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In celebration of her 100th birthday on June 4, Lt. Col. Margaret Hollinger received a medallion from a delegation of
U.S. Army nurses from Madigan Hospital at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, as well as a certificate for a tree planted in
Israel in her honor. Hollinger was named a righteous gentile at the ceremony by the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial
in Israel due to her service during the liberation of Buchenwald. She lives at the Kline Galland Jewish nursing home in
Seattle and is thought to be the oldest Army nurse alive today.
Evergreen students urge divestment
(JTA) — The student body of Rachel Corrie’s alma
mater voted to urge the college to divest from companies
that supply equipment to Israel’s military.
The student body at Evergreen State College in Olym-
pia passed two resolutions. The first, which passed with
nearly 80 percent of the vote, “calls for The Evergreen
State College Foundation to divest from companies that
profit from Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine, as part
of instituting a socially responsible investment policy.”
The second resolution, which passed with nearly 72 per-
cent of the vote, “calls on the College to ban the use of Cat-
erpillar, Inc. equipment from campus.”
Student divestment bills did not pass in recent months
at the University of California, San Diego and the Univer-
sity of California, Berkeley. At those universities, how-
ever, the bills were voted on by the student governments,
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whereas the Evergreen bill was voted on by the entire stu-
dent body. In any case, the vote does not carry any actual
authority; it merely urges the college to divest.
A Caterpillar bulldozer ran over and killed Corrie in
2003 in Gaza as she blocked a Palestinian house set for
demolition with her body. Israeli authorities said the kill-
ing was accidental.
“By the beginning of the academic year 2010-2011 we
insist on full disclosure of all corporations, including
those held through mutual funds, in which The Evergreen
State College Foundation and The Evergreen State Col-
lege are invested,” the student resolution says. “Further
we insist that the Board of Trustees and the Board of Gov-
ernors make public a plan of action for divestment from
companies that profit from the occupation of Palestine.”
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Community Calendar 19
Lifecycles 27
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Israel facing
tough choices on
Gaza as criticism
of blockade
mounts
Leslie Susser
JTA World News Service
ANALYSIS
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Despite the international outcry
following the May 31 lethal confrontation between
Israeli commandos and militant pro-Palestinian activ-
ists aboard a Turkish vessel carrying humanitarian aid to
Gaza, Israel insists its naval blockade of the Hamas-ruled
territory is justified and will continue. 
But even Israel’s closest allies backing the blockade as
a legitimate means of cutting off weapons supplies to the
Hamas regime, with which Israel is in an official state of
belligerency, have been critical of the wider siege, which
they say is hurting the people of Gaza far more than their
fundamentalist rulers. 
The new international predicament in which Israel
finds itself raises a number of fundamental questions:
How necessary is the blockade and how effective has it
been? Why was it imposed in the first place? Why was it
accompanied by a wider siege blocking civilian goods and
movement? And what should Israel do in the face of the
storm of international protest?
The blockade-siege in its present form was imposed
in June 2007 after Hamas violently expelled the secular
Fatah leadership from Gaza and seized power from Pres-
ident Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority. Israel and
Egypt responded by closing land crossings into Gaza, and
Israel reinstituted a naval blockade on the Gaza coast.
Israel’s rationale was that after hundreds of Hamas-
inspired rocket attacks, it needed to do whatever it could
to keep weapons, weapons’ manufacturing parts and
bunker-building materials out of Gaza. The siege, which
also limited civilian supplies, was intended to put pres-
sure on Hamas to release captured Israeli soldier Cpl.
Gilad Shalit and possibly even to induce popular rebel-
lion against Hamas.
In September 2007, following dozens more rocket
attacks, Israel officially declared Gaza “a territory,” but-
tressing legal justification for its hostile moves against it.
Moreover, by stif ling economic development and
living standards in Gaza while promoting them in the
West Bank, Israel was signaling to the Palestinians that
Abbas-style coexistence would get them further than
Hamas’ blanket rejectionism.
The Egyptians, concerned that Hamas radicalism
could spill over into their territory, argued that opening
their border with Gaza would imply recognition of the
Hamas government and further undermine the legiti-
macy of the PA. Formally, Egypt insisted on faithfully car-
rying out the provisions of a November 2005 agreement
that provided for supervision of its Rafah crossing point
with Gaza by PA and European monitors, a provision
rejected by Hamas. 
The 2005 “Agreement on Movement and Access” was
meant to put the finishing touches on Israel’s unilateral
pullout from Gaza two months earlier. Brokered by the
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Unnatural disasters
The gulf oil crisis has reflections of Leviticus in its sheen
Rabbi Seth
Goldstein
Temple Beth
Hatfiloh
Over the past month I have watched
with horror as one of the largest environ-
mental disasters unfolds before our eyes.
Every day for the past few weeks the news
of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico con-
tinues to get worse and worse as the story
develops: Oil gushing out of the ground at
tremendous rates, the estimated amount
larger than originally thought, underwa-
ter plumes miles long found in addition
to the surface sheen, continued failed
attempts at containing the spill (some of
which involved the injection of chemi-
cals and garbage into the area — as if the
oil wasn’t enough), oil making its way
to land, the potential to threaten fragile
coastline and ecosystems across several
states, and the impact to be felt for years
to come. We even forget that this disaster
already claimed the lives of 11 workers.
As this was happening, we had the
opportunity to read in the Torah from
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the end of Leviticus, parashat Behukko-
tai: “And if, for all that you do not obey
Me, I will go on to discipline you seven-
fold for your sins, and I will break your
proud glory. I will make your skies like
iron and your earth like copper, so that
your strength shall be spent to no pur-
pose. Your land shall not yield its pro-
duce, nor shall the trees of the land yield
their fruit.” (26:18-20)
So often in the Torah, the punishment
for falling away from God is put in terms
relating to the natural world and our rela-
tionship to it through agriculture: Do the
right thing, you will have your rain and
be able to grow all you need. Don’t do the
right thing, you will not have rain, the
land will suffer, and you will not be able
to provide for your needs.
This idea is repeated every day in our
liturgy in the second paragraph in the
shema, and it is found here in this Leviti-
cus text. It’s tempting to add in “and your
seas like oil” following that litany in verse
19, for it is as if we are seeing this passage
come to fruition.
With the looming impact on the shore-
line and fish habitats, we see that “our land
Won’t walk away
To clarify the policies of Jewish Pris-
oner Services International, we recognize
the standards of all mainstream branches
of Judaism for determining who is Jewish
and thereby which inmates, their family
members, and releasees are eligible for
our services. In this regard, I would point
out that no branch accepts self-declaration
as constituting proper conversion. Such is
the case with non-Jewish inmate Dennis
Florer (“Caught in the Dragnet,” May 28)
whose lawsuits revolve around him having
decided on his own to “prescribe” to Juda-
ism, the claimed basis for which is reli-
gious scripture that he is misrepresenting.
About 10 years ago, civil courts
deemed that jail and prison staff must
treat an inmate as being Jewish if he or she
claims a supposed “sincerely held belief”
in Judaism. Consequently, Florer is now
but one of at least 20,000 inmates nation-
ally who are falsely claiming to be Jewish,
most often in order to obtain kosher diets
because they believe the food to be safer
than mainline fare. While that may be rel-
atively benign, many others are pursuing
more predatory agendas such as finan-
cially defrauding Jewish community mem-
bers, agencies and synagogues, so hardly
a week goes by that we don’t have to
combat such attempts. In any case, we
rarely find a non-Jewish inmate who is
sincerely pursuing Judaism and we are not
in the proselytizing business anyway, as
our mission focuses on Torah mandates of
responsibility for fellow Jews.
At any given time, there are typically
about 100 Jews incarcerated in federal,
state, county and local facilities located
within Washington State (plus about twice
that number who are on some form of
work release, probation or other “commu-
nity custody” status). Yet the state prison
system alone has some 400 “Jewish”
inmates on its kosher diet program — only
15 of whom we have determined are actu-
ally Jewish. While most bona fide Jewish
inmates do not request the kosher diet
and they appreciate whatever we can do
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will not yield its produce.” Whether or not
we align ourselves with the theology of the
Torah — that is, whether or not we see our
actions as being directly rewarded or pun-
ished by God — we can all agree to the
essence of the lesson: Our actions have
consequences, and too often a negative
action will lead to a negative result.
In this case the parallel is close, as the
Torah speaks of an environmental impact
and we are seeing an environmental
impact. So what is the “sin” of which we
are guilty? The answer is found in the
same Leviticus passage: “Proud glory.”
Our hubris and egotism, which allow us
to believe everything on earth is ours for
the taking without any regard to the envi-
ronment, the ecosystem, and the other
life with which we share this planet is
becoming our downfall. It is vain to think
we can take what we want, when we want,
from the earth.
Our sin is not remembering that we
are part of a larger whole of Creation, and
that we must approach this world from a
place of humility. We have a gift in that we
have land, sea and air that give us what we
need to survive and thrive in life. It is our
for them, correctional facilities, and our
chaplaincy program, are overwhelmed
with civil law-created “Jews” demanding
erroneous kosher and other self-invented
“Jewish” religious requirements. Florer is a
prime example of these problem inmates
in that his court-disclosed prison records
reveal he has spent much of the past 14
years in disciplinary segregation, mostly
due to his violent white supremacist gang
conduct. While in there, he has filed hun-
dreds of grievances about dietary and reli-
gion-related issues that have likely cost
taxpayers even more in responding staff
pay than the huge dollar drain required to
defend his lawsuits.
Now comes the Ninth Circuit’s Court
of Appeals erasing 30 years of legal prec-
edent with its opinion reversing and
remanding a lower court summary judg-
ment that we had been granted in a pre-
posterous Florer lawsuit against us. If this
decision stands, it will significantly lower
the threshold of who is considered to be a
“state actor” to a point where almost any-
body who interacts with a governmental
agency — for example, a prison religious
volunteer or a rabbi who answers a jail
administrator’s inquiry — could be held
liable for damage claims. In the current
case, it means we could be ordered to pay
financial penalties to Florer, essentially
because he was not immediately provided
with the Jewish services and religious
materials that he requested from a prison
staff chaplain who instead referred Florer
to our Jewish chaplaincy.
While these kinds of problems come
with the territory, I can assure you that
we are not about to cave in to Florer-type
inmates. Nor will we accept courts tell-
ing us who is Jewish or them dictating to
whom we have to provide services and
materials. We will continue to fight these
travesties, even if it costs us every cent that
we don’t have.
Chaplain Gary Friedman
Chairman, Jewish Prisoner Services
International
Seattle
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responsibility to see that we use it wisely,
in a way that is sustainable for all life both
now and in the future. This is the mean-
ing of one of the first commandments in
Genesis: “le’avdah u’le’shamrah” — “to
work the earth and to guard it.”
The full impact of this spill on the
environment may not be known for some
time. But we should be able to measure
the full impact of it on us immediately.
We must reduce consumption, find better
ways to generate the energy we need, and
be mindful of our role in God’s Creation.
The other day, as my son and I sat in
the car at a red light on our way to school,
we were treated to an amazing sight. Pull-
ing through the intersection on the main
road from the Port of Olympia toward the
interstate was a lead car with the “wide
load” sign. Then, following, was the load
itself: a turbine blade for a windmill, on
its way from the port to a wind farm in
Eastern Washington. It was amazing not
only for its sheer size and its sleek engi-
neering, but also because there before us
was the future of energy. A better energy
future is possible, and it is our obligation
as Jews to help shape it.
Letters
Guilty conscience
I recently read, with a very guilty con-
science, the article “Caught in the Drag-
net” (May 26). I was incarcerated and
during that time I starting studying Juda-
ism. When the Washington State Depart-
ment of Corrections (DOC) told me that I
could not partake of all the rights afforded
a Jewish inmate, I too sued the DOC.
I was not born Jewish. I am not Jewish.
I am a Noachide, and my lawsuit was set-
tled (Younger v. Lehman) and I was afforded
kosher diet and all rights afforded to any
Jewish inmate. The problem is that now
there are inmates using what I did to abuse
the system and services, namely the Jewish
Prisoner Services International and Chap-
lain Gary Friedman. The JPSI has always
been dedicated to Jewish inmates world-
wide and had I realized that someone
would use my lawsuit to cause this amount
of damage I would have never filed it. Hind-
sight is 20/20 and I can only pray for forgive-
ness for what my actions have caused.
Now there are white supremacists
who are literally sitting in segregation for
skinhead activities and they are suing for
Jewish rights. If that doesn’t sound ludi-
crous enough, the federal court system is
including Gary Friedman and JPSI in the
lawsuit merely for responding to a ques-
tion from the DOC!
With that type of justice, anyone talk-
ing to law enforcement or any state agency
can be brought into a lawsuit for giving an
opinion. This is a shame and I am ashamed
that my actions made this situation come
about.
Cole Younger
Seattle
Product concerns
Because my name was mentioned in
the article about Madison Market (“No
Israel boycott for Madison Market,” May
28) as a Jewish community member on
the committee, I would like to allay any
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Israel’s lowest point In defense of the blockade

