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The quick fix: Delicious and easy Sephardic donuts

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My wifes family is SepBuuelos (or Bimuelos) with hardic, so for Hanukkah we Honey Sephardic dont make sufganiyot, we Hanukkah Donuts make rustic yeast-raised and Vegan if you use powfried donuts called buuelos. dered sugar instead of honey. This is my wifes grandmother, Yields about 14 donuts Sophie Morhaimes, recipe. 1 package dry yeast (2-1/4 tsp.) For Hanukkah we have them 2 cups warm water, divided with the traditional honey; any 1/2 tsp. salt other time they are also terrific 1-1/2 tsp. sugar with powdered sugar. 1 Tbs. oil The dough for buuelos Jewish and 3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour (14.6 oz.) should be quite wet. This Veggie Oil for deep frying Honey (or powdered sugar) isnt a doughnut that you roll Stir the yeast into 1 cup of the out. You wet your hands, grab a piece of warm water and allow to proof. (If dough, form a rough ball and poke a hole you dont see bubbles after a few with your thumb, then drop it straight in minutes, buy new yeast.) Mix in the the oil. The result is unfussy, light and airy, remaining cup of water along with and altogether insanely delicious. They are the salt, sugar and tablespoon of simple to make: Just stir up the dough a oil. Slowly stir in the flour, and keep few minutes before dinner and fry them up AJC to entertain and thrill the kids. stirring & Campaign Event afterwardsSeattle Community Reception until you have a smooth, wet
dough. Cover and allow to rise in a warm spot for at least one hour. (Ive allowed it to go four hours, stirring down occasionally, and it only gets more delicious). Put 3 inches of oil in a pot suitable for deep frying and bring to 370. Line a tray with paper towels. Get a bowl of water ready. Moisten your hands in the bowl of water and grab about 3 tablespoons of the dough. Quickly form it into a rough ball and poke a hole through the center. These are supposed to be rustic, dont spend any time trying to make them perfect. Drop carefully into the oil. Repeat for as many as will fit comfortably in your pot without crowding. Promoting Solutions For Energy SecurityAction AJC Seattle First Annual Advocacy In Action AJC Seattle First Annual Advocacy In AJC Seattle Community Reception & Campaign Event Fry until golden brown on one side, Community Reception &&peoples leading advocates and most David Harris is one of the Jewish Campaign Event Community Reception Campaign Event then flip and brown the other side. Promoting Solutions For Energy Security eloquent spokesmen. Harris and the other panelists will discuss our Use a slotted spoon to remove to paDavid Harris is one of which impacts not only the U.S. economy and our personal the Jewish peoples leading advocates and most dependence on oil,
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the rabbis turn

The Kotel belongs to all of us

Rabbi Jessica kessleR MaRshall Temple Beth Or
Several weeks ago, Israeli police arrested and imprisoned Anat Hoffman, a founder and organizer of Women of the Wall, and director of the Israel Religious Action Center. What was Hoffmans crime? Simply wearing a tallit and praying the Shema with hundreds of women participating in the 100th anniversary of Hadassah, the Womens Zionist Organization of America. Hoffmans arrest is an affront to religious freedom and tolerance. The Western Wall, called the Kotel in Hebrew, belongs to all Jews, not just those who interpret Talmudic passages most narrowly. The Kotel is a symbol of Jewish peoplehood and sovereignty, and a religious site that must be open to all people who seek to pray there. Yizhar Hess, executive director of Israels Conservative movement, eloquently captured the loss for all Jews: What could have been a national symbol to connect Jews from all over the world is now only an Orthodox synagogue, he said. In 2003, the Israeli Supreme Court decided that local custom at the Wall did not allow for practices involving women wearing a tallit, a prayer shawl, or tefillin, or reading aloud from the Torah. Police routinely remove women from prayer services, bring them to local police stations, detain them, and fingerprint them. As Rabbi Jacqueline Koch Ellenson, director of the Womens Rabbinic Network said, These actions are deplorable anywhere, especially in the State of Israel. If we delve into the textual basis of these shameful acts, we find that those who seek to deny the equality of all Jews base their argument on the concept of kol ishah, the prohibition against women praying aloud. There is only one statement in all of rabbinic literature that considers a mans potential distractions while reciting the Shema: If one gazes at the little finger of a woman, is it as if he gazed at her secret place? No, it means at ones own wife, and when he recites the Shema (Berachot 24a). This passage elicits merely three responses in all of Talmudic literature. The first is from Rav Hisda (Berachot 24a): A womans leg is a sexual incitement, as it says, Uncover the leg, pass through the rivers (Isaiah 47:2) and it says afterward, Your nakedness shall be uncovered, your shame shall be exposed (Isaiah 47:3). The second is from Shmuel (Kiddushin 70a): A womans voice is a sexual incitement, as it says, For sweet is your voice and your countenance is comely (Song of Songs 2:14). The third comes from Rav Sheshet (Y. Hallah 2:1): A womans hair is a sexual incitement, as it says, Your hair is as a flock of goats (Song of Songs 4:1). Rabbi Judith Abrams clarifies that this passage discusses things that might distract a man while reciting the Shema. Most would agree that any man would be distracted by seeing his partner naked before him while attempting to pray. But what follows in the Talmud is a list of what different sages find most enticing about women, ancillary to the main conversation. Since Shmuels statement is included in this sidebar, later generations took it to mean that hearing a womans voice is as distracting as having ones wife sit naked before him. Thus, the prohibition against Kol Ishah is based on a flimsy pretext, which, in context, does not ban women from praying aloud at all. The Tanach and rabbinic literature assume that women sing publicly. Miriam and the women sing at the shores of the sea (Exodus 15:20-21). Women are public musicians (Psalm 68:26) and take part in loud public rejoicing (Nehemiah 12:43). Biblical, Mishnaic and Talmudic sources testify that women sing publicly and liturgically. Only one groundless statement from a sage is used to justify the prohibition against women praying or singing publically. But in context, the Talmud does not ban womens voices at all! Rabbi Abrams aptly concludes that there are far more textual sources affirming womens right to sing in public and at services than there are for banning it. May the sounds of joy and salvation be heard in the tents of the righteous! (Psalms 118:15). Moreover, as Jews committed to equality and kavod respect for all we are called to challenge a principle that conceives of women as sexual predators who need to be contained and isolated because of our seductive power. What does it mean to respect versus fear women? And what of casting men as unable to exercise self control? Our Jewish homeland must embody freedom, justice, and peace, valuing the democratic participation and religious commitment of all Jews. May the Israeli government and right-wing groups who ground their discrimination and injustice in local custom realize the true message of our sources that the Kotel, no less than the Shema, is a blessing and a privilege for every Jew.

