family from Seattle to Winthrop this past fall. Having spent weekends and vacations in their “tiny cabin” (500 square feet!), they found themselves “falling in love with the wholeContinue Reading
