By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent “I consider myself a music junkie. I’ve always loved music,” says Michael Tarlowe, the founder of Virt Records, a new independent label. “My first job in high school was at the local record store, and in college I was a DJ.” An East Coast native,Continue Reading
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By Deborah Ashin, Special to JTNews Every week, Dave Landsman takes an emotional journey to Israel. Though he sits in the comfort of his Mercer Island home, he spends time on the phone with Shabtai Penso, a documentary filmmaker whose life was shattered last September by a suicide bomber. TheseContinue Reading
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By Britten Schear, Special to JTNews Ze’ev Kahanov was not dissuaded by the poor turnout to his lecture at Congregation Beth Shalom on Wed, Feb. 12. Speaking to an audience of about 15, Kahanov was quite at ease, telling jokes in his soft Israeli accent and inviting his listeners toContinue Reading
By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews The halls on the 12th floor of this downtown Seattle office building would look like any other except for a few notable differences: for instance, the walls covered with mugshots and surveillance photos of bank robbers, or the true-to-life shootout simulator. The invitation to visitContinue Reading
By Sara Lahyani, Special to JTNews Of the 18 students nationwide who left Feb. 4 to spend eight weeks studying in Israel, six are from the Pacific Northwest. The students two of whom come from Washington State, and four from the Portland area, are a part of the Alexander MussContinue Reading
By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Taking Sides investigates Wilhelm Furtwangler, the Nazi-era conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic in postwar Germany. South African/British playwright Ronald Harwood focuses on the conflict between Furtwangler and an overbearing U.S. Army major who interrogates him. The ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery is presenting the Seattle premiereContinue Reading
By Gabe Meyerson, Special to JTNews I once had a Jewish friend that lived in the projects. I remember I was 13 years old and was surprised that Jews actually live in the ‘hood. Boy, was I naïve. Jews in America today enjoy the highest quality of living, economic andContinue Reading
By By Tali Gourarie, other As the violence in Israel continues, local teen members of Young Judaea’s Seattle Club have taken it upon themselves to do their part in working towards peace. Because every terror attack is a tragic event, no matter where it occurs or how frequently, Young JudaeaContinue Reading
By Rita Weinstein, JTNews Correspondent Though many Council House residents reflect on their lives — even as much as 100 years’ worth of memories — others tend to look forward. On February 6, its most senior resident, Zerline Aronin (who still walks a dozen blocks to the grocery store severalContinue Reading
By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Canadian-turned-Israeli Joel Bainerman calls economics the key to peace in the Middle East. He says Palestinians must take it upon themselves to create a viable economy and build a reliable Palestinian Authority. That, he said, must take a lot of time and patience. Bainerman cameContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, JTNews Correspondent Religion and Spirituality We ended our last reviews in Nov. 2002, with a mention of a new compilation of the Zohar by Rav P.S. Berg, director of the Kabbalah Centre. This international organization brings the wisdom of Kabbalah (Jewish mystical texts) to the general public,Continue Reading
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Correspondent When Anita Diamant published The Red Tent, her novel about the lives of the Biblical foremothers, did she imagine she was spawning a new genre of literature? Our current Bookshelf adds two new works of fiction that flesh out the lives of women of theContinue Reading
By David Chesanow, JTNews Correspondent Hearings on new hate-crime legislation, initiated by the Seattle office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), were held in Olympia last week. House Bill 1128 and its companion measure, Senate Bill 5193, would prohibit insurance companies from canceling or refusing to renew coverage on property dueContinue Reading
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By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Greeted by a standing ovation from over 650 Jewish women, Gloria Steinem, feminist icon and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, turned a large meeting room at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel and Towers into a community-wide celebration when she spoke at Connections 2003, Mosaic of a WomanContinue Reading
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By Gigi Yellen-Kohn, JTNews Correspondent I am talking music with Rabbi Aharon Brun-Kestler, Executive Director of the Va’ad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle—the people who grant the seal of Kosher certification. He’s a traditionalist, of course. “I like the real solid standards of the early rock age — Chuck Berry, CrosbyContinue Reading
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