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By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Not long ago, a positive HIV test meant an imminent death sentence. That is no longer the case. Today, inste

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By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Those attending KlezFest on Nov. 10 at Temple Beth Am in Seattle can expect a lively mix of Jewish music thi

By Joel Magalnick, JTNews Correspondent When Mercer Island artist Madelaine Georgette paints these days, she focuses on what she calls ubuntu — com

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Excitement about the impending collaboration with Microsoft Corporation highlighted the American Technion Soc

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By Rabbi Michael A. Latz, other I grew up in Minnesota. Shabbat dinners at my grandparents’ home in St. Paul frame my childhood memories of l

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent West Sound Academy’s upcoming production of “A Shayna Maidel” is a powerful drama with appeal to audie

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Belle Arte Concerts, in its 21st season of presenting professional classical chamber music concerts on the E