Four more years of Middle East noise

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Back in September, President Barack Obama likened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus anxieties over Americas Iran policy to noise. Many pointed out, correctly, that this ill-advised remark was hardly fair to one of the few countries in the world where both the government and the people are unashamedly pro-American. It was also a curious choice of wording against the wider Middle Eastern context. In terms of American commitments in the region, Israel lies outside the cycle of dependency that governs our relationships with Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf states all places where we have, or had, substantial numbers of boots on the ground. And when it comes to noise, the sounds Israel makes are sweet music when compared to the fingernails-scratchingthe-blackboard racket that emanates from other Middle Eastern countries. Consider what has been saidor rather, yelledin the days since Obama won a second term in office. In Iran, the three hardline Larijani brothers who all occupy key positions in the governing theocracy have issued loud, and perhaps contradictory, individual statements regarding their countrys nuclear program. Sadeq Larijani, Irans Chief Justice, seemed to scorn the prospect of direct negotiations with the U.S. After all this pressure and crimes against the people of Iran, Larijani said, in a reference to the punishing sanctions imposed by America and its allies, relations with America cannot be possible overnight and Americans should not think they can hold our nation to ransom by coming to the negotiating table. But Mohammed Javad Larijani, head of the countrys laughably named High Council for Human Rights, sounded what was, by Iranian standards, a more conciliatory tone: To protect the interests of our system, we would negotiate with the U.S. or anyone else even in the abyss of hell. Meanwhile, parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani, the former nuclear negotiator and the most powerful of the brothers, taunted America outright. Asserting that a growth in domestic production would undermine enemy plots a.k.a. sanctions he argued that the U.S. had been forced into sanctions because its military adventurism in the region had failed. These three statements all reflect the perception among Iranian leaders that the chances of an imminent pre-emptive strike on their nuclear facilities are receding. In the days leading up to the presidential election, unconfirmed reports surfaced that the U.S. and Iran were already engaged in secret talks under the auspices of Valerie Jarrett, Obamas senior adviser. And shortly after the election, Ehud Barak, Israels defense minister, said that Irans uranium enrichment timetable had slowed down, thus implying that the world has until at least the summer of 2013 to make progress on the diplomatic front. Still, a delay is one thing, success something else entirely. There are precious few indications that talks with Iran would satisfactorily prove that its nuclear installations are for civilian purposes only, in part because the Iranians believe, much as the late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein did over his supposed weapons of mass destruction program, that any ambivalence strengthens their overall position. A generous interpretation of Obamas strategy toward Iran holds that the president wants to demonstrate that all avenues have been properly explored before a military strike, and that America still believes in the primacy of negotiations even though these have failed for nearly a decade. However, Irans nuclear program is not an isolated factor. Any faith among Americans in what psychoanalysts call the talking cure is offset by the impact talks can have upon Irans actual behavior. The Syrian theater is a good current representation. Syria lies firmly within the Iranian camp; as Egypts Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi recently argued, the Iranians are therefore a vital element in securing an end to the monstrous bloodshed unleashed by President Bashar al-Assad upon his people. Hence, if America decides upon a Syrian strategy that requires Iranian goodwill, that will have knock-on effects not just for the nuclear program negotiations, but for other issues in which Iranian and Syrian interference is the major factor. Just a few months ago, there was widespread belief that the Assad regime was about to crumble. However, emboldened by western dithering and Iranian support, Assad is now provoking Israel, with Syrian army fire straying into the Golan Heights. On a visit to the Golan, the Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, warned that further escalation might result in a Syrian affair that could turn into our affair. We cannot afford to allow these problems to fester. For much of the last two years, Obama has been accused of leading from behind. He now has the opportunity, following his victory, to lead from the front. And that will require him not to shut out the noise, but to dive into it headfirst.
Ben Cohen has written on Middle Eastern politics for Commentary, the New York Post, Haaretz, Jewish Ideas Daily and other publications.

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An evening of art and inspiration

World-renowned artist and calligrapher Yonah Weinrib, who specializes in Jewish manuscript illumination, will speak at an art exhibition and sale at the Seattle Kollel. Weinrib is co-author and illustrator of the Bar Mitzvah Treasury with Rabbi Yaakov Salomon, and his work can be viewed at www.judaicailluminations.com. At the Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S, Seattle.

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Windfall for ADL from state Democratic party
After being notified of a video on which guru and Democratic donor JZ Knight spouted anti-Semitic, homophobic and anti-Catholic epithets, Washington State Democratic Party chairman Dwight Pelz announced on Oct. 26 that the party would donate $35,000 both to the Anti-Defamation League and to the Referendum 74 campaign to uphold same-sex marriage. According to the Publicola news site, Pelz said It is important that we make it clear that we view her comments as offensive and do not condone this kind of vitriol. We as Democrats strongly value equality and inclusiveness, values shared by the ADL and supporters of marriage equality.

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On April 7, 1945, an American soldier of the 30th Infantry Division helped liberate a train of 2,500 Jewish prisoners en route from Bergen-Belsen near Magdeburg, Germany. The survivors, 700 of whom were children, are being encouraged to make contact with the soldiers who liberated them. So far, 220 survivors have been in touch with the liberators to thank them. If you or someone you know was on this train, please write to Frank Towers at towersfw@windstream.net.

