By Sidney Stock, , Bellevue With my first step onto Israeli soil, my initial thought was of finally being home — but in a surprising way. This thou
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Sixty Six, the opening night film for the 13th annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival, tells the story of dweeby, asthmatic British adolescent Bernie Rub
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The early settlers who created the first kibbutzim dreamed of more than just a Jewish homeland. They were creating a new egalitarian society free of e
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By , other Liz Siegel, left, Leah Rosenwald, center and Andrew Ash climb the last steps of Masada during the Young Leadership Division of the Jewis
Read MoreBy Leyna Krow, Assistant Editor, JTNews Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz, director of the West Seattle Torah Learning Center who was convicted of assault las
Read MoreBy Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent On February 14, about 18 Jewish advocates joined an estimated 500 others on a trip to Olympia to give a no
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By Leyna Krow, Assistant Editor, JTNews When most people think of brands, they think of products. They think of things that can be bought from stor
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By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent At the start of the year, Bobbe Bridge quit her day job and began full-time work on a project she had star
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When Margriet Tindemans, director of The Medieval Women’s Chorus, finally accepted a request from one of her chorus members to present a program
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Israeli writer Ron Leshem wasn’t up on the finer points of Oscar night fashion, but he did know something better: how it felt to be nominated fo
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The 2008 Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film went to an Austrian movie about Nazi crimes. You may not have heard about these crimes — yes, th
Read MoreTracy and Daniel were married on September 9, 2007 at Rosario Resort on Orcas Island. Cantor Fran Lawson officiated the ceremony. Tracy is the daughte
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Rachel and Brian are engaged to be married on October 19, 2008 at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Bellevue. Rabbi Daniel Weiner will officiate the ceremony.
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Michele Yanow and Adam Shapiro announce the birth of their daughter Suzanna on February 1, 2008 at Swedish Hospital. Suzanna weighed 9 lbs. and measur
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Adina will be celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on March 8, 2008 at Congregation Beth Shalom in Seattle. Adina is the daughter of Lynn and Steve Katz and the
Read MoreBy Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNews That members of the West Seattle Torah Learning Center sent Judge George Holifield 100 letters in support of Ra
Read MoreBy Gary Mokotoff, , Bergenfield, N.J. sthumous baptism of Jews by the Mormon Church, [that it was] was the act of "just nine people out of 13 milli
Read MoreBy Celia Y. Weisman, Director of Development, Spectrum Dance, Seattle Thank you for publishing Leyna Krow's thoughtful article, "Political movement
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