By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Anyone entering Kane Hall to hear Dr. William Quandt’s lecture on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict at the University of Washington in March had to undergo a mildly intrusive security check before they could get settled in their seats. Quandt’s presentation, “Can the U.S. Revive the PeaceContinue Reading
By Sharon Altaras, Special to JTNews “It’s a source of extreme frustration to me that we tend to learn from murders,” Daniel Pipes said to a packed audience last week in the University of Washington’s Kane Hall. His speech, which was sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, wasContinue Reading
By Gigi Yellen-Kohn, JTNews Correspondent While the grown-ups in our community scramble to support Israel with rallies, solidarity missions, letters to editors and dollars, our children are doing their part as well. Children at schools and synagogues all over the community are reaching out to people in Israel. At theContinue Reading
By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent For the third time in a month, the Jewish community will gather en masse next week for a rally in support of Israel, on Tuesday, April 30, in front of the Federal Building in downtown Seattle. On April 17, balloons adorned Herzl-Ner Tamid on MercerContinue Reading
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews There will be three new faces in community leadership this summer, when the new director of the Stroum Jewish Community Center, the new head of the Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle and the new senior rabbi of Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation arrive. InContinue Reading
By , Special to JTNews Scheduled for April 12-14 at Camp Solomon Schechter in Olympia, the 12th Annual Jewish Single Parent Family Retreat promises to be another fun and engaging weekend. This is a popular and well-received program that encourages returning families, as well as welcomes new families. This year’sContinue Reading
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By , Special to JTNews The video, “The Sephardim and the Pike Place Market” is a visual and oral record of Sephardic vendors who have occupied stalls in the public market. The Washington State Jewish Historical Society invites the community to view this video and hear a panel discussion onContinue Reading
By , Special to JTNews Professor Michael Stanislawski, Nathan J. Miller Professor of Jewish History at Columbia University, will deliver the three Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures for 2002, which will be held in Kane Hall 220 at 7 p.m. on May 6, 8 and 13. The overarching title ofContinue Reading
By , Special to JTNews “Many Voices, One Song” is a musical celebration of spiritual and ethnic diversity benefiting Multifaith Works, an organization that provides support for people living with AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses. The concert will take place on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in the SeattleContinue Reading
By , Special to JTNews The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has chosen Seattle as a site for a teachers’ in-service seminar, “Teaching About the Holocaust,” in cooperation with the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center. Dr. Michael Berenbaum, scholar, theologian and author, will kick off the conference with aContinue Reading
By Moti Krauthamer, Special to JTNews Recently 300 foreign journalists converged on Israel to bolster the ranks of an already hefty foreign news corps. With this influx of journalists, more and more news stories are coming out of Israel. The increased coverage of Israel at this time brings up theContinue Reading
By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent More than 100 people attended “Rising from the Rubble: Anti-Semitism and the Aftermath of September 11,” a forum on the evening of March 11, the six-month anniversary of the terrorist attack on the U.S. The Anti-Defamation League, AIPAC, American Jewish Committee, Haddasah and the JewishContinue Reading
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By Lauren Segal, Special to JTNews The Center for Emergency Medicine at Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, which opened in 1979, was originally designed to treat 41,000 patients annually. Last year, 72,000 patients visited the Emergency Room and trauma unit. Escalating violence from the intifada is the leading reason for theContinue Reading
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews One month ago, Rabbi Beth Singer and Rabbi David Fine were basking in the sun of beautiful, springtime Israel and at the same time fearing for the future of the Jewish homeland. Agonizing was one word Fine, the regional director of the Union ofContinue Reading
By David Chesanow, JTNews Correspondent The civil disorder bill initiated by the Anti-Defamation League has passed both houses of the state Legislature and was signed by the governor on Wednesday, April 3. “It is important that extremists be deterred and punished. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2505 penalizes civil disorder training,Continue Reading
By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent While the financial news around the Puget Sound has mirrored the harder times people are feeling around the country, some of the most prominent Jewish organizations in the Seattle area say things could be a lot worse than they are. Layoffs at Boeing and theContinue Reading
By , Special to JTNews The Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington is presenting a major traveling exhibit linking art and science. “Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics” features the work of more than 20 artists, showcasing works created in direct response to recent developments in human genomics.Continue Reading
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