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Welcome to our second annual Eats, Arts and Reads issue! 15 minutes of learning
The University of Washingtons Stroum Jewish Studies Program hopes to make waves with its new 15-minute online lecture series.

Said when someone finds himself in a situation when he desires to be in a better position to achieve a certain goal, but his past record does not warrant the success of this venture.

Jewish election results

Heres how Washingtons Jewish candidates fared in the Nov. 6 general election: Steve Gonzalez, Supreme Court Justice Position 8: Winner Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Supreme Court Justice Position 9: Winner Pam Loginsky, Court of Appeals, Division 2, District 2: Lost Sue Parisien, King County Superior Court Judge Position 42: Holding slight lead as of Wednesday. Andy Billig, State Senator, 3rd: Winner Sherry Appleton, State Rep. Position 1, 23rd (Incumbent): Winner Reuven Carlyle, State Rep. Position 1, 36th (Incumbent):Winner Leslie Klein, State Rep. Position 1, 36th: Lost Marcie Maxwell, State Rep. Position 1, 41st (Incumbent): Winner Roger Goodman, State Rep. Position 1, 45th (Incumbent): Winner Gerry Pollet, State Rep. Position 1, 46th (Incumbent): Winner Jessyn Farrell, State Rep. Position 2, 46th: Winner David Frockt, State Senator, 46th (Incumbent): Winner Results will be certified Nov. 27.

Feeling smitten?

When Deb Perelman, founder of the popular Smitten Kitchen food blog, came to town last week to promote her new cookbook, her fans poured out to see her.

The 8 nights of Hanukkah

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Weve got seven crafty different ways to make use of your own artistic skills with projects for Hanukkah, and one way to give back to your community.

Kosher delicious

As we do every year, JTNews staff and friends tasted dozens of kosher treats in anticipation of your holiday gatherings. Were still full.

Uncovering family secrets

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When Israeli documentary filmmaker Arnon Goldfinger turned his camera on his own familys history, he learned a lot more than hed ever bargained for.

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A new CD commemorates the children who were processed through the Terezn work camp before they were went to their deaths, but it leaves some questions unanswered.

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Peaceful overtures to Iran

From The Jewish Transcript, November 10, 1976. Following the election of Jimmy Carter, then-Transcript editor Philip Scheier wrote about the Jewish communitys expectations of the new president, in particular regarding the economic boycott against American Jews. Carter had said he would provide full support for Israel but not resort to aid in a carrot and stick fashion.

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Popular Israeli songstress Ritas new album is dedicated to her fan base in Iran and its sung in her native Farsi.

New favorites from an old favorite

Childrens book columnist Rita Frischer profiles her favorite Jewish childrens publisher, with some recommendations for this Hanukkah.

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Prepare Before Temptation
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It is too late to prepare when temptation is actually at hand, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir of Ger wrote. The heat of the moment is hard to cool down, so putting some effort into what needs to be done beforehand is always smart. Here are four things you might do earlybefore its too late.
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Everyone, as Andy Warhol put it, gets their 15 minutes of fame. But whats more enriching, and without the glare of the paparazzi, is getting 15 minutes of knowledge. Thats the idea behind the popular TED Talks, online lectures that last 10 to 15 minutes on a subject of the speakers expertise. On Nov. 8, the online speed lecture went Jewish. Its great content that people are getting in their living room, said Prof. Noam Pianko, who chairs the Stroum Jewish Studies Program at the University of Washington, and the creator of JewDub Talks. Armed with four of the programs popular professors and a $5,000 Small and Simple grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, Pianko and assistant program director Lauren Spokane launched JewDub Talks in a campus lecture hall with about 75 spectators attending the live program. Once posted, the lectures the audience saw are exactly what viewers from anywhere in the world can see at www.jewdub.org. Its a really effective way of presenting ideas about Judaism and in a way that I think is quite digestible, Pianko said. The talks presented a diverse lineup: Prof. Barbara Henry compressed a thousand years of Yiddish history into her quarter hour, and injected her own upbringing as a non-Jew in a heavily Jewish neighborhood in New Jersey. She explained how that experience brought her to the study of the vibrant and intermingled Russian and Yiddish cultures decimated in World War II. Shalom Sabar, a visiting professor from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, explained how the very Jewish tradition of breaking a glass at a wedding draws its roots from German culture. Classics professor Sarah Stroup, who leads archaeological digs each summer in Israel, used three historical characters the Maccabees, Alexander the Great, and Jewish playwright Ezekiel to challenge long-held assumptions about Jewish tradition. The historical record in the form of pot sherds and neighborhood layouts, she explained, show that Jews in antiquity didnt remain as separate from the populations with whom they lived as people believe. Finally, Sephardic studies professor Devin Naar gave a very personal and emotional account of his familys history in the Greek city of Salonika, which had a majority Jewish population until the Nazis invaded. Pianko said the benefit of having experts give these talks in their field of study is the depth of information they can provide. We dont often get a chance to challenge the Hanukkah narrative, he said. One of the unique things that academics or faculty can contribute is this scholarly perspective that tends to ask critical questions, maybe take on taboo topics. Stroup said preparations for her 15 minutes werent an easy task. It was a form that is very different

from anything Ive been used to or ever done before, she said. But, she added, I did enjoy it. As a professor, I like being challenged. As a classicist, presenting a big idea in a bite-sized chunk is the inverse of Stroups field. We deal with a small idea in 300 pages, she said. If Stroup has any quibble with the format, however, its the one-sided nature. The one thing I did feel constrained by

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Prof. Devin Naar gives a talk about his familys history in Salonika, Greece at the Nov. 8 JewDub Talks.

was when I teach I like to be able to stop and address student questions, or respond to my students, she said. It lacks that interaction that I find crucial in what I do. Response to the talks themselves has been positive, Pianko and Spokane both said. A lot of folks are saying, Whens the next one? Spokane said. Given the amount of time the program needed to prepare for the talks, plus the expense of booking film crews and compensating the professors for their extra work, a monthly program isnt feasible. There are a lot of challenges to doing this sort of thing, Pianko said. But reaching out to both students and community members in new, innovative ways is a must, Pianko said. If theyre going to be spending a lot of time looking at media and learning on their iPads or their computers, then we should be there, he said. A public lecture is one effective way of getting information across, but today there are so many other vehicles that are eclipsing the lecture in the way that people are getting information. Pianko said the universitys department of digital communications has been in touch about how the JewDub Talks can be leveraged elsewhere on campus. Also, Jewish Studies programs elsewhere are looking at how the online version of this project goes, he added. Well gain national recognition because lots of Jewish Studies programs are trying to figure out creative public programming, he said.