Yariv Oppenheimer
Special to JTNews
Nearly two weeks ago, Israel marked a
new low point in the way it chose to con-
tend with its domestic and external policy
dissidents.
A state that will not let its citizens pro-
test, demonstrate and demand justice, a
state that is busy composing loyalty tests
for its citizens and passing laws to limit the
freedom of expression, failed again in the
real test and stopped a protest fleet of civil-
ian ships at the cost of several lives.
The fleet that left Turkey a few days ear-
lier had managed to anger even me. Hun-
dreds of pro-Hamas activists challenged
Israel blatantly and outrageously. Not a
word of censure of the Hamas govern-
ment, not a word about Gilad Shalit, and
not a word about the desire for peace.
Nonetheless, a sovereign state cannot
treat every show of protest, however out-
rageous and irritating it is, as an act of
terrorism that has to end in bloodshed.
Instead of using the fleet to generate an
internal Israeli discussion about the effec-
tiveness of the policy of the siege of Gaza
and its moral and political implications
for Israel, all of the government spokes-
persons chose to focus on the handful
of activists on the ships and grace them
with the title of existential threats to Isra-
el’s security. From here to unnecessary
bloodshed, the path was short.
It is not the soldiers’ fault, nor the
commanders’, nor the heads of the Israel
Defense Forces. Israeli society as a whole
is responsible for the grim results of the
IDF takeover of the protest ships. The rad-
icalization of Israeli society is yielding
its fruit. The message to the soldiers and
police is crystallizing. When Arabs are
involved in an activity, the hand on the
trigger is light. Determination boards the
ship while sensitivity stays in the water.
With the use of our repressive mecha-
nisms and the encouragement of the IDF
spokespersons, we will again dissoci-
ate from reality and the world and man-
ufacture our own unique script in which
we are the victims and the whole world
is against us as usual. Will the outcome
of the confrontation end with an official
commission of inquiry? No chance.
The price for the unfortunate results
of the fleet will be paid primarily by the
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Demonstrations against Israel’s actions in the Mediterranean have taken place in
Seattle, Tacoma, on the University of Washington campus, as well as on Vashon Island,
where protestors stood in the town center on Sun., June 6. No rallies have been
planned locally in support of Israel following the flotilla debacle.
Michael Oren
JTA World News Service
WASHINGTON (Jewish Exponent) —
Israel’s interception of the flotilla attempt-
ing to break the Gaza blockade has been
the focus of massive international atten-
tion — and condemnation. In the melee
of interviews, editorials and images, the
basic facts of the incident have often been
obscured. Segments of the American
Jewish community were rendered con-
fused and bereft of answers. Why, many
asked, did Israel have to send comman-
dos to assault a peaceful flotilla? Why
were nine passengers killed and many
Karen Chachkes
wounded? And why must Israel blockade
Gaza, a densely populated area notorious
for its poverty and devastation?
For the record, Israel regrets any loss of
life or casualties, including the Israeli sol-
diers who were beaten, stabbed, shot and
pitched over the railing to a deck many
feet below. Israel, moreover, has no desire
to worsen the situation of Gaza’s citizens,
whom it hopes will join the peace process
currently under way with the West Bank
Palestinian Authority.
In fact, Israel facilitates more than
100 truckloads of food and medicine into
Gaza each day, guaranteeing that there
are no shortages of either. Yet Israel has
no choice but to protect its own citizens
— and to preserve the peace process —
from the murderous Hamas regime.
Hamas, it must be recalled, is a geno-
cidal organization calling not only for
the destruction of Israel but the annihi-
lation of the Jewish people worldwide. Its
gunmen overthrew the legitimate Pales-
tinian government in the Gaza Strip, kill-
ing hundreds, and in recent years fired
more than 10,000 rockets and mortar
shells at civilian targets in Israel. In addi-
tion to the 1,000 Israelis killed by sui-
cide bombers, most of them dispatched
by Hamas, nearly a million Israelis were
threatened with Hamas missile fire.
Hamas smuggles rockets and other
munitions through crudely dug tunnels
under the Egyptian border. The process is
laborious and the smugglers can often be
frustrated. If Hamas had access to the sea,
freighters laden with Syrian and Iranian
arms would vastly expand its arsenal.
Hamas, in fact, has tried to receive
arm shipments from the sea, only to be
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By the skin of his hair

Ex-skinhead tells of his way out of life of hate

Erez Ben-Ari
JTNews Correspondent
Violent, homicidal, suicidal, thug,
egomaniac, drug addict and alcoholic.
These are just a few of the words Frank
Meeink uses to describe himself. Is the
description fitting? It used to be.
Ten years ago, this is exactly who
Meeink was: One of the dominant fig-
ures in the neo-Nazi skinhead communi-
ties in Philadelphia and Illinois. Having
beaten up his first victim when he was
only 14, Meeink was on the fast track to
spending his life in jail. Circumstances,
however, led him to open his eyes and let
go of his hate and fear. Meeink now con-
siders himself a recovered skinhead, and
spends most of his time trying to prevent
others from going down the same path.
Frank “Frankie” Meeink was born to an
Irish mother and Italian father and grew
up in a rough Irish-Catholic neighborhood
in South Philly. Meeink developed a talent
for getting into trouble early on. Taking
beatings from his mom’s boyfriends on a
daily basis, he took out his anger and frus-
tration at school, getting into fights and
getting suspended frequently. When his
cousin became a skinhead, Meeink was
intrigued, and joined the gang.
“My mom and dad never cared much
about me, and never even asked me how
was school, and here I was with a group
of adults who expressed sincere interest
in my life.” Meeink said at a June 2 event
in Seattle sponsored by the Pacific North-
west chapter of the Anti-Defamation
League. “No wonder I loved it.”
Whether it was that or the joy he felt
at being feared instead of being afraid is
hard to say, but it didn’t take long for him
to dive in fully, shaving his head and don-
ning a pair of Dr. Martens boots.
“I always heard Hitler was bad,” he said,
“but my new-found friends ‘informed’ me
of the various Jewish plots to rule
the world, and how Hitler was
protecting the Aryan race
from that.”
Having been a devout
believer in God, Meeink
was even sent to Bible
st ud ies cou rses,
where “experts” in
Nazi ideolog y pro-
vided their interpre-
tations for various
biblical stories. For
example, according
to the skinheads, the
serpent from the Adam
and Eve story was actu-
ally Satan incarnated
within the body of a man, and the apple
story was code for having seduced Eve to
sleep with him. The interpretation fur-
ther called Cain the fruit of that illicit act,
while Abel was Adam’s legitimate son.
This made Cain the devil’s child, and by
slaying Abel, he not only proved that, but
also became the forefather of the Jewish
people, making them the devil’s children.
“We learned that we were Aryan sol-
diers, and have the right to unleash God’s
wrath on earth,” Meeink said.
By the time he was 16, Meeink was
already leading his own crew of skin-
heads, participating in regular beat-
ings and humiliations of gays, African
Americans, the homeless and, of course,
Jews. He proudly carried a swastika
tattoo on his neck, hosted a public-
access show on cable TV, and
was frequently wanted for
questioning by the police
for his involvements
with horrendous acts
of hate.
“Around that time
I was a full-blown
alcoholic,” Meeink
ad m it ted. “I w a s
depressed most of
the time, and while
working in Indiana,
I tried to commit sui-
cide, which landed
Cecelia Picco me in a mental insti-
tution.”
Meeink escaped and continued his
reign of terror until a particularly brutal
beating got the police’s attention. Meeink
admits to not having been too bright in
running his organization.
“Not only were we stupid enough to
videotape the act,” he said, “I actually
went out of hiding to do my cable TV
show, when undercover cops showed up
to the taping and arrested me.”
Meeink, who was 17 at the time, was
tried as an adult, and sent to prison, where
he was held in solitary confinement.
“Being in a cell all by myself was
driving me crazy, and I started reading
the bible, looking for a sign from God,”
Meeink said. “I read about fasting, and
tried it for a while.”
The fasting was interpreted as a
hunger strike by the prison’s warden, who
released Meeink into the general popu-
lation, leaving Meeink free to associate
with other prisoners.
“Many movies make it appear as if
prisoner groups hate each other and don’t
interact much,” Meeink said, “but in real-
ity we would, and I even played sports
with the black population.”
This was the first step toward Frank’s
rehabilitation from hate. Shortly after get-
ting released, he met another African
American who had served a sentence in the
same prison, and they swapped stories.
“The guy told me I was really down-to-
earth, and that got me thinking,” Meeink
told the audience.
These events were the start of Meeink’s
recovery, and led to him further research
race and equality and discard his racist
beliefs. However, he still held on to the core
of Nazi ideology: Hatred of Jews. Eventu-
ally, he was able to let this go as well.
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a member of Governor Gregoire’s Faith advisory Board, a member ceremony remembering
of the board of the Va’ad Harabanim of Greater seattle.
He is married and is the proud father of four children.
the 4th anniversary of the
abduction of Gilad Shalit
the lubavitcher rebbe O.b.M. — on June 27 at 5:00pm
torah Giant: at the Stroum Jewish
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Saturday, June 26 Let’s come together as a community
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The Antiques Roadshow, Jewish-style
Historical Society event will bring in appraisers to value and explain old Judaica
Janis Siegel
JTNews Correspondent
Dust off those Shabbat candles your
bubbe from Austria gave you, pack up
that painting you inherited from your
Sephardic zaide, corral the family, and
get down to Washington State Jewish His-
torical Society’s Hidden Gems annual
fundraiser on June 13 at Congregation
Ezra Bessaroth to see if your sentimental
“stuff” is really a “find.”
This event is modeled a f ter t he
“Antiques Roadshow” and will feature
appraisers ready to evaluate your trea-
sures, and family stations where you
can record oral histories. And there’s
even food, if you want to nosh while you
browse.
Organizers are very excited.
“Since we do not have a museum or
heritage center like most other cities our
size, we will bring everyone together for
a celebration of our history through all of
our treasures,” said Lisa Kranseler, who
has been executive director of the WSJHS
for the last four years. “Even if people
don’t have something they want to bring,
they can come and observe. It’s a day of
celebration.”
WSJHS chose some of the most knowl-
edgeable and eclectic appraisers around
the world to participate in this event.
They all agreed to donate their time to
the cause.
The noted 25-year collector and
appraiser from Beverly Hills, Cal., David
Streets, will be there, along with Asian,
Islamic, and antiquities specialist Cheney
Cowles, who has worked with Sotheby’s
and Christie’s auction houses.
The local representative from one of
the largest auction houses in the world,
Heather O’Mahony from Bonham and
Butterfields Auctioneers, will also be on
hand to appraise fine art and antiques.
The cost of the event is $54 for non-
WSJHS members, and includes one
appraisal, which would normally cost
upwards of $150 f rom ex per ts li ke
Streets.
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that could be appraised at the upcoming “Hidden Gems” Jewish antique roadshow.
ety, WSJHS is offering a $36 reduced
membership rate at the event, which
also includes one appraisal. Additional
appraisals cost $18. If you only want to
browse and schmooze, general admis-
sion is $18 before the event and $25 at
the door. Children under 18 are admit-
ted free.
There is no selling allowed at the event,
but participants can arrange to donate
objects to WSJHS at a future date.
A Family Tree section will provide
an oral history area where people can
record the background of the object they
brought, and teach their kids about their
family history at the same time.
“I was trying to create an event where
my grandma can come and enjoy it, bring
a piece of jewelry that she inherited and
get it appraised, but also enjoy talking
about her life with her great grandchil-
dren,” WSJHS board member and Hidden
Gems creator Miriam Sternberg told
JTNews. “I wanted to create a very inclu-
sive event.”
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Sternberg is the public programs man-
ager for the Microsoft Art Collection and
is currently in charge of its educational
artist lecture series and film series. She
organizes those events and curates three
shows a year there. Her background is in
art history and museum studies, and she
was also the associate art curator at the
Bellevue Art Museum. Sternberg’s father
is president of the WSJHS board.
“Objects don’t have to be expensive,”
Sternberg said. “They can also have his-
torical value. One of my sisters wants to
bring tefillin; another sister has an inter-
esting tea set that she’s inherited. The
value is also in the story.”
Even if you are newly relocated to Seat-
tle, organizers say that everyone is wel-
come because your history will become
part of the state’s history.
“When history is lost, it’s lost,” said
Kranseler. “We’re the only ones doing this
in the state. These people are not going to
be around forever.”
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If you go:
“Hidden Gems: Treasures that Link
Us Together” will take place Sun.,
June 13 from noon–4 p.m. at Ezra
Bessaroth, 5217 S Brandon St.,
Seattle. Admission is $54 for
non-members/$36 for members,
and includes one appraisal.
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reservations@wsjhs.org to RSVP.
to draw crowds of 400 to 500 people. Last
year’s, “Who’s Minding the Store” exhibit,
and the “Six Generation Family Tree”
exhibit in 2008, with more than 70 giant
family trees, and the giant-sized archi-
tectural drawings at its “Synagogues
to Cinemas” exhibit four years ago also
drew crowds with similar numbers.
“We’re starting to outreach all over
the state,” Kranseler added. “The ‘Who’s
Minding the Store’ exhibit was displayed
for three weeks at Temple Beth El in
Tacoma. All of the stories that related to
Spokane were sent there and they had
it for a month, after opening with a lun-
cheon that attracted 800 people. It is cur-
rently a rotating exhibit at The Summit at
First Hill.”
This May’s most recent display at the
Paramount Theatre in Seattle for Jewish
History Month, “Our Village Seattle:
Family of Strangers,” complemented the
theatre’s presentation of Fiddler on the
Roof and celebrated the early Jewish set-
tlers of this region.
“We got a call from Whidbey Island
— they have a chavurah there,” added
Kranseler. “They are interested in this.
Down in Olympia they’re starting to rec-
ognize us. We’ve been to the Heritage
Caucus. The Capitol Museum in Olympia
is interested in these stories as well as a
synagogue there. We’re overloaded.”
The WSJHS is funded by the Jewish
Federation of Greater Seattle, 4culture
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The boycott boychiks

