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March 26, 20150

After completing a double chai, yeshiva rabbi will call it a career

By Boris Kurbanov, Jewish Sound Correspondent Nearly 30 years after he was appointed head of school at what was then the state’s only Jewish high s

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March 12, 20150

Confidence in Israel must begin at a young age, says prominent prof

By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent Kenneth Stein has learned a few things about his students. The professor and history scholar from Atlan

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Danielle Kohorn
January 15, 20150

Cue the lights: ACT to stage JDS student’s play

By Dan Aznoff, Jewish Sound Correspondent Watch out, Oscar Wilde. Move aside, George Bernard Shaw. Here comes Danielle Kohorn. A short play writ

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NYHS freshmen
January 7, 20150

Northwest Yeshiva High School: A Jewish Model U.N.

By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent The Northwest Yeshiva High School, a coed Orthodox school for grades 9 through 12, is somewhat of a Jew

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Yad Vashem
January 7, 20150

A trip to remember, for remembrance’s sake

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound They’ve done this trip before, but this summer, the Holocaust Center for Humanity is doing something ne

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Derech Emunah
January 7, 20151

Derech Emunah: A place for girls to grow into themselves

By Tori Gottlieb, Jewish Sound Correspondent For families who wanted their daughters to have an Orthodox Jewish high school education in a single-g

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Jewish Day School
December 18, 20140

Jewish Day School: Jewish values in small classes remain an integrated part of core programs

By Dan Aznoff, Jewish Sound Correspondent The smaller class sizes at private schools do not necessary translate into a superior education or higher

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MMSC entrance
December 18, 20140

MMSC: A ‘haimish’ place to learn

By Tori Gottlieb, Jewish Sound Correspondent Editor’s Note: As the year draws to an end, parents are beginning to think about how they will educate

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SHA day of code
December 18, 20140

Seattle Hebrew Academy: Embracing technology and empathy for a positive learning environment

By Boris Kurbanov, Jewish Sound Correspondent Editor’s Note: As the year draws to an end, parents are beginning to think about how they will educat

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SJCS
December 18, 20140

Seattle Jewish Community School: Bringing in the whole family

By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent Editor’s Note: As the year draws to an end, parents are beginning to think about how they will educate

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TDS
December 18, 20140

Torah Day School: Teaching children according to their ways

By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound Editor's Note: As the year draws to an end, parents are beginning to think about how they

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Talent show 1982
December 11, 20140

Sixty years in the wild: Camp Solomon Schechter celebrates a milestone

By Boris Kurbanov, Jewish Sound Correspondent Sharing stories of its history, reuniting alumni, and looking to the future, Camp Solomon Schechter c

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occupation game
November 14, 20142

What do students learn when a curriculum is based on politics?

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound Whether it’s seen as a way to teach students about an under-examined side of a conflict or as an irresp

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Marcie Maxwell, Gov. Jay Inslee's top education adviser.
October 28, 20140

Marcie Maxwell: Making sure our kids get properly educated

By Boris Kurbanov, Jewish Sound Correspondent Our state’s schoolchildren and their parents, whether they know it or not, are relying on Marcie Maxw

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September 11, 20140

Germany planning to fund anti-Semitism education for Muslim youth

  WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Germany is ready to allocate funds to tailor education about anti-Semitism for its Muslim students, the country's Je

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September 3, 20140

Thinking strategically, SHA hires principal to move school forward

By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound This fall the Seattle Hebrew Academy welcomes Rabbi Daniel Loew to its faculty as principa

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empty chairs
August 19, 20140

As school resumes, how to talk to children about the Gaza war

By Jack Wertheimer, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — With the new school year nearly upon us, Jewish educational leaders are scrambling to p

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Holocaust center
June 12, 20140

With ribbon cut and prizes awarded, construction of a Holocaust museum prepares to commence

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound Henry Friedman had a message for the nearly 100 school-aged kids and their parents who sat in the shell

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May 22, 20140

The Holocaust is not a he-said, she-said debate

By Michael Gerson, The Washington Post Several years ago, I attended the bar mitzvah of a friend’s son. Uniquely in my experience — and, I’d bet, mos

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