Persian Jewish history

By Albert Feldmann, , Seattle The JTNews generally maintains a high journalistic standard, so the occasional slip-up must be pointed out. Specifica

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Seeing the light

By Jack D. Israel, , Bellevue The article, "Weathering the "˜Hanukkah Storm,'" (Jan. 5) reminded me of a poem I wrote on the occasion of a previou

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The rabbi’s attorney

By Harvey Grad, , Renton The opinions I express here are my own in response to your story, editorial and letters from the Dec. 15 issue. There are

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Printing hate

By Nancy Gordon, , You should be ashamed of yourself for printing the "responses" to the airport tree issues. Even the secular newspapers such as

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With friends like these…

By Jacqueline Bollen, , Seattle I deliberately did not renew my subscription when it expired, because with friends like the "JT," who needs enemie

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Picking our battles

By Randy Jergensen, , Camano Island Concerning the recent controversy over the Christmas trees at Sea-Tac Airport, one letter published in the Dec.

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A note of support

By Robert Foerster, , Toronto, Ont. This is just a note of support for Rabbi Elazar Bogomilsky. I have watched the story on the news, and realized

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Well fed

By Rabbi Jim Mirel, Organizer, MAZON Fundraising Dinner, I wish to thank all those who participated in the recent Hanukkah fundraiser for MAZON: A

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Complex loopholes

By Don Baldwin , , Snohomish I am writing in response to your article about Jewish groups joining with Washington Ceasefire to close the "gun show

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Including Israeli Arabs

By Simcha Shtull, , Seattle Once again I wonder how an incendiary article such as Leslie Susser's ("Israeli Arabs: No to Zionist State," Dec. 15)

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Disservice to community

By Richard D. Brody, , Mercer Island I am sorely disappointed in the article by Manny Frishberg. First, there is no statement from the Port of Sea

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Inappropriate decorations

By Leiba E. Husock, MSW, , Seattle I was in the minority that disagreed with Rabbi Bogomilsky's actions and especially in resorting to getting an a

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For the rabbi

By Annie Charnley Eveland, , Walla Walla I am from a Christian sensibility (United Church of Christ) and I support Rabbi Bogomilsky's reasonable re

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Generating negative opinion

By Michael Ball, non-evangelical Baptist, , Spokane Building interfaith trust and respect, is that what Rabbi Elazar Bogomilsky is trying to do? I'

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Congratulations

By Grant Simpson, , I hope you are quite pleased with yourselves. It is not bad enough that we have to continually endure the media attacking Chris

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Celebrate at home

By Robert Aronson, , I feel Chabad and its rabbi have embarrassed the Seattle Jewish community. The menorah doesn't need to be displayed in malls a

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Open arms

By Shelly F. Cohen, Co-Chair, Bashert Initiative, News of the controversy over the planned gay pride march (eventually circumscribed to a rally in

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Crediting corrections

By Don Armstrong, Director of Professional Services, Jewish Family Service, , Larry Broder, Executive Director, Temple De Hirsch Sinai We would lik

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Conference corrections

By Diane Baer, Carolyn Cohen, Sue Covey, Fred Diamondstone, Julie Green, Cecily Kaplan, Sally Kinney, Carol Mullin, Organizing committee of the Puget

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The Resolution

By Norman Levin, , Seattle Adkins and Freedman mislead the readers when they state, �Like McDermott, many members of Congress expressed reservati

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