Anti-Semitism and the Jewish Voice for Peace
Martin Jaffee
JTNews
Columnist
On the evening of May 25, I was one of
perhaps a minyan of Jews who attended
the Product Issues Committee meeting
of the Central Coop’s Madison Market. A
little over a week later, on the afternoon
of June 3, I was one of a rather larger del-
egation of Jews quickly mustered to the
UW’s “Red Square” to offer a “pro-Israel”
presence at a rally against Israel’s poli-
cies in Gaza.
Needless to say, it was a busy and not
very pleasant week.
As you know, the relatively minor issue
of a commercial boycott of Israeli imports
was buried in the journalistic storm that
met Israel’s effort to foil the “Freedom
Flotilla” that sought to run Israel’s block-
ade of Gaza. But, as the saying goes: “All
politics is local.” In that spirit I hope that,
instead of reading yet another rehearsal
of “I say-you say” fallout of the boarding
of the Mavi Marmara, you’ll bear with a
few reflections on the evening I spent at
the co-op’s board meeting.
It seemed like “a tale of two minyans.”
One came hoping to speak out against
the proposed boycott of Israeli foods. But
our bare minyan was outnumbered by
what appeared to be a counter-minyan —
members of a group called Jewish Voice
for Peace who believe a boycott of Israel is
an appropriate Jewish expression of “sol-
idarity” with the Palestinian people in
their “sixty-two year struggle against the
Israeli apartheid State” guilty not only of
“war crimes,” but even of “crimes against
the environment.” You can consult their
Web site at www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org
for the details.
Ultimately, as you probably read in
these pages, the board declined action
on the boycott proposal after about three
and a half hours of labored discussion
and debate. In light of the events of May
31 and its aftermath, however, I have no
doubt that the pro-boycott camp would
have carried the evening. I imagine that
even now they are counting heads for
another effort in which the attack on the
Mavi Marmara will be the primary point
of discussion.
Despite their apparent defeat in this
particular battle, then, Jews like those in
Jewish Voice for Peace and other “pro-
gressive” Jewish groups who vilify Israel
are not about to fold up their tents and go
away. At least for the foreseeable future
they are a permanent part of the Ameri-
can Jewish political landscape. We’ll be
seeing more of them at pro-Israel venues,
reminding bystanders that not all Jews are
“Zionists”; they will be prominent in pro-
Palestinian events, explaining that “Jewish
values” compel them to struggle with “the
oppressed” for “justice.” I saw no evidence
of their presence that afternoon in Red
Square, but I’m sure they’ll be back soon.
Many of them spoke to the boycott
issue at the co-op’s meeting. Invariably
they prefaced their comments by identi-
fying themselves as members of Jewish
Voice for Peace or members of the Jewish
community. I was impressed at the deeply
felt passion of many of those who spoke.
Most were clearly torn between their
identification with the Jewish progres-
sive tradition, which has always included
a Zionist component, and the contempo-
rary discourse of the left, which is increas-
ingly strident in its anti-Zionist tone.
Perhaps that is why most of the pro-
boycott Jewish speakers took pains to
argue that anti-Semitism plays no role in
the movement to boycott Israel.
“The charge of anti-Semitism is simply
a strategy to silence criticism of Israel,”
said one.
Another pointed out that “since so
many of us who support the boycott are
Jewish, how can the boycott movement
be anti-Semitic?”
A young Israeli in attendance even
rose to say that “I love my country, and
out of love I must resist its repression of
human rights.”
Since each speaker had only a minute
to say his or her piece, and since as a pro-
fessor I can’t say anything in fewer than
50-minute increments, I bit my tongue
throughout the evening. But were I to
have a quiet word with the supporters of
the boycott, this is what I might argue:
Let’s say that one can distinguish, in
theory, between anti-Zionism and anti-
Semitism. In the pre-State of Israel era,
Jewish anti-Zionism was simply prin-
cipled opposition to a social-politi-
cal experiment that had no precedent
in Jewish histor y. W hy risk pouring
resources into a project whose potential
for success was questionable, even as the
costs of its likely failure were more than
obvious at the time?
But since 1948 the game has changed.
Zionism succeeded in its immediate goal
of creating a viable Jewish civilization in
the land of Israel. Anti-Zionism is today
focused upon that existing Jewish State.
Most importantly, it has its main base
not among Jews, but among a variety of
loosely aligned groups who see the Jewish
State not as a flawed human construction
or a contradiction to Jewish faith, but as
the epicenter of evil in the universe.
The anti-Zionism that flows from the
capitols of Islam, untold jihadist Web
sites, the pamphlets of the European
“left,” and American white supremacist
conventicles, among others, draws heav-
ily and intentionally on the classic anti-
Semitic slanders that framed the Jewish
people as a threat to any civilization that
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5. Biblical measurement
10. Silent film actress Theda
14. Republican Cantor
15. Jewish feminist Klepfisz
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17. Larry David’s “Curb Your ___”
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Climbing the (rope) ladder
Group of Washington camp counselors gets a lift
in building bunk skills
Leyna Krow
Assistant Editor, JTNews
Summer camps can’t exist without
summer camp counselors. They run daily
activities, lead hikes, build campfires,
sing songs, make sure campers are safe
and accounted for, and, with luck, act as
positive role models for the youngsters in
their charge. For many kids, the interac-
tions they have with their counselors can
make or break the camp experience. It’s
a lot of pressure for a group of minimally
paid employees, usually just a few years
beyond camper age themselves.
So when the opportunity for a little
extra training comes around, many
counselors jump at the chance.
Last month, returning third-year bunk
counselors for Camp Kalsman and Camp
Solomon Schechter took part in the Foun-
dation for Jewish Camp’s Cornerstone
Courtesy Sam Perlin
2010 Cornerstone fellows and Camp Solomon Schechter
counselors Maya Sidel and Jacob Haas take part in staff training positive activities,”
on the camp’s new challenge course.
Fellowship, a four-day leadership semi-
nar designed to help camp staff enhance
both the Jewish content and mentorship
they provide to their campers.
“It’s a great opportunity for them to
feel empowered as Jewish role models
to younger staff and their campers,” said
Rabbi Eve Rudin, director of the depart-
ment of camp excellence and advance-
ment for the Foundation of Jewish Camp.
More than 250 bunk counselors from
41 Jewish camps around the country
gathered at Capital Camps in Pennsylva-
nia from May 24-27 to learn new activi-
ties, team-building exercises, and Jewish
programming ideas to take with them
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Camp Solomon Schechter, this is the
third year his camp has sent counselors
to the Cornerstone Fellowship program.
“We’ve definitely been benefiting from
the knowledge they come back with,”
Perlin said of the counselors who’ve
attended the program in the past. “In
addition to being good mentors for first-
and second-year staff, they help focus on
what it means to be a good Jewish camp
leader. They’ve added new evening pro-
grams, and brought ideas that introduce
Israel or Hebrew in a special way.”
Rudin said the program is not only a
way to educate returning staff, but also
to keep good counselors coming back to
camp. In addition to a trip to the Corner-
stone seminar, fellows get a $500 stipend.
“It’s a way to incentivize returning
third-year counselors to remain at camp
and in the role of bunk counselors,”
she said. “What we
found is they move
on, either to other
roles i n c a mp or
other jobs entirely.
The most important
person in a camp-
er’s experience is the
bunk counselor. But
first-year counsel-
ors are getting their
feet wet, and second-
year counselors are
still learning.”
Maya Seidel, 19,
a student at Lewis
and Clark University
in Oregon, attended
this year’s Corner-
stone Fel low sh ip.
She said the program
introduced her to a
variety of new ideas
she might not have
ot her w i se k now n
about.
“I learned a lot
about really good,
she said, “specif i-
cally how to create
non-competitive programs for kids to
bond.”
She added that meeting counselors
from Jewish camps in other parts of the
country was rewarding as well. Rudin
seconded that sentiment, saying she
believes much of Cornerstone’s value
comes from the interactions counselors
have with the peers during the seminar.
“Let’s say for example you’ve grown
up at Camp Schechter and now you’re
a counselor there,” she said. “The Cor-
nerstone Fellowship might be the first
time you’ve ever been exposed to Jewish
camping as a broader movement. It’s very
eye opening for these young people. They
learn a great deal from each other.”
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Making movies, making art

See the work of locals on display
Diana
Brement
JTNews
Columnist
It was my kids who spotted Maxx
Yamasaki’s name in the Seattle Times.
(Yes! My kids read the newspaper!)
“Hey, we went to camp [Kalsman] with
him!” they said, pointing to the page.
Maxx, the son of Aleen Kaplan Yama-
saki and Psuguhito Yamasaki, was one
the winners of the Times’ three-minute
cell phone video contest.
The Edmonds-Woodway High School
sophomore and Temple B’nai Torah
member says he rushed to finish the
work in the week allotted, which involved
attaching his phone to a tripod made
entirely from alligator clips and editing
on the iMovie program on his Mac.
He then had the pleasure of seeing his
film screened during the Seattle Interna-
tional Film Festival. “I was kind of worried”
about cell phone quality translating onto
“a big giant screen,” Maxx says, “but when
it was shown on the big screen it added a
lot. It looked better, sounded better.”
Maxx took a Claymation class about
five years ago and now enjoys using the
techniques for school presentations.
He also plays a little music (drums) and
has recently taken to making colorful
felt scarves out of wool scraps, which he
hopes to sell on the Internet.
Max x’s stop-action piece, and the
ot her nom i ne e s a re at t h i s l i n k :
http://bit.ly/9G7hbw (be sure to mind
the capital and lowercase letters!). Or,
visit the Times’ Web site and enter Maxx’s
name in the search bar.
•••
Boaz Ashkenazy wasn’t planning to
make a documentary.
The architect’s firm, studio216, spe-
cializes in making short promotional
videos, film and animation for a long list
of respected clients.
“We help them sell their stories about
capital projects that are not yet built,” he
explains.
But, as a part-time lecturer on the
faculty at the University of Washington
school of architecture, Boaz had gone one
day to hear a lecture on campus about
early ’70s architecture in the Northwest.
“I was just listening and thinking,
‘This would be a great story…we need to
film these guys,’” he says.
“These guys” are Arne Bystrom, Wen-
dell Lovett, Gene Zema, Ralph Ander-
Director Boaz Ashkenazy, facing forward, interviews local public relations executive
Lorne Richmond during the filming Modern Views.
son, Fred Bassetti, and others who built
their careers — and their buildings — in
the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, becoming known
as the Northwest School.
Boaz approached David Miller of
Miller Hull, who agreed the film needed
to be made and agreed to collaborate on
and co-produce what became Modern
Views (www.modernviewsfilm.com).
“We started interviewing them…[and]
thinking about the story we wanted to
tell,” Boaz recalls. Originally, he thought
Modern Views would be 20 minutes long,
“but it grew and grew and grew,” to 45
minutes (still not that long for a docu-
mentary).
The film, co-directed by Amy Enser,
premiered at the Museum of History and
Industry last month to a sold-out crowd,
and played to a standing-room only audi-
ence the following week. The reception
was “fantastic,” says Boaz, who was sur-
prised that viewers included a lot of non-
architects.
“We tried to see it through the eyes
of a layperson,” he says, and clearly suc-
ceeded.
One message of the film is that these
architects were thinking about environ-
mental sustainability long before they
John Stamets
were trendy buzzwords. The use of local
materials, the preservation of landscape
and view, all entered into their design.
While he was born in Israel, Boaz
moved with his Israeli dad and Ameri-
can mom to Southern California at the
age of 4 and landed in Seattle for grad-
uate studies at the University of Wash-
ington in 1999. (He says his distinctly
Israeli-sounding name throws native
Hebrew speakers who expect him to be
fluent. Indeed, I expected him to have
an accent.) He and his wife Amy belong
to Congregation Beth Shalom and Amy
serves on the board of the Seattle Jewish
Community School where their three
children, Samuel, almost 10, Talia, 7 and
Naomi, 4, attend.
Calling architecture “a bridge between
this movie and what I do at studio216,”
Boaz notes that there is a huge amount of
local interest and talent in both architec-
ture and filmmaking, which ups the cre-
ative ante around town.
Modern Views screens again on June
14 at Central Cinema on Seattle’s Capi-
tol Hill, and will likely have a longer run
there later this summer. Keep an eye on
the movie Web site for ticket and DVD
sales and visit www.studio216.com for
information about the company’s other
work .
•••
Work s by Berkeley-based a r t ist,
teacher and poet (or “lyrical non-fic-
tion” as she calls it) Ruth Gendler are on
exhibit at Lake-
side Adv isors
on lower Capi-
tol Hill in Seat-
tle. Growing up
in Omaha, Ruth
went to Stanford
University in the
’70s and started
paying frequent
visits to her aunt
and uncle Goldie
and Don Silver-
man in Seattle.
Event u a l l y her
“Eloquence,” by sister Beth and
artist Ruth Gendler. her mother Nata-
lie moved here as
well, cementing her ties to the area.
Ruth started writing poetry as a child
and it’s in her writing that she feels “most
connected w ith Judaism.” However,
“when I paint, I find out what I feel,” she
says. Her new work features a lot of bowls
and vessels, which she calls “very real
and also metaphorical for our bodies.”
Books, too, are “bowls of words.”
Because Lakeside Advisors is a busi-
ness — a small investment advisor — you
are asked to call or e-mail ahead to see
the exhibit running through the end of
July. Contact Bob Frey at 206-285-1730 or
bob@lakesideadvisors.com. Learn more
about Ruth at www.ruthgendler.com.

