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By , Special to JTNews Eight JDS students in grades 2—5 will join hundreds of other students in a three-week summer program sponsored by the Bellevue School District. Operation Exploration, now in its 25th year, provides an opportunity for students to stretch their abilities through accelerated academics and higher level,Continue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Over the past six years, many JDS students in grades 5—8 have chosen to spend a wintery Sunday morning taking either the PLUS or SAT test as part of the Johns Hopkins University National Talent Search. Students scoring in the 97th percentile or above onContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion ordained Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl, a native of Tacoma, and Rabbis Laurie Rice and Philip Rice, who are moving to the Seattle area, at the end of May. Rabbi Norman Cohen, acting President of HUC-JIR, ordained 31 rabbis andContinue Reading

By Abigail Brown, Special to JTNews Ninety students and twenty-somethings from Seattle or Hillel Foundation for Jewish Campus Life at the University of Washington will tour Israel, are participating in Birthright Israel trips this June. This Birthright trip will be the first free10-day trip for the constituents of Hillel atContinue Reading

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent The prophet Isaiah exhorted: “All of your children shall be taught of the Lord.” Some rabbinic scholars say that the word in Hebrew translated as “your children” can also be interpreted as the Hebrew word for builder, implying that Jewish children need Jewish education toContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews NEW YORK — Late last month, the Mandel Foundation convened the third assembly of a new tier of senior professionals in Jewish education. Thirty-five alumni of the Teacher Educator Institute (TEI) met to exchange the most innovative approaches to the professional development of teachers inContinue Reading

By Lorraine Sidell, Special to JTNews There were more than a few misty eyes among those gathered to escort the newly acquired Torah into The Summit on First Hill. On a recent balmy spring evening, a group of Summit residents — along with other interested Jewish community members — assembledContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews The American Jewish Press Association presented The Jewish Transcript with a first-place honor in its Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism at the organization’s annual meeting in Denver earlier this month. And during the American Jewish Press Association’s business meeting, new officers wereContinue Reading

By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Washington state residents who survived the Holocaust are tired of waiting. Despite well-publicized announcements of compensation settlements, survivors are becoming increasingly skeptical about ever receiving a penny. With patience waning and their numbers dwindling, a group of local survivors have decided to form aContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Night & Day for the “J”, the Stroum Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle’s annual fund-raiser, will take place on Sunday and Monday, June 24 and 25. Chaired by Pam Feinstein and Alan Tesler, proceeds from “Night & Day for the “˜J’”, will provide scholarshipsContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews On May 20, the Jewish Club of Washington held its annual election meeting and at the same time celebrated Klaus Stern’s 80th birthday. Klaus was president of the club for many years and was honored for his devoted service. The club started right after WorldContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews The Women’s Endowment Foundation celebrated a “decade of giving” last month when it announced three grants at its 2001 annual meeting. The grants — $8,200 for teen outreach by Project Dvorah of Jewish Family Service; $8,200 to the National Council of Jewish Women’s Shalom BayitContinue Reading

By Abigail Brown, Special to JTNews On Sunday, May 20, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life at the University of Washington hosted “The Red Carpet Affair: A Showcase of Excellence,” an honorary dinner at the historic University Tower Hotel. The dinner included an Academy Awards—style presentation that highlighted severalContinue Reading

By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Even Gov. Gary Locke found it difficult to take a serious approach to his speech saluting the 2001 First Citizen, Herb Bridge, at a dinner in his honor last week. “Some members of our community are wholly unique,” the governor said, after noting theContinue Reading

By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Mildred Rosenbaum wasn’t exactly sure what she had done to deserve entrance to such an interesting gathering, but she was excited to be part of the Jewish Women’s Archive meeting last month on Mercer Island. Despite Rosenbaum’s modesty, her life story was her ticketContinue Reading

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent When Ben Rigberg’s wife came to Walla Walla as a visiting assistant professor at Whitman College in 1998—99, he started wondering how such a small Jewish community in such a Christian area could survive for so many years. This led Rigberg, a retired professor whoContinue Reading

By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Rabbi H. David Rose, spiritual leader of Herzl-Ner Tamid Congregation for 15 of the past 18 years, said good-bye last week with a good feeling in his heart. “Seattle has been wonderful to me. It’s a wonderful place. I’ve felt myself grow as theContinue Reading

By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Thanks to Rep. Laura Ruderman and other Jewish legislators who consider the Kline Galland Home part of their constituency, the Legislature pulled a rabbit out of its hat for the Jewish community as it packed its bags to leave Olympia two weeks ago. TheContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews More than 50 people gathered at Temple B’nai Torah, May 6 to hear and participate in an interactive scientific presentation entitled, “Making Sense of the Senses.” The presenter, Dr. Moshe Rishpon, is the mastermind behind the Clore Garden of Science at the Weizmann Institute ofContinue Reading