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Th e R am cha l (Rabb i Moshe Chaim Luzatto), the 18th-century Kabbalistic master, begins his classic, Derech HaShem, The Way of God, with this statement: Kol ish mYisrael tzarich shyaamin vyeda. Every Jew needs to believe and to know.... He completes this with a strikingly vague formula referring to God. Literally, he continues, That which is found; first, beginning and eternal; and this (Being) is Who brought all things to being found, continues to bring things into being found within the finding. The next paragraph goes on to say that this Being (this that which is found) is totally unknowable to any being outside Himself. This sefer is, along with the Talmud, my foundational Jewish text. Ive had the privilege to learn it with holy teachers, and have subsequently studied it myself and gone on to teach it innumerable times. A magical phenomenon which, I suspect, is commonly experienced by most people who study Torah, is that each and every reading offers new and deeper insights. For years, when Ive taught this text I have emphasized that the words the Ramchal chose, shyaamin and vyeda, are very poorly translated with the words believe and know. Hebrew is a much richer language than English, with each word containing untold layers of meaning, and we often broaden our understanding by examining related words (Hebrew is largely based on three-consonant roots which can generate words of widely different meaning). So when we look at the root of shyaamin, AMN, we see the familiar amen, an affirmation of belief, as well as the word emunah which does mean belief. However, the root is also found in the words uman, a craftsman, and
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amanut, craft. Rather than promoting blind faith, our tradition is informing us that belief is something that must be crafted over time, adding a little here, taking off a little there, much like a potter. In other words, it aspires to be a work in progress, meaning that one continues to deepen and grow, to fill in more and more blank spaces, but realizing that the perfect expression will, ultimately, elude us. Again, blind faith has no place in Judaism. Vyeda, based on DEA, means to know, but much more than to merely have a factual knowledge it is a participatory, experiential and intimate relationship. Therefore, what I used to teach is that every Jew is obligated by our tradition to continually work on the process of having an intimate knowledge and relationship with the Creator. It seemed proper to establish a religion that, itself, contains so many responsibilities with this primary responsibility. Still, I was always a little uncomfortable with such a peremptory and, perhaps, arbitrary pronouncement. But each new reading does bring new meanings and layers of understanding. Just last week it struck me that I was stuck too literally with the superficial meaning of tzarich, needs. A tzorech is more than just a need; its an internally generated need. It is something absolutely required, just as food and air, for our continuing existence. Turning the paragraph on its head, just a bit, I reformulated these opening words to tell us it is a universal innergenerated need within every Jewish soul to unceasingly grapple with the idea of a God totally outside even the potential of our understanding. Just as our physical body requires food and water, our emotional life, love and our intellect require
Mr. Segans letter (A free and open press, Sept. 2) evades the issue, and begs for a reply. He is not about free speech. He wants the JTNews to be some sort of guardian of antiIsrael commentary and positions, even if those positions are identical to that of the Palestinians. Washingtons Jewish newspaper is supposed to be for all things beneficial to our local Jewish community and Israel. There are plenty of Palestinian publications Segan can go to. If one wishes to side with the Palestinian view on nearly every security and defense issue, for example, that is his right, but call it what it is: a pro-Palestinian view. If you are against Israel on issues that protect her citizens, for example the security fence, the naval blockade of Gaza, checkpoints, targeting terrorist leaders, and other necessary measures regardless of which government happens to be in charge, then you are, by definition, pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel. Reminds me of the proverbial with friends like this, who needs enemies? Change your label, Mr. Segan, call it like it is, and, yes, JTNews has given you way too much print time already. n. goldberg Bellevue
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challenge, our spirit requires this eternal process of forming and refining relationship with The One. (Before Im accused of chauvinism or triumphalism although I see nothing wrong in celebrating our continuing survival through the millennia against all odds I want to emphasize that when I talk about Jewish souls, Im not excluding everyone else from having deep spiritual drives and inclinations; Im merely discussing my own field of knowledge, Jewish spirituality. Its inconceivable to me that God doesnt provide unique wisdom paths to all peoples.) Were closely approaching and preparing for the High Holidays. Some of us are already going to synagogue early every morning for selichot. Others are planning for meals and guests. Some are writing sermons. Heres an additional assignment. Rosh Hashanah liturgy emphasizes malchut, usually translated as the kingship of God. I propose that the literal experience of monarchy is so far removed from our experi-
ence and understanding as to be almost useless. Were taught, however, that the Torah is eternal and has relevance to every generation and that it self-updates and reveals itself as necessary to each generation. Our mystical tradition points out that malchut also means fully engaging in the physical world we normally perceive. As we prepare for Rosh Hashanah and beyond, one way to do that daily is to actively engage our awareness of the Eternal which transcends our individual egos and try to form an ever-growing relationship with Him. May we all have a New Year filled with brachot and simchot, blessings and joy.
In addition to teaching Torah, both locally, internationally, and on the Internet, Rabbi Zeitlin has been an active artist for more than 35 years (www.harryzeitlin.com) as well as a lifelong musician (myspace.com/harryzeitlin). He is an Orthodox rabbi and writes regularly at rabbizeitlin.wordpress.com.
Journey to freedom: Reflecting on the King memorial

RobeRt J. MaRx JTA World News Service
CHICAGO (JTA) Time affirms what heroism discerns. The dedication of a statue in memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is a belated yet significant tribute to a man who did so much to redefine the meaning of our democracy. Make no mistake about it, there was a civil rights movement in the middle years of the 20th century, but King was the face of the movement, the pulse of it one might even say the heart of it. The memorial in Washington, D.C., dedicated to his memory is made of solid stone, of granite. It will remain for the ages, solid and unmoving, a reminder of what dedication and courage are able to achieve. Yet contemplating the statue, something seems to be missing. King was not one to sit transfixed for the ages. He was always in motion, always on the move. His travels led him on a heroic if ultimately fatal arc Atlanta, Birmingham, Selma, Chicago, Memphis. In Selma, Ala., and later in Chicago, I experienced no great moral revelation as I answered Kings invitation to join him, no great sense that destiny was inviting me to play a supporting role. Quite the contrary; the feeling was rather mundane. What was being done had to be done. I had the privilege of spending several days in Chicago with King, who was there to protest a housing market that remained segregated. Kings presence shattered the illusion that discrimination was a southern disease, not a northern one. We marched in the heart of the city, down Michigan Avenue. I was walking beside King when a small stone aimed at him hit me on the forehead. It was a glancing, harmless blow, but the scene was picked up by a television camera and broadcast all over the country. Friends in New York called: Are you all right? Were you hurt? No damage, I am fine, I answered. And then, in a moment, I started to tremble. No, I am hurt not by the stone but by the hatred, the bitterness, the rage, I said. It is the anger behind that stone that
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I would ask myself why the need for the hours on hours of prayers, many of which were repeated over and over. Writer Jeff Bernhardt on his revelation of why he needed to make the High Holidays his own. See page 19B.
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Israel should support the Palestinian statehood push

MicHael J. Weil JTA World News Service
(JTA) Israelis and Jews around the world are awaiting the Palestinians push at the United Nations for statehood with trepidation. The official response of the government of Israel and American Jewish groups has been to do everything possible to prevent any action at the U.N. and to line up votes against it. Only America and a few other nations have joined Israels side. Most European countries are likely to either support the Palestinians or abstain. The current Israeli strategy seems certain to fail. While the Palestinians are unlikely to get the Security Councils approval because of the U.S. veto, they will get the support of the General Assembly. Legally a General Assembly vote means little, but it doesnt matter. As far as the world goes, Palestine will have achieved statehood. The new State of Palestine will be recognized by many countries. And it wont stop there. Israel will be accused of establishing settlements in a foreign country, and each time Israel acts in response to a rocket from Gaza or an attack from the West Bank, it will be attacked verbally for threatening the sovereignty of a neighboring country. Israel will find itself embroiled in lawsuits at the International Court at The Hague and in other European countries, accused of violating the rights of a sovereign nation. The new frontline in the Israel-Palestinian conflict will be about water, airspace, territorial waters, imports and exports, taxation and more. Israel cannot win in this battle. There is, however, an alternative to Israels current approach and our communitys wall-to-wall condemnation of the Palestinian plan: Israel should support Palestinian statehood in the strongest manner. This is the right approach on both moral and pragmatic grounds. As an Israeli and a Zionist, I have a moral duty to support any people that desires national self-determination. This was our dream for 2,000 years, and we began the journey toward realizing that aspiration in Basel 120 years ago. We achieved statehood in 1948, and yet we still struggle to have our right to self-determination accepted. Today, especially as the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement works to challenge Israels national legitimacy, we need not only to defend our Jewish state but also to support others seeking selfdetermination. Is there any moral reason to deny that right to the Palestinians? True, they have only become a people in recent times, but what right do we have to say that they are not a nation entitled to their own state? Our doomed attempt to prevent recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations will only serve to bolster the cause of those trying to delegitimize Israels national rights. Israel would do better by endorsing the Palestinian effort to gain recognition, and it should be the first nation to vote in favor of Palestinian statehood. This should be followed by demands that the Palestinians prove they can fulfill the responsibilities of statehood. The new Palestinian government must develop an economy that can provide for the well-being of its citizens. It must teach its children to respect all peoples and remove anti-Israel rhetoric from its textbooks and media. The Palestinian governments police force needs not only to protect its own citizens but also to ensure that terrorism is rooted out. The new state must embrace democracy and protect civil rights. These have been the demands of the citizens of Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt, Libya and Syria during the Arab Spring, and the Palestinian people deserve the same. They are entitled to a free press, free speech and freedom of religion. The status of Palestinian women must be advanced and their rights protected. The new Palestinian government faces an especially difficult challenge in dealing with Jewish settlements. Yet a modern state must learn to live with citizens of other countries and peoples of other faiths in its midst. It will behoove the new Palestinian government to protect the Jewish settlers and guarantee their rights. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should call upon Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to fulfill the responsibilities of enlightened government. Netanyahu should offer to meet with the head of the new Palestinian state to negotiate borders and resolve all outstanding issues between the two countries. I doubt that Abbas will respond favorably. Nor do I expect that the Palestinians will be eager to return to peace negotiations. But their refusal will put the Palestinians on the defensive and expose their current statehood push as just an empty public relations tactic. Meanwhile, by supporting Palestinian statehood, Israel would underscore its willingness to move forward and achieve the ultimate goal of peace. This approach is a lot better than the one now being pursued by Israel. It is also the morally correct, Zionist and Jewish thing to do.
Michael J. Weil is the executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans. He lived in Israel for 30 years and served in the Israeli army.
A Palestinian state should be the result of negotiations

