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By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent Beginning with the first large waves of immigration from Eastern Europe in the late 19th century, the Jew

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Community members joined together a number of times this past week to remember the Holocaust. Government

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Although prayer is meant to calm the spirit and unite people, it has caused divisiveness and contention betw

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler announced at a press conference April 17 that his office

By Janis Siegel, Special to JTNews The newest addition to the rabbinical community of the Northwest will be a spiritual leader who used to be a la

By , Special to JTNews This past January, a group of Kline Galland residents began a journey to revive their Jewish spirit by learning to read Heb

By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews The sixth Music of Remembrance concert, on April 23 at Benaroya Hall, will use movement and dance to h

By , Special to JTNews Join ex-camper alumni and friends of Camp Solomon Schechter, May 18—20, for a Shabbat weekend. See the updates and changes

By , Special to JTNews Seattle Chapter Hadassah presents Dr. Deborah Lipstadt as the keynote speaker at its May 3 Gala for Giving honoring Lucy Pr

By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Anti-poverty advocates and Jewish community lobbyists last week commended state senators for taking ac

By Nance Morris, Special to JTNews On March 18, despite a steady downpour, members and friends of Congregation Shaarei Tefilah-Lubavitch danced in

By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews As you squeeze into Hillel next week, seeking a place among the overflowing crowd to enjoy your Passov

By , Special to JTNews The growing Israeli population of the greater Seattle area will finally have an official Israeli cultural focal point, with

By , Special to JTNews Pesach to Shavuot is the time of preparation as we ascend from the consciousness of slaves leaving Egypt to the consciousne

By , Special to JTNews Following the recommendations of its Strategic Planning Committee, the Washington State Jewish Historical Society has taken

By , Special to JTNews TACOMA — Author and columnist James Carroll will speak about “Anti-Semitism, History and Conscience: A Christian Refl

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Fifty-two performers in the Eifman Ballet will make their Seattle debut at the University of WashingtonR

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Jewish Family Service and the Union of American Hebrew Congregations have teamed up to be proactive against

By , Special to JTNews Community leaders asked to share a memory of Sam Stroum offered the following stories: “When we first came to town

By Holly M. Redell, Special to JTNews “I have been an observant Jew since I was a baby,” says Miriam,* “and, to be honest, I was