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Meeink t Page 5
“While looking for work,” Meeink
said, “I got a gig for a Jewish antique fur-
niture seller, but thinking the way I was
thinking, I expected the guy to ‘Jew’ me
— cheat me out of my pay.”
To Frank’s astonishment, not only did
this not happen, the furniture seller was
handsomely generous. Meeink started
working with him regularly, and as time
went by, learned to appreciate his boss
more and more.
“One day, while driving with Keith
Courtesy Herzl-Ner Tamid to New Jersey, he gave me an incredible
Conservative Congregation Herzl-Ner Tamid’s United Synagogue Youth chapter pep-talk, and I looked at him and felt very
returned from its regional convention with awards for chapter of the year as well grateful for having him in my life,” admit-
as eight other honors. Thirty participants from the synagogue attended the ted Meeink. “I suddenly felt embarrassed
Memorial Day weekend event in Richmond, B.C. by my skinhead boots, and on that day I
took them off and was done with that for
good. God consistently proved to me that
I was wrong.”
But Meeink’s past started to haunt
him, and he decided he needed to be
more than just “sorry” for what he did.
He joined forces with the ADL, and since
then, he has been actively involved with
his local community, trying to help kids
steer away from the circle of hate that
captured him as a teen.
Today he is considered an enemy of the
skinhead movement, and receives regu-
lar threats. That does not deter him from
trying to make a difference, he said. In his
book that came out in March, Autobiogra-
phy of a Recovering Skinhead, Meeink tells
his story without trying to cover up his
past or make excuses for his crimes.

Gaza t Page 1
United States, the aim was to ease the
movement of people and goods in and
out of Gaza and thus enhance Palestin-
ian productivity.
Under its terms, the main land cross-
ing points at Rafah, Kerem Shalom and
Karni would be fully opened. There was
no thought at the time of a naval block-
ade. On the contrary, work on a feasibil-
ity study for an independent Palestinian
deepwater port in Gaza was under way.
Dov Weissglas, then Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon’s right-hand man, says that
with Israel out of Gaza, the Palestinians
promised an economic miracle, arguing
that without the occupation to hold them
back, they would show the world what
Palestinians could do if given a chance
and turn Gaza into a new Singapore.
According to Weissglas, plans for five-
star hotels along the coast and an air-
port at Dahaniya were far advanced,
with former World Bank President James
Wolfensohn, t hen t he international
Quartet’s special representative, playing
a leading role. The idea was to underpin
peace between Gaza and Israel through
economic progress, much like in the West
Bank today. The Hamas takeover, how-
ever, put an end to the Singapore dream.  Others argue that even if it isn’t, the
Stepped-up Hamas rocket attacks on
Israeli civilians eventually led to Opera-
tion Cast Lead, the Israeli land invasion
of Gaza in December 2008. After the war
ended a month later, Israel’s main concern
was to prevent Hamas from rearming.
Talk at the time had German, French
and British ships patrolling the Gaza coast
to prevent arms smuggling. But when the
idea fell through, mainly at Egypt’s insis-
tence, Israel was left on its own to monitor
maritime traffic for weapons. Last Novem-
ber, Israeli Navy vessels intercepted the
Francop, an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged
ship carrying hundreds of tons of Iran-
supplied weapons for Hezbollah in Leba-
non and possibly also Hamas.
Hamas has been able to continue
smuggling weapons through tunnels
along the border between Gaza and
Egypt. The Israeli fear, though, is that
large ships could bring in much bigger
rockets and missiles, possibly even game-
changing weapons such as the accurate
medium range GPS-directed M-600s
Hezbollah has received from Syria. Israel
sees Gaza and Lebanon as two Iranian
forward positions and part of a much
wider regional threat.  of homes lightly damaged in the 2008-09
Many of Israel’s friends recognize
its need to check ships approaching the
Gaza area for weapons. But there is far
less understanding for the limited inflow
and often arbitrary exclusion of civilian
goods — for example, keeping out unsu-
pervised concrete and steel that could
be used for building bunkers or making
weapons makes sense. And critics ask
why thyme, coriander, chocolate and
macaroni are on the exclusion list.
Some critics say the limited inflow of
goods is causing a humanitarian crisis.
restrictions constitute a form of collec-
tive punishment, which is illegal, even
between warring parties.
Israel maintains no humanitarian
crisis exists in Gaza and that it is doing
more than enough to prevent one. Accord-
ing to the Israel Defense Forces, which
coordinates aid to Gaza, Israel in the first
three months of 2010 sent in more than
3,600 trucks with approximately 100,000
tons of fruit, vegetables, meat, chicken,
fish, dairy products, animal feed, hygiene
products, clothing and shoes, as well as
1,000 tons of medical equipment.
Moreover, 10,544 Gaza residents were
treated last year in Israeli hospitals.
According to Western figures, the aver-
age life expectancy in Gaza is 73.68 years,
compared to about 40 in some African
countries, and there is as little malnutri-
tion as in the West.
Israel also supplies 60 percent of Gaza’s
electricity, its fuel needs, hypochlorite for
water purification, electricity grid repair
parts and glass to fix windows, as well as
cement and iron for building under strict
supervision. According to U.N. figures,
updated to Jan. 30 of this year, 78 percent
Gaza war have been repaired.
Human rights activists contend that
although there is plenty of food, not every-
one can afford to buy enough to meet their
basic needs. They say 70 percent of the fac-
tories in Gaza are closed, 40 percent of
Gaza workers are unemployed and 60 per-
cent of households are “food insecure” —
that is, they can’t be sure of having enough
cash for their minimal food needs.
Whatever the true state of humani-
tarian affairs in Gaza, there is increas-
ingly little tolerance from friends or foes
alike of Israel’s limitations on the inflow
of civilian goods.
Following a visit to Gaza in March,
Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin
declared that all the siege is achieving is to
“enrich Hamas and marginalize even fur-
ther the voices of moderation.” And U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clin-
ton described the siege in its present form
as “unsustainable and unacceptable.”
To some extent, it seems, continued
Israeli insistence on the civilian blockade
could undermine the far more vital mili-
tary blockade.  And that’s precisely what
the blockade runners aboard the Turk-
ish Mavi Marmara and others that might
follow are trying to achieve: To delegit-
imize Israel’s blockade altogether and
enable the free entry of all ships to Gaza,
even those carrying military cargo.
Israelis are divided over how to go
about maintaining the blockade. The gov-
ernment argues the best course of action
is to make Israel’s moral and legal case,
and expose the delegitimizers. The oppo-
sition retorts that Israel can only hope to
deflect international criticism by embrac-
ing credible peace policies. In other words,
that criticism of Israel was so spontaneous
and severe after the confrontation on the
high seas because the government was
widely perceived as not being committed
to ending the occupation.
Opposition voices also suggest that the
government should rethink the civilian
siege, which they say has not achieved its
goals: After four years in captivity, Shalit
has not been released or even so much
as allowed a compulsory visit by the Red
Cross, and there is little sign of the siege
sparking an anti-Hamas uprising. They
conclude the failed policy is costing Israel
heavily in diplomatic coin, leaving it more
isolated than at any time in its history. 
The government faces some big deci-
sions: First, whether to allow an inter-
national presence in an inquiry into the
confrontation aboard the Mavi Marmara;
second, whether to ease the civilian siege
to ensure continued international back-
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Oppenheimer t Page 4
families of those killed at sea. Next in
line to pay the price will be the residents
of Israel who want peace and the end of
the conflict with all their hearts, and who
wish to stop the cycle of bloodshed and
live in a saner country.
We, the silent majority, watch with
despair as Israel with its own actions
justifies the brutal and violent image it
acquired in the last years and gives our
biggest enemies in Hamas and Iran a
reason to rejoice.
If the miserable naval clash had any
winners, they are in Tehran, in the bun-
kers of Beirut, and in the Hamas head-
quarters in Gaza. The Hamas government
succeeded with the Israeli government’s
active support to receive international
recognition, to gain the support of the
Arab world, and to be seen as a hero
standing up to Israel.
The enemies of peace and the extrem-
ists on both sides can again find rea-
sons to attack each other and deepen the
hatred and hostility between Jews and
Arabs in Israel and outside of it. Again the
moderates on both sides are silenced and
the voice of reason is drowned out by the
voices of incitement and hatred.
Yariv Oppenheimer is secretary general for
Peace Now. This article originally appeared
in the Israeli daily Ma’ariv; its translation is
reprinted with the author’s permission.

Oren t Page 4
thwarted by Israel. If Hamas had suc-
ceeded, virtually every city in Israel would
fall within range. Egypt, too, fears Hamas
as a wing of the militant Muslim Broth-
erhood and understands that the block-
ade is a matter of paramount national
security. The Palestinian Authority also
realizes that a resurgent Hamas poses a
mortal threat to its survival and a certain
end to the peace process.
We also cannot forget Gilad Shalit, the
Israeli soldier kidnapped by Hamas and
held for four years without a single visit from
the Red Cross or any human rights group.
The blockade also is a necessary means of
maintaining pressure on Hamas to release
Shalit and reunite him with his family.
Prior to the latest incident, Israel inter-
cepted nine flotillas, all of which submit-
ted without violence. Even in this most
recent case, five of the six ships were
peacefully escorted into an Israeli port
where cargoes were vetted for materials
that could possibly strengthen Hamas.
This includes cement, which the organi-
zation uses to build not schools but mil-
itary installations. The remainder was
then transferred to the people of Gaza.
The fact that Hamas refused to accept
this consignment demonstrated again
that the issue is not humanitarian aid and
the welfare of Gaza’s inhabitants. Rather,
Hamas wants to break the blockade in
order to isolate and delegitimize Israel,
and to render the Jewish state vulnerable
to a daily hail of rockets.
The only ship to react violently to Isra-
el’s interception was the Turkish Mavi
Marmara, a vessel under the control of a
radical Islamic charity which, according
to the CIA and other international intelli-
gence agencies, is linked to Islamic Jihad
and al-Qaida.
In addition to its 600 passengers, the
Marmara took on some 70 highly paid
mercenaries who boarded the ship at a
different port and without any security
check. They were armed with dozens of
iron bars, wooden clubs, knives and pos-
sibly guns. Once on deck, they chanted
an Islamic oath meaning “Death to the
Jews,” and as the Israeli Nav y boats
approached, they shouted, “Jews go back
to Auschwitz!”
Due to the large size of the Marmara,
Israel could not stop the vessel by tech-
nical means, such as fouling its propel-
ler. There was no option but to helicopter
commandos onto the deck. Though they
carried pistols for their personal defense,
their main weapons were non-lethal
paintball guns. But these proved inef-
fective in stopping the mercenaries, who
also were equipped with bullet-proof
vests and gas masks. Our soldiers were
quickly overwhelmed and several were
severely injured. Some sustained gunshot
wounds, either from the sidearms wrested
from them or from other guns that may
have later been thrown overboard.
It is crucial to note that solely on the
Marmara did Israel encounter any vio-
lence and only from the hired thugs. Even
then, Israel offered to convey the Mar-
mara’s cargo to Gaza. A subsequent ship
from Ireland was boarded and escorted
to southern Israel without injury or inci-
dent and its cargo similarly transferred.
Since the Marmara episode, Israel has
come under immense pressure to submit
to an international inquiry. Such a panel,
drawn from countries hostile to Israel,
could hardly be expected to be balanced.
They also would violate Israel’s right —
indeed its duty — as a democratic state to
investigate itself.
Still, the Israeli government is consid-
ering some degree of international con-
sultation under an authoritative Israeli
inquest. We are also open to ideas from
the United States and other friendly
nations on ways to address the needs of
Gaza’s population with Israel’s vital secu-
rity interests.
We in Israel understand the difficulty
of explaining our need to monitor the
sea lanes to Gaza and to maintain pres-
sure on Hamas to free Gilad Shalit. It is,
to say the least, unpleasant to confront
charges of piracy and violations of inter-
national law. We know that confronting
Hamas is essential for our safety and for
the success of negotiations with the Pal-
estinian Authority. Because of our stead-
fastness, Hamas’ popularity in Gaza has
plummeted in recent months. That is a
trend that, in spite of its costs, must be
embraced by all who care about Israel
and peace.
Michael B. Oren is Israel’s ambassador to
the United States. This article was
originally written for the Jewish Exponent
of Philadelphia.

QFC raises more than $150,000 for

the 2010 Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure®
By Kristin Maas, QFC Public Affairs Director

There are days when you just feel good about life; about
friends, and about family. Sunday, June 6th was one of those
days.
This was the 4th consecutive year that QFC was the
Local Presenting Sponsor for the Komen Puget Sound Race
for the Cure®. We hoped to build a large team, however we
understood that the challenges of the current economy
might make team registration more difficult.
But once again, our associates showed their passion
and commitment to this cause and they came through in a
big way. We had all 72 QFC stores represented with a team,
plus our corporate office had a team. As of Friday, June 4th,
we had registered 673 people for TEAM QFC, with more
registering the day of the Race. QFC was honored to be
presented with the “Largest Team Award” (for a company),
at the conclusion of the Race. In addition, QFC raised more
than $150,000 for Race for the Cure through fundraising
events at the stores, individual fundraising, registration fees,
and sponsorship.
And now through October (or while supplies last), QFC
has reusable pink tote bags for sale. These bags sell for $1.99
each and $1 from every bag sold will be donated to Komen
Puget Sound to help find a cure for breast cancer.
This Race was so inspiring and I was impressed with how
many people braved the rain in order to show their support
of the courageous women fighting and surviving this disease
and in memory of the women who lost the battle. As a QFC
associate, I was honored to walk beside my co-workers,
friends, and family, as we joined together in the fight against
breast cancer.
QFC was proud to be part of this incredible community
event. Thank you to every QFC associate, family member,
friend, customer, and vendor for your support of Race for the
Cure. It was a very special day that we will never forget!

Kristin Maas is the Director of Public Affairs for QFC. She can be reached at kristin.maas@qfci.com or 425-990-6182.
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celebrate dad

Exchanging gifts on Yom

HaDad
What does it mean to be a Jewish father?