MeRvyn DankeR J Weekly of Northern California
SAN FRANCISCO (j.weekly) To establish its independence, Israel had to win a war against the combined might of the Arab nations in 1948. The Arab failure to destroy the nascent Jewish state became known, in Orwellian Arab vernacular, as Nakba, a catastrophe. For the next 20 years, neither Jordan nor any of the other Arab states even spoke of giving Palestinian Arabs their independence, concentrating instead on boycotting and delegitimizing Israel. Only some years after the Six-Day War of 1967, when Israel, beating back the annihilation attempt by Egypt, Jordan and Syria, found itself in possession of the West Bank and Gaza Strip did the Arabs suddenly develop a passion for Palestinian statehood. Even though Arab national aspirations in Palestine are little more than a century old and developed in response to Zionism, Israel, whose Jewish roots in the land go back thousands of years, repeatedly has sought a negotiated settlement so that Israel and a Palestinian state could live side by side in peace. Generous Israeli offers were made at Camp David and Taba under President Clintons aegis in 200001, but Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat walked out on the talks. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pulled all Israelis out of Gaza, but instead of developing into an embryonic Palestinian state, the region became a Hamas-ridden launching pad for antiIsrael terror. Subsequent Israeli attempts to restart negotiations have met a wall of Palestinian refusal to recognize it as a Jewish state and insistence on a refugee right of return to Israel proper both positions clearly intended to keep up the conflict, not solve it. Rebuffing the very idea of a Jewish state means the Palestinians are not ready to concede that Israel was the place of origin of the Jewish people, the focus of its prayers and dreams for centuries, and the center of a renewed Jewish people today in the wake of the Holocaust. Indeed, Palestinian negotiators seem to deny that Jews constitute a people at all. Combining this with the demand that anyone claiming to be a descendant of a Palestinian who left what is now Israel should be allowed to return confirms that the Palestinian strategy is indeed to snuff out the Jewish State demographically, turning Israel into a second Palestinian state alongside the one to be created in Gaza and the West Bank. Hamas, classified by the United States and the European Union as a terrorist organization, condemned the killing of Osama bin Laden and has categorically rejected any acceptance of Israel. Coming at a time when the Palestinian Authority is allied with Hamas, passage of a U.N. resolution backing the creation of a Palestinian state could put an abrupt end to any hope for the resumption of peace talks with Israel. It also could reverse Palestinian economic progress by triggering a cutoff of the annual $400 million that the Palestinian Authority gets in American aid and possibly lead to violence in the West Bank when the Palestinians realize that an empty U.N. declaration makes not an iota of difference to the situation on the ground. In their quest for unilateral statehood, the Palestinians themselves are deeply divided in the vision of their future state. The Fatah faction sees itself as part of a secular Arab world, whereas Hamas envisions an Islamic Palestinian state. The U.N. vote could well create a Palestinian crisis resulting in a destructive civil conflict a conflict that could spread into Israel, Jordan and other neighboring Middle East states. While it is tempting to imagine that the United Nations can magically create a Palestinian state, only a return to the peace table and negotiations with Israel can do that. While it may take a little longer, a settlement reached that way is the only kind that can last, preparing the groundwork for an agreement whereby a new Palestinian state and the existing Jewish state agree to an end of the conflict. Once such a deal is reached, Israel should be the first to propose U.N. membership for the democratic and peace-loving Republic of Palestine.
Mervyn Danker is the regional director of the American Jewish Committees Northern California office.
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remains with me even now, so many years later. How easy it is to deplore hatred even the political hatreds that still drive us away from our own humanity. Yet how difficult it is to understand the anguish of the poor and powerless. And how impossible it is to contemplate something that has begun to affect both blacks and whites the steady evisceration of a struggling middle class. So there he will sit for the ages, the man who for all too brief a span would never let
us relax or sit smugly silent. The Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial will become a tourist attraction. Facing as it does the Lincoln Memorial, it will serve as a reminder that our countrys moral force remains alive and potent.
Rabbi Robert J. Marx, the founder and a past president of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago and Alabama and fought for civil rights in Chicago and beyond.
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Wolf Hall thought he was the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust. Six months ago, he happily found out he was wrong.
El arto no kreye al ambierto
The person who has a full stomach never believes the one who is hungry
One who is not deprived and lacks nothing can never feel the pangs or the yearnings of another who is not fortunate enough to have achieved even a small degree of success.
On the attack: Hadassahs fight against breast cancer
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When Seattle Chapter Hadassah holds its Breast Cancer Exposed! fundraising event next week, they will have one thing on their minds: How they can best fight and treat a disease that disproportionately affects Jewish women.
Focus on food
When major holidays roll around, we tend to think about food more often than we do the rest of the year. So weve got plenty of stories about just that: Food. And that doesnt even include the tons of recipes in our Rosh Hashanah section!
In need of food: How the community is helping A tart you cant turn down Kosher meat, slaughtered ethically Cookbooks for the holidays 11A 12A 13A 15A
Japans Yiddish scholar
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Prof. Yoshiji Hirose didnt plan to make a career out of the study of Yiddish, especially because the students at his university in Okoyama, Japan, have likely never had contact with anything Jewish. But he clearly enjoys his work.
And speaking of Yiddish
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One of the languages foremost writers, Sholom Aleichem, is the subject of a new documentary. Our film reviewer Michael Fox has a conversation with the director.
And still speaking of Yiddish
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A film currently in production, the first in several decades, has a script almost entirely in Yiddish. The filmmaker, who has never spoken the language herself, explains why shes doing it.
Remember when
From the Jewish Transcript, Sept. 14, 2001 Two days before the day that changed everything, Temple De Hirsch Sinai had its own day that changed everything but in a celebratory way. On September 9, 2001, its leaders, including then-new senior rabbi Daniel Weiner, and members picked up the temples Torahs and walked them to its new sanctuary in Bellevue.
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The family reunion

eRic nusbauM JTNews Correspondent
Wolf Hall was born to a shoemaker in Lodz, Poland in 1925. He was the youngest of seven siblings. Until about six months ago, he thought he was the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust. Hall searched for his family members while living in Germany immediately after the war, but found no clues of any survivors. He married his fiance Freida and they started their own family. Soon they moved to the Puget Sound region. More than 65 years passed. Then, this past spring, a man in Israel contacted Hall asking strange questions about his life before the war. Hall, who is a co-founder of the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center and long been involved in survivor affairs, thought little of it; such calls came often and always amounted to nothing. But this one was different. The man on the other end of the phone was an Israeli genealogist named Zack Oryan. He was working for a woman in Tel Aviv named Rachel Vered. She had hired him to find what he could about her familys murky roots. Instead, Oryan found Vered an uncle: Wolf Hall. And Hall finally found what he never thought he would: A sister, Esther Bielski, and a niece. Last week, Hall, with members of his family, met Vered and her husband for the first time at Seattle Tacoma International Airport. Up till now I didnt have any family in the world except my own that we started, Hall said. Now at least I can say that we have a family. Not too many, but some family. The scene had all the trappings of a family reunion: Flowers, cameras, tears, and long embraces. After six months of emails, phone calls, and Skype chats, it truly felt like one. It was like I was floating all the time, said Vered. Like it was happening to someone else, not to me. Tempering the emotional encounter was the one person who did not make it to the reunion: Esther. She suffers from dementia and is unable to comprehend that her brother Wolf is still alive. Esther Hauszpeigel Bielski never spoke about her experience in the war. When she became ill, her husband Aaron asked that their
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Above, Esther Bielski in Germany in 1948 before she emigrated to Israel. At left, Wolf Hall as a young man, when he believed he was the sole surviving member of his family.
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Hadassah women to attack breast cancer head-on

aDRienne QueRy-Fiss Special to JTNews
Breast cancer statistics are staggering: One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Worldwide, a woman dies from breast cancer every 69 seconds. To address this issue, Seattle Chapter Hadassah on Sept. 21 will host Breast Cancer Exposed!, a gala event designed to celebrate the strength and tenacity of women who have survived breast cancer, encourage testing for the Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene (BRCA) gene, fundraise for research, and to promote awareness of the disease in Seattles Jewish community. While this is the first event of its kind for Seattle Hadassah, the motives behind the organization of such an evening are clear, starting with the women being highlighted. The evenings honoree is Mary Alhadeff, a survivor of a rare form of breast cancer. Alhadeff was diagnosed at a young age and with three small children at home. She not only survived, but went on to have a fourth healthy child a rare occurrence among survivors, as many chemotherapy medications can cause early menopause and ovarian damage. The event marks the first time Alhadeff will speak publicly about her experience with breast cancer and the impact it had on her family. I wasnt about to let cancer become my identity, she said. Alhadeff encourages women to be their own healthcare advocates. As with any health issue, push forward, consult different doctors, she said. Questioning is important; earlier detection is better detection. The evenings keynote speaker is Jessica Queller, a writer for the TV shows Felicity, The Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, and currently Gossip Girls. Quellers mother DAuBER ART survived breast cancer Cindy Levy, Barri Galanti, honorary chair Mary Alhadeff and Nancy and later died from Etsekson were instrumental in creating Breast Cancer Exposed! ovarian cancer; it was at Genetic testing can look for proteins prothe prompts of some friends that she got duced by these genes and determine whether tested for the BRCA gene. a woman has inherited the mutation. HadasThe Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene, sah, through Breast Cancer Exposed!, hopes or BRCA, has two mutations numbered 1 to raise awareness of the presence of this and 2. The BRCA genes belong to a class gene and promotes testing for BRCA. Gencalled tumor suppressors: They protect erally, Jewish women who have had a firstnormal cell DNA and prevent rogue cell degree relative (mother or sister) who has growth. BRCA 1 and 2 were thought to had breast cancer should be tested for the be the most common genetic mutations gene. That said, 90 percent of women who found in Ashkenazi Jewish women, but are diagnosed with breast cancer do not have new research has found that it occurs in a BCRA genetic mutation. Sephardi populations, too.
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Queller, however, did test positive for the gene, and wrote about the burden of knowledge in a 2005 New York Times op-ed, Cancer and the Maiden. Its akin to Eve taking a bite of the apple, she wrote. Once you have the knowledge theres no turning back. She then went on to write a bestselling memoir about the decisions she faced in Pretty is What Changes: Impossible Choices, The Breast Cancer Gene, and How I Defied My Destiny. Its not for t-shirts or ribbons. The money is going to the people who are doing the research to improve our lives, said Queller regarding the importance of Breast Cancer Exposed! I do so much fundraising for breast cancer, for all kinds of cancer,
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In need of food: Getting the community involved

Joel Magalnick Editor, JTNews
Heres a trick question: What items does our local Jewish food bank always need because they cant keep enough on hand? Need a hint? Its not food. Toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, soap, lists off Carol Mullin, director of emergency services at Jewish Family Service. We could spend so much money every single month, and we do spend so much money every single month. But its not enough. Given the number of people who visit JFSs food bank on average more than 1,800 individuals per month, an 18 percent increase over just a year ago, with a record 1,375 households served this past June even a $2 bottle of shampoo for each client can take a significant chunk out of the purchasing budget. The increase in demand for toiletries and food, Mullin said, is not a surprise. When we look at the unemployment figures, theyre huge, she said. Given that the Seattle area was hit later than most of the country, were really in the peak of the recession with a lot of the families in need. Couple that with about half of JFSs Polack Food Bank clients being fixedincome seniors or adults with disabilities, and she doesnt foresee a decrease in demand in the immediate future. Thats the bad news. The good news, she said, is that the community is responding. In the past year, donations of food and non-perishable goods have increased 67 percent or by nearly 68 tons. When the annual food drive begins on Sept. 29, just in time for the High Holidays, they hope to increase that number even more. As they do every year, JFS volunteers have joined with synagogues and local
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Congregation Beth Shalom member Susan Monas shows off a pile of lettuce and radishes she gleaned from the synagogues garden to donate to Jewish Family Services Polack Food Bank.
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Beehive Bakery: Abuzz on sugar

eMily k. alHaDeFF Assistant Editor, JTNews
Last Friday I was sent on a high-risk undercover mission. My task? To determine just how good the new kosher bakery in Seattle could be. It looked like my childhood dream of becoming a professional doughnut taster was coming to fruition. To investigate, I was required to spend the better part of my JTNews salary on pastries. I admit, I was skeptical. The establishment is located in a sort of cold Dunkin Donuts-like space, and with boxes still strewn about and no wall hangings or window treatments to date, I had reason to be judgmental. And I have credentials: I have sat in a lot of European cafes. Ive drunk lots of good and bad (some very bad) Americanos. And I have eaten a lot of pastries. But Jane Collins, the owner, will melt any coffee-and-pastry snobs frost. Petite and energetic, she excitedly laid out her plans to me. All of their offerings were just approved by the Seattle Vaad HaRabbanim, meaning the entire caf is kosher. Now she wants to open a parve counter. She wants to hang historic pictures of the cafs corner and invite Seattles older Jewish residents to come and reminisce about the old Yesler Way neighborhood. And she might offer Rosh Hashanah take-out orders. What better way to bring in a sweet New Year? Now came time for the test. I ordered a feta popper, a smoked-salmon quiche, berry coffee cake, and three cinnamon rolls: A regular frosted, a nut-topped, and an orange-glazed. (No, I didnt eat them all right there.) I also put her to the Americano test. Could she find the water-espresso balance and provide requisite froth? To my delight, she passed. The Cafe DArte coffee was perfect (despite being served in a paper cup see below); the feta popper, adorned with caramelized onions, melted in my mouth way too fast; and before I knew it I had inhaled the entire slab of coffee cake. Beehive will celebrate its grand opening on September 25. I suspect some of the disorganization will be cleared up by then. For now, I give it a rating of four chocolate chip cookies out of five. Pros: Cheap. Pastries sweet and savory run from $1$3. With feta poppers at $1 a hit, Ill take 10. Delicious. I cant say enough about the feta poppers. Or the coffee cake. Or the orange-glazed cinnamon roll... Kosher. An excellent alternative to Island Crust, where you have to schmooze with the entire Jewish community and empty your bank account to have a decent meal. And so far, non-Jews dig the kashrut certificate, associating it with a higher adherence to the health code. Cons: Not eco chic. In Seattle these days, there is no reason to still serve on paper and plastic. I have the same gripe with lots of other kosher places. Couldnt they at least set up for recycling and compost? Dieters: Stay far, far away. Same goes for diabetics. On the fence: Location. At the corner of 23rd and Union, Beehive is easily accessible and situated in the historic Yesler Way area. But looking out over a 76 station doesnt do much for atmosphere. Ambience. The owners have done a nice job of sprucing up a rather rundown space. But while those huge aluminum windows were lovely for the persistent sunlight last week, Im not sure how well theyll do over the next 10 months of gloom.
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For ethically slaughtered kosher meat, join the club