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m.o.T.: member of The Tribe

Loving books and helping people

words really explain their feelI only recently noticed ings about libraries: There is that the childrens secnot such a cradle of demoction of my local Northracy upon the earth as the Free east Seattle Public Library Public Library, this republic branch was designated the of letters, where neither rank, Jodi Green and Mike Haloffice, nor wealth receives the perin Childrens Area. slightest consideration. My curiosity piqued, I tracked down Jodi, who says she and Mike love words, As the title suggests, books and a lifelong pursuit of Liz Suneby and Diane learning, calling themselves Heiman, authors of library groupies who visit Member of The Mitzvah Project Book: libraries wherever they are. Making Mitzvah Part of Your the Tribe Ive always been a very Bar/Bat Mitzvah...and Your strong believer and supporter of public Life, want to help kids put the mitzlibraries, she told me, as a free community vah into their Bnai Mitzvah. The book resource offering a quiet place for the pursuit offers practical ideas with real-life examof knowledge where everyone is welcomed ples, which Diane told me they gathered equally. So when the Libraries for All camthrough contact with rabbis, Jewish educapaign was underway in the late 1990s, she tors, family, and friends around the country. and Mike were asked to make a donation. A few kids from Seattles Congregation We ended up doubling our gift, says Beth Shalom, all of whom attended the Jodi. To acknowledge it, the library put their Seattle Jewish Community School, have names on a space of their choosing. (Jodi projects in the book.

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thinks their names are a tad large, but I had never noticed them before last month.) They were living on Capitol Hill at the time, but the couple chose to be honored at the Northeast branch, which they frequented when their kids were little. Those kids are now in high school and college, but Jodi says she still brings home library books for the entire family. An equal opportunity library visitor, Jodi checks out books from branches around the city, whichever is closest. Im a totally wanna-be librarian, she adds. Growing up in Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., Jodi was a regular at the Kingsbay Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Mike grew up in North Seattle, went to Nathan Hale High School, and the couple met at Brown. After he decided to finish college at the University of Washington, she followed him out here. The couple are active volunteers. Jodi serves on Seattle Public Library Foundation, University of Washington Foundation and Seattle Parks Foundation boards. Mike sits on the boards of Seattle JazzED, an after school community jazz education program, and is president of the board of Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences. They agree that Andrew Carnegies

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Smitten in Seattle
eMily k. alhaDeff associate editor, JTNews
Deb Perelman is dreaming about a pumpkin cheesecake gingersnap pie. I think I just dream [recipes] up most of the time, Perelman explained. They just haunt me. Perelman, the woman behind the wildly popular Smitten Kitchen food blog, is currently touring the United States with her just-released book, The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook (Alfred A. Knopf, cloth, $35). Perelman spoke to a packed room of salivating fans at the Book Larder and the University Bookstore in Seattle on November 7 and 8 before signing books. Smitten Kitchen details Perelmans cooking exploits from her 42-square foot New York City apartment kitchen. Her focus on accessible ingredients and comfort foods stepped up a bit, accompanied by gorgeous photographs, have driven her from casual cook to foodie fame. I thought it was going to last eMily k. alhadeff six months, Perel- Deb Perelman talks to her fans at the University Bookstore. man said of Smitten stream. Smitten (pre-Kitchen) tracked life Kitchen when she launched it in 2006. I in New York, dating and general early 20s wasnt a cook, I had never been to cooking blather, Perelman said. I roll my eyes at school. I get excited about pancakes. the thought of how clever I thought I was. This year, Smitten Kitchen won Best The Carrie Bradshaw dream quickly Food Weblog at the 12th Annual Blogended, though, when Perelman met her gies Awards; in 2011, it won Best Cooking husband a few months later. She was cookBlog by Saveur magazine and was listed ing a lot and reading food blogs, so she as one of the 25 Best Food Blogs of 2011 closed down Smitten and opened Smitten by Time. Her Facebook page is just shy of Kitchen. And history was made. 100,000 likes. Though Perelman scoffs at the idea Perelman jokes about her massive fan that shes famous, shes a member of the base. My mom writes them a check every upper echelons of female food-bloggersmonth, she said (she has also won accogone-viral, women like Julie Powell (Julie lades for humor). Im still really dumband Julia) and Molly Wizenberg (Oranfounded. I dont know how it happened. gette), who sought a creative escape from Perelman started blogging in 2003, just as the phenomenon of documenting personal experience online was going mainX PaGE 21