Edmon J. Rodman And don’t forget the Code of Jewish Law’s

JTA World News Service
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Does it take a
special gift to be a Jewish father?
Father’s Day is coming, Yom HaDad,
and it’s a good time while we are unwrap-
ping the heartfelt gifts made by our
school-age children, or opening the card
or tie from our wives, to think about what
it means to be a Jewish father.
I mean a real Jewish mensch dad. Not a
Coen brothers black comedy Serious Man
Jewish dad, or a Krusty the Clown Jewish
caricature rabbi dad on “The Simpsons,”
but a real life, change-the-diaper to off-
to-college kind of Jewish dad. What does
it mean to be one of those?
A Jewish dad, an abba, being a frater-
nal member of an order that has survived
by questioning everything, turns the gift
ritual around and asks: “What gifts have
I given?”
According to the Talmud (Kiddushin
29a), “A father is obligated to do the fol-
lowing for his son: To circumcise him, to
redeem him if he is a first born, to teach
him Torah, to find him a wife, and to
teach him a trade.” Others say: “Teaching
him how to swim as well.”
For a daughter, modern obligations
for most Jews include most of the above
minus the “redeeming” and a simchat
bat, or baby naming, instead of a brit.
“A father must provide his daughter with
appropriate clothing and a dowry.”
For a Jew ish man contemplating
fatherhood, or already there, this is a
daunting gift list.
So, considering my three sons, and
taking the Talmud as a Jewish father’s gift
list, I am going to review past purchases
to see how I have done. Have there been
any bargains or returns? Besides my eter-
nal wisdom that black cherry soda goes
great with latkes, what Jewish gifts have
I given?
Gift No. 1: The bris. There was the
shaky moment of indecision when the
mohel asked me, “Would you like to per-
form the mitzvah yourself?” Joel Magalnick
Now there’s a gift. “It really exemplifies exactly the type of work we do at First Place,” said Chris
At the time I was working exten- Cooper, above, of First Place School in Seattle’s Central District, which received
sively with creating the paper mechani- the largest stipend from the Jewish Youth Philanthropy Team, a pilot project of
cal workings of children’s pop-up books. the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle that brought local Jewish teens together
It was exacting work, requiring dexter- to learn about and decide upon their philanthropic priorities. “We teach
ity with very sharp cutting blades. In a [students] to advocate…. When they have a reason to show up and want to
morning full of great expectations and change their world, then they will learn.”
Jewish lifecycle buzz I remember think- Other recipients of J.Team’s donations at a presentation on June 6 were $1,500 to
ing: How hard could this be? Jewish Family Service to help create special kits for its homeless clients; $1,500 to
Fortunately I listened to a still small the Friendship Circle for a summer camp for special-needs children; $1,000 to
voice that said something like, “Get real. Bayit Cham, a girls’ school in Shlomi, Israel; $600 to the American Jewish Joint
Set up a college fund instead.” Distribution Committee for Haiti earthquake relief work; and $600 to the
Gift No. 2: The redeeming. Our first- Northwest Harvest food bank and distribution center, of which recipient Kim
born was one half of a duo of fraternal Nelson said would be matched by an elderly Jewish woman who had once
utilized the agency’s services.
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Hanging out near Hezekiah’s

tunnel in Jerusalem, the 8th
graders at the Jewish Day
School of Metropolitan Seattle
take a breather in the hot sun
during their class trip to Israel.
Courtesy JDS

JDS, JCC
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athletes will be able to spend their hot
summer days playing ball at the Jewish
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Community Center, hundreds of kids will
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Aside from the new availability of
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Synagogue chronicles: Temple B’nai Torah
Celebrating 40 years
Leyna Krow
Assistant Editor, JTNews
Close to 300 people gathered at Temple
B’nai Torah on the afternoon of Sun., June
6 to mark the Bellevue Reform synagogue’s
40th anniversary. The event included a
performance by the Seattle Men’s and
Women’s Choruses of music by Stephen
Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein.
“It was a great turnout and a great con-
cert,” said B’nai Torah board co-president
Stephen Katz.
Katz’s co-president Robin Plotnik
added that additional 40th anniversary
events may happen later in the year. A
summer planning committee will be
charged with the task of determining
what shape those events will take.
Since 1970, B’nai Torah has grown
from a handful of families to a congre-
gation of 800 member units with a wide
range of programs for all ages. Despite the
growth, there have been a lot of constants
at B’nai Torah over the years as well.
For example, the synagogue has seen
very little turnover in its leadership. Rabbi
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Although the synagogue has thrived
in its 40 years, there have certainly been
hard times along the way. In 1977, shortly
after the construction of B’nai Torah’s
first shul on Mercer Island, the facility
was destroyed by an arson fire. In 1982,
the congregation’s founding rabbi, Jacob
Singer, passed away after a two-year
bout with cancer. And in the last couple
of years, B’nai Torah, like many congre-
gations both locally and nationwide, has
seen a decline in revenue due to the state
of the economy.
“We have about 50 families who
can’t afford to pay dues and a number of
others who have to pay reduced dues,”
Plotnik said. “Fortunately, we have had
others who have met the challenge and
increased their giving to help make up
the difference.”
She added that during last year’s annual
Three Pillars Fund donation drive, which
began around the High Holidays, nearly 45
percent of congregants made a contribu-
tion to the synagogue, far more participa-
tion than B’nai Torah usually sees.
Although the financial concerns have
led B’nai Torah’s administrative staff to
monitor the budget more closely, they
p Events
haven’t stopped the synagogue
from adding to its programming.
The religious school and early
childhood education programs
in particular have seen a lot
of growth, with more to come,
according to Plotnik.
Thanks in a large part to a pri-
vate donation received last year,
B’nai Torah is currently work-
ing toward opening its own pre-
school in the fall of 2011.
B’nai Torah is also working to
revamp its classes for older kids
as well.
“We’ve been encouraging
more parent involvement, as
well as a stronger emphasis on
Hebrew and fun, experiential
learning. It’s a really exciting
place to be an Sunday morn-
ings,” Plotnik said.
For teens, whose numbers in
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Dedicated to the music

Seattle Jewish Chorale to finish season with diverse selection of Jewish tunes

Emily Keeler
Special to JTNews If you go:

“There’s just something about music,”
says Michele Yanow, that puts people
in touch with their roots. Yanow, a life-
long choral singer, successful entre-
preneur, and busy mother of two is the
founder of the Seattle Jewish Chorale, a
group that strives to harness the power
of Jewish choral music to promote Jewish
values, understanding, and the richness
of Jewish song.
Currently comprised of 33 singers, the
Seattle Jewish Chorale includes mem-
bers of all ages across all denominations.
The group seeks to promote Jewish values
and to bond Jews of all stripes with the
cultural and historical power of Jewish
music. It further strives to educate both
the Jewish community and the commu-
nity at large by speaking the universal
language of music, thereby building tol-
erance and respect between people and
cultures. The choir represents the spec-
trum of Jewish choral tradition, from
reinterpreted liturgical pieces to the
music of Israeli halutzim (pioneers).
Yanow — with her husband, musi-
The Seattle Jewish Chorale, performing outdoors.
cian Adam Shapiro, and a small group
of friends — started the Seattle Jewish
Chorale in the fall of 2008 under the con-
ductorship of Cantor Marina Belenky.
Congregation Beth Shalom granted the
new group practice space and served as
its fiscal sponsor for the first year. The
choir sought — and continues to seek —
members that represent the diversity of
Jewish life, from the unaffiliated to the
deeply involved. According to Yanow,
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even secular Jews with no affiliation to
the Jewish world otherwise find an emo-
tional connection through music that
“connects them to am Yisrael.” The choir
even welcomes non-Jews involved in
Jewish life or interested in Jewish music.
The group first performed a Hanukkah
concert at the Bellevue Square Mall in
2008 after just six weeks of rehearsals.
“It wasn’t bad!” Yanow said.
Performances have since followed at
The Seattle Jewish Chorale’s season
finale concert takes place June 13 at
2 p.m. at Town Hall Seattle, 1119
8th Ave. Advance tickets cost $15
for the general public and $12 for
Town Hall members, seniors and
children, and $18/$15 at the door.
Purchase tickets through
www.brownpapertickets.com or
by calling 1-800-838-3006.
The Summit at First Hill, University Vil-
lage, Crossroads Mall, the Seattle Jewish
Film Festival, Seattle City Hall (as part
of the Seattle Celebrates Bernstein Fes-
tival), and, most recently, as part of the
Big Jewish Show at the Northwest Folklife
Festival on Memorial Day weekend.
Yanow is excited for its upcoming second
annual performance at Town Hall — one
of Seattle’s most acoustically and visually
lauded performance spots — on June 13.
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ongoing events in the Jewish community. For
a complete listing of events, or to add your
event to the JTNews calendar, visit www.
jtnews.net. Calendar events must be
submitted no later than 10 days before pub-
lication.
Ongoing
Friday
■■9:30-10:30 a.m. – SJCC Tot Shabbat
Dana Weiner at 206-232-7115, ext. 237
Parents with children ages infant-3 celebrate
Shabbat with challah, live music, singing,
and dancing in the JCC’s foyer. Free. At the
Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E
Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
■■11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Tots Welcoming
Shabbat
425-603-9677 or www.templebnaitorah.org
This Temple B’nai Torah program for kids
ages infant-5 includes songs, stories, candle
lighting, challah, and open play. Free. At
Temple B’nai Torah, 15727 NE 4th St.,
Bellevue.
■■12:30-3:30 p.m. – Drop-in Mah Jongg
Roni Antebi at 206-232-7115, ext. 269
A friendly game of Mah Jongg. Free for
members, $2 for guests. At the Stroum JCC,
3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
■■12:30-3:30 p.m. – Bridge Group
Roni Antebi at 206-232-7115, ext. 269
Prior bridge playing experience necessary.
Coffee and tea provided. Bring a brown bag
lunch. Free for members, $2 for non-mem-
bers. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way,
Mercer Island.
Saturday
■■9-10:30 a.m. – Temple B’nai Torah Adult
Torah Study
425-603-9677
A discussion of each week’s parshah. No
experience needed. At the Temple B’nai
Torah youth room, 15727 NE 4th St.,
Bellevue.
■■9:45 a.m. – BCMH Youth Services
Julie Greene at 206-721-0970 or
julie@bcmhseattle.org
Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath Congrega-
tion has something for all ages: Teen minyan,
Yavneh program, Junior minyan, Torah Tots,
Mommy and Me, and Navi class. Starting times
vary. At Congregation Bikur Cholim-Machzi-
kay Hadath, 5145 S Morgan St., Seattle.
■■10 a.m. – Morning Youth Program
206-722-5500 or www.ezrabessaroth.net
Congregation Ezra Bessaroth’s full-service
Shabbat morning youth program focuses on
tefillah, the weekly parshah and the congre-
gation’s unique customs in a creative and
fun environment. For infant to 5th grade. At
Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, 5217 S Brandon
St., Seattle.
■■10:45 a.m.-12 p.m. – Herzl Mishpacha
Minyan
206-232-8555 or www.herzl-ner-tamid.org
A Shabbat morning service featuring songs,
stories and treats for 2- to 5-year-olds and
their families. Meets first and third Shabbat
of the month. At Herzl-Ner Tamid Conserva-
tive Congregation, 3700 E Mercer Way,
Mercer Island.
■■5 p.m. – The Ramchal’s Derech Hashem,
Portal from the Ari to Modernity
Rabbi Harry Zeitlin at 206-524-9740 or
hlzeitlin@comcast.net
This is the earliest systematic and reliable
explanation of Kabbalah, which is grounded
in tradition and comprehensible to contem-
porary, educated Jews. At Congregation Beth
Ha’Ari Beit Midrash, 5508 35th Ave. NE,
Seattle.
■■6:30 p.m. – Avot Ubanim
Rabbi Yehuda Bresler at 206-722-8289
A class where children can learn alongside
their parents. Refreshments and prizes at each
session. At the Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave.
S, Seattle.
Sunday
■■9 a.m. – Shabbat in Practice
Marilyn Leibert at 206-722-8289 or
info@seattlekollel.org
An ongoing course taught by Rabbi Yehoshua
Pinkus on the Abridged Book of Jewish Law,
known as the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch. Free.
At the Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S,
Seattle.
■■9 a.m. – Advanced Talmud for Men
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june 11 – 28
Marilyn Leibert at 206-722-8289 or slerner@kadima.org or www.kadima.org crafts and circle time. At a private address.
info@seattlekollel.org Kadima Reconstructionist Community offers Call for location.
A chance for men to study the intricacies of conversational Hebrew classes for students ■■12 p.m. – Torah in Sneakers with Rabbi
a classic Talmudic text and examine the basic in the 3rd–7th grades. Open to non-members. Borodin
commentaries that bring forth its understand- At Kadima, 12353 8th Ave. NE, Seattle. Carol Benedick at 206-524-0075 or
ings. Taught by Rabbi Avrohom David. At the ■■7 p.m. – CSA Monday Night Classes carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or
Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S, Seattle. info@shevetachim.com www.bethshalomseattle.org
■■9 a.m. – Intermediate Halachah Weekly class taught by Rabbi Yechezkel Power walk with the rabbi while discussing
Marilyn Leibert at 206-722-8289 or Kornfeld on topics in practical halachah. At the Torah portion and other topics. Meet at
info@seattlekollel.org Congregation Shevet Achim, 5017 90th Ave. Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave.
Designed for students who want to learn SE, Mercer Island. NE, Seattle.
comprehensive, in-depth, everyday Halachah. ■■7-8 p.m. – Ein Yaakov in English ■■12 p.m. – Torah for Women
Taught by Rabbi Yeshoshua Pinkus. At the Joseph N. Trachtman at 206-412-5985 or Rochie Farkash at 206-383-8441 or
Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S, Seattle. tracht@accommotrac.com eastsidechabad@earthlink.net
■■10 a.m. – Mitzvot: The Fabric of Jewish Ein Yaakov has been studied since its publi- Rochie Farkash leads a group of Eastside
Living cation in 1516 by those desiring an introduc- women in a discussion of the weekly Torah
206-722-8289 or info@seattlekollel.org tion to the Talmud through its stories. Free. portion. At Starbucks (backroom), Bellevue
An ongoing course about the philosophical At Congregation Shaarei Tefilah-Lubavitch, Galleria, Bellevue.
underpinnings and practical implications of 6250 43rd Ave. NE, Seattle. ■■7 p.m. – Teen Center
the 613 mitzvot. Free. Part of the Seattle ■■7:45-8:45 p.m. – For Women Only Ari Hoffman at thehoffather@aol.com
Kollel’s “Breakfast Club,” offering bagels, lox 206-527-1411 Video games, game tables, food, and fun for
and cream cheese, Starbucks coffee and Rabbi Levitin offers classic commentaries on high school students. Hosted by NCSY. At
Krispy Kreme Donuts. At the Seattle Kollel, the weekly parshah, Rashi, Rambam and Or the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer
5305 52nd Ave. S, Seattle. HaChaim. At Congregation Shaarei Tefilah, Island.
■■10:15 a.m. – Sunday Torah Study 6250 43rd Ave. NE, Seattle. ■■7 p.m. – Living a Meaningful Jewish Life:
Carol Benedick at 206-524-0075 ■■ 8-10 p.m. – Women’s Israeli Dance Class From Social Justice to Sexuality
Weekly study group. At Congregation Beth Ruth Fast at 206-725-0930 Jacob at jacob@hilleluw.org
Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle. Learn Israeli dance steps in an all-female This year-long class for people new to Judaism
■■10:30 a.m. – Intermediate/Advanced environment. At the Lakewood/Seward Park as well for Jewish young adults interested in
Prayerbook Hebrew Community Club, corner of 50th Ave. S and deepening their knowledge of Jewish life will
Alysa Rosen at 206-525-0915, ext. 210 or Angeline St., Seattle. cover the Jewish calendar, lifecycles,
alysa@templebetham.org ■■8:30 p.m. – Iyun (in-depth) Class in theology and prayer and will emphasize the
This course focuses on developing a basic Tehillim deeper meaning behind Jewish practice. At
Hebrew vocabulary necessary for under- info@seattlekollel.org Hillel UW, 4745 17th Ave. NE, Seattle.
standing the siddur. At Temple Beth Am, Class led by Rebbetzin Shirley Edelstone and ■■7–9:15 p.m. – Living Judaism - The Basics
2632 NE 80th St., Seattle. sponsored by the Seattle Kollel. For women with Mary Potter
■■11 a.m.–12 p.m. – Hebrew From Scratch only. Free. Location provided upon RSVP. Kris Klippel at 206-524-0075 or
Melanie Berman at melanie@h-nt.org ■■8:30 p.m. – Talmud in Hebrew krisklippel@bethshalomseattle.org or
Learn the basics of the Aleph-Bet. $170. At Rabbi Farkash at rabbifarkash@earthlink.net www.bethshalomseattle.org
the Frankel Library at Herzl-Ner Tamid, 3700 An in-depth Talmud class in Hebrew for men An introduction to Judaism for Jews looking
E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. taught by Rabbi Mordechai Farkash. At the to deepen their knowledge, non-Jewish
■■11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Moving on in Hebrew Eastside Torah Center, 1837 156th Ave. NE, partners of Jews, and conversion students.
Melanie Berman at melanie@h-nt.org #303, Bellevue. The tuition for this weekly class includes a
Reading, comprehension and basic grammar. ■■8:30 p.m. – Talmud, Yeshiva-Style year-long Hebrew course. At Congregation
$170. At the Frankel Library at Herzl-Ner eastsidechabad@earthlink.net Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.
Tamid, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. This class tackles sections of ritual, civil and ■■ 7 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings
■■1–4 p.m. – Shalom Bayit Warehouse criminal law. Be prepared for lively discus- Eve M. Ruff at 206-461-3240 or
Volunteer Work Party sion, debate and analysis. Students must be emruff@jfsseattle.org
Rachel at 425-558-1894 or able to read Hebrew and should have had Meeting for anyone who has stopped or
shalombayit@ncjwseattle.org some experience with in-text Torah study. would like to stop drinking. At Jewish Family
Help organize donated items for survivors of At the Eastside Torah Center, 1837 156th Service, 1601 16th Ave., Seattle.
domestic violence and their children. This Ave. NE, #303, Bellevue. ■■7 - 8:30 p.m. – Intermediate Conversa-
event takes place every second or third tional Hebrew
Sunday. Call for exact dates and location. Tuesday Janine Rosenbaum at 206-760 -7812
■■7:15 p.m. – Beginners’ Talmud ■■11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Mommy and Me A course for students with some Hebrew back-
Marilyn Leibert at 206-722-8289 or Program ground interested in expanding their conversa-
info@seattlekollel.org Nechama Farkash at 425-427-1654
This course will walk the novice through the A chance for parents and kids to explore the u Page 22
basic skills to begin to learn Talmud. At the child’s world through story, song, cooking,
Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S, Seattle.
■■ 7:30–10:30 p.m. – He’Ari Israeli Dancing
Ellie at 206-232-3560 or
tiaellie1@yahoo.com or
israelidanceseattle.com
Seattle’s oldest Israeli dance session. Couples
and singles welcome. Call for schedule
changes. Cost is $6. At Danceland Ballroom,
327 NE 91st St., Seattle.
Monday
■■10 a.m.–2 p.m. – JCC Seniors Group
Roni 206-232-7115, ext. 269
The Stroum JCC’s Seniors Group meets on
Mondays and Thursdays for activities and
celebrations. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E
Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
■■10 a.m. – Jewish Mommy and Me
Giti Fredman at 206-935-4035 or
info@seattlekollel.org
Giti Fredman leads a weekly playgroup for
Jewish moms and young children. Sponsored
by the Seattle Kollel. At the Hiawatha
Community Center, 2700 California Ave.
SW, Seattle.
■■12:30 p.m. – Caffeine for the Soul
www.chabadissaquah.com
Lively roundtable discussion about the
weekly Parsha. With Nechama Farkash. At
Chabad of the Central Cascades, 24121 SE
Black Nugget Rd. Issaquah.
■■1 p.m. – Seniors Book Club
Roni Antebi at 206-232-7115, ext. 269 or
ronia@sjcc.org
Seniors meet to discuss themes, characters,
plots and symbolism of monthly book selec-
tions. Meets first Monday of the month. At
the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer
Island
■■4:30–6:30 p.m. – Modern Conversational
Hebrew
Sharron Lerner at 206-547-3914, ext. 3 or
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tional skills and understanding the basic prin-
ciples of Hebrew grammar. $65 plus materials.
At Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation,
3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
■■7:30 p.m. – Why Be Jewish?
Melanie Berman at 206-232-8555 or
melanie@h-nt.org
This class explores what is distinctive about
Judaism and the Jewish people. At Herzl-Ner
Tamid, 3700 E Mercer Island Way, Mercer
Island.
■■7:30 p.m.–Story and Kabbalah
www.chabadissaquah.com
Stories from the Torah, the Talmud, and
Chassidus With Rabbi Berry Farkash. Free.
All are welcome. At Chabad of the Central
Cascades, 24121 SE Black Nugget Rd.
Issaquah.
■■7:30 p.m. – Parshah class
425-427-1654 or
Rabbi@ChabadIssaquah.com
Rabbi Berry leads an in-depth parshah class.
At Chabad of the Central Cascades, 24121 SE
Black Nugget Rd., Issaquah.
■■7:30 p.m. – Weekly Round Table Kabbalah
Class
eastsidechabad@earthlink.net
Men and women join together to explore the
mystical teachings of the Kabbalah. At a private
home.
Wednesday
■■11:45 a.m. – Talmud Berachot
Rabbi Yehoshua Pinkus at 206-718-2887 or
rabbipinkus@seattlekollel.org
Interactive discussion and study session of the
Talmud Berachot. Hosted by the Seattle Kollel.
Free. At Tully’s Westlake Center, 1601 5th
Ave., Seattle.
■■ 1:30 p.m. – Book Club at the Stroum
JCC
Roni Antebi at 206-232-7115, ext. 269
GREATER SEATTLE
Chabad House (Traditional) 206/527-1411
4541 19th Ave. NE
Bet Alef (Meditative Reform) 206/527-9399
16330 NE 4th St., Bellevue (in Unity Church)
Congregation Kol Ami (Reform) 425/844-1604
16530 Avondale Rd. NE, Woodinville
Cong. Beis Menachem (Traditional Hassidic)
1837 156th Ave. NE, Bellevue 425/957-7860
Congregation Beth Shalom (Conservative)
6800 35th Ave. NE 206/524-0075
Cong. Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath
(Orthodox)
5145 S Morgan 206/721-0970
Capitol Hill Minyan-BCMH (Orthodox)
1501 17th Ave. E 206/721-0970
Congregation Eitz Or (Jewish Renewal)
6556 35th Ave. NE 206/467-2617
Cong. Ezra Bessaroth (Sephardic Orthodox)
5217 S. Brandon Street 206/722-5500
Congregation Shaarei Tefilah-Lubavitch
(Orthodox/Hassidic)
6250 43rd Ave. NE 206/527-1411
Congregation Shevet Achim (Orthodox)
5017 90th Ave. SE (at NW Yeshiva HS)
Mercer Island 206/275-1539
Congregation Tikvah Chadashah
(Gay/Lesbian) 206/355-1414
Emanuel Congregation (Modern Orthodox)
3412 NE 65th Street 206/525-1055
Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation
(Conservative) 206/232-8555
3700 E. Mercer Way, Mercer Island
Hillel (Multi-denominational)
4745 17th Ave. NE 206/527-1997
Kadima (Reconstructionist) 206/547-3914
12353 NE 8th, Seattle
Kavana Cooperative kavanaseattle@gmail.com
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Book discussions the first Wednesday of every
month. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer
Way, Mercer Island.
■■3 p.m. – The Mother’s Circle
Marjorie Schnyder at 206-461-3240, ext.
3146
A program for moms from other backgrounds
raising Jewish kids to get support, learn about
Jewish rituals, practices and values, and get
connected to the Jewish community.
Sponsored by Jewish Family Service. Every
other Wednesday. At Whole Foods Market,
1026 NE 64th St., Seattle.
■■7–9 p.m. – Teen Lounge for Middle
Schoolers
Ari at 206-295-5888
Foosball, ping-pong, pool, basketball, arcade
games and optional classes. At the Yavneh
building at Congregation Bikur Cholim-
Machzikay Hadath, 5145 S Morgan St.,
Seattle.
■■7 p.m. – Beginning Israeli Dancing for
Adults with Rhona Feldman
Carol Benedick at 206-524-0075
Older teens and all experience levels are
welcome. $40 for a five-session punch card.
Discount for members. At Congregation Beth
Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.
■■7 p.m. – Wisdom for Women 14+
Rabbi Bresler at 206-331-8767 or
info@seattlekollel.org
Jewish women ages 14 and up are invited to
take part in an afternoon of thought-provoking
learning, wisdom, and ideas from the Torah.
At the Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S,
Seattle.
■■7–10 p.m. – Parshah and Poker
info@h-nt.org
A look at the Torah portion of the week
followed by a friendly game of poker with
proceeds going to tzedakah. Led by Rabbi
Josh Hearshen. At Herzl-Ner Tamid, 3700 E
Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
■■7:15 p.m. – The Jewish Journey
W h E R E To
K’hal Ateres Zekainim (Orthodox) 206/722-1464
at Kline Galland Home, 7500 Seward Park Ave. S
Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation (Orthodox)
6500 52nd Ave. S 206/723-3028
The Summit at First Hill (Orthodox)
1200 University St. 206/652-4444
Temple Beth Am (Reform) 206/525-0915
2632 NE 80th St.
Temple B’nai Torah (Reform) 425/603-9677
15727 NE 4th, Bellevue
Temple De Hirsch Sinai (Reform)
Seattle, 1441 16th Ave. 206/323-8486
Bellevue, 3850 156th Ave. SE 425/454-5085
SOuTH KING COuNTy
Bet Chaverim (Reform) 206/577-0403
25701 14th Place S, Des Moines
WEST SEATTLE
Kol HaNeshamah (Reform) 206/935-1590
Alki UCC, 6115 SW Hinds St.
Torah Learning Center (Orthodox)
5121 SW Olga St. 206/938-4852
WAShinGTon STATE
AbERdEEn
Temple Beth Israel 360/533-5755
1819 Sumner at Martin
AnAcoRTES
Anacortes Jewish Community 360/293-4123
bAinbRidGE iSLAnd
Congregation Kol Shalom (Reform)
9010 Miller Road NE 206/855-0885
Chavurat Shir Hayam 206/842-8453
bELLinGhAm
Chabad Jewish Center of Whatcom County
820 Newell St. 360/393-3845
Congregation Beth Israel (Reform)
2200 Broadway 360/733-8890
206-722-8289 or info@seattlekollel.org
This two-year comprehensive program guides
students through the historical, philosophical
and mystical wonders of Judaism’s 3,500-year
heritage. Cost is $360, plus a $36 registration
fee. At the Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S,
Seattle.
■■7:30 p.m. – Parshas Hashavuah
eastsidechabad@earthlink.net
This class provides a general overview of the
Torah portion of the week accompanied by
Midrashic commentaries, philosophical
insight, and practical lessons. At the Eastside
Torah Center, 1837 156th Ave. NE #303,
Bellevue.
Thursday
■■9:30-10:30 a.m. – Women’s Talmud
Sasha Mail at 206-323-7933, ext. 301
Talmud study class for women led by Rivy
Poupko Kletenik. Free. At Seattle Hebrew
Academy, 1617 Interlaken Dr. E, Seattle.
■■12 p.m. – Ramban on Chumash for
Women
Marilyn Leibert at 206-722-8289
A discussion of foundational Jewish concepts
through the eyes of Nachmanides on Chumash
in the Book of Genesis, as well as an analysis
of key Rashis. Prerequisite: the ability to
recognize the Hebrew letters and a desire to
learn basic Hebrew grammar. For women
only. $25. Sponsored by the Seattle Kollel. At
a private home, Mercer Island.
■■6:50 p.m. – Introduction to Hebrew
Janine Rosenbaum at 206-760-7812
Helps students build fluency and comprehen-
sion of the prayers of the Friday evening
service. $50. At Herzl-Ner Tamid, 3700 E
Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
■■7 p.m. – Junior Teen Center
Ari Hoffman at thehoffather@aol.com
Video games, game tables, food, and fun for
middle schoolers. Hosted by NCSY. At the
Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer
Wo R S h i p
bREmERTon
Congregation Beth Hatikvah 360/373-9884
11th and Veneta
EVERETT / EdmondS
Chabad Jewish Center of Snohomish County
2225 100th Ave. W, Edmonds 425/967-3036
Temple Beth Or (Reform) 425/259-7125
3215 Lombard St., Everett
FoRT LEWiS
Jewish Chapel 253/967-6590
Liggett Avenue & 12th
iSSAquAh
Chabad of the Central Cascades (Hassidic Traditional)
24121 SE Black Nugget Rd. 425/427-1654
oLympiA
Chabad Jewish Discovery Center
1611 Legion Way SE 360/584-4306
Congregation B’nai Torah (Conservative)
3437 Libby Rd. 360/943-7354
Temple Beth Hatfiloh (Reconstructionist)
201 8th Ave. SE 360/754-8519
poRT AnGELES And SEquim
Congregation B’nai Shalom 360/452-2471
poRT ToWnSEnd
Congregation Bet Shira 360/379-3042
puLLmAn, WA And moScoW, id
Jewish Community of the Palouse
509/334-7868 or 208/882-1280
SpokAnE
Chabad of Spokane County
4116 E. 37th Ave., Spokane 99223
509/443-0770
Congregation Emanu-El (Reform)
P O Box 30234, Spokane 99223 509/835-5050
www.spokaneemanu-el.org
Temple Beth Shalom (Conservative)
1322 E. 30th Ave. 509/747-3304
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Island.
■■7 p.m. – Beginners’ Bridge Class
Roni Antebi at 206-232-7115, ext. 269 or
ronia@sjcc.org
An eight-week class to familiarize students
with the basic principles of bridge. $60/JCC
members, $70/non-members. At the Stroum
JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
■■7 p.m. – Foundations
Roni Antebi at 206-388-0832 or
www.sjcc.org
The Stroum JCC and LivingJudaism present a
seven-week series to designed build a founda-
tion for students in Jewish history, thought
and spirituality. Led by Rabbi Mark Spiro of
LivingJudaism. SJCC members: $8 per
class/$50 for series. Non-SJCC members: $10
per class/$65 for series. At the Stroum JCC,
3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
■■7:30 p.m. – Judaism: The Ultimate
Journey
info@h-nt.org
Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum leads a course called
“From Slavery to Freedom: Political Activism
and Personal Ethics in the Bible and the Age
of Democracy.” At Herzl-Ner Tamid, 3700 E
Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
■■8–10 p.m. – Teen Lounge for High
Schoolers
Ari at 206-295-5888
Foosball, ping-pong, pool, basketball, arcade
games and snacks. At the Yavneh building at
Congregation Bikur Cholim-Machzikay
Hadath, 5145 S Morgan St., Seattle.
■■8 p.m. – Beth Shalom Beit Midrash
Carol Benedick at 206-524-0075 or
carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or
www.bethshalomseattle.org
Rabbi Stuart Light teaches Masechet Berachot
from the Mishna. $5/class or 6 classes for $25.
At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave.
NE, Seattle.
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Chabad-Lubavitch of Pierce County
1889 N Hawthorne Dr. 253/565-8770
Temple Beth El (Reform) 253/564-7101
5975 S. 12th St.
TRi ciTiES
Congregation Beth Sholom (Conservative)
312 Thayer Drive, Richland 509/375-4740
VAncouVER
Chabad-Lubavitch of Clark County
9604 NE 126th Ave., Suite 2320 360/993-5222
E-mail: Rabbi@ChabadClarkCounty.com
www.chabadclarkcounty.com
Congregation Kol Ami 360/574-5169
Service times and location can be found at
www.jewishvancouverusa.org
VAShon iSLAnd
Havurat Ee Shalom 206/567-1608
15401 Westside Highway
P O Box 89, Vashon Island, WA 98070
WALLA WALLA
Congregation Beth Israel 509/522-2511
E-mail: nsleavitt@hotmail.com
WEnATchEE
Greater Wenatchee Jewish Community
509/662-3333 or 206/782-1044
WhidbEy iSLAnd
Jewish Community of Whidbey Island
360/331-2190
yAkimA
Temple Shalom (Reform) 509/453-8988
1517 Browne Ave.
yakimatemple@gmail.com
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Letters t Page 3
concerns that I am a single-issue voter
on the Product Issues Committee. I have
been a paid-up member and an almost
daily shopper at the market from its open-
ing across the street from my office, and
I shopped regularly at the Central Co-op
before it moved here. I am a long-time
supporter of food co-ops, involved with
Twin Pines co-ops in New York, Chicago
and Berkeley, and I founded a food co-op
in California that is still in existence 35
years later. Of course I am a PCC member
as well. For the past year I have been con-
sidering running for the Central Co-op
board, but didn’t due to lack of time.
When the Israel boycott issue came
up, I was interested in joining the com-
mittee (though the issue was very pain-
ful and upsetting to me and to my family)
and I made my best effort to consider the
needs of the co-op throughout this pro-
cess. I intend to stay on this committee
until I find another useful way of being
involved in the co-op’s goals. I am a pas-
sionate supporter of local food, healthy
diet and environmental concerns, as
anyone who knows me can attest, though
I felt the need to stop shopping there until
the issue was resolved. I hope the healing
can begin, and that the co-op again will
serve the community and the community
will be able to support the co-op.
Jane Deer-Hileman
PIC member
Central Co-op
Seattle
Head count
At a meeting of the [Product Issues
Committee] of Seattle’s Madison Co-op
Market that was about to vote on whether
or not the owners should institute a boy-
cott of Israeli products, only five pro-Israel
Jews and about 35 non-Jews plus four
left-wing, self-hating Jews attended. The
Israel bashers had their usual inflamma-
tory statements and professional handouts
with their deceitful, revisionist, blasphe-
mous allegations and propaganda.
Only five pro-Israel Jews? Where were
the members and supporters of AIPAC, the
ADL, Hillel, B’nai Brith, our synagogues,
Federation and readers of the JTNews?
Have we so few who are concerned for
Israel’s welfare?
My grateful, hearty thanks to Stand-
WithUs’ Rob Jacobs who, luckily as a
member of the market’s [Product Issues
Committee], exercised great patience,
calm demeanor, and superb parliamentar-
ianism so that the anti-Israel recommenda-
tion-motion to the owners was shelved.
Fifteen years ago, at a Jewish event, Jus-
tice Francis T. Murphy had it right when he
said: “You who are children of Abraham,
you who are the people of the Covenant,
keep, protect, and celebrate your identity.
Be bold, swift and steadfast in answering
attacks upon it. Cleave to the faith that sus-
tains and unites you…. Never turn away
from Israel.”
Jack Greenberg
Seattle
Gift of life
Seattle Hadassah’s excellent organ
donation program, Pikuah Nefesh: the Gift
of Life, was an eye-opener for most attend-
ees! Thanks to the JTNews and Janis Siegel
for the excellent article.
Ironically, the chair of that event found
out that morning that her kidneys are func-
tioning at only 10 percent! At least two
members (that we know about) of our
community suffer from kidney disease and
are in need of a kidney donation now.
Current research tells us that 58 percent
of living donors are non-relatives. What a
mitzvah! How to do that?
For donating a kidney to Peg Elefant,
contact University of Washington Medi-
cal Center, call 206-598-3627 or 206-598-
8134. Be sure to leave a message. Mention
Peg’s name.
For donating a kidney to Art Kritzer,
contact Natt Plummer at Swedish Hospi-
tal, 206-386-6036. Mention Art’s name.
And, if you are ineligible for Peg, you
might be eligible for Art. If you are ineligi-
ble for Art, you might be eligible for Peg.
For additional information, read about
living donation on the National Kidney
Registry Web site, www.kidneyregistry.org.
Please consider giving the gift of life.
Peg Elefant
Seattle
Arthur Kritzer
Bellevue