Janis siegel JTNews Correspondent
Flood-ravaged kosher meat producers in rural Pennsylvania, besieged by rising rivers, were frantically calling kosher slaughterer Naftali Hanau, owner of Grow and Behold Foods, even as he assured JTNews that the fledgling companys first shipment of kosher meats will be delivered to Seattle customers on Sept. 26 in time for the High Holidays. More than 20 families expressed interest in the product at Congregation Beth Shalom in the Northend of the city, as well as a handful of families in the Seward Park neighborhood. Customers are scheduled to receive antibiotic-free, hormone-free, all natural, pasture-raised, Orthodox Union-certified kosher beef, veal, lamb, and poultry. Grow and Behold Foods prefers to deliver its product to a location with a walk-in freezer and a loading area, but they will ship their popular cuts, including brisket, liver, spare ribs, hot dogs, and more, to any location. Our products are retail-ready, said Hanau, a Rochester, N.Y.-raised and Crown Heights-trained ritual slaughterer and professional horticulturist with experience in environmentally safe farming methods. Everything is fully sealed, with all the proper kosher symbols. Guided by the Orthodox Unions strict kashrut standards and committed to achieving the highest organic and environmental practices in meat production today, the company that he and his wife Anna have meticulously created is hoping to expand further in the West. If this works out well, said Hanau, we hope to do this four times a year around Rosh Hashanah, Thanksgiving, Passover, and then, maybe, July 4. If there is a demand for more frequent deliveries, we will do it. Individuals and families must order directly through the companys website and then customers must decide where to pick up their meat. New York-based Grow and Behold gives customers an incentive to create buying clubs, which requires a 100pound minimum and offers dramatic price breaks at each level to groups that order 175 lbs., 250 lbs., or 250 lbs. or more. Already, there are several shipment locations Los Angeles and San Francisco. Beth Shaloms Rabbi Jill Borodin said the congregation is very excited about this new kosher meat option in the community because its in line with their commitment to buy and eat foods that are produced with humane and ethical values what they see as core Jewish values. The CBS order came in at well over the minimum amount. According to Borodin, Temple Beth Am, the Kavana Cooperative, and Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation are all looking into forming meat-buying groups at their sites. Its somewhat of a luxury to be able to get pasture-raised kosher meat in Washington because kosher slaughtering requires much more than a shochet, or CouRTESy gRoW AND BEHoLD ritual slaughterer, Naftali Hanau, right, founder and CEO of Grow and Behold Foods with his to produce kosher wife Anna and a chicken the couple probably didnt want to grow too meat. attached to. Add to that the Recently, several legal cases brought by low number of kosher consumers on the animal rights groups worldwide may have West Coast in general, and its easy to see also tarnished public attitudes toward the that kosher eaters in the Seattle area may kosher method of slaughter. really take to this food-buying opportuIn Washington, a suit brought by Pasnity. ados Safe Haven in which it claimed that You need a USDA facility, Hanau the religious exemption was unfair, was said, and you need additional supervistruck down by a three-judge panel in an sion, like someone from the Orthodox appellate court, which decided that both Union. You also need a certain amount of parts of the law must stand. scale to make this work. When we do beef production, we slaughter between 15 and 25 heads at a time. X PAge 36A
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makes up about 20 percent of the food the agency gives out over the course of the year. The remainder comes from community donations, gets purchased outright, or partnerships with Food Lifeline and Northwest Harvest, hunger-alleviating organizations that act as an umbrella donor for food banks throughout the Puget Sound region. Donated foods do not have to be specifically kosher, since many of the people receiving the food are not Jewish, but the more kosher food that gets donated means more options for a program JFS started earlier this year: Distribution of kosher food, inspected beforehand by a mashgiach, or kashrut inspector. The m a s h g ia ch , Shaul Gallor, approached JFS about creating this opportunity for observant families after a conversation a year ago with his mother about people in his own community having trouble affording food.
I couldnt believe such a thing existed in our community, Gallor said. How can that be and how can we not do anything about it? The food bank received Gallors proposal with open arms and the monthly program was up and running in under two months. Before he did this program, families who keep kosher, they wouldnt be able to get kosher chicken, not kosher cheese, said Avital Eidenbom of the Vaad HaRabbanim of Greater Seattle, one of the several agencies for whom Gallor does inspections. Its on his own time, he doesnt get compensated. Everything hes done to create the program has been on his own. JFS purchases the kosher meat and dairy goods to ensure it has enough on hand for the families that sign up to receive the food. About 3040 percent of the food kosher clients receive is fresh produce, about the same amount all food bank clients now receive after the food banks expansion a
year and a half ago that included a walk-in refrigerator to store the perishables. The bulk of the produce comes from either purchasing or its umbrella partners. But JFS has also cultivated partnerships with farmers at the Broadway Farmers Market to glean their fruits and vegetables. It makes sense, given their location. Were beginning to have more of a presence as the neighborhood food bank on Capitol Hill, Mullin said. That relationship, which began earlier this year, will last for the seven months each year the market is open, and has thus far netted about 8,000 pounds of produce valued at approximately $20,000. But a small amount of that produce comes from another Jewish source: A garden on the grounds of a rental property owned by Congregation Beth Shalom in Seattles Wedgwood neighborhood. Synagogue member Susan Monas started a garden outside of the preschool a couple years ago, and then expanded it. We had eight beds, and we didnt need
[the harvest], and I just thought, there are lots of needy people, Monas said. Why not be able to make a contribution? Earlier this summer synagogue members picked about 40 pounds of lettuce, radishes, broccoli and other vegetables to bring to the food bank, which added on to the 60 or so pounds gleaned and donated last year. A portion of the food and toiletries JFS collects is used in a home delivery program in conjunction with the City of Seattle to an additional 400 clients. Funding that previously came through from the Federal Emergency Management Agency was eliminated, which means JFS will need to make up those dollars, but Mullin said her food bank was much less affected than several others in the area. She said JFS would weather those cuts, but, as always, alternate sources would need to be found.
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Cookbooks to inspire your holiday table

Diana bReMent JTNews Columnist
Who are the Feldheims and why are they messing with my food obsession? The first question is the easy one to answer theyre more a what than a who. Feldheim is a third-generation, familyowned publisher of Jewish-interest books. They offer a wide-ranging selection of titles in Hebrew and English (www.feldheim.com). Three recent Feldheim cookbooks are guaranteed to send the serious or beginner cook into a spatula-whipped kitchen frenzy. However, because these books all look as luscious as the food theyll help you concoct, youll get equal satisfaction lying on the couch looking at the fullpage, full-color pictures that accompany the recipes. All three authors claim their recipes are easily followed and not too challenging. The most challenging overall is probably Efrat Libfroinds Kosher Elegance: The Art of Cooking With Style. Libfroind, a well-known Israeli chef and mother of six, is focused as much on style as on taste. She encourages us to add a little pizzazz to our tired old menu with a dash of culinary presentation. Thus, a regular old green salad is now served in individual crystal dishes and topped with rings of curly sweet potato fries. (Libfroind loves sweet potatoes, which are now grown in Israel. Who knew?) Youll need to drag out all those wedding gifts or make a run to the cooking store to accomplish some of these dishes (or buy your molds and pastry bags at the authors website), but just as many can be done by the average cook in the average kitchen. The large format keeps recipes on one page and easily read and followed. Each one is illustrated by a full-page color photo. The dessert section, one third of the recipes, might be the most challenging for the inexperienced. If youre like me, you might stick to tormenting yourself with the amazing photos of fabulous chocolate concoctions. Kosher Elegance comes with a well-thoughtout index arranged by ingredient. In the middle, in terms of complexity, is Persian Food for the Non-Persian Bride and Other Sephardic Recipes You Will Love by Reyna Simnegar (mother of five boys!). Simnegar was not born into a Persian family, so a good part of her text is stories of learning to cook from her mother-in-law and getting to know her Persian family and their ancient culture. These recipes range from easy to complex, but are well thought out and well laid out. The most complicated section seems to be the one on rice. Even after two attempts I could not seem to master the art of tadig re-cooking rice until that crunchy crust forms on bottom of the pan which Persians have made into an art. One of the books simplest recipes, garbanzo salad, has become a staple in my house. The combination of culture, food and photos make this cookbook highly entertaining. Cookbook author Jamie Geller made her mark on the food world with her first book, The Bride Who Knew Nothing. From that nothing, Geller has practically become a kosher food institution with a series of cookbooks, a blog, and as chief marketing officer for Kosher.com. Now Geller (mother of four) has come out with Quick and Kosher: Meals in Minutes. As with the other cookbooks featured here, this one is large format with one recipe per page and a big color photograph of each dish, but adds a bonus of a suggested side dish or salad recipe and wine recommendation included on each recipe page. Gellers focus is the less-experienced cook, although anyone can benefit from her Torahthon 5 advice for fast meals. The techniques and JTNews Ad by preparation time into book is organized 20-minute, 40-minute and 1/4 (4.75 x 6.25) 60-minute recipes. The quicker the meal prep, the more prepared ingredients it calls for (many of which you can purchase, of course, at
Kosher.com, if you cant find them locally). While she offers plenty for the sophisticated palate, many recipes will clearly appeal to kids, or to the kid in you, like fish-and-chips sandwiches, chicken tacos and lemon-blueberry pancakes (for dinner, yes!). Both Geller and Simnegar offer suggestions for holiday menus as well, and Libfroinds entire book could be seen as a challenge to dress up your holiday table. All these books are reasonably priced at $35, considering their size and full-color presentation.
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An unlikely interest in Yiddish

alice kaDeRlan Special to JTNews
It takes me a minute to realize what Dr. Yoshiji Hirose has just said as he bids me good-bye after our interview. Oh, zie gezund, I say to myself as he walks away, a little too late to wish him the same. Its not that I dont know the Yiddish expression, but even after our half hour conversation before a presentation for the Seattle Yiddish Group on Sept. 4, its still a shock to hear this Japanese literature professor using words from a culture so far away in time, space and religion from his own. Its not the first time Hirose, one of 100 university professors in Japan who teach Jewish literature, uses Yiddish in our conversation. As he tells me the story of how he became interested in Yiddish and Jewish writers, he says it was bashert when he discovered the Polish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer in 1977 when he was a graduate student at the University of Washington. In one of his comparative literature classes, Hirose had to choose a novel for in-depth study and he selected Singers Shosha, set in Warsaw in the 1930s, but even today he has no idea why. I didnt know anything about Jewish people, Jewish literature or Judaism, he explains, but from the first page, I was very moved and touched. I cannot describe why I was so impressed but I felt some kind of longing, boyhood memories and such imagination. I found I could share those things with the writer. Hirose returned to Japan a year later and decided to translate Shosha into Japanese. Through the translation process he learned a lot about Singer and American Jewish literature. Several years later, a British friend suggested he take a five-week summer program in Yiddish at Oxford University. Hirose wasnt so sure. He had no experience with Jews and no association with Yiddish, although he did speak German fluently. After careful consideration, he decided to enroll and prepared by studying Yiddish grammar books he was able to find in Japan. Even so, he found the course slow going. That first week was very lonely, he said. I didnt understand a word since the class was in Yiddish only and all the other students were Jewish and could speak Yiddish well. By the second week, Hirose was making significant progress and by the time the course finished, he could understand Yiddish pretty well. Returning to Japan, he decided to devote himself to translating Yiddish works, but knew he needed more Yiddish. So he went back to Oxford for three more summer programs and a Masters program. When I tory so they can understand the Jewish notion of God, the Holocaust, and other themes key to appreciating the works of Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, Cynthia Ozick and others. And his affection for Judaism is obviously contagious; one of his students is now studying Judaism at Brooklyn College. Hiroses knowledge of Yiddish, Jews and Judaism is widely recognized in Japan and beyond. Besides his teaching and serving as president of the Japanese-America Literary Society in Japan, he lectures around the world at universities, international conferences of Yiddish clubs and local groups like the Seattle Yiddish Group. As Hirose has delved deeper into Yiddish and Jewish culture, hes found many similarities with Japanese culture. In his view, Japan is a big shtetl, he says. We live on a very small island, so we stick together. And attachment to family and tradition is very important. But he admits that Jewish humor is beyond the grasp of his students and colleagues, and the way that humor infuses Jewish life is equally hard to convey in the classroom. Japan has many stand-up comedians, he says, but in lectures, you dont laugh.
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Yiddish expert Dr. Yoshiji Hirose returned to Seattle this month to speak to the Seattle Yiddish group.
went back to Japan [after my Masters], I found that something had changed in me. I had lost a sense of Japanese as my mother tongue and even now Yiddish sounds and Yiddish music stay in my mind. Although Hirose doesnt teach Yiddish to his Japanese students in American literature at Notre Dame Sienshe University in Okayama, he does spend the first month of his classes on Judaism and Jewish his-
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Summer has finally come and I am just delighted to be here, Nancy Uscher told me when we spoke last month. The new president of Seattles Cornish College of the Arts started her job Aug. 1, and while she admits shes climbing the learning curve, shes finding Seattle
cultured, arts lovingscience loving and loving about learning, qualities that, she says, are mirrored at Cornishan institution full of smart and good people. Nancy is a violist and holds a doctorate from NYU in music performance from that universitys Steinhardt School. Her career includes six life-changing years at the Jerusalem Symphony starting in 1978, during which she enjoyed getting to know
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the country and learning some Hebrew. She returned to Israel in June after a long hiatus, part of an arts college delegation reviewing opportunities for study in Jerusalem. I never stopped being a musician, she says, but she joined the academic world in the early 1990s when she began teaching at
the University of New Mexico. In addition to teaching music there, she taught in the womens studies department and helped found the law schools Center for Arts and Society. After seven years she moved into university administration in the provosts office. Before moving to Cornish she was provost at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), becoming acting co-president in her last
semester there. Raised in White Plains, N.Y., Nancy was confirmed at the Westchester Reform Temple. In Albuquerque she was active at Bnai Israel where her daughter, Alessandra Barrett, became Bat Mitzvah. She says shes looking forward to getting to know Seattles Jewish community. Nancy says shes fortunate that my hobby is my passion is my profession,
and hopes to have the opportunity to perform locally at some point in the future. By the way, Alessandra is also a violist, and a senior at CalArts, and one of Nancys favorite musicians to perform with. Of course you can find them on YouTube at http://youtu.be/HZAKFzhvCQ0.
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RichaRd and Joan LeshgoLd Beth nesis sammy and nicky gaRy and wendy LeshgoLd danieLLe, nicoLe and BenJamin BRuce and saRa Lipian
Best Wishes, Val, Karen, Debbie & Lori Robins
A Good and Sweet Year! from the Benardouts Bob & Sue Jessie, Mandy & Melissa
Best Wishes to family & friends & good health for the New Year!
Magda Schaloum Henry Schaloum & Family Lucia DeFunis & Family Jack Schaloum & Michael William Wiese & Family Dallas Dockter & Family
Sara Blumenzweig and Family

Wishing our children and grandchildren and all our friends a Happy New Year!
LShana Tova Happy New Year!