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hanukkah food

The annual JTNews koshies open new foodie frontiers and close others
eMily k. alhaDeff associate editor, JTNews
Its November, time for the completely subjective, overly opinionated, highly unprofessional annual chazzer-fest known as the JTNews Hanukkah kosher foodtasting event. The annual koshies unwrap and devour about four grocery stores worth of interesting, kosher-certified, snackable products. This year, samples came from Whole Foods Market (Westlake), Trader Joes (Issaquah), Albertsons (Mercer Island) and QFC (Mercer Island). (Be advised that while every product is marked as kosher, some hechshers may not be recommended by the Seattle Vaad HaRabanim.) As usual, weve come up with a handful of winners, a few losers and a smattering of curious new finds. Feel free to tear this page out of the paper, laminate it, and bring it to the grocery store with you. Jacques raw milk goat cheddar, and the very special Beechers Kosher Flagship cheddar. Beechers, in particular, we love, love, love you! TJs feta ($8.31) is a perfect go-to cheese. Alice said, I buy this for home great for everyday and Lynn called it smooth and
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The winners
Ask me about the state of kosher-certified cheese any given day and expect a diatribe about flavorless yellow rubber or buckets of bland parmesan, which is actually a chem-lab combo of cellulose and enzymes. (Did you know the last and only kosher authentic Parmesan factory closed? Now there is no kosher Parmesan cheese in the entire world.) Thankfully, kosher cheese is starting to get with the program, and three count em, three cheeses made it into the winners circle this year. Kudos to Trader Joes Israeli sheeps milk feta cheese, Sierra Nevada Cheese Co. Monterrey

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spicy! The Sierra Nevada Cheese Co., out of California, is one Ive been very happy with of late (they also carry a delicious capra Bianca, a feta, and a swath of flavored cheddars). Their artisan cheeses use local milk and are free of weird ingredients, and the small company uses sustainable practices. Sierra Nevada cheeses also have huge price tags: This Monterrey Jacques put us back $12.99 at Whole Foods. But Joel thought it was worth it: They took a boring cheese from the dairy case and made it taste good. Local company Beechers has a kosher version of its Flagship cheddar ($11.21, QFC), which should make kosher locavores smile. Gigi hardly contained her enthusiasm: Local! Wonderful Pike Place Market item to pair with local apple or pair or maybe oranges or avocado. Joel said, it has just the right amount of sharp and Trish found it amazing, local, fresh.

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What better way to offset all that salt than with chocolate? This year, we had enough chocolate-covered goodies from Trader Joes to create a category deemed, well, chocolate-covered things. Their chocolate peanut butter pretzels ($3.29), pomegranate seeds ($2.99), espresso beans ($4.49), powerberries ($3.49) and

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edamame ($3.49) all met good reviews, but the powerberries get the trophy. Whats a powerberry? No, its not a new Monsanto hybrid fruit, but rather an aai, pomegranate, cranberry and blueberry juice emulsion dipped in dark chocolate. Cheryl said she loves the tart and sweet combo! Really, with these little antioxidant nuggets, do you need to eat anything else? Lets just say you do. From the category of pickled things come Mama Lils Kick Butt Peppers ($7.99, Whole Foods) and Bubbies pickles ($6.39, QFC). Karen found the peppers delectable and Roberta said they taste just like Budapest. Im not sure what that means, but I like it. As for Bubbies pickles, Nicole wrote, Delicious! I dont like super spicy but it had just the right amount of kick to it. Now, a few honorable mentions. Trader Joes wasabi almonds ($4.99) had everyone kvelling: Very nice clean bright wasabi flavor great cocktail snackie, said Michael. The almonds have just enough wasabi to give the almonds a

kick without dumping your sinuses. Salmon made a comeback this year. The Spence & Co. Ltd. farmed Nova lox ($8.49, Whole Foods) was described as buttery and not too salty; Trader Joes hot smoked wild salmon ($9.71) came in with just the right amount of flavor. Well done, said Michelle. Not overcooked. Perfectly seasoned and smoked. Finally, in the bakery department, Trader Joes mini orange cranberry scones ($3.99) won everyone over. Orange and cranberry create a great taste, flavor bursts in your mouth not dry, said Sara. Cougar Mountain oatmeal raisin cookie dough ($4.99, Albertsons) went over well, even after we baked them in the shape of JT. Delish! exclaimed Cheryl. Has a cinnamon babka taste.

The losers
Were nice people. We dont like to put things down, and we especially dont like putting down a nice big bite of food. But in the name of journalistic integrity, we gave these three items a big thumbs down. Shoppers Value cheese curls ($1.67, Albertsons). Does anyone, besides 14-year-old boys, seriously eat orange powdered cheesy curls anymore? How about with MSG? Apparently so, because Shoppers Value keeps making them. While they are a throwback to the carefree Cheetos days of the early 90s, certain things have to stay in the vault, along with my old hair crimper and neon turquoise

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spandex pedal-pushers. And did I say they contain MSG? While Trader Joes products swept the koshies this year, we had to break out the slide trombone for one item, Trader Joes Contemplates Inner Peas ($1.29). Its a pity, really, because crunchy baked peas seem like a great idea. I imagine space food to taste like this, said Michelle. However, Joel says his kids love them, so

all is not lost. Finally, Hod Sharon has some prepared salami sticks ($5.99, Albertsons) that did not go over well. Michael said of the turkey salami, No flavor pasty texture, for people who dont like eating or need to diet, perfect! And of the Mexican salami, he claimed, barely even food. Why bother? asked Alice.

New finds
Each year were excited to find new tasty and interesting kosher treats. Last year it was bacon-flavored popcorn. This year we were pleased with Sweet and Saras vegan coconut marshmallows ($5.69, Whole Foods). Tasty! Better than normal marshmallows, Kathleen raved. Trader Joes yogurt cookie stars ($3.99) bite-sized, star-shaped cookies covered in yogurt have addiction potential and are vaguely reminiscent in flavor of Flintstones vitamins. Overall, they met good reception. Crispy and nice

STAff pickS
Joel // Editor-publisher Spence & Co. Ltd. farmed Nova lox ($8.49, Whole Foods) Beechers Kosher Flagship cheddar cheese ($11.21, QFC) Lynn // Advertising Trader Joes chocolate covered peanut butter pretzels ($3.29) Israeli sheep milks feta cheese ($8.31) Emily // Associate editor Bubbies pickled tomatoes ($7.21, QFC) Sierra Nevada Cheese Co. Monterrey Jacques ($12.99, Whole Foods) Tricia // Advertising HaOlam goat cheese ($5.99, Albertsons) try it with Trader Joes quinoa tortilla chips and hot smoked wild salmon Cheryl // Advertising Lauras X-Fudge tub cookie bitelettes ($6.99, Whole Foods) Manna Mills hot cereal ($5.99, QFC)

