Senn submits state claims to Holocaust insurance commission
By , Special to JTNews OLYMPIA, Wash. — State Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn says her staff is submitting 51 Washington state claims to the international commission set up to resolve the 50-year-old dispute over Holocaust survivors’ unpaid insurance benefits. “We are participating in the process announced today (Feb. 15) inContinue Reading
Cantor returns to Seattle to preserve Sephardic traditions
By Janis Siegel, Special to JTNews All you have to do is ask him and Hazan Aryeh Greenberg will show you the best places to hide in the synagogue: those he used as a child when he needed a break during long Shabbat and holiday services. Take a tour withContinue Reading
Army chaplain is a rare breed
By Janis Siegel, Special to JTNews Shmuel L. Felzenberg wants to set the record straight about the job of an army chaplain. Out of roughly 1,200 chaplains who serve in the army worldwide, Chaplain Felzenberg is one out of nine Jewish chaplains currently serving in the United States. He isContinue Reading
“Be Our Guest Day” brings parents and others to visit the Seattle Hebrew Academy
By , Special to JTNews Seattle Hebrew Academy celebrated their second annual “Be Our Guest Day” on Jan. 19, 2000. The event is a day for parents, prospective parents and community members to visit the Academy, observe classes, share a meal and get acquainted with the school, the students, theContinue Reading
Technion students visit Seattle to discuss university life in Israel
By , Special to JTNews Students and a faculty member from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology will provide a personal perspective on university life in Israel at their presentation on Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Sid and Margaret Weiner. Participants in the ATS program will haveContinue Reading
National director to speak at Amit Luncheon
By , Special to JTNews Seattle chapters Amit Donor Luncheon is Feb. 20, at 11:30 a.m. at the Madison Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison St., Seattle. Amit educates thousands of underprivileged young people and orphans throughout Israel in its government-recognized schools, which provide an integrated program of Torah learning, the humanitiesContinue Reading
Seder for survivors of domestic violence
By , Special to JTNews A Passover seder for Jewish women who are survivors of domestic violence is being planned for April 2000. Intended for survivors only, the purpose of the event is to use the structure of the Passover seder to explore the themes of oppression and liberation asContinue Reading
Sephardic Bikur Holim announces new board
By , Special to JTNews Sephardic Bikur Holim has announced its new Congregation Board. Officers are President, Stan Morhaime; 1st Vice-President, Scott Schneider; 2nd Vice-President, Dr. Elie Levy; Treasurer, Dave S. Azose; Recording Secretary, Sarah Benezra; Grand Trustee, John M. Walls. The Board of Trustees includes Larry Adatto, Leah Gladstein,Continue Reading
Jewish Women to bring others up to speed on “Internet Living”
By , Special to JTNews The Business & Professional (B&P) Women’s Division of the Jewish Federation of Seattle invites you to the first event in their Forum Series, “Internet Living: Byte into the Future with Three Leading Experts” on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Come listen to a panel discussion, followed byContinue Reading
Jewish Family Service to honor Executive Director Ken Weinberg
By , Special to JTNews Jewish Family Service will honor its Executive Director, Ken Weinberg, for his 25 year tenure with the agency. Originally from New York, Weinberg began his career at Jewish Family Service as an intern while pursuing a Masters in Social Work from the University of Washington.Continue Reading
Eastside Torah Center encourages Jews to “Change the World”
By , Special to JTNews The Eastside Torah Center is urging every Jew to participate in the upcoming “Change The World” Week, an international grassroots campaign to promote people helping people. The week kicks off on February 20th, and asks people from all walks of life to go above andContinue Reading
Young Judaea sponsors first-ever state-wide Shabbaton in Montana
By , Special to JTNews Since one of the most challenging aspects of being a young Jew in Montana is having an opportunity to get together with a group of Jews, Young Judaea sponsored the first-ever Montana state-wide Shabbaton on Jan. 15-17, 2000. Thirty youth from grades three to 12Continue Reading
Heated competition for fewer dollars in Olympia
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews Only one thing is clear in Olympia this legislative session: competition for limited dollars will be even tougher than usual, because, thanks to I-695, there is less money to go around. What does this mean for the Jewish community? Accordingáwo speakers at a forumContinue Reading
Mel Wolf: Quiet community leader remembered
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews “Who is guaranteed a portion in the “˜world to come’?” the Talmud asks in Sanhedrin 8b. “One who is humble, lowly of knee, bends as he goes in and bends as he goes out … and never takes credit for himself.” Few of usContinue Reading
First Jewish baby of 2000 joins a family full of girls
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Editor, JTNews The birth of baby Yaakov Shlomo brought a lot of firsts to the Cohen household. After three girls, he is the first boy in the family. He is the first American in the clan and the first baby not born in July. And last,Continue Reading