To all our friends & relatives from Dave & CC Salzberg & Family
LShana Tova TikoSevu

henry and Sandra Friedman Robert Friedman and Joshua Louis Larry and Debbie Benezra anthony, Jeremy and Selena Dr. Jeffrey and Robin Friedman Jonathan and Jordan
2010-2011 JDS Annual Report

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September 2011
, the head of the new year, is a time to celebrate our blessings and reflect on how we can improve for the year to come. As you will see in this 20102011 JDS Annual Report, our contributors have been most generous and enthusiastic about supporting the Jewish Day School. We are indebted to them for their faith in the future and feel compelled to make them even prouder of their investment. So for this coming year, we are thrilled to announce the debut of our new Science Kindergarten, where science will serve as the vehicle through which other subjects are taught. Building on their natural curiosity, children will explore the world with specific emphasis on the development of strong literacy, mathematics, critical thinking and problem solving skills that will ensure academic success as they grow. Our Science Kindergarten will also foster the connections between content, values and action, the true mission of our school. They will care for the earth (tikun olam) while working in our JDS garden and participate in our school mitzvah opportunities. Keeping with growing 21st century skills, second language acquisition will be fostered as well, especially with our eager and able young learners! Speaking of young learners, we are excited to expand our preschool program by opening a second pre-kindergarten class for the 20112012 school year and hiring a dedicated Preschool Director. Also expanding is our commitment to a strong global curriculum where inquiry-based learning encourages students to look beyond basic skills and discover how to use those skills to create solutions. As our world changes so rapidly, we can be nimble in accommodating the needs of our learners. Our new global perspectives class in Middle School is but one example of our commitment to innovation. Where study leads to action is the tagline of the Jewish Day School. While it comes from the Talmud, it couldnt be more current for us. As a Level One King County Green School and winners of an Earth Hero Award, we still strive to do better and this year hope to achieve Level Two with the help of our student driven Team Yerukim (our green team), who inspire us to make the world a better place. We continue to grow and enrich our community with your support. If you look at the pie charts on expenses and revenues, you will notice that tuition and fees cover only 51% of expenses. Especially in the past three years, we have worked hard to ensure that no child is denied access because of financial need. With the generous support of the Samis foundation and the Jewish Federation, we are able to offer aid to families in need. With your generous contributions, our program remains strong and innovative. This year and continuing into next, we are re-energizing our endowment and legacy giving. In 2010, we received a significant endowment gift from the Norcliffe Foundation and another generous legacy gift from an anonymous donor. These gifts are insurance that the blessings we see every day as our students study at JDS, will continue into the future. We are extremely grateful to all of you, our greater community for helping us get to this day. We take our job as stewards of our young childrens education very seriously. With your help, we will go from strength to strength. With grateful appreciation,
Rosh HaShanah
LShana Tova 5772
May you be inscribed for a good and sweet year
U-Metukah Tikateivu
Maria Erlitz Head of School
Richard Galanti President, Board of Trustees
A special thanks to the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and the Samis Foundation for their ongoing support.
Capital Campaign
The JDS Capital Campaign, BUILDING Mind, Body and Soul, was launched six years ago with a $15 million goal which would support campus enhancements and initiate a $3 million endowment. The list below represents those from whom contributions were received during the 2010-2011 fiscal year. We are thrilled to announce that our naming plaques have been installed around campus and invite donors and community members to come by and see your acknowledgements. Thank you!
Lauren & Harry Brown Janice & Marshall Brumer Paul Burstein & Florence Katz Burstein Pearl & Michael Cape Bonnie & Robbie Cape Beryl & Gary Cohen Bert Cohen Barbara & Jerry Cohen Rae & Stan Cohen Orville Cohen Jerry Dunietz & Laurie Minsk Julie & David Ellenhorn Deanne & Don Etsekson Nancy & Paul Etsekson Pam & Gary Farber Linda & Dr. Gary Feldman Sophie & Dr. Jeff Frankel Jill & Chuck Friedman Marcia & Al Friedman Barrie & Richard Galanti Peggy & Bruce Gladner Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel The Gonchar Family Charitable Fund Suzanne & Barry Goren Susan Gray Judy & Jeff Greenstein Anne & Ed Harris Dena & Drew Herbolich Deb & Marc Kadish Chris & Dr. Marty Lazoritz Debra Levin Maureen & Dr. Selig Leyser Barbara & Chuck Maduell Justin Magaram & Amy Schottenstein Yaakov Medrash & Riva Zeff Lisa & Ian Morris Dr. Kara & Dr. Kerry Moscovitz Sharon & Donald Mossman Bea & Bruce Nahon Sandra & Gerald Ostroff The Pearl Family Carole & Dr. Alvin Pearl Joy & Craig Pearl Margaret & Tad Pearl Gwenn & Dean Polik
Jeanie & Bill Rosen Michele & Stan Rosen Judith & Norm Rosenbloom Elizabeth & Moises Saul Gabriel Scherzer & Nevet Basker Fran & Stan Schill Judy & Joe Schocken Ellen & Brad Spear Dr. Wendy & Dr. Michael Spektor Alayne & Bobby Sulkin
Tribute Fund
JDS is grateful to receive support from families and community members who wish to recognize a life cycle event or send their condolences through our Special Occasion Tribute Program. Donations provide funding for various school programs and professional development opportunities for our faculty and staff.
eduCation fund
Congratulations & Mazel Tov to: Peggy Gladner on her Bat Mitzvah Sheila & Alan Abrahams Priscilla Leytus on her Bat Mitzvah JDS Sunshine Committee Deb Kadish receiving the Parent Association Volunteer of the Year Award Peggy & Bruce Gladner Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel Robin Castrogiovanni for receiving the Presidents Award Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel In Honor of: Penny Cook The Basker Group Rita Glossers 90th birthday Tamar & Allan Boden David Witus Bonnie, Robbie & Benjamin Cape Sivan, Bella & Rakefet Cooperman Dr. and Mrs. Bernard D Cooperman Sam Galantis high school graduation Linda Krisher Liam Kezners Bar Mitzvah Linda & Efrem Krisher Pam Loves hard work on Family Camp The Moscovitz Family Erica Nashs hard work on Family Camp The Moscovitz Family Tamar Bodens hard work Steve & Lynn Katz Alyssa Novicks wedding Efrem & Linda Krisher Elliott J Moss Bar Mitzvah Efrem & Linda Krisher Bruce Gladner Carol & Peter Michel Michele Kohorns speedy recovery Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel The Moscovitz Family Isabella Chapmans speedy recovery Mark & Sheryl Stiefel Tamar & Allan Boden Lynn Wartnik In Memory of: Martha Raynor Mader, Sarah Waynes grandmothe Sheila & Alan Abrahams Peggy & Bruce Gladner The Swenson Family Phyllis Rosen Wayne, Sarah Waynes grandmother Sheila & Alan Abrahams Peggy & Bruce Gladner The Swenson Family Mildred Elizabeth Harris Hulak, Elizabeth Goertzels grandmother Sheila & Alan Abrahams Marc Gonchars grandfather Julie & Larry Engel Fred Katz, Linda Feldmans father Kathy, Mark, Sarah & Todd Fishman Andy & Carol Harris Milton Schiff, Arlen Levys father Peggy & Bruce Gladner Ken & Roberta Lyon Monozam Yashar, Mayer Yashars mother Peggy & Bruce Gladner Samuel Les Lester Reed, Donna Jennings father Peggy & Bruce Gladner JDS Sunshine Committee Jeanne Landau Leytus, Priscilla Leytus mother-in law Peggy & Bruce Gladner Jack Weiner, Linda Krishers uncle Peggy & Bruce Gladner JDS Sunshine Committee Ed and Tommie Boydell, Heather Boydells grandparents JDS Sunshine Committee Dr. H. Marc Adler, Josh Adlers father JDS Sunshine Committee Laurence Harrison, Kari Haas father Bonnie Cape & The JDS Parent Association
JoeL Starin teaCher deveLoPment fund

In Memory of: Joel Starin Joan Alexander
ronaLd & devorah WeinStein fund for CuLturaL artS

In Honor of: Alvin Goldfarbs speedy recovery Ronald & Devorah Weinstein Irv Leopolds birthday Ronald & Devorah Weinstein Sy Danishs birthday Ronald & Devorah Weinstein In Memory of: Dr. George Winston Ronald & Devorah Weinstein Arva & Bernard Gray Ronald & Devorah Weinstein Dani Cuikers mother Ronald & Devorah Weinstein
faCuLty triBute fund

In Honor of: Beth Burstein Fine receiving the Maria Erlitz Excellence in Education Award Murray & Irene Burstein Bonnie & Robbie Cape Peggy & Bruce Gladner Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel Robert & Cynthia Strauss Donna Jennings Bonnie & Robbie Cape Peggy & Bruce Gladner Robert & Cynthia Strauss Marcy Gillman Dena & Drew Herbolich
The LDor VDor Society

Thank you for the generous support of our grandparents! The LDor VDor Society was established in 2005 in honor of the JDS Silver Anniversary.
GoLd memBerS Chris & Dr. Marty Lazoritz SiLver memBerS Marcia & Al Friedman Bronze memBerS Susan & Lonnie Edelheit SuStaininG memBerS Rachel & Isaac Baruch Pearl & Michael Caplan Laura & Alexander Endel Al Sanft Louie Sanft Rachel Temkin Lynn & Anthony Wartnik memBerS Ruth & Dr. Aaron Bernstein Susan & Ira Kadish Judith & Norm Rosenbloom
during 20102011, more than $34,000 was contributed to the annual fund through corporate contributions and matching grants. thank you to the following for their support of our school: Anderson Damon Worldwide Boeing Expedia Microsoft PepsiCo
Fundraising 17% Jewish Federation: 2% SAmiS Foundation: 20%
income
other income 5.2%
Tuition & Fees 57%
Other Gifts
in-kind donationS We greatly appreciate the many gifts of goods and services we received for school operations. SCriP We thank those individuals who participated in the JDS scrip program during the 2010-2011 year. Almost $19,000 of Starbucks, QFC, Albertsons, and Barnes & Noble scrip was sold.
Administration & Support: 13%
expenSeS
Development & marketing: 9% Facilities 7%
Educational Programming 72.0%
Please note that all of the information is current as of August 3, 2011. We apologize for any inadvertent errors or omissions.
Annual Fund Donor Honor Roll

