By Moti Krauthamer, Special to JTNews Recently 300 foreign journalists converged on Israel to bolster the ranks of an already hefty foreign news corps. With this influx of journalists, more and more news stories are coming out of Israel. The increased coverage of Israel at this time brings up theContinue Reading

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent More than 100 people attended “Rising from the Rubble: Anti-Semitism and the Aftermath of September 11,” a forum on the evening of March 11, the six-month anniversary of the terrorist attack on the U.S. The Anti-Defamation League, AIPAC, American Jewish Committee, Haddasah and the JewishContinue Reading

By Lauren Segal, Special to JTNews The Center for Emergency Medicine at Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, which opened in 1979, was originally designed to treat 41,000 patients annually. Last year, 72,000 patients visited the Emergency Room and trauma unit. Escalating violence from the intifada is the leading reason for theContinue Reading

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By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews One month ago, Rabbi Beth Singer and Rabbi David Fine were basking in the sun of beautiful, springtime Israel and at the same time fearing for the future of the Jewish homeland. Agonizing was one word Fine, the regional director of the Union ofContinue Reading

By David Chesanow, JTNews Correspondent The civil disorder bill initiated by the Anti-Defamation League has passed both houses of the state Legislature and was signed by the governor on Wednesday, April 3. “It is important that extremists be deterred and punished. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2505 penalizes civil disorder training,Continue Reading

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent While the financial news around the Puget Sound has mirrored the harder times people are feeling around the country, some of the most prominent Jewish organizations in the Seattle area say things could be a lot worse than they are. Layoffs at Boeing and theContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews The Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington is presenting a major traveling exhibit linking art and science. “Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics” features the work of more than 20 artists, showcasing works created in direct response to recent developments in human genomics.Continue Reading

By Marcia Migdal, Special to JTNews This year marks the fifth anniversary of the American Jewish Committee’s FILMTalks! program held each year at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival. This milestone celebrates the success of the past four years while expanding to a year round program. Since the program’s inception fourContinue Reading

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent The awesome task of revealing a millennia-old secret tradition is now incumbent on the rabbis who are heir to it. Rabbi Yehuda Berg, along with fifty instructors at The Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles and thousands of worldwide volunteers, is the latest in a longContinue Reading

By Deloris Tarzan, other The most beautiful sound in the world is the “Ooooh!” of sudden understanding, volunteers in the Study Buddy Program will tell you. It’s usually accompanied by a light in the eyes that tells the tutor they’ve helped with another small leap of learning for a studentContinue Reading

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By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent Israel came into being at about the same time as the transistor. So, while it was common in the early years to highlight the country’s agricultural successes in “making the desert bloom,” it is not all that surprising to see it growing now as aContinue Reading

By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Even the most hardened student of Holocaust art may be shocked by Music of Remembrance’s newest commissioned piece, “Camp Songs” by acclaimed American composer Paul Schoenfield, which will premiere at the organization’s April 7 concert. The new work for vocal and chamber ensemble isContinue Reading

By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Jewish organizations and the people they help have survived another legislative session, thanks, in part, to the efforts of community advocates and their army of citizen lobbyists. “It ended up not as bad as it could have been,” reported Sherry Appleton, lobbyist for theContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews The Middle East Forum has announced the opening of a regional office in Seattle to serve the Pacific Northwest area. The Northwest office will be headed by Gil Elan, an analyst, who will focus on speaking about the Middle East both in person and onContinue Reading

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By , Special to JTNews Seattle activist Mark Schuster was recently appointed to the national board of directors for Mazon, a national nonprofit organization that allocates donations from the Jewish community to prevent and alleviate hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds. Schuster will represent the organization to theContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Bonnie Lipton, national president of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, and Dr. Shmuel Penchas, former director general of Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital, will visit Seattle in August. During their visit, they will be guests of honor at a garden party honoring past and currentContinue Reading