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harbored them. It justifies the annihila-
tion of Israel and all “Zionists” along with
it. In its conspiratorial view of Jewish his-
tory and in its portrayal of Israel as a
“cancer,” it is virtually indistinguishable
from anti-Semitism.
In these circumstances, the anti-
Israel polemics offered by Jewish Voice
for Peace and other Jewish groups reveals
at the very least a reckless disregard for
Jewish life and safety. By delegitimizing
Israel’s very grounds for existence, failing
to recognize the human achievements
of the Jewish State under conditions of
extreme stress, and denying its record of
contributions to the human community,
the Jewish “boycott Israel” movement
Full service real estate
Mary Frimer
Residential Specialist
206-391-6161
maryfrimer@johnlscott.com
11040 Main Street, #200
Bellevue, WA 98004
gives comfort and support to those who
would gladly annihilate not only Israel’s
Jews, but Jews in general.
So is this Jewish boycott movement
tainted with anti-Semitism? To the extent
that it aligns itself with those who hold a
rabid and unreflective hatred of all things
Jewish, I’d have to say yes. What I wonder
is: What sort of “Jewish values” justify
getting cozy with such a hevrah?
Martin S. Jaffee currently holds the
Samuel & Althea Stroum Chair in Jewish
Studies at the University of Washington.
His award-winning columns for JTNews
have recently been published in book
form as The End of Jewish Radar:
Snapshots of a Post-Ethnic American
Judaism by iUniverse press.
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Thursday, June 24 at 7 p.m.
Benjamin Balint
Author Reading
www.elliottbaybook.com
Former Seattleite and author of Running Commentary: The
Contentious Magazine that Transformed the Jewish Left into the
Neoconservative Right, will speak about how Commentary
magazine has been a living history of American Jewry from ’40s
socialists to ’00s neoconservatives. At the Elliott Bay Book
Company, 1521 10th Ave., Seattle.
Wednesday, June 23 at 7 p.m.
Drash: Northwest Mosaic
Literature reading
Drash is a Northwest literary review filled with
poetry, prose, and photos on the theme of the
redemptive nature of life from a Jewish perspec-
tive. Contributors will read their work from the
fourth edition of Drash at this free event. At
Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell, Way NE,
Lake Forest Park.

