By Paul Baenen, , Seattle Undoubtedly Jaffee made errors (To the family of Myron Cohon and our community). Nothing excuses William Cohon’s “he occupies the Samuel and Althea Stroum chair in Jewish Studies, at the University of Washington, which means that both the State of Washington and the Stroum familyContinue Reading
By Sidney Stock, , Bellevue Martin Jaffee blew it. Jaffee used an individual’s life and death to illustrate a continuing concern of the Jewish community, the loss of member(s) to the majority culture. Jaffee assumed incorrectly that in the last part of Myron Cohon’s life, Cohon was lost to theContinue Reading
By Hillary Lipe, , Seattle Thank you for the letter addressed to Myron Cohon, his family, and the community, published in JTNews on Fri., Dec. 23, 2011 (To the family of Myron Cohon and our community). I was horrified to read the cruel, arrogant column written by Martin Jaffee, publishedContinue Reading
By Keith Cohon, , Seattle I’m sorry, but while I appreciate your apologies (To the family of Myron Cohon and our community), you have still missed the mark. In fact, you and Professor Jaffee are still on the same page, though you profess not to be. You both apologize, asContinue Reading
By Jack Fackerell, , Redmond I want to respond to the article written by Tzippy Wiens titled “Killing Animals” (Jew-ish Magazine, Dec. 23). I realize that most people do eat animals and I praise the article for being very open and upfront about what happens to animals and how theyContinue Reading
By Wendy Rosen , Special to JTNews As Iran ignores the international community while developing nuclear weapons, the regime’s abysmal treatment of its own citizens is equally disturbing, and now is capturing global attention and action. It is time we all pay heed. UN member states put Iranian human rightsContinue Reading
By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist It’s always great when families get along, and more so when blended families do. Stepbrothers Raphi Schuster and Daniel Kaplan are doubly, maybe quadruply, blessed: They enjoy the support of an array of parents and stepparents, and shared interests in sports, school, synagogue andContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist Unless you’re the parents of a Kobe Bryant or a Tiger Woods, most moms and dads probably spend most of their time and money helping their children make good grades. But new research from three Israeli doctors shows that awkwardness or disinterest in sportsContinue Reading
By Alan L. Barer, , Kirkland Thank you for your article in the November 25 edition by Diana Brement about Sharon Kaufman-Osborn of Whitman College in Walla Walla (“Advising Jewish students at Whitman College“). By her willpower and effort she revived a Jewish community dating back to the 1860s thatContinue Reading
By Betsy R. Schneier, Past President, Washington State Jewish Historical Society, Seattle On behalf of executive board of the Washington State Jewish Historical Society, thanks so much for the wonderful article about our recent program, Heroes Making History (“Stories of the front,” Dec. 9). The speakers truly represent the bestContinue Reading
By Rabbi Jonathan Singer, Temple Beth Am A few weeks ago, I found myself in an unlikely place: The Bavarian city of Bamberg, in the medieval cathedral of that German town which avoided significant damage during World War II. The cathedral guide proclaimed that among the treasures of the churchContinue Reading
By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I just read Nathan Englander’s short story in the latest New Yorker and I found something deeply disturbing about it. On one hand, I love to read and see Jewish things out there in the world. On the other hand, it’s almostContinue Reading
By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist Kenny and Marleen Alhadeff are always happy to be honored, as they were Nov. 18, receiving the Outstanding Family Philanthropists award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Washington Chapter, for their work with the Foundation for Early Learning. On accepting the award, Kenny stressedContinue Reading
By , A personal story from a Bellevue rabbi underscores the gravity of the situation facing our state and the families hurt by the lingering economic downturn. During the course of the last year, this rabbi said requests for emergency assistance have gone up at the same timeContinue Reading
By Eric Leibman, , Portland Re: The article Jewish agencies will support marriage equality (Nov. 25). Wow. Another good reason not to give a dime to Federation Continue Reading
By Lisa Schuchman, , Seattle Thank you for the Books, Movies, Music and Food section from November 18! While reading it I moved to my computer to reserve four of the books from the library (luckily they have them). So many good ideas — I appreciate it! Continue Reading
By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Columbus, Ohio native Brenda Luper (“go Buckeyes!”) was a relatively new arrival in the Seattle area in 2007 when she learned her mom had pancreatic cancer. “We had no idea what that meant,” she says. Sadly, her mother died four months later and “we spentContinue Reading
By Rabbi Seth Goldstein , Temple Beth Hatfiloh On November 28, the first day of the special session of the Washington State legislature, I had the honor of delivering the invocation in the House. This special session is called to deal specifically with the budget issues facing the state. IContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist As global governments focus on deterring nuclear threats and cyber-terrorism, we could be missing a longtime “frien-emy” in our midst that can keep us healthy — or take us out in a matter of hours. And they are everywhere. In groups, these individuals areContinue Reading
By Robert G. Kaufman, , Seattle Here are some observations on the Olympia Food Co-op boycott controversy described in the Nov. 11 issue of JTNews (“Israel critics use courts to protect their speech“). I attended the public meeting in Olympia before the board vote and along with others was givenContinue Reading
