By Tim Klass , JTNews Correspondent As a veteran syndicated talk show host, Michael Medved has no illusions that enough fellow Seattle-area Jews can be persuaded to reject President Obama to swing Washington State for Republican Mitt Romney. Instead, in a Republican Jewish Coalition fundraiser that drew about 70 supportersContinue Reading
By Olivia Rosen, Special to JTNews Seattle’s Middle East Peace Camp (MEPC), a weeklong summer program that brings Arab and Jewish children together, encountered controversy this summer. The camp, founded in the summer after September 11 by local activist Kay Bullitt, the Arab Center of Washington, Beyond Borders and Kadima,Continue Reading
By Gwen Davis, Special to JTNews Jordan Magidson’s magic number was 77. As associate director of education at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life in Jackson, Miss., Magidson’s job was to bridge the Jewish education curriculum across the 77 different Jewish communities in her coverage area. The idea was thatContinue Reading
By Emily K. Alhadeff , Associate Editor, JTNews As the unemployment rate stagnates, the number of hungry people in Washington State continues to rise. Between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012, Jewish Family Service’s Polack Food Bank served, on average, 1,875 individuals per month. While that number increased byContinue Reading
By Charlene Kahn , JTNews Correspondent Over the years, members of Washington State’s Jewish community have amassed sports collections, played on softball leagues, bet on winning horses, won bouts in the ring, and won (or run) record-smashing races. They have also doctored injured pro sports players, broadcast major games, and,Continue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Correspondent Two religious schools in the Pacific Northwest, Congregation Beth Shalom in Seattle and Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane, have each won the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s prestigious Frameworks for Excellence School award which they sought, not only for the quality of their instruction,Continue Reading
By Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNews On the upper floor of a squat, non-descript building in the heart of South Lake Union sit several startup technology companies that work, side by side, in a big room filled with the silent tapping of keyboards and teammates huddled in discussion. In theContinue Reading
By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, JTNews As JTNews does every year, we have listings of High Holiday services for synagogues and organizations throughout Washington State. This year, Rosh Hashanah begins on the evening of Sept. 16. Yom Kippur begins on the evening of Sept. 25. Contact each synagogue directlyContinue Reading
By , JTNews Correspondent For a full listing of High Holiday services, go here. Wednesday September 5 7—8:30 p.m. — Exploring the Days of Awe: Music of Teshuvah, Wisdom from Our Liturgy Jennifer Fliss at jfliss@templebnaitorah.org or 425-603-9677 or templebnaitorah.org With Cantor David Serkin-Poole, explore the melodies and texts thatContinue Reading
By , JTNews Correspondent (JTA) — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will make his third visit to Israel shortly after the launch of the Windows 8 operating system. Ballmer will attend events organized by Microsoft Israel and its local development center in Israel. He also will meet with entrepreneurs and developers,Continue Reading
By Ben Sales , JTA World News Service HAIFA, Israel (JTA) — The verdict by an Israeli court in the case of Rachel Corrie of Olympia who was killed in Gaza by an Israeli military bulldozer in 2003, may have captured international attention and touched on a range of ethicalContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Correspondent What’s in a prayer? Janis Siegel JTNews Correspondent Roman Catholic Rev. Phillip Renczes has a dream, one he shares with the current Pope Benedict XVI: To break down barriers between world religions and the Catholic Church and to further Jewish-Catholic relations. Yet a small,Continue Reading
By Olivia Rosen, other On Wednesday, Aug. 15, after 10 weeks of riding, 30 cyclists on the Hazon Cross-USA bike ride arrived in Washington, D.C. and ceremoniously dipped their bikes into the water at the Georgetown Waterfront Park. The ride originated in Seattle on June 7. Hazon is a JewishContinue Reading
By Olivia Rosen, other A grand jury in Portland, Ore. indicted white supremacist couple David “Joey” Pedersen and Holly Ann Grigsby on federal racketeering charges. Pedersen, 32, and Grigsby, 25, were arrested after a killing spree throughout Oregon, Washington and California, which left four people, including a 19-year-old man, CodyContinue Reading
By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, JTNews Earlier this month, the Consulate General of Israel in San Francisco welcomed its new consul general of Israel to the Pacific Northwest. Andy David, a dentist who began a diplomatic career in 1998, took over the post previously held by Akiva Tor. HeContinue Reading
By Charlene Kahn, JTNews Correspondent You can research the kishkas out of vacation planning and still not be ready for what you find. There I was, boarding my flight with my “Learn Turkish” CD, a basic Turkish dictionary, and a few travel books stuffed into my old blue Greatland backpack.Continue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent As voters in Washington State prepare to reject or uphold Senate Bill 6239, which made it the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage, marriage equality advocates from the Jewish, Muslim, Baptist and Catholic communities, hoping to swell their numbers, told a crowd at a townContinue Reading
By Charlotte Anthony, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — Isaac Azose knew he had a treasure in his hands — a nearly century-old booklet for Ladino-speaking Jews immigrating to the United States that featured English, Ladino and Yiddish expressions to help them acculturate into their new communities. “IContinue Reading
By , JTNews Correspondent Dozens of Jewish and Israeli athletes are competing in the London 2012 Summer Games, several of them earning medals for their countries. Most notably, Alexandra Raisman has brought the U.S. women’s gymnastics team two gold medals — the first time the U.S. girls have placed sinceContinue Reading
By , JTNews Correspondent On July 27, the JTNews profiled Jews on the ballot. At press time, this is how they and all of their fellow Jewish candidates were doing following the Aug. 7 primary: Laura Ruderman, U.S. Representative, Congressional District 1: Will not advance Andrew Hughes, U.S. Representative, CongressionalContinue Reading