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June
Friday 11
■■6 p.m. – Game Night and Volunteer Rec-
ognition
Kristine Ganes at 206-528-1944 or
info@secularjewishcircle.org
Shabbat potluck with the Secular Jewish Circle
followed by games and a volunteer recognition
ceremony. Location provided upon RSVP.
■■7 p.m. – Joshua Braff
Joshua Braff discusses his new novel, Peep
Show, the coming-of-age story of a teenager
with divorced parents who divides his time
between his mother’s Chassidic neighborhood
and his father’s adult entertainment theater. At
Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle.
■■8 p.m. – Ezra Furman and The Harpoons
www.etix.com
Ezra Furman and The Harpoons perform
upbeat indie-rock accented with allusions to
the Old Testament wrapped up in modern
tales of post adolescent ambiguity. With Delta
Spirit and The Romany Rye. At Neumos, 925
E Pike St., Seattle.
Saturday 12
■■10 a.m. – Graduation Celebration and
Champagne Brunch
josh at joshf@hilleluw.org
Brunch for graduating University of Washing-
ton seniors and their friends and families. At
Hillel UW, 4745 17th Ave. NE, Seattle.
■■9:30–11:30 p.m. – Rosh Chodesh Tammuz
Bonfire
kibbutznik@ravennakibbutz.org
Celebrate the new moon with a bonfire. Everyone
is welcome. At Ravenna Kibbutz Commons
Aleph, 6216 23rd Ave. NE, Seattle.
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Chorale survives almost entirely on vol-
unteer effort, with members paying dues
and making donations to cover the sala-
ries of the conductor and accompanist as
well as expenses like purchasing music.
However, Yanow and the SJC board have
initiated fundraising efforts in hopes of
expanding beyond basic operating costs
Support Our
TROOPS
WEEK
Merrill Gardens is hosting special events nationwide to help support our troops.
Please join us.
Enjoy a fabulous feast while we raise money to help our troops.
Minimum Donation: $10 per attendee
All proceeds will benefit the USO.
Northgate Plaza Monday, June 14 • 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Come to our USO dance with favorites from the 40’s, followed by dinner.
Merrill Gardens at Northgate Monday, June 14 • 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Merrill Gardens at the University Thursday, June 17 • 5:30 – 7:00 pm
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■■12 - 4 p.m. - Hidden Gems: Treasures that
Link Us Together
206-774-2277 or reservations@wsjhs.org
The Washington State Jewish Historical
Society offers an opportunity to have
heirlooms, tchochkes and memorabilia
appraised. $54 admission and one appraisal
for non-members, $36 for members. $18 for
each additional appraisal. At Ezra Bessaroth,
5217 S Brandon St., Seattle.
■■2 p.m. – Spring Concert
Michele Yanow at 206-708-7518 or
jewishchorale@live.com
The Seattle Jewish Chorale caps off its second
season with a concert of Hebrew, Yiddish,
English and Ladino songs. At Town Hall
Seattle, 1119 8th Ave., Seattle.
■■5:30 p.m. – TDS Gala Dinner
Rena Berger at tdsseattle@gmail.com
Fundraising dinner and auction for the Torah
Day School. $18 per person. At The Clubhouse,
2811 Mt. Rainier Dr. S, Seattle.
Tuesday 15
■■6 p.m. – Cardozo Society L’Dor V’Dor
Reception
Rebecca at rebeccac@jewishinseattle.org
The Cardozo Society of Washington State
hosts its annual L’Dor V’Dor reception cele-
brating multiple generations of Jewish legal
professionals. At the Chinese Room in the
Smith Tower, 506 2nd Ave., Seattle.
■■7:30 p.m. – Kibbutzology: The Story of
Stuff
kibbutznik@ravennakibbutz.org
Watch “The Story of Stuff,” a video made by
Seattle native Annie Leonard that explores all
of the ins and outs of the products we buy
and the stuff they’re made of. At Ravenna
Kibbutz House Bet, 6316 23rd Ave. NE,
Seattle.
Wednesday 16
■■7 p.m. – Greater Seattle Jewish Business
Network
Rebecca at rebeccac@jewishinseattle.org
Networking event for business professionals.
to be able to purchase such items as risers
and uniforms.
The chorale also has bigger dreams.
Yanow imagines the choir becoming
“something transcendent,” with a pres-
ence in the Seattle cultural scene for
Jews and non-Jews alike. With much of
the Jewish choral music scene taking
place on the East Coast, Yanow imagines
hosting Jewish music festivals as well as
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(206) 363-6740
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Retirement & Assisted Living
At Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St.,
Seattle.
■■7:30 p.m. – NYHS Graduation
Michelle Haston at mhaston@nyhs.net
Graduation ceremony for the Northwest
Yeshiva High School senior class of 2010. At
Sephardic Bikur Holim, 6500 52nd Ave. S,
Seattle.
Thursday 17
■■6 p.m. – TDS 8th Grade Graduation
Leah Notik at 206-722-1200, ext. 107 or
leahn@tdsseattle.org
Graduation ceremony for the Torah Day
School’s 8th grade class. Location TBD.
■■6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Young Professionals
Happy Hour
Josh at joshf@hilleluw.org
Join fellow Jewish professionals for happy
hour. Hosted by Jconnect and J-Pro. At See
Sound Lounge, 115 Blanchard St., Seattle.
■■7 p.m. – JDS Graduation
Amy Adler at 425-460-0200, ext. 260
Graduation ceremony for the Jewish Day
School’s 8th grade class. At the Jewish Day
School, 15749 NE 4th St. Bellevue.
Saturday 19
■■9:30 p.m. – Moscow Nights Party
Josh at joshf@hilleluw.org
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the
largest waves of Russian emigration to the
U.S. Featuring Russian drink specials and ice
sculptures. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30
at the door and include drinks. Proceeds go
toward the refugee resettlement organization
HIAS. At the Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St.,
Seattle.
Tuesday 22
■■6:30 p.m. – Tribute Dinner in Honor of
the Schwartz Family
Marilyn Leibert at 206-722-8289 or
info@seattlekollel.org
Join the West Seattle Torah Center for a farewell
tribute dinner to the Schwartz family. $18 per
person. At the West Seattle Golf Club, 4470
35th Ave. SW, Seattle.
collaborative performances with non-
Jewish music groups on the West Coast.
She also dreams of creating a HaZamir
chapter in Seattle.
HaZamir brings Jewish teens across
the U.S. and in Israel together to perform
Jewish choral music in local chapters,
retreats and annual festivals.
SJC also hopes to become sustainable
enough to perform for other non-profits
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Wednesday 23
■■7:30 p.m. – Meet My Single Friend Party
kibbutznik@ravennakibbutz.org
The Ravenna Kibbutz’s first-ever singles event.
Schmoozing, snacks, and games for singles
in their 20s and 30s. At Ravenna Kibbutz
House Aleph, 6230 23rd Ave. NE, Seattle.
Thursday 24
■■8 p.m. – Pub night
kibbutznik@ravennakibbutz.org
Join the Ravenna Kibbutz for food and drinks
at the Third Place Pub, 6504 20th Ave. NE,
Seattle.
Friday 25
■■7 p.m. - PRIDE Shabbat 2010
Kim Greenhall at 206-774-2221 or
kimg@jewishinseattle.org or
www.jewishinseattle.org
Bashert, the Jewish Federation of Greater
Seattle’s LGBTQ initiative, is sponsoring Pride
Shabbat 2010. At Temple De Hirsch Sinai,
1511 E Pike, Seattle.
Sunday 27
■■5 p.m. – BCMH Annual Dinner
Julie Greene at 206-721-0970, ext. 41
Fundraising dinner celebrating Bikur Cholim-
Machzikay Hadath Congregation’s 120th
anniversary. At BCMH, 5145 S Morgan St.,
Seattle.
Monday 28
■■10:30 a.m. – Joanie Alhadeff Memorial
Bridge and Mah Jongg Tournament
Marcie Wirth at 206-388-1998
Mah Jongg tournament with funds benefiting
the Stroum JCC. At the Glendale Country Club,
13440 Main St., Bellevue.
■■10:30 a.m. – Morris J. Alhadeff Memorial
Golf Tournament
■■Marcie Wirth at 206-388-1998 or
MWirth@sjcc.org
Golf tournament with funds benefiting the
Stroum JCC. At the Glendale Country Club,
13440 Main St., Bellevue
and charitable organizations for free and
to be able to subsidize performers’ trips to
the yearly North American Jewish Choral
Festival.
“I’m really excited with the growth
we’ve had,” Yanow says.
Under the direction of its new con-
ductor, Mary Pat Graham, the choir has
increased its talent, reach, and income.
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Bar Mitzvah
Joshua Samuel Eastern
Joshua will
celebrate his
Bar Mitzvah on
June 19, 2010 at
Temple De Hirsch
Sinai in Bellevue.
Joshua is the
son of Stacey and
Richard Eastern of
Bellevue and the
brother of Emily and Zach. His grandparents
are Sharon and Sam Eastern of Medina,
Marsha Burdman of Youngstown, Ohio and
the late Kenneth Burdman.
Joshua is in the 7th grade at Issaquah
Middle School. He is an avid Husky fan
who enjoys playing baseball and basketball,
watching sports, and hanging out with
friends. For his mitzvah project, Joshua is
working in conjunction with Treehouse to
collect baseball equipment for foster kids
in need.
Dad t Page 12
twins. He is proudly six minutes older
than his brother. At the pidyon ha’ben,
the redemption of the firstborn, I get
asked another question, this time by the
rabbi: “Which do you prefer, to give me
your firstborn or to redeem him?”
Though asked rhetorically, I briefly
consider the proposition, and then hand
over five silver dollars. One month in, I
am a much-invested Jewish dad.
Gift No. 3: “Teaching him Torah.”
Here’s where the long journey into the
heart of abba-ness begins. Sending our
kids to preschool at the local JCC was the
first step. We still use the menorahs they
made from large metal hex nuts.
Later we decided to send our sons
to an afterschool Hebrew program at
a nearby synagogue. The gift included
occasional chats with the principal on
their progress and “exuberance,” as well
as occasional “groan and moan” com-
mentary from my kids.
But they learned, and all three became
Bar Mitzvah in a smaller minyan set-
ting, where things like the importance
of showing up, listening and leading are
much more pronounced.
They graduated to a unique citywide
Los Angeles Hebrew high school program
where students examine Jewish values,
study Jewish stereotypes in the media,
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Bat Mitzvah
Danielle Rose Frank
Danielle will
celebrate her
Bat Mitzvah on
June 12, 2010
at Temple B’nai
Torah in
Bellevue.
Danielle is the
daughter of Gail
and Jackie Frank
of Woodinville and the sister of David and
Leah. Her grandparents are Doris Frank of
Atlanta, Ga., the late Harold Frank, Marilyn
Yampolsky of Tucson, Ariz., and the late
Max Yampolsky.
Danielle is in the 7th grade at Evergreen
Junior High School. Her interests include
cheerleading, dance, and skiing. For her
mitzvah project, she worked as a Hopelink
volunteer.
vices; all gifts with a lifetime guarantee.
Gift No. 4: “Find him a wife.” For
anyone who has helped someone to find a
wife or husband, this is a true gift. Though
I don’t plan on finding any of my sons a
wife, I have supplied a certain amount of
commentary on what religion that wife
should be.
What’s my argument? Basically that
sharing my life with a Jewish woman
has brought compassion and a sense of
“shalom bayit,” peacefulness, into my life.
For my kids, only time will tell if this is
a gift that will keep on giving.
Gift No. 5: “Teach him a trade.” Col-
leges, trade schools and the armed ser-
vices already do much of the work here.
That leaves the Jewish dad with giving his
children, I think, the greater gift: Teaching
them once a week not to punch the clock.
Call the gift “applied slackeristics.” On
Shabbat, our kids saw us stop for a day,
not answer the phone and just hang out.
The “trade” here is learning to leave time
not just for the sayings of the fathers but
the mothers, daughters and sons, too.
As for that last item, “Teaching him
how to swim,” a JCC swimming instruc-
tor performed those duties.
As for me, the Jewish dad, swimming
against the cultural tide — I’m still taking
lessons.
Edmon J. Rodman is a JTA columnist who
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lifecycles
Bar Mitzvah Bat Mitzvah
Jeremiah Elliot Michel Mikayla Elise Nudelman
Jeremiah’s Bar Mikayla will
Mitzvah will take celebrate her Bat
place on June 19, Mitzvah on June
2010 at Herzl-Ner 12, 2010 at
Tamid Conserva- Herzl-Ner Tamid
tive Congregation Conservative Con-
on Mercer Island. gregation on
Jeremiah is the Mercer Island.
son of Peter and Mikayla is the
Carol Michel and daughter of Sherrie
the brother of Charlie and Sam. His grand- and Mitch Nudelman of Newcastle and the
parents are Evelyn Sidell and the late Merle younger sister of Lauren and Brandon. She
Sidell, and the late Katherine and Charles is the granddaughter of Sandra and Phil
Michel.   Nudelman of Bellevue and Betty and Al
Jeremiah is a 7th grade student at Tim- Hasson, also of Bellevue.
bercrest Junior High School.  He enjoys Mikayla is in the 7th grade at Maywood
playing tennis, skiing and following Seattle’s Middle School, where she is in the honor
sports teams. For his mitzvah project, he society and plays clarinet in the symphonic
volunteered for the Jewish Family Service band. Mikayla enjoys dancing, singing,
food bank. He will also be donating Bar acting, ice skating and volleyball.
Mitzvah funds to the Jewish Family Service
food bank and the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee.
Synagogue chronicles t Page 16
2-for-1
in Issaquah in hopes that increased con-
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kids who live outside of Bellevue to attend
classes. There is talk of adding a second Cards
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Although the high school set can be a Express yourself with our special
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Plotnik, B’nai Torah has no trouble getting JFS programs at the same time…
grown-ups excited about attending class. meeting the needs of friends,
The synagogue offers a variety of adult family and loved ones here at
learning opportunities, including weekly
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lay and clergy-led Torah classes, as well as
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Katz added he believes adult social
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and other special interest groups are just
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Plugged back in
Now that the largest mission to Israel in Seattle’s
history, Israel Unplugged, with 96 participants, has
returned, they’ve got stories to tell and new insights
into parts of the Jewish State they might otherwise
have never seen. Here are some of those stories
through pictures.
Photos by Anna Frankfort of the Jewish
Federation of Greater Seattle.
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The entire delegation.

The group traveled to Kiryat Malachi, near Tel Aviv, which has a
relationship with Seattle’s Jewish community. From left to right,
Herb Orenstein, tour educator Sharon, Carol Sidell, Alan Sidell,
Marla Orenstein and Irv Sonkin paint a mural on a town
community center.

2010 Covenant Awards

Honoring outstanding
Jewish educators,
The Covenant Foundation Who is truly wise?
proudly recognizes One who can picture
not only the immediate,
Beth Huppin but also the long-term effect,
5th Grade Judaics Teacher at Seattle
Jewish Community School, and
of what he or she does.
Middle School and Adult Educator at (Tamid 32a)
Congregation Beth Shalom
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Her impact is felt in the Seattle area and Congratulating
well beyond, enriching Jewish education our Friend and Teacher
and strengthening community. Beth Huppin
2010 Covenant Award

Learn more about the 2010 Covenant SJCS Faculty/Staff

Award honorees and post a congratulatory Gabrielle Azose Deb Frockt Amee Sherer
message at www.covenantfn.org Shoshana Bilavsky Chrys Hunstiger Elizabeth Siegel
Elizabeth Braverman Eric Johnson Mihal Stern
Debbie Butler Mary Grace Lentz Deidre Stevenson
Karlana Carpen Julie Margulies Jeff Stombaugh
Julia Charboneau Jana Miller Shoshana Stombaugh
Debbie Clement Maureen Newlun Jeremy Toren
Paulette Doulatshahi Bibiana Powell Maryann Townsend
Brooke Einstein Yael Sachs Roberta Wyde
The Covenant Foundation Granville Emerson Yoav Sachs Andrea Yee
Karen Friedman Vivian Scheidt Diane Zipperman
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