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fruit flavor, good with tea, said Becky. We were also happy to discover Trader Joes quinoa tortilla chips ($2.69) and Whole Foods garlic-scallion dip ($2.99), and were petitioning for Washington State to allow them to get married. Alas, every year we end up with a handful of raw-vegan items that no one

but a raw vegan can truly appreciate. The Go Raw masala chai super cookies ($4.99, QFC) got reviews like taste like soap and still chewing, and the Go Raw chocolate truffles ($5.99, QFC) got a minus-1 and a sad face from Trish. However, I found the Go Raw masala chai super cookies to be not bad. Who doesnt like a little sprouted organic sesame seed in her cookie pellets? I did once spend a week on a silent raw food farm, though, so if youre on a normal diet spectrum, dont listen to me. There you have it, folks: The 2012 JTNews koshies. But dont take it from us, go eat it all yourselves.

Third night
HanuKKaH BaTiK Create Indonesian-inspired Hanukkah fabrics Courtesy Sara Rivka Dahan, Creative Jewish Mom (creativejewishmom.com) You will need: Fabric (old sheets work well), Elmers Washable School Gel Glue, (blue) fabric paint Lay out fabric and create Hanukkah designs on it with the glue. (You can pre-design with pencil or chalk.) Let dry overnight. The next day, paint over the fabric and glue design. Let dry. Soak fabric in very warm water bath for 10 to 30 minutes, until glue comes off. Wring out and let dry. Enjoy your Hanukkah batik design as a tablecloth or throw, or cut and sew into bags, napkins anything you can dream up! sponsored by Freshys seafood Market

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Sunday, December 2 at 4 p.m. Light the Candles: A Hanukkah Celebration for All The Seattle Jewish Chorales interactive, family-friendly concert STeve Shay will feature traditional and contemporary holiday songs in English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino. A reception and holiday bake sale will follow the performance. Additional performances take place on December 9 at 4 p.m. at Temple Beth Hatfiloh in Olympia, and on December 12 at 7 p.m. at Temple Bnai Torah in Bellevue. Adults $12, children $6, un(der)employed pay as able. At Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 7141 California Ave. SW, West Seattle. For more information visit www.seattlejewishchorale.org or contact jewishchorale@live.com or 206-708-7518.

Saturday, November 17 at 6:30 p.m. and November 30 at 7:30 p.m. David Blatner on Spectrums Author event Seattle author David Blatner has written over 15 books, including The Joy of Pi and The Flying Book, and co-authored Judaism for Dummies. Blatner says any general range of characteristics can be defined as a spectrum, and in his newest book he investigates six of them found in everyday life: Numbers, light, sound, temperature, distance, and time. With humor and insight, Spectrums explores our extraordinary universe and explains how to understand the seemingly inconceivable. At Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. Free and open to the public. Blatner will also speak on Friday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave. (at Seneca Street), Seattle. That event is $5; purchase tickets at www.townhallseattle.org or 888-377-4510 and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.

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Saturday, December 1 at 7 p.m. Gerard Edery Trio: Spirit of Sepharad Music A recipient of the Sephardic Musical Heritage Award, Gerard Edery sings in 15 different languages, energizing old world repertoires by translating them for contemporary audiences and teaming up with some of the worlds most celebrated musicians. His ensemble has been featured at Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, and the Smithsonian Institute. Ederys music covers a wide range of Sephardic-style music including the Judeo-Arab, Judeo-Spanish, Argentinean, Middle Eastern, Northern European, and Eastern European musical worlds. At Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle. Advance tickets are $22 ($18 for Town Hall members) at www.townhallseattle.org or 888-377-4510.

Fourth night
TzeDaKaH nigHT Take a night to think about people in your community who may need a helping hand. Whether you use the Tzedakah section from our Nov. 2 issue, or you want to donate to Hurricane Sandy relief, or you have other social-service organizations in mind, talk with your family about people in need and the different ways its important to help in whatever way you can. Brought to you by JTnews

Opens Thursday, November 29 Elles: Platform Gallery exhibit Debuting her work at the Platform Gallery, Lauren Grossman joins local female artists Debra Baxter, Jaq Chartier, Patte Loper, Kelly Mark, Melissa Pokorny, and Ariana Page Russell for the Elles: Platform exhibit opening November 29 and running through December 15. Grossmans collected works, Sphincter, are part of her ongoing investigation into the imagery of Judeo-Christian culture and how these old sources can translate into contemporary objects. Her work continues to extrapolate from the Book of Isaiah and, most recently, Grossman has moved into the Book of Job, interpreting the storys juicy bits on human frailty. At the Platform Gallery, 114 Third Ave. S, Seattle. Gallery is open to the public and hours are Wednesday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information contact 206-323-2808 or info@platformgallery.com.

