By , Special to JTNews Gloria Berner, an incoming freshman at the University of Washington, is commuting to school and wondered if she would miss out on opportunities to make new friends. Until she heard about a new program at Hillel. “The UW is such a huge place, with classesContinue Reading
By , Special to JTNews Northwest Yeshiva High School kicked off its participation in the Milken Family Foundation Festival for Youth with a multigenerational gathering at The Summit at First Hill on Sunday, Oct. 14. With music, distinguished guest speakers, and multimedia presentations, students in two classes at the school,Continue Reading
By Gerda Lawrence, Special to JTNews Jewish seniors who live on Seattle’s north end have literally stepped outside of the box to solve the problem of lack of space at the Jewish Community Center’s north end branch. Years ago, when they couldn’t find room at the small center, which usesContinue Reading
By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Those who knew him 10 years ago, may not recognize the once quiet and introverted Jon Sternoff today. Sternoff said he did a complete 180-degree turn after graduating from high school. Excited to share what has happened in his life over the years and anxiousContinue Reading
By Eileen Mintz, Special to JTNews Two local families and a local chef gave Jewish cooking maven Joan Nathan a taste of eating Jewish in Seattle a week ago when she blew through town to film an episode for her PBS 2002 series of “Jewish Cooking in America.” The newContinue Reading
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Although the series of Music of Remembrance concerts are presented as a tribute to those who died and suffered during the Holocaust, the highlight of the Nov. 4 concert probably will be the performance of a modern piece by a living composer whose connectionContinue Reading
By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Correspondent There must be something more, he thought to himself. Something more than this same old routine of getting up and going to work. There must be some meaning to all of this. As he stared at a stone worn down by slowly dripping water,Continue Reading
By Holly M. Redell, Special to JTNews When organizers were planning the visit to Seattle of Israeli social workers last month, they had no idea how crucial the insight of the visitors would be in helping local social workers cope with the tragedies of Sept. 11. “It is uncanny thatContinue Reading
By David Chesanow, JTNews Correspondent Although four adults have been questioned in connection with last summer’s vandalism on Bainbridge Island, Police Chief Bill Cooper said last Thursday that the investigation has not yet progressed to prosecution. Earlier this month Cooper said that four adults — three in their late teensContinue Reading
By Deborah Seldner, other She’s already made her mark on the nation’s Jewish environmental landscape, but after a week kayaking in Alaska with eight other leading Jewish environmentalists, Portlander Sandi Scheinberg said she has a renewed passion to continue the arduous task of environmental conservation. “It was moving, going toContinue Reading
By , Special to JTNews From Arab-Jewish relations to rabbis who surf, medieval history to Yentl’s revenge, the Talmud to God-optional Judaism, Jewish Book Month has something for everyone and is open to all. Nationally, the month preceding Hanukkah is known as Jewish Book Month. Jewish community centers and synagoguesContinue Reading
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews During the past two legislative sessions, financial pressures caused by statewide ballot initiatives, plus the difficulty of working with a Democratic-Republican tie in the House of Representatives, caused near gridlock in Olympia. Now the really hard work is about to begin: Working under similarContinue Reading
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews In the past 10 years, the greater Seattle Jewish community has grown by 27 percent — twice as fast as the general Seattle population, according to a new survey commissioned by the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. The 2000 Greater Seattle Population Survey, conductedContinue Reading
By , Special to JTNews Congregation Beth Shalom, a Conservative synagogue in Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood, invites the community to join them for the dedication of their new aron kodesh (holy ark) on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. Thanks to a donation by the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, BethContinue Reading
By , Special to JTNews Jewish Family Service offers a wide variety of culturally sensitive workshops and groups designed to strengthen individuals, families and the community through its Jewish Family Life Education program. Jewish Family Life Education consists of three areas: Public Programs and Events, Professional Training and the SpeakersContinue Reading
By , Special to JTNews The Stroum Jewish Community Center (JCC) holds its 44th Annual Meeting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the Mercer Island Facility (3801 E. Mercer Way, Mercer Island). The JCC will elect its officers and board of directors for fiscal year 2001—2002, and honor outgoingContinue Reading
By , Special to JTNews Fifteen kindergarten students at Seattle Hebrew Academy wanted to help those who had been injured by the terrorists in New York City. Their teachers suggested a Band-Aid drive. The 5-year-olds, working together, created this appeal letter: “Dear Students and Parents of Seattle Hebrew Academy, “PleaseContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent On the evening of that bleak Tuesday, Sept. 11, nearly 150 Jews gathered at a local synagogue to hear Jerusalem-based freelance writer Judy Lash Balint, a former Seattleite, speak about her new book, Jerusalem Diaries, In Tense Times (Geffen Publishing House, $16.95). Only it wasContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent At the American Jewish Committee annual meeting on the evening of Sept. 10, the AJC’s expert on anti-Semitism and extremism, in a somewhat synchronistic and unknowingly prophetic way, delivered a keynote address on “Hate and the Internet: Free Speech, Civil Rights and Public Safety.” EvenContinue Reading
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews What is the message for the Jewish community after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11? Reuven Kimelman, keynote speaker at the Jewish Federation’s Major Gifts Dinner on Sept. 24, says one possible answer would be: Good and evil are always intermingled. Jews always searchContinue Reading
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