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By Manny Frishberg , JTNews Correspondent This September, as the state adopts a new way of holding primaries, voters will find Jewish candidates on

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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist At least one quarter of the books received at JTNews are Holocaust related, attesting to the continuing importan

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By Janis Siegel , JTNews Correspondent The Nazi officer turns to grab another body, throwing as many as he can, as quickly as he can, overboard int

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By Ilana Cone Kennedy, Special to JTNews In July, Ilana Kennedy, Education Coordinator at the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center,

By Andrew Koerner, Special to JTNews Pediatrician T. Berry Braselton said that parents begin by having 100 percent responsibility for their childr

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent Laura Ruderman has already made a name for herself in the Washington legislature. Now the 33-year-old thre

By Rivy, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, The first day of school is fast approaching. I dread it. Summer is so delightful and then starts the pressure

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By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Capturing a photo of the American stars and stripes, mournfully draped over the coffins of soldiers returnin

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By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Like many of their Republican counterparts who already hold positions in Congress, the four GOP candidates in Was