By Joanna Kadish, other The autumn wind blows circles around the stalwart evergreens and thin birches bordering Interlaken Boulevard on Capitol Hill, causing the more flexible trees to undulate, their branches swaying with a rich swishing of sound. Adding to the orchestra of leafy music is the happy fanfare ofContinue Reading

By Charlene Freadman Kahn, JTNews Correspondent A documentary illustrating the painstaking renovation of an historic synagogue in Eastern Europe and the subsequent resurgence of Jewish life in post-Communist Poland will be shown at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle this Sunday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. Through historical detail, archivalContinue Reading

By Josefin Kanin, Special to JTNews Volunteer leadership of the Stroum Jewish Community Center bid farewell to the leaders of the center staff at the JCC’s 44th annual meeting on Oct. 18 on Mercer Island. The evening was given special luster by the appearance of several luminaries in the SeattleContinue Reading

By Bruce Clement, Special to JTNews Nearly 40 past leaders of Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation will be on hand for a gala dinner Nov. 11 to help the Seward Park Orthodox synagogue celebrate its history. The 19 living past presidents of the congregation, and 17 past presidents of the LadiesContinue Reading

By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews About 325 people could have saved a lot of money and not missed a Mariners playoff game if they had chosen to buy Rabbi Joseph Telushkin’s recent tome, The Book of Jewish Value: A Day-by-Day Guide to Ethical Living, instead of venturing out onContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews “Voices of Reason,” a concert of Christian, Jewish and Islamic music based on the three religions’ common teachings of peace and justice, will be presented by the Seattle Peace Chorus (SPC), Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Seattle Unity Church, 8th Ave. E. atContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Seattle Chapter Hadassah kicked off a celebration of Hadassah’s 90th anniversary on Sept. 13, at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island. About 70 women of all ages enjoyed each other’s company. A busload of members from The Summit were able to attend asContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Parents with children in the Stroum Jewish Community Center’s (JCC) preschool program breathed a sigh of satisfaction as the first play structures were installed in the Janet Berman Memorial Playground at the JCC’s Mercer Island facility Oct. 22. The playground was planned as a wayContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Northwest Yeshiva High School kicked off its participation in the Milken Family Foundation Festival for Youth with a multigenerational gathering at The Summit at First Hill on Sunday, Oct. 14. With music, distinguished guest speakers, and multimedia presentations, students in two classes at the school,Continue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Gloria Berner, an incoming freshman at the University of Washington, is commuting to school and wondered if she would miss out on opportunities to make new friends. Until she heard about a new program at Hillel. “The UW is such a huge place, with classesContinue Reading

By Gerda Lawrence, Special to JTNews Jewish seniors who live on Seattle’s north end have literally stepped outside of the box to solve the problem of lack of space at the Jewish Community Center’s north end branch. Years ago, when they couldn’t find room at the small center, which usesContinue Reading

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Those who knew him 10 years ago, may not recognize the once quiet and introverted Jon Sternoff today. Sternoff said he did a complete 180-degree turn after graduating from high school. Excited to share what has happened in his life over the years and anxiousContinue Reading

By Eileen Mintz, Special to JTNews Two local families and a local chef gave Jewish cooking maven Joan Nathan a taste of eating Jewish in Seattle a week ago when she blew through town to film an episode for her PBS 2002 series of “Jewish Cooking in America.” The newContinue Reading

By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Although the series of Music of Remembrance concerts are presented as a tribute to those who died and suffered during the Holocaust, the highlight of the Nov. 4 concert probably will be the performance of a modern piece by a living composer whose connectionContinue Reading

By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Correspondent There must be something more, he thought to himself. Something more than this same old routine of getting up and going to work. There must be some meaning to all of this. As he stared at a stone worn down by slowly dripping water,Continue Reading

By Holly M. Redell, Special to JTNews When organizers were planning the visit to Seattle of Israeli social workers last month, they had no idea how crucial the insight of the visitors would be in helping local social workers cope with the tragedies of Sept. 11. “It is uncanny thatContinue Reading

By David Chesanow, JTNews Correspondent Although four adults have been questioned in connection with last summer’s vandalism on Bainbridge Island, Police Chief Bill Cooper said last Thursday that the investigation has not yet progressed to prosecution. Earlier this month Cooper said that four adults — three in their late teensContinue Reading

By Deborah Seldner, other She’s already made her mark on the nation’s Jewish environmental landscape, but after a week kayaking in Alaska with eight other leading Jewish environmentalists, Portlander Sandi Scheinberg said she has a renewed passion to continue the arduous task of environmental conservation. “It was moving, going toContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews From Arab-Jewish relations to rabbis who surf, medieval history to Yentl’s revenge, the Talmud to God-optional Judaism, Jewish Book Month has something for everyone and is open to all. Nationally, the month preceding Hanukkah is known as Jewish Book Month. Jewish community centers and synagoguesContinue Reading