By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound On Nov. 28, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle announced that 14 organizations would receive nearly $64,000 to help build programs for our local Jewish community. The Federation’s Ignition grant program offers up to $5,000 for pilot or one-time projects that help support theContinue Reading
By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound On Oct. 22, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle completed the sale of its headquarters in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood to local developer Martin Selig. The $8.45 million sale is part of a three-building package on the block of Third Ave. between Lenora andContinue Reading
By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound One compared Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler. Another showed what looked like a Jewish person eating a baby. These signs and others being carried at weekly rallies in Seattle’s Westlake Center protesting the now-ended war in Gaza spurred the localContinue Reading
By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews With seven months and two major events under his belt, Keith Dvorchik is beginning to feel like he’s getting his feet under him. “You forget what the beginning is really like,” said the CEO and president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, who joinedContinue Reading