JDS is thrilled and humbled to have had another successful Annual Fund for the 20102011 school year. With 100% faculty/staff participation and 1/3 of our gifts coming from new donors, we exceeded our goals. We are sincerely grateful for the generosity of our faculty, staff, administration, parents, grandparents, alumni parents, alumni, friends and community supporters who helped make our Annual Fund such a tremendous success.
Shomrim LChaim/GuardianS of LifePLatinum $10,000+ Jerry Dunietz & Laurie Minsk Jill & Chuck Friedman Elizabeth* & Mario Goertzel Gina & Dr. Marc Gonchar Susan Gray David Greenspoon Judy & Jeff Greenstein Chris & Dr. Marty Lazoritz Robert & Gretchen Rabinowitz Justin Magaram & Amy Schottenstein Gabriel Scherzer & Nevet Basker Alayne & Bobby Sulkin Anonymous Shomrim LChaim/GuardianS of LifeGoLd $5,000$9,999 Joann & Carl Bianco Janice & Marshall Brumer Isabella & Norm Chapman Linda* & Dr. Gary Feldman Lela & Harley Franco Barrie & Richard Galanti Dena & Drew Herbolich Sandra & Alan Kipust The Rita and Herbert Rosen Foundation Charlene & Gregory Steinhauer Shomrim LChaim/GuardianS of LifeSiLver $1,000$4,999 Sheila* & Alan Abrahams Pam* & David Auerbach Helene & Dale Behar zl Melissa & Zane Brown Cindy & Earl Caditz Bonnie & Robbie Cape Robin & Ben Castrogiovanni Orville & Victoria Cohen Donor Advised Fund Risa & Adam Coleman Debra & Hillel Cooperman Susan & Lonnie Edelheit Rene & Dr. Antony Egnal Maria* & Dr. Marc Erlitz Jacquelyn & Ron Estrin Gail & Jackie Frank Marcia & Al Friedman Anne & Ed Harris Pamela Love-Koepf & Dr. Werner Koepf Yael & Ron Kohavi Michele & Adam Kohorn Rebekah Lazoritz Cindy & Sandy Levy Wiebke & Rabbi Stuart Light* Sharon & Marty Lott Mathy & Ken Lustig Ran Nahmias Erica & Joshua Nash Joy & Craig Pearl Margaret & Tad Pearl Lucy & Herb Pruzan Judy Lynn & Ron Rice Fran & Stan Schill Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Debbie & Andy Seres Michelle & Marc Sloan Lisa & Andy Woods Anonymous (2)
Shomrim LChaim/GuardianS of LifeBronze $500$999 Rachel & Isaac Baruch Gabriella & Jason Blair Pearl & Michael Caplan Laura & Alexander Endel Sharon & Larry Finegold Pam Grossman* & Scott Gerlach Marilyn & Mike Grossman Foundation Lori & Claudio Guincher Wanda & Jeff Kralman* Linda & Mike Morgan Dr. Kara & Dr. Kerry Moscovitz Lisa & Dr. Joseph Robin Al Sanft Louie Sanft Ronnie & Ronald Spiegel Lynn & Tony Wartnik Sharon Weissman Patty Willner-Martin & Neil Martin Anonymous (2) madriChim/LeaderS$100$499 Nance * & Steve Adler Roni & Oudi Antebi Irina & Yuriy Babadzhanov Lucy & Shai Bassli Ruth & Dr. Aaron Bernstein Lauren & Harry Brown Ruth & Alan Bunin Margaret* & Derrick Chasan The Moe & Myra Dinner Memorial Fund Daisy & Abraham Dunn Orna Edgar Karen & Dr. Stuart Epstein Pam & Larry Feinstein Amy & Scott Friedman Karen & David Fulmer Jennifer & Mike Gardner* Mindy & Adam Geisser Marcy* & Dr. Jeff Gillman Deb & Marc Kadish Susan & Ira Kadish Iris & Ran Kalach Allyson & Aharon Kessary Louise & Charles Kiss Jo Ann Kobuke* Iris* & Harel Kodesh Linda* & Efrem Krisher
Linda & Ronald Krivosha Sandy Samuel & Cantor Brad Kurland Heather & Andrew Lader Wendy & Ivan Light Roberta* and Ken Lyon Wendy Marcus & Shawn Weaver Susan* & Tom Miller Julie & Rabbi Jim Mirel Julie & Shimon Mizrahi Lisa & Ian Morris Tina* & Michael Novick Teresa* & BJ Olson Carol & Dr. Steven Paige Deborah & Yuval Peres Jan & Adam Prossin Celeste & David Rind Liat & Ron Rogozinski Judith & Norm Rosenbloom Cari & Steve Scotkin Olga & Vladimir Sheynkman Sisterhood of Temple Bnai Torah Sheryl & Mark Stiefel Karan & Jim Strange Amy Wasser-Simpson Caryn & Gary Weiss Ida & Chad Wicklund Sara & Mayer Yashar Anonymous (2) tomChim/SuPPorterS$1$99 Nancy & Jeff Adelson Amy* & Josh Adler Scott Azose* Dr. Jane Becker & Jason Kintzer Diane Zipperman* & Carl Bloom Heather Boydell* Iris* & David Brumer Dilia & Martin Cartagena* La Verne Chen* Nancy Cohen-Vardy* & Scott Jarol Penny & Tim Cook Karen Coval* Bella & Alex Davydov Kristin Earnst* Beth* & Rabbi David Fine Cindy & Hugh Gladner Linda Bensimon & Michael Goldman Kari & Jeff Haas Herzl-Ner Tamid Parsha & Poker
Donna Jennings* Erin Keen* Kathy & Braden Kelley Lori Peha Kezner* & Llance Kezner Rakhilya Khanatayeva & Roman Khanatayev Christy Zinn & Sean Krulewitch Meirav Levy* Arlen* & Ted Levy Henry Melgar* Suzanne Messinger* Cheryl Mintz* & Jeff Schuffman Nancy Highiet Morse & Wayne Morse Linda* & Zlatko Nalis Shirly Niemi* Aileen* & Aaron Okrent Lisa Chaki & Alan Post The Quijada Family* Alice* & Paul Roberts Rochelle Romano & Robert Bush Karen & David Rosenzweig Shannon* & Gary Rubin Elizabeth* & Moises Saul Paula* & Raphael Schwimmer Jennifer Steiner Maya Stern* Doris Stiefel Lisette Trombley* Priscilla Wayne* Sarah Wayne* Farah & Jim Wiesen* Rachel* & Yaron Yedidia Michelle* & Joel Younker Rita* & Pinchas Zohav Anonymous (9) * = JDS Faculty/Staff Member
Annual Dinner & Auction

On March 13, 2011, more than 400 parents, faculty, alumni parents, alumni, grandparents and community supporters gathered together for our 30th Anniversary Pearls of Wisdom Dinner & Auction in honor of Jerry Dunietz and Laurie Minsk. The Dunietz/Minsk family is a longtime supporter of JDS, with two JDS alumni and Laurie serving as President of the Board of Trustees from 20062008. The event raised more than $475,000 to support our educational programs. Thank you to the hundreds of JDS supporters who procured, donated, attended and supported this exciting community event.
triBute JournaL donorS Jennifer & Ken Alterman Jacquie Bayley Bellegrove Ob/Gyn Keren & Avi Ben Menahem Maureen & Joel Benoliel Benoliel Speech and Language, PLLC Joann & Carl Bianco Linda & Dan Bledsoe Marcy & Barry Bockow Tamar & Allan Boden Iris Brumer Janice & Marshall Brumer Cindy & Earl Caditz Bonnie & Robbie Cape Gayle & Joe Carrol Robin & Ben Castrogiovanni Isabella & Norm Chapman Clark Nuber Coat Check Complete Elaine Cohen Betsy & Jeff Cohen Laurie & Mike Cohen Ronald Cohen Jody & Rabbi Alan Cook Cornerstone Advisors Bella & Aleksandr Davydov Sue & Irwin Dunietz Jack Dunietz Laurie Minsk & Jerry Dunietz Susan & Lonnie Edelheit Julie & Larry Engel Andrea Selig & Joel Erlitz Maria & Dr. Marc Erlitz Nancy & Paul Etsekson Evergreen Power Systems Sharon & Dr. Chris Farac Lela & Harley Franco Jill & Chuck Friedman Amy & Dave Fulton Barrie & Richard Galanti Mindy & Adam Geisser Glazers Camera Robin Rogel-Goldstein & Dennis Goldstein Gina & Dr. Marc Gonchar Suzanne & Barry Goren Diane & Harold Gorlick Holly Greenspoon Judy & Jeff Greenstein Group Health Dena & Drew Herbolich Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation Hub International Northwest, LLC IslandWood JDS Faculty and Staff JDS Parent Association Jewish Family Service of Seattle Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle Mindy & Russ Katz Catherine & Dr. Glenn Keister Jodi & Dr. Jerry Kent Sandra & Alan Kipust Joan Schulick & Jerry Kramer Jonathan Kushner Cindy & Sandy Levy Marie & Jon Licht Sharon & Marty Lott Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder Day School Barb & Chuck Maduell Amy Schottenstein & Justin Magaram Gail & Perry Maloff Patty Willner-Martin & Neil Martin Bernie Minsk Monson & Bass Inc., P.S. Nancy Highiet Morse & Wayne Morse Todd Newman & Lesley Kalmin Orthodontics-Dentofacial Orthopedics Carol & Dr. Steven Paige Valerie & Stanley Piha Charlene Polyansky Lucy & Herb Pruzan RAVSAK: The Jewish Community Day School Network Lisa & Dr. Joseph Robin Ivan Rothman Susy & Steve Saarinen SAMIS Foundation Sima Savitt Seattle Jewish Community School Lori K Smith Anney & Moshe Soronow June & Aaron Speisman Ronnie & Ronald Spiegel Kathleen & Rob Spitzer Sheryl & Mark Stiefel Cindy & Bob Strauss Linda & Warren Sukernek Alayne & Bobby Sulkin Hodaya & Gilad Taase Laura J Targett David Tarica Tatters Temple Bnai Torah Temple De Hirsch Sinai Renee Cohen-Tomlan & Gary Tomlan Torah Day School of Seattle URJ Camp Kalsman Deb & Martin Wahl Diane & Dennis Warshal Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center Devorah & Ronald Weinstein Lee & Stuart Weinstein Lee Weissman
Lead donorS Lucy & Shai Bassli Jacquie Bayley Helene & Dale Behar zl Gloria & Eric Bensussen David Berkman & Keely Brown Joann & Carl Bianco Lauren & Harry Brown Anna & Joe Brown Melissa & Zane Brown Janice & Marshall Brumer COZI Bonnie & Robbie Cape Sarah Castoriano & Jeff Sullivan Robin & Ben Castrogiovanni Trisha & Dr. Gordon Cohen Faye Dunietz Laurie Minsk & Jerry Dunietz Maria & Dr. Marc Erlitz Deanne & Don Etsekson Nancy & Paul Etsekson Sharon & Dr. Chris Farac Linda & Dr. Gary Feldman Steve Fleicshmann Lela & Harley Franco Gail & Jackie Frank Jill & Chuck Friedman Barrie & Richard Galanti Mindy & Adam Geisser Peggy & Bruce Gladner Joanne & Larry Glosser Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel Gina & Dr. Marc Gonchar Holly Greenspoon Judy & Jeff Greenstein Pearl & Paul Grohe
Lori & Claudio Guincher Anne & Ed Harris Dena & Drew Herbolich Sandra & Alan Kipust Michele & Adam Kohorn Linda & Ronald Krivosha Chris & Dr. Marty Lazoritz Robin & Yoel Lessing Stacey & Dan Levitan Cindy & Sandy Levy Cindy & Steve Linkon Andrea & Jordan Lott Sharon & Marty Lott Pamela Love-Koepf & Dr. Werner Koepf Roberta & Kenneth Lyon Amy Schottenstein & Justin Magaram Diane Milnor Lisa & Ian Morris Erica & Josh Nash Joy & Craig Pearl Pam & Darrin Rapoport Holly & Craig Reines Judy Lynn & Ron Rice Margaret & David Rudin Andrea Selig & Joel Erlitz Rosalind Simmons Michelle & Marc Sloan Monica & Adam Stein Charlene & Gregory Steinhauer Alayne & Bobby Sulkin Deb & Martin Wahl Lynn & Anthony Wartnik Priscilla Wayne Devorah & Ronald Weinstein
Alumni Updates
JDS Alumni are making a difference in the world and the communities in which they live. Were so proud of all of them. For more Alumni Updates, visit www.jds.org/alumni.
Head of School Maria Erlitz Assistant Head of School Rabbi Stuart Light Director of Elementary Instruction Linda Krisher Director of Admissions and External Relations Amy Adler Director of Finance and Operations Mike Gardner Director of Development Risa Coleman 20112012 JDS BOARD OF TRuSTeeS President Richard Galanti Immediate Past President Robert Sulkin Treasurer Norm Chapman Secretary Robin Castrogiovanni Finance Dena Herbolich VP Development Janice Brumer VP Strategic Planning and Accreditation Jill Friedman VP Strategic Planning and Accreditation Marc Gonchar VP Marketing Judy Greenstein VP Governance Amy Schottenstein TRuSTeeS: Joann Bianco Cindy Caditz Bonnie Cape Jerry Dunietz Lela Franco Mindy Geisser Barry Goren Deb Kadish Alan Kipust Michele Kohorn (PA Chair) Marty Lazoritz Charlene Steinhauer
Halen Baker (06) teaches ballet through her Be-A-Ballet Star Ballet Camp in Bellevue. Ben Bergman (96) is working as a producer for NPRs Morning Edition. Rebecca Bergman (98) married Whitney Bull in July and is working as a New York-based freelance writer. David Furman (98) is the Assistant Director at Camp Solomon Schechter
where he worked this summer with a number of JDS graduates of all ages including (pictured back) Joshua Okrent, Robbie Ellenhorn, Maya Zwang, David Furman, Joshua Appelbaum, Ari Newman and Jacob Valk and (pictured front) David Kintzer, Andy Page, David Schwartz, Davey Friedman and Yael Egnal. Ben Gown (96) is the Early Childhood Education music specialist at the SJCC.
Lela Hazary (97) is an international model who lives in Israel with her husband. Nina Keebler (96) recently launched her own business called Love, Life, Coach. Bess Lovejoy (93) is an author and freelance writer living in Seattle. Josh Lovejoy (96) and his wife Lauren have welcomed a baby boy, Archer. Ariela Migdal (87) is a womens rights lawyer with the ACLU and lives in New York with her husband Rabbi Ethan Tucker and their three children. Sarah Mitchel (99) works in HR at Google in California. Rachelle Mosholder (04) is completing her degree in the equine program at Lake Erie College. Daniel Novick (97) is a television news reporter at KDAF in Dallas/Fort Worth. Laura Revesz (98) teaches in the Bellevue School District. Danielle Rind (01) works in advertising for Amazon.
Jane Rutstein Shay (96) is teaching Middle School at JDS this year replacing her former teacher Donna Jennings who has retired. Phil Spitzer (01) works in business development at Yammer. Sarah Wayne (98), JDS Development Assistant, recently married Derek Rutledge. Fraser Wirth (97) is a film producer who produced JDS video which was shown during our 2011 Annual Auction and can be seen at www.jds.org. Maya Zwang (08) is a chapter head for Beccas Closet which distributes donated prom dresses to local girls.
JDS 2012 Annual Dinner & Auction Sunday, March 4, 2012 The Grand Hyatt Seattle, WA 2012 Auction Co-Chairs: Tamar Boden & Judy Lynn Rice
Save the Date
Giving my grandchildren the gift of a JDS education is a gift that will last them a lifetime and ensures the diverse traditions of our Jewish heritage are preserved while preparing my grandchildren well for anything they choose to pursue. I feel fortunate to have the means to help make this education possible for them. Patricia Love Anouchi Grandmother of Camille, Theo and Isabella Grandparents are an important part of the JDS community. Contact JDS today to find out how you can give this gift to your own grandchildren. Call Admissions Director Amy Adler at 425.460.0251.
Thinking about a JDS education?

