By Joel Magalnick, other Between the tablecloths, the gefilte fish and the wine, Morris Sharlup is a happy man. For Sharlup, a small but stocky gentleman with a gray-streaked ponytail and a welcoming smile under his grizzled beard, Friday nights at the Council House retirement community have been more meaningfulContinue Reading
By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent What started out with a few kids, augmented by parents who “used to play,” KlezKidz and KidsChorus has grown into a large ensemble with regular rehearsals and up to eight concerts a year. KlezKidz is a 40-member intergenerational ensemble that plays at synagogue services andContinue Reading
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By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent There is no shortage of Jewish candidates running for office in the Puget Sound area this fall. They sailed through the primary season and are preparing for the Nov. 5 general election. Three incumbents are looking to repeat their legislative victories and win another term:Continue Reading
By Rita Weinstein, Special to JTNews On Sept. 11, the mood in Seattle, as in the rest of the country, was one of somber reflection. Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum, the new senior rabbi at Herzl-Ner Tamid, saw the occasion as an excellent teaching moment to explain the holiday of Sukkot, “theContinue Reading
By Joel Magalnick, Special to JTNews At 6-foot-2 and 240 pounds, the biggest thing about Ben Mahdavi is not his size. What’s big about Mahdavi, defensive captain of the 2002 University of Washington Huskies football team, is the way he commands respect. And it’s not the muscles, either. Through theContinue Reading
By By Hally Jackson, Special to JTNews Heroes come in many shapes and sizes. Some are remembered for their bravery and some for unsurpassed loyalty. The Tacoma community remembers Marvin Alan Kelgman, an 11-year-old patrol boy who died saving the life of a child. Marvin was a sixth-grader at LowellContinue Reading
By Robert B. Spitzer, other Shortly after I became president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, Sen. Patty Murray called me to wish me well in the new position. She asked how she could continue to work with our Jewish community and our social service agencies. I suggested sheContinue Reading
By Rita Weinstein, JTNews Correspondent Even though she left behind no direct descendents, Edna Simon’s legacy to her community will be long remembered. Born in Erie, Penn., she arrived in Seattle in the 1930s after completing her college education in Ohio and doing the European grand tour. Active and involvedContinue Reading
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews It is with great sadness and some anger that Dr. Shmuel Penchas talks about the new specialty at Hadassah hospitals in Jerusalem. In the past, doctors at the two hospitals funded by the Women’s Zionist Organization of America were known for their research inContinue Reading
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Rabbi Elon Sunshine is a little too happy. He is the father of two sweet little girls, with a third child on the way. He and his wife, Shira Rosenblatt, are thrilled to be living in the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. TheyContinue Reading
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Remember the gym teacher who talked you into jumping off the high dive even though you were afraid? He works at the Stroum Jewish Community Center now, where he’s inspiring the staff and volunteers to reach new heights. Barry Sohn took over as directorContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent No one can really say for sure whether or not being a Jewish mother is any different than being any other “brand” of mother, but Jewish mothers of newborns say they can use all the help they can get. Starting in October 2002, three EastsideContinue Reading
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By Eric Schinfeld, other The Women’s Division of the Jewish Federation of the Greater Seattle is looking forward to a pretty standard year for their 2002-2003 season. That is, if you consider standard two of the biggest Jewish women’s events in the area, several high profile speakers and a hostContinue Reading
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By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent One of the things he finds most surprising about the changing situation in the Middle East conflict, said Steve Rosen, director of Foreign Policy Issues Department for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), is that George W. Bush has adopted essentially the same conclusionsContinue Reading
By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Even at the age of two, it was evident that Ari Grashin was a sports enthusiast. He would grab the TV remote and channel surf on the tube right up until he reached a station with sports on it. Since then, he has played baseball,Continue Reading
By Hally Jackson, Special to JTNews After two decades as executive director at the JCC, Gary Pollock is pitching for a new team, The Moyer Foundation. “There were a number of opportunities, both Jewish communal and corporate, which came my way. After meeting with [Mariner’s pitcher] Jamie and Karen MoyerContinue Reading
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