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The Flat: a bumpy ride into the past

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to move to Palestine in the early- to midFor those of us far enough removed 1930s. While the von Mildensteins true from the generations of Jews and Germans intentions with these transports remain who lived through the extraordinary horunclear even after World War II breaks rors of the 1930s1940s, it is nearly imposout, according to the propaganda papers sible for us to wrap our brains around Goldfinger finds, this strategy was all part Holocaust denial. It is difficult to imagine of the Nazi plan to rid Germany of the that the tragedy and horrors of that time Jewish problem. would not be something revealed to our Despite the von Mildensteins dubigeneration by those who lived through it. But that deeply unimaginable horror has kept many of us in the dark all these years later. When we think of all of the Jews and Germans who have come forward years later to tell their stories and make sure that we never forget, we sometimes do forget about those who suffered in silence for fear of remembering what they went ifC filMS through. a photo The Flat director arnon Goldfinger found of his grandfather while Filmmaker Arnon still in Germany. Goldfinger found a ous connection to the Nazis, Goldfinger unique opportunity to use his masterful uncovers evidence that the Tuchlers and ability for storytelling through documenvon Mildensteins continued to commutary film when his 90-year-old German nicate and remain friends well into the grandmother died in Tel Aviv. Goldfin1950s. For him, the idea that Jews could ger was a first-generation Israeli after his maintain a friendship with possible Nazi grandparents emigrated from Berlin in collaborators after the war is mindbogthe mid-1930s. Having grown up with no gling. knowledge of his grandparents history in Goldfingers effort to not only uncover Germany before World War II, Goldfinger as much as he can about his grandparents uncovers information, bit by bit, about his past, but also to wrap his mind around the grandmother and grandfather that shocks apparent denial of this past by both his and disturbs him. mother and the von Mildensteins daughThe Tuchlers Goldfingers grandter, makes for an extremely compelling parents worked with a German couple, documentary. the von Mildensteins, to convince Jews Again, we are familiar with stories of survivors coming forward with their stories, but were less accustomed to stoDecember 1 at 8pm ries of those who deeply denied and kept their history buried. Goldfinger struggles with how to approach the von Mildensteins daughter, Edda, who never asked her parents about their involvement in the war. He struggles even more with his own mothers disinterest in her parents past, the truth about her grandmothers death at the hands of the Nazis, and the fact that she never asked questions about all of this while growing up. Goldfinger captures his subjects generational distinctions. The two women Goldfingers mother Hannah and Edda von Mildenstein point out how difficult it was for not only the generation that lived through the Holocaust to talk about what happened, but also the difficulty the next generation had asking questions. The subject was forbidden in many households
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Cantata for the Children of Terezn by Mary Ann Joyce-Walter Ravello Records, $16.99. CD. 50 minutes. Reminiscent of Mahler and Brahms, with a generous dash of shtetl melancholy, Cantata for the Children of Terezn sets seven poems composed by children in the Terezn concentration camp. The recording was made in 2007 in Ukraine by the Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra and King Singers of Kiev; the conductor was the late American composer Robert Ian Winstin (Taliban Dances). Some years back, Seattles Music of Remembrance commissioned a new work by another American composer, Lori Laitman, based on some of these same poems, titled, like the publication that brought them to light, I Never Saw Another Butterfly. Terezn, near Prague, was unique among Nazi transit camps, a place full of artistic talents, some of whom were encouraged, and most of whom were, eventually, sent to their deaths. Composer Mary Ann Joyce-Walter, longtime music faculty at Manhattanville College in New York, places seven of these little poems within a sweeping orchestral effort, with mixed success. She quotes a gentle phrase from The Moldau, though not the one Hatikvah is based on, opening (and closing) the work with the calm of that famous Bohemian river, but she soon gets into much darker stuff. Chugging basses and march-like cadences mark the unmistakable awareness of the young poets fates. The Russian chorus provides stately support. A heartfelt instrumental interlude features clarinet, balalaika, and tender strings. The expressive voice of a childlike soprano serves the solos well. In one movement, an American-accented child speakers voice declaims the poignant The Little Mouse with just the right tone; Joyce-Walters percussive, haunting accompaniment matches perfectly. But who is this talented child? No credit given. The soprano (Oxnaya Oleskaya) is not named in the CD booklet, only onscreen for the listener taking advantage of the enhanced CD. Not sure why my computer didnt see the full scores and extended liner notes that the cover notes promised. The poems are in English (whose translations?), which is not such a comfortable fit for the singers (the soprano sings De Roiz in Franta Basss The Rose). Musically, this is a fine performance of a work that breaks no new compositional ground, but expresses grief and hope with minimal horror. An additional tone poem, Aceldama, by the same composer, covers the same terrain. The terrible place of horror that was Terezn continues to provide artists with inspiration. Other writings by children in Terezn found their way into Laitmans Vedem, another MOR commission. The Vedem film, The Boys of Terezn, is out there in schools. Somewhere, theres always a youth troupe rehearsing a play based on I Never Saw Another Butterfly. And among the production credits that do get into the accompanying notes for Joyce-Walters cantata, theres one for the founder of a New York project called Children and Artists of Terezn.

This very weekend, Viktor Ullmanns Hitler-mocking opera The Emperor of Atlantis, composed but suppressed in Terezn, is being performed onstage both in New York City and in Seattle, at Benaroya Hall by Music of Remembrance (www. musicofremembrance.org). The murdered artists have done their part. Our contemporary artists, having heard them, are doing theirs. And that allows us all, even now, to bear witness.

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israeli singer Rita finds herself a fan club in iran

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NEW YORK (JTA) Its not every day an Israeli wakes up to an email inbox full of love letters from Iran. Yet they come in droves to the Israeli singer Rita Yahan-Farouz. The 50-year-old Iran native, who performs under the name Rita, is arguably Israels most popular female entertainer. She has put out 12 albums since hitting the Israeli music scene in 1985, many of them going platinum on the countrys charts. Ritas latest album, My Joys, is sung in Farsi, in which she is fluent. By including old folk tunes from Iranian culture, like the traditional Persian wedding song Shah Doomad, Rita has won legions of listeners in a land whose leaders regularly call for her adopted countrys demise. You wouldnt believe some of the emails I get from people in Iran, Rita says laughingly while traveling from Los Angeles to San Francisco as part of her U.S. tour through midNovember. They tell me how much they love me and how much they love Israel. Rita describes her musical vibe as a gypsy band, infusing classic Mediterranean spirits of complex percussion rhythms and upbeat tempos with unusual instruments of the genre like woodwinds, ouds and violins. Growing up in Tehran under the shahs rule, Rita remembers a vibrant childhood filled with Persian music. Still, the family kept its Jewish identity a secret from neighbors. In 1970, when Rita was 8, her family moved to Israel. My sister came home from school one time in tears because her teacher asked her to recite a Muslim prayer in front of the class. The teacher was shocked when she didnt know it, Rita recalls. After that incident, my father decided we should leave Iran. Rita says she has dreamed of creating an album that could serve as a bridge between two countries that have seen nothing but tension in recent years. The songs on my album in Farsi are the soundtrack of my childhood, she says. My mother had a beautiful voice and was always singing these traditional songs to me, even when we were in Israel, so there was always a piece of Iran in me. Theres more to the region than violence, bombs and darkness, and I want to share the rich culture I am a part of. Since Irans Internet is heavily censored by the government, Ritas album is sold on the black market, fans have told her. But her music is played at weddings and nightclubs in Iran, and she says her fans love the fact that shes Israeli. Rita says the power of music has already created a dialogue with the people of Iran: Many who email her write that they dont hate Israelis and want nothing more than to hear her perform.
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Hanukkah, Jewish Book Month, and my very favorite Jewish publishers

