Category: News

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent What does Adolf Hitler have in common with Joseph Stalin and Saddam Hussein, besides a particular brand of br

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent “I’m not an advocate for Saddam Hussein,” announced Rep. Jim McDermott, as he laid out the reasons h

By Joshua Runyan; Transcript Acting Editor Joel Magalnick contributed to this report., other

By Joshua Runyan; Transcript Acting Editor Joel Magalnick contributed to this report., other PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — Several Jewish groups reacted wit

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent On Sept. 21, American-Israelis Yonnah Ben Levy and her husband Chaim Bezalel opened their own gallery and ar

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent America’s largest Klezmer orchestra, the Klezmer Conservatory Band, will once again visit Seattle̵

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Levitas, on tour to promote his book The Terrorist Next Door (Thomas Dunne Books, 2002, 416 pages) spoke at a jo

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Until recently, West Seattle had only a small but fragmented Jewish community. In October, a new educational cent

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent As mayor of the Gush Etzion region of Israel, Shaul Goldstein is not only a leader, he’s also a busines

By Rita Weinstein, JTNews Correspondent On November 20, Muslims across the world ended Ramadan, their 29-day fast of observance. At the University

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent When Barry Sohn took the reins at the Stroum Jewish Community Center half a year ago, his task was similar

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Seattle Hebrew Academy has just gotten a much-needed boost in its quest to raise funds to rebuild its home. The C

By Robert Shay, Special to JTNews This month, I am pleased to announce to the community that I have decided to expand the selection of media our co

By Davida Navarre (and daughter Ruth), Special to JTNews Twentieth-century history is rife with examples of inhumanity. The Holocaust stands as one

By Gigi Yellen-Kohn, JTNews Correspondent You should be able to find these discs with the information given, but if you’re frustrated in a se

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews David and Debbie Grashin are trying to get back to normal after the passing of their son Ari. Grashin, who had be

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Not long ago, a positive HIV test meant an imminent death sentence. That is no longer the case. Today, inste

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent From Shakespeare’s Shylock to Arthur Miller’s Willie Loman in Death of a Salesman, the stereotype