Call 425.460.0260, email admissions@jds.org or join us at a one of our Open Houses. October 6 9:3011:00am November 4 9:3011:00am December 2 9:3011:00am
Where study leads to action.
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september 19 at 7 p.m. Julie salamon author event Julie Salamon tells the life story of Wendy Wasserstein in her new book, Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein. Wasserstein, who penned such plays as The Sisters Rosensweig and Psyche in Love, died in 2006 of Lymphoma at the age of 55. Salamon will speak about the book, which draws upon Wassersteins complex personality and relationships, her unconventional life, and her role at the center of New Yorks cultural and theatrical world. At Seattle Public Library, Central Branch, 1000 Fourth Ave. For more information, call Elliott Bay Book Co. at 206-624-6600 or the Seattle Public Library at 206-386-4636 or visit www.spl.org. september 22 at 7 p.m. naseem Rakha author event, book signing and discussion Naseem Rakha will speak about her novel, The Crying Tree, about the mother of a murdered boy and the relationship she develops with his imprisoned killer. Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum of the Kavana Cooperative will lead a discussion to follow about the power of forgiveness. At the Stroum Jewish Community Centers Kesher Community Garden, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. Tickets are $10 for SJCC and Kavana members, $15 general admission, and $5 for students and seniors. Register and learn more at www.sjcc.org or by calling 206-232-7115.
september 21 at 7:30 p.m. Jay Feldman: americas history of hysteria author event Feldman, the author of Manufacturing Hysteria, argues that from World War I up to 9/11 and Arizonas anti-immigration movement there have been elected officials and private citizens who have taken it upon themselves to inflame American fears, in turn thwarting dissent and marginalizing minorities. It isnt right, says Feldman, and he reminds audiences to be vigilant about basic rights and ideals. At Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle. Tickets are $5 and available through www.brownpapertickets.com or 800-838-3006 or at the door starting at 6:30 p.m.
september 25 at 2 p.m. sJcc Jewish Touch Lecture series: Tribute to althea stroum Talk The opening night of the 2011-2012 Jewish Touch lecture series features the talk Jewish Humor in America by Jeremy Dauber, professor of Yiddish and Jewish literature and culture at Columbia University and director of its Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies. In memory of the late Althea Stroum, who was known for her sense of humor, Dauber will talk about American Jewish humor from Sholom Aleichem to Jerry Seinfeld and beyond. At the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. Free. Reservations required. For more information contact Marcie Wirth at MWirth@sjcc.org or 206-388-1998. Register online at www.sjcc.org.
A Good and Sweet Year!
Dorothy Saran and Family
LShana Tova a Good & SweeT new Year! Alice And Art Siegal
LShana Tova!
Our best wishes for a happy new year, filled with love, good health and peace. To families and friends:
Wolf & Frieda Hall Mary, Esther, Alan, Chuck, Susan & Grandchildren & Great Grandson
Wishing all good health and peace
L S h a n a T ov a
ruTh LevinSon david and vicki LevinSon
Happy New Year
jane, Linda, aLan, jacob and Sarah freyd
Dr. Martin L. Greene and Toby Saks

Marcia & Joey MAYo David MAYo Michael, Julie, Tatum & Joey Parker MAYo Mark, Mitzi, Grace & Perry ADler Michael, Stacy, Jamey & Gabriel Vinnick
LShana Tova
A Good & Sweet Year! In loving memory of Rose Zimmer. Karen Zimmer Irving Zimmer Kathy Cafarelli & Family
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october 1 at 2 p.m. From the monkey mountains concert The first in this years Sparks of Glory concerts, Music of Remembrance will perform Pavel Haass From the Monkey Mountains and a song cycle of Lori Laitmans Vedem, inspired by poetry secretly written by teenage boys imprisoned in concentration camps. Artistic director Mina Miller will discuss Seattle Art Museums exhibit, Our National Game, about Jackie Robinsons athletic resistance in comparison with MORs music of resistance. At Plestcheeff Auditorium, Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., Seattle. Free. For more information, visit www.musicofremembrance.org or call 206-365-7770.
Wishing the Greater Seattle Community a Healthy, Happy, and Kosher 5772!
LShana Tova!
Vaad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle
206-760-0805
october 1 at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Jerry seinfeld stand-up Thirteen years after he hung up his stonewashed jeans and locked his apartment door for the first and last time, Jerry Seinfeld is still funny. Since the number-one sitcom of all time went off the air, the nerdy New York comic genius beloved by American Jews has gone on to host Marriage Ref and guest star on Curb Your Enthusiasm, but mostly hes doing what he loves most: Standing up in front of crowds and making them laugh. Hell be in Seattle for one night to defrost the impending Seattle chill. At the Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle. To order tickets visit tickets.com or call 877-784-4849. Tickets run $45$75.
Visit us on the Web at www.seattlevaad.org
Building an Inclusive Sacred Community of Reform Jews
Rabbi Simon Benzaquen Rabbi Ron-Ami Meyers Rabbi Mordechai Farkash Rabbi Moshe Kletenik
Rabbi Yechezkel Kornfeld Rabbi Sholom Ber Levitin Rabbi Solomon Maimon
Join us in welcoming the New Year
Ancient Traditions in Modern Times

Free High Holidays. Reserve today.
6115 SW Hinds St. Seattle, WA 98116 info@khnseattle.org 206-935-1590
with High Holy Day Services led by our inspirational clergy team! Senior Rabbi James Mirel Associate Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg Cantor David Serkin-Poole
Photograph by Gail Frank Photography
visit us at www.khnseattle.org
We welcome you to join us for High Holy Days Worship. Call the Temple ofice for ticket information.
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Sholem Aleichem filmmaker flourishes on ideas

MicHael Fox Special to JTNews
The pioneering Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem was born in a shtetl in the middle of the 19th century, and even today his name is synonymous with the Old Country and a vanished way of life. Blame Fiddler on the Roof, which was adapted from a handful of Aleichems bittersweet Tevye stories. The musical introduced the once-hugely popular author to new generations of American Jews, but also cast him as a quaint (albeit extraordinarily insightful) observer of a changing world. Its about time that the larger mass of people outside of Yiddish aficionados understood who Sholem Aleichem was, filmmaker Joseph Dorman says. I think hes been hidden from view, the real Sholem Aleichem, for years and years and years. Dormans erudite documentary, Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness, opened in New York in July and hits Seattle on Sept. 30. He created a kind of myth around himself because he was trying to reach a not illiterate, but uneducated Eastin order to reach that audience, much like Mark Twain did, he created this kind of folksy persona. And that folksy persona ultimately was so successful that people mistook the persona as the man. Even Jewish critics at the time, Dorman elaborated, perceived him as someone who was kind of a stenographer for poor Jews, who wrote what he heard, and they didnt realize that he was, in fact, an extremely canny, sophisticated, brilliant modern writer. Solomon Naumovitch Rabinovitch, pen name Sholem Aleichem, came to prominence at the moment when Jews were leaving the shtetl and migrating to big cities, both in Eastern Europe and the diaspora. Adapting, assimilating and refashioning themselves, they embraced various utopian movements, including socialism, Bundism and Zionism. Sholem Aleichem is so relevant now because he was dealing with the mysteries of modern Jewish identity, Dorman says. Marx said in the modern world everything thats solid melts into air. And its true today. Our generation may be
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more adept because weve experienced the rapidity of change much more than previous generations. But we still have to deal with it; were still in that flux of things. So I think were all Tevyes. Dorman was born in Detroit to parents who read the New York Times every weekend. It was inevitable he would eventually move to New York, where he became a writer, producer and occasional director of documentaries. His 1998 film, Arguing the World, portrayed the New York intellectuals Irving Kristol, Irving Howe,
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A new Jewish feature film entirely in Yiddish

Toronto filmmaker Naomi Jaye is set to produce Canadas and possibly North Americas first Yiddish feature film in more than 70 years. Jaye, 38, has spent the past four years scripting and developing her film The Pin. Its the story of an elderly, isolated shomer who comes face-to-face with his first love, Leah, when her body is brought to him in the morgue. A shomer stays with the body of a Jew between the time of death and burial. The event triggers a series of flashbacks to Lithuania during World War II, when the young couple spent their courtship on the run and hiding from the Einsatzgruppen, the paramilitary death squads that killed thousands of Jews and others throughout German-occupied Europe. Without giving too much of the story away the film has not even been entirely cast yet Leahs re-entry into the shomers life all these years later allows him to fulfill a promise she made him swear to keep: To prick her hand with a pin to ensure she is truly dead before burial. Jaye said the film, which is still in development, was inspired by her grandmother, who had an intense fear of being buried alive and made Jayes father promise to stick a pin in her hand after she died
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Filmmaker Naomi Jaye holds a picture of her inspiration for The Pin.
to ensure she was dead before being placed in a coffin. This story always fascinated me, because it required an act of true love that was also an act of violence, Jaye wrote in the press kit for the film. Jaye said the film would be a very quiet one, with minimal dialogue. But what dialogue there is will be mostly in Yiddish, the language the shomer and
Leah would have spoken as young Jews in Lithuania. There will be English subtitles. It wasnt my intention to make a Yiddish film, she said. It was my intention to make a beautiful, poetic film. Its a film that speaks to the larger issues of hatred and intolRoNiT NoVAK erance, about grandmother, Leah Jaye, the coming to terms with the past and making peace with it. The theme is a familiar one to Jaye, who said shes always been drawn to stories about men who have isolated themselves and are then forced to connect again. Asked why this is, Jaye laughed and responded she didnt know. It must say something about me, but I have no idea what. She said shes always been a huge fan
of intimate movies that depict something of humanity and wants to emulate that in her own filmmaking. Jaye, who spends a lot of time in Seattle, said she grew up in a traditional Jewish home, but decided that organized religion wasnt for her. She said when she turned 18 she rejected her Judaism, but that when she started making films in 1999, she discovered that all her projects were linked by a common thread: Jewish content. I have come to realize that my Jewishness is innate to who I am, she wrote in the literature promoting The Pin. It is a part of my genetic code, my emotional history, and as such, it forms a huge part of the images that swirl around my imagination and eventually become my films, Jaye won the Women in Film and Television Torontos 2009 Kodak New Vision Mentorship award. That award which provides the recipient with a $5,000 donation of film stock and subsequent grants of $20,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and an Ontario Arts Council production grant for $39,000 have helped move production along. A fundraising site has been set up at www.indiegogocom/The-Pin. For more information, visit www.thepinmovie.com.
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In the Russian Far East, Jewish identity comes in shades of gray

eMily k. alHaDeFF Assistant Editor, JTNews
This is the final story in the series following Emily K. Alhadeffs joint Hillel at the University of Washington/American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee mission to the former Soviet Union in July. wondered the same thing. Most of the elderly Jews of Khabarovsk served by the JDC moved from the western end of the Soviet Union during or after World War II. The young Jews active in the Khabarovsk Hillel generally had vague knowledge of their Jewish roots and were brought into the fold by Khabarovsks community leader, Vadim Katsman. From JDC Siberias perspective, Jewish identity is determined by claims to Jewish lineage according to the Nuremberg laws. Hesed food aid recipients are not allowed to buy pork. Beyond that, no provable Jewish life is required. Siberian Jewish leaders only want to provide assistance and an entry point for Jews to reconnect with their heritage. Without the Jewish identity anchors American Jews are used to, certain situations met the group with challenge. For example, some recipients of JDCs Hesed services wore crosses around their necks. Hardly a handful of locals showed up for Shabbat services. The youth at the heart of Khabarovsks Jewish revival seemed to
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KHABAROVSK, RUSSIA Its a sultry late July day, and a group of young professionals, fresh off the plane from America, tries to stay awake through presentations about Jewish community revival in this the far eastern Russian city. The slideshow progresses from one party scene to another. I am reminded of the last time I was immersed in a Jewish community of the former Soviet Union. It was Kharkov, Ukraine in 2003, and after Shabbat dinner on our first day our young hosts turned down the lights, lit up a disco ball, and presented their American guests with a fashion show set to Ricky Martin music. Entertaining, yes. But where was the Jewish content? When the slideshow ended, members of this summers American group consisting of Seattle and East Coast young adults on an American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) service trip
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Embassy attack in Egypt stokes Israeli fears of new Egypt