Rita beRMaN fRischeR Special to JTNews
Jewish Book Month ends the day before Hanukkah begins, the obvious message being that books make perfect Hanukkah gifts. I agree. Therefore, I want to make you aware just how many of the new Jewish childrens books Ive written about today (and have reviewed in the past) would not be available were it not for Judyth Groner and Madeline Wikler. These two women saw a need and began to fill it. Thirty-seven years ago, they started Kar-Ben Copies, Inc. to publish My Very Own Haggadah, a childrens Passover haggadah they had created for use with their own families. Followed by other My Very Own Judaic works, their haggadah went on to sell over 2 million copies. The company, which soon diversified its list, was named after the two founders youngest children, Madelines daughter Karen and Judyes son Ben. As a Judaica librarian, I frequently met up with Groner and Wikler at conferences, sometimes at CAJE, often at the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL). Year after year, lively and helpful, they sat behind exhibit tables and networked with educators and librarians. They connected with parents, too, attending Jewish book fairs and always looking for new subject ideas. Under their leadership, Kar-Ben published more than 150 books for Jewish children and their families, the creative work of over 60 authors and illustrators. The pair was recognized for its outstanding contributions to the field of Jewish childrens literature, by AJLs Sydney Taylor Book Award committee. In 2001, with its founders ready to slow down, Kar-Ben became a division of Minneapolis-based Lerner Publishing Group not an ending but a new beginning. Under the leadership of publisher Joni Sussman, Kar-Ben Publishing now releases over 16 new titles of Jewish content each year, for children from pre-school through middle school, both fiction and non-fiction. Kar-Ben continues to give us awardworthy childrens books on such subjects as Jewish holidays, crafts, folktales, and contemporary stories. Kar-Bens Latest Hanukkah Books The Counts Hanukkah Countdown by Tilda Balsley and Ellen Fischer, illus. by Tom Leigh. A collaboration with Sesame Workshop has brought the Count, furry blue Grover, and several Israeli Muppet friends to us in this first of four Shalom native tops, Jeremys simple clay dreidel is intended as a gift for his blind father. The clay dots are Braille Hebrew letters. When his dreidel is selected to be put on special display in a glass case, spoiling the surprise by making it impossible for his dad to play with it, Jeremy and his friends work together to find a good solution for the problem. The story is very well illustrated by Mola, with soft colors and lovable kids. Included are directions for making various types of dreidels and lots of insights into how technology helps the blind to navigate well in a dark world. Maccabee Meals: Food and Fun for Hanukkah by Judye Groner and Madeline Wikler, illus. by Ursula Roma. The founders of Kar-Ben Copies have returned to their basic beginnings by creating holiday traditions food and fun in this family-friendly book. It features eight kinds of latkes and eight theme parties, with plenty of recipes to mix and match. It includes kitchen tips and keys to difficulty of preparation, along with games, crafts and the candle lighting blessings.
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Sesame stories. Aimed at expanding Jewish knowledge for those already familiar with Jewish life, while introducing information in an engaging way to those just beginning to learn, it deals with Hanukkah basics candle lighting, food, and stories while doubling as a numbers concept book. Jeremys Dreidel by Ellie Gellman, illus. by Maria Mola. Gellmans experience teaching in Jewish schools informs this engaging story about Jeremy, who signs on to a dreidel-making workshop at the JCC with a very definite goal in mind. While other kids design a bouncing dreidel, an optical-illusion dreidel and other imagi-

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Learning Jewish history from fictional perspectives

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The 1960s and its shifting societal attitudes are a common thread in four new novels of Jewish interest. Closest to home is Issaquah author Jane Isenbergs newest mystery-cum-historical novel, The Bones and the Book (Oconee, paper and on-demand, $14.95). Isenberg, who we just profiled as one of our five women to watch, is the awardwinning author of the Bel Barrett mystery series and of a memoir about teaching. The 1965 Seattle earthquake makes an unexpected widow of Rachel Mazursky, but it also uncovers a leather bag of bones and an unsolved murder in Seattles underground. Theres also a diary in the bag, written in Yiddish. Suddenly in need of both employment and diversion, Rachel offers to translate it for a University of Washington professor and becomes absorbed in the life of Aliza Rudinsk, a young Jewish immigrant who came to Seattle in 1890. While Rachel wrestles with the translation, she wrestles with her new circumstances in a world that is still prejudiced against working women. Rachel finds parallels in Alizas world as she doggedly pursues the circumstances of Alizas death. Moving back and forth from the 1960s to the late 1800s gives the author a chance to explore the roles of women in both eras, along with creating a page-turning mystery. (The novel had to be set no later than the 60s, says the author, or the bones would have decomposed.) Isenberg researched extensively, and the book is filled with wonderful details about Seattle of both eras and other tidbits about clothing and immigration that lend an authentic touch. Andrew Goldsteins The Bookies Son (617 Books, paper, $14) offers an interesting contrast, set in a tough Bronx neighborhood in