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JERUSALEM (JTA) Retired Israeli Air Force pilot Uri Dromi remembers the day 34 years ago when Egyptian President Anwar Sadat landed in Israel to tell the Israeli people he was ready to make peace. Dromi, who had flown missions in the 1967 Six-Day War against Egypt, had been assigned to escort the Egyptian air crew during Sadats visit. I was standing there on the tarmac and suddenly theres this big airliner with Egyptian markings being escorted by three Israeli jet fighters, Dromi told JTA. It turns and lands. The door opens and there stands Anwar Sadat, who until then had been the leader of our greatest enemy. This is one of the moments I will always cherish. Today, Dromi, who runs the Mishkenot Shaananim conference center in Jerusalem and organizes briefings for journalists, is worried the historic peace between Egypt and Israel, especially after last weeks attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo by a mob of thousands of Egyptians, could be unraveling. I think it is serious because theres a lot of energy there, Dromi said. The anti-Israel sentiment was always there, but it was marginal compared to the problems Egyptians had. Now Egyptians are expressing all of their anger and frustration against Israel. The embassy attack, during which a mob pulled down the embassy walls, broke into the building and rampaged for several hours while six Israeli security guards were trapped inside, was the latest and perhaps most worrisome in a series of events south of the border that have Israel concerned it faces a game-changer with the new Egypt. Most worrisome, some Israeli officials said, was their inability to reach senior Egyptian officials quickly. Instead they had to rely on U.S. mediation. There were difficulties in reaching certain Egyptian officials, a senior Israeli official told JTA. And the real difficulty was that even when they were finally reached, their promises for quick intervention did not materialize as quickly as the situation required. Egyptian commandos eventually arrived to rescue the trapped Israelis, and Israel sent its Air Force jets to retrieve them and bring them home. The official said he does not expect the embassy to reopen soon but that there are contacts with Egyptian security officials. We are discussing how to ensure that such an attack will never happen again and what is needed to be done to secure the reopening of the embassy, he said. We are definitely worried. Which way Egypt is going is anybodys guess. The Egyptian military council running the country quickly condemned the attack, called the rioters criminals and said it would launch proceedings against those caught. The Egyptian leadership said they are committed to the peace treaty, and so are we, Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told JTA. Anyone over 50 remembers the Egyptian-Israeli wars in which thousands of people on both sides of the frontier were killed. I dont think the people of Israel or Egypt want to go back to that.
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The 32-year-old peace treaty between Israel and Egypt is one of the cornerstones of Israels security doctrine. While it has resulted in few people-to-people ties, the pact made Israels southern border reliably quiet and freed up Israels military to focus on threats elsewhere. Under Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt from Sadats assassination in 1981 until he was deposed early this year, Egypt established military and intelligence cooperation with Israel. Both Egypt and Israel viewed Hamas growing strength warily, and Egyptian security forces tried to stop the smuggling of weapons and terrorists from the Sinai into Hamas-ruled Gaza. Since Mubaraks ouster, Israeli intelligence officials say, smuggling has dramatically increased. Despite a recent poll showing that more than half of Egyptians would support severing ties with Israel, most Israeli experts dont believe Egypt will rush to abrogate its peace treaty with Israel. Most
of the Egyptian political factions, including the Muslim Brotherhood, have said they will continue the peace treaty. Cutting off ties also would threaten the $3 billion in foreign aid Egypt receives annually from the United States. But Israel is concerned. The attack on the embassy came just weeks after an attack on the border between Israel and Egypt that left eight Israelis dead. Israeli officials said the terrorists traveled from Gaza to Egypt and then into Israel. Three Egyptian security officers were killed in firefights after the attack. Peace with Egypt has always been a cornerstone of our strategic position in the region, Dromi said. Whatever else happened with Lebanon or Syria, we always had that peace to offset everything else. If this falls, there could be a chain reaction. Were already hearing rhetoric from Jordan that we havent heard in a very long time. King Abdullah of Jordan, which is the only other Arab country that has a formal
peace treaty with Israel, said this week that Jordan and the future of the Palestinian people are in better shape than Israel today. Now it is Israel that is fearful. Israeli officials said they are working hard to repair relations with Egypt. But
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week also ordered Israel to speed up construction on a fence being built between Israel and the Sinai to try to stop smuggling. He said construction will finished by September 2012. to every culture and every people. But they have ongoing resonance for American Jews, who redefine their identity with every generation. Unless you are an absolute Orthodox Jew and follow the traditional path, Dorman asserts, no matter how Jewish we feel and how much we found certain Jewish identities for us, I dont think they can ever be as stable or solid as they once were, or once appeared to be. Thats a very powerful and poignant thing that we all live with. Its the fact that youre assimilating and trying to hold on to something, and that confusion that somehow you feel a bit damned either way. At least I do.
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This interactive workshop will help participants feel their best every day. It teaches how to make small, easy changes in busy, active lives. Everyone, including moms, athletes and office workers trying to get over the three oclock slump can benefit. $10. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 6:308:30 p.m. genetic Testing for genealogy Research
Beverly Blum at peterbev.blum@gmail.com or www.jgsws.org Bennett Greenspan, founder and president of Family Tree DNA, will present on what genetic tests are useful and how to interpret results to further genealogy research. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
Marjie Cogan at marjiecogan@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.org Everyone is invited to learn more about Congregation Beth Shalom. Following the open house, stay for a class taught by Rabbi Jill Borodin on the new Machzor, the High Holiday prayerbook. Free. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle. 89 p.m. introduction to the New Conservative Machzor
Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or bethshalomseattle.org Learn more about the new Machzor (High Holiday prayerbook) with Rabbi Jill Borodin. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.
tuesDay
12:00 p.m. Jewish Views of Animal Rights

Rabbi Shalom D. (Berry) Farkash at 425-427-1654 What is Judaisms view of hunting? What rights do animals have according to Judaism? In the Talmud the laws of tzaar baalei chaim are treated in detail, and the sages often emphasize how considerate and kind human beings must be toward animals. At Chabad of the Central Cascades, 21121 SE Black Nugget Rd., Issaquah. 7:308 p.m. New and Prospective Member open House
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WeDnesDay
6:309 p.m. Breast Cancer Exposed

Nancy Etsekson at chapter.seattle@hadassah.org or 425-467-9099 The Seattle Chapter of Hadassahs fundraiser to help end breast cancer forever by energizing science to find the cures and ensuring quality care for all people, everywhere. At the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, 411 University St., Seattle. 78 p.m. A good and Sweet year
Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@ bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.org
21 septeMbeR
Join instructor Shirah Bell for this free High Holiday preparation class. Explore Mussar techniques for a good and sweet new year. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle. 8:159:15 p.m. A Look at yom Kippur
Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.org Join instructor Yiscah Smith for this free High Holiday preparation class. Gain a deeper insight into Yom Kippur, a sacred time for reconnection, restoration, and redemption. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle. 8:159:15 p.m. Niggunim and Nuschaot
Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.org Join instructor Rachel Jacobson for this free High Holiday preparation class. Learn the melodies used during High Holiday services. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle. 78 p.m. The Fear Factor on yom Kippur
Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.org Join instructor Jeremy Alk for this free High Holiday preparation class. Learn about the toughest reality experience that is Yom Kippur. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.
tHuRsDay
7:309 p.m. Beth Shalom Beit Midrash

Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.org Study Talmud with Joel Goldstein on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. All levels welcome. $5/class, $25/six-class punchcard. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.
22 septeMbeR
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68 p.m. 4th Shabbat Services and Dinner

Aaron Meyer at ameyer@tdhs-nw.org Join the Tribe at TDHS (young adults their in 20s and 30s) for a musical Shabbat service, then stay for dinner at a restaurant within walking distance. Cost is just the price of dinner. At Temple De Hirsch Sinai, 1511 E Pike St., Seattle.
23 septeMbeR
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9:15 p.m. Selichot Program

Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.org Working the Steps Teshuvah and the High Holidays. Havdalah at 9:15 p.m. Conversation with Diane Burnett, Alternatives to Addiction director at Jewish Family Service at 9:30 p.m. Dessert at 11 p.m. Selichot service at 11:15 p.m. Free. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.
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9 a.m.4 p.m. Volunteering with the Tribe and JFS

Hannah at hannah.zommick@gmail.com Young adults, join the Tribe at TDHS for two volunteer projects: Food collection at Broadway Farmers Market and a tour of the JFS food bank, and/or create Rosh Hashanah baskets for members of the Jewish community. Basket-making 9 a.m.2 p.m., food collection 2 p.m.4 p.m. Free. At Jewish Family Service, 1601 16th Ave., Seattle. 6:308 p.m. MoR Benefit: Klezmer and Chocolate
Music of Remembrance at info@musicofremembrance.org or 206-365-7770 or musicofremembrance.org This benefit features performances by Seattles clarinet goddess Laura DeLuca and her band The Kvetchers, complimentary wine and chocolate tastings (orange, cherry and almond, spicy chili, mint) courtesy of Theo. $50 or $60 at the door. At Theos Chocolates, 3400 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle.
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Prospective Members
Marjie Cogan at marjiecogan@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.org Join Rabbi Jill Borodin and other Beth Shalomniks for an opportunity to schmooze, nosh and learn about Congregation Beth Shalom. Attend erev Rosh Hashanah services afterward at no charge. High Holiday tickets are also available for purchase. More info on the Beth Shalom website. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.
Carol Mullin, and to register for the food sort on Oct. 9 contact Jane Deer-Hileman at volunteer@jfsseattle. org. Check the website for more information.
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WeDnesDay
11 a.m. The PJ Library Story Time at Mockingbird Books

Amy Hilzman-Paquette at amyhp@jewishinseattle.org Join the PJ Library for music and storytelling. Learn Hebrew through ASL with Betsy Dischel from Musikal Magik, a certified Signing Time Academy. Free. At Mockingbird Books, 7220 Woodlawn Ave. NE, Seattle.
28 septeMbeR
9 a.m.12 p.m. Brain Rules for Baby John Medina

Kim Lawson at KLawson@sjcc.org or 206-388-0829 or www.sjcc.org Brain rules for baby offers parents facts not just advice in an engaging, practical way. Find out all about your childs brain and what you can do to optimize it. $50. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 1111:30 a.m. Tot Shabbat
Irit Eliav at iriteliav@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075, ext. 2503 or bethshalomseattle.org Children ages 03 (and their parents) are invited to a fun Shabbat morning tot-friendly service. Service meets on the first Shabbat of the month. Free. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.
1 octobeR
24 p.m. Preparation for High Holy Days Workshop

Shellie Oakley at info@betalef.org or 206-527-9399 At Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, 16330 NE 4th St., Bellevue.
MonDay
710 p.m. Breaking Down Barriers in Relationships

Mrs. Giti Fredman at gitifredman@gmail.com or 206-852-6418 or seattlekollel.org How do we learn the necessary skills to create a satisfying love relationship? Dr. Bluma Ekshtut, Psy.D., licensed and practicing clinical psychologist, will address life-changing issues. No charge. At a private home in Renton.
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MonDay
67 p.m. Energize your Life Workshop

Kim Lawson at KLawson@sjcc.org or 206-388-0829 or www.sjcc.org At the Stroum JCC, 2618 NE 80th St., Seattle.
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66:30 p.m. open House for New and
28 septeMbeR
JFS Food Drive

Carol Mullin at cmullin@jfsseattle.org or 206-861-3176 or www.jfsseattle.org The 2011 Jewish Family Service food drive will run from Sept. 29 to Oct. 22. The drive will raise nearly one-fifth of the JFS Polack Food Banks over 160 tons of food to distribute this year. To request a bin contact
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711 p.m. 5th annual Tribe Appletini Party at Sole Repair

Lisa at lsbridge@gmail.com Celebrate the New Year with The Tribe (young adults in their 20s and 30s) for music, free appletinis, and great company. At Sole Repair on Capitol Hill, 1001 E Pike St., Seattle.
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A Good & Sweet Year to our relatives & friends!

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Kevin, Debbi, Samantha & Jake HAlelA
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Linda Portnoy Joe, Max & Sonia
A year of health and happiness for all.
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center their Jewish identities around partying. Boston resident Jason Pressberg was troubled by a sense that the Jews the JDC helps dont identify with Judaism. I very much wanted that to be there, he said of Jewish practice after visiting the homes of aid recipients. Pressberg, 27, is a program associate at the Northeastern University Hillel who describes his job as being dedicated to help Jews find meaningful connections with any aspect of Jewish life. It didnt so much matter to me if that connection was cultural or religious, as long as it was meaningful, he said of Khabarovsks Jewish population, young
and old. I felt they were post-Jewish. To Pressberg, the effects of the Soviet Union on Jewish culture still resound. Now the Jews identify as Russian, but not as Jewish. I think that those that want to be connected will move and that community will die out, he said. These conversations about what constitutes a Jewish identity particularly among a community far removed from the American Jewish paradigm left many participants frustrated, yet also introspective. When you arent making your basic needs, said Joanne Rossignol, 28, of Seattle, thinking about things like building community and being involved in the community and being active in a religious orga-
nization its not on peoples priority list. As for the crosses, the JDC Siberia staff explained that they are worn decoratively and are devoid of religious significance. In spite of this dreary preface, Marina Kopytkovskiy, 24, a Seattle-based participant who spent her childhood in Belarus, came away with an uplifting report. This was an example of a small community trying to genuinely awaken a Jewish subconscious in its community and doing so successfully, she wrote in an email interview. The fact that it is predicated upon the work of youth is even more striking. Although ostensibly, she continued, it may seem that the Hillel leaders are simply interested in organizing gatherings, their dedication is deeper and conviction stronger than what we saw.
No one exemplifies dedication and conviction more than Kiril Sahmanov. Sahmanov, 18, the son of a Jewish mother and a Muslim father, became involved with the Jewish community at age 14. Once Vadim Katsman encouraged Sahmanov to participate in the community, Sahmanov ran with it, participating in the Siberian Bar/Bat Mitzvah program and wearing a kippah. He is the face of Hillel Khabarovsk. Sahmanovs thoughtfulness about his Judaism surpasses most boys of 18. He really admires the Jewish concept of the self and why we are here, Kopytkovskiy said during the trip, paraphrasing Sahmanov as he spoke. Jewish culture and beliefs should carry forth...he wants to perpetuate these ideas, because theyre
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Jewish but theyre also universal. The young Hillel participants are far more traditionally Jewish than our group may have realized, Kopytkovskiy explained in her email. Yet they do not draw in the community on that premise. In trying to revive a Jewish life, they are starting culturally. That tactic isnt far from engagement methods used by many American Jewish organizations. Like young Americans stepping back from the assimilation pattern and negotiating a Jewish lifestyle, the Russian youth connect to the same feelings of familial bonds between Jews. I feel something special, like we are relatives, said Lyudmila Milrud, 19. While she finds it hard to keep up with
Jewish observance while living in her parents home, she wants to take on Jewish practices to be an example to other Jews. But Milrud represents the potential Jewish drain Khabarovsk faces. She wants to go to Israel and join the army. If I like Israel Ill stay there because I have relatives there, she said. Regarding the army, Im crazy, but I want to! I think it will help me in my life. I cant compare Khabarovsk to Israel, she said. Understandably, Hillel participants and staff are on edge about their young constituency leaving Khabarovsk for greener Jewish pastures. Some were on their way to college this summer. And Sahmanov was on his way to Israel, where hell spend
this year learning at Aish HaTorah. Unlike Milrud, Sahmanov says he plans to come back to Khabarovsk and work at the Hillel. If not him, then who? said Kopytkovskiy. On the last day, the group bussed three hours to Birobidjan, the capital of Russias Jewish autonomous region, created in 1934 by Stalin. After the crowd was herded off to the museum, Sahmanov stayed behind in the sanctuary of the Birobidjan synagogue. Backlit by dozens of electric candles, he wrapped tefillin and recited the shma. Later I asked him if he wanted to share anything else with me about his Jewish identity. Lets be friends, he said.
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Secular slaughter uses a captive bolt stunner or a shotgun to render an animal senseless before severing its carotid artery. Kosher slaughter and Islamic halal slaughter both reject the stunning process. The Orthodox Union claims that kosher ritual slaughter is quick and virtually pain-free. Stunning and kosher slaughter do not go together. In kosher law, animals have to be in full and perfect health before they are slaughtered, Hanau said. Secular meat processing plants and kosher plants outside the U.S. often cuff and drag animals to slaughter, Hanau said.
Slaughtering an animal in a vertical position requires another sizeable investment in equipment. Currently, Grow and Behold Foods ships its products all over the Northeast and to the central U.S., but Hanau has a larger vision. We would love to have buying clubs set up all over the country.
The deadline for High Holiday orders passed prior to press time, but visit www.growandbehold.com for future order dates and pricing information, or contact Congregation Beth Shalom at 206-524-0075 to join the buying group.
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but sometimes I wonder, Where does the money go? Why do we not have better solutions yet? The real heart of the matter is that we need to find a cure. We need to find the drugs, the sciencethats what were all waiting for. We need to, as Hadassah is doing, pour our money into the science. Because BRCA was discovered through important and costly research, Breast Cancer Exposed! is also a fundraiser for the new Marlene Greenbaum Multidisciplinary Diagnostic Breast Health Center at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. Cindy Levy, the events co-chair, said
she is excited about the new Breast Health Center at Hadassah, and about the financial support this event will bring to it. Great strides are being made in the field of BRCA research as well as genetic modification, Levy said. They are creating cutting-edge technology that is enabling doctors to diagnose and treat patients at a much more efficient pace than in the past. Newman said that Hadassah has a specific monetary goal in mind. Were hoping to walk in the door having already raised $200,000, and wed like to raise $400,000 by the time the night is over, she said.
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daughter not investigate her mothers roots further. When he died, Vered finally felt liberated to pursue her mothers history. I dont know why, Vered said. I was already an old lady and yet I obeyed my father. The moment he died I felt, I can do it. Vered began her search at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial and archives in Jerusalem, seeking not specifics, but a general idea of her mothers roots anything that might give her some concept of the life and the family about which her mother never spoke. The Yad Vashem database offered no leads. So a week after her father died, she and her husband Michael Vered traveled to Poland. In Lodz they searched through old records and met with a rabbi. The rabbi introduced them to a historian in Warsaw who claimed to be working with Yad Vashem and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to reunite family members. But the historian requested additional funds before demonstrating any signs he was making progress. Vered decided to cut ties. Her search appeared to have stalled when a friend met Oryan at a hotel while on vacation in Tiberias. Oryan is a longtime arts and culture journalist in Israel who turned to genealogy as a way to seek out his own family history and then found he had a knack for it. The only pieces of information Rachel
testimonial that featured a mention of the name Hauszpeigel in or near the city of Lodz. Eventually, he came across the page written by Wolf Hall and on that page, the name of Rachel Vereds mother Esther. Vered was drinking coffee with her daughter at a mall in Tel Aviv when ERiC NuSBAuM Oryan called and Wolf Hall looks through picture albums of his sister and his sisters family. asked if she was sitting down. I found you an uncle, he told her. could offer were Esthers birthplace Vered, who had only hoped to learn Lodz and her family name, Hausza little about her family history, was peigel. (Hall changed his name from shocked. Her mother was 90 years old, Hauszpeigel when he emigrated to the barely holding on, and now somebody was United States.) Oryan worked from these telling her that she had a living uncle? two facts and capitalized on the relative Vered and Hall soon had their first scarcity of the Hauszpeigel surname. phone conversation The Hall family had Oryans first step was to find all Hauszbeen convinced by Oryans research that peigels who lived in Lodz and the surroundVered may indeed be family. Their first ing towns before the war using primarily phone conversation confirmed it. After a JRI-Poland, an online database of over 4 tear-filled greeting with her cousin Esther million Jewish records and documents. He Gothelf, Halls daughter, Vered asked Hall then built an expected family tree based on her mothers birthday. He didnt rememthe premise that so many people sharing ber, but identified the year as 1921. such an uncommon surname in such close Vered then asked Wolf about his geographic proximity were related. fathers profession a question she Finally, Oryan cross checked his findhad recently asked her mother, and the ings with every documented Yad Vashem
only question about her life that Vereds mother Esther, her guard having lapsed due to the dementia, had ever willingly answered. He was a shoemaker, Hall told her. Rachel then emailed a picture taken just after the war, featuring her father, her fathers sister, and her mother. Hall identified his sister Esther immediately. In the ensuing correspondence, Hall heard what Vered knew of her mothers story. He learned that Esther had been married in a labor camp during the early part of the war. He learned that she was in Auschwitz at the same time as his wife Freida and was forced to work as a nurse for Dr. Joseph Mengele. He learned that she too lived in Germany immediately after the war. The discovery came a few years too late: Just four or five years ago Esther Bielski would have been able to understand she still had a brother. She would have been able to talk to him. According to Hall, it could have happened even sooner. Holocaust survivors in postwar Germany often lived transient lives, moving from one refugee camp to the next. Wolf and Esther could have been in the same place, or in near proximity, and never known it. Hall thinks part of the problem is that when he sought his sister in the registries, he did so under her maiden name of Hauszpeigel, not her married name Bielski.
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You could be living in the same place and not know each other, Hall said. After all, I saw her the last time in 1939 or 1940 and I didnt even remember her face until they sent me pictures from 45. In addition to the time they both lived in Germany, Hall said he visited Israel eight times including for the 1981 World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors. He searched for relatives at Yad Vashem. Vered believes the effort Hall put in, both in documenting his story and in searching for his family, would have paid off if not for errors on the part of Yad Vashem. Her mother Esther, for example, was listed in their database among the missing not the living. My mother gets her rent from the Germans, Vered said. Dead people dont get
ERiC NuSBAuM
At the Hall home in Bellevue, Rachel Vered shows her uncle some of his sisters belongings.
rent. Only living people. Had Esther been registered properly, the connection could have happened not just years but decades sooner. She wonders how many more mistakes have been
made and what they have cost. The tragedy is not what happened in the Holocaust, its the missing years, Vered said. After the meeting in the baggage claim, Vered and her husband were shuttled to Wolf and Freidas Bellevue home, where they would be staying. The family mingled over lunch as any might: Adults sitting in the living room and on the patio catching up and talking business; kids watching television in another room; host and hostess offering up water, soft drinks, coffee, and tea. It feels blessed but it doesnt feel as strange as I thought it would, said Esther Gothelf, Hall and Freidas youngest daughter. Its funny, everyone feels very comfortable with each other. The family hashed and rehashed the details of their miracle, with the help of Oryan, who came on the trip as well to film a documentary about the experience. The
cousins compared their respective parents disciplinary techniques and discussed the familys genetic predisposition to red hair. Was she as stubborn as my father? asked Charles Hall, Wolf and Freidas son. I dont know your father, but when [Esther] said no... Vered shook her head and smiled. Vered shared family photos both new and old, and a clipping of the story about them that appeared in the popular Israeli newspaper Yediot Acharonot. Vered and her husband stayed in Seattle for six days before leaving to visit his family in Florida. They toured the area, but mostly they made up for lost time. At one point Oryan, who comes off himself as a family member, played videos he had recorded of Halls sister Esther. How much can I describe it? Hall said of the visit. You couldnt find a happier guy than I am. Ive become an uncle now.
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september 16, 2011 17 elul 5771 volume 87, no. 19

Shana Tova 5772

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the rabbis turn

letters to the editor

A Rosh Hashanah project

Rabbi HaRRy Zeitlin Congregation Beth HaAri

Journey to freedom: Reflecting on the King memorial

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Israel should support the Palestinian statehood push

A Palestinian state should be the result of negotiations

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inside this issue

El arto no kreye al ambierto

On the attack: Hadassahs fight against breast cancer

Japans Yiddish scholar

And speaking of Yiddish

And still speaking of Yiddish

The gray areas of Jewish identity

The High Holidays Jew-ish in print: Remembering Hebrew school

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The family reunion

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A Good & Sweet Year!

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a year of health & happiness to all

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To all our friends: A Sweet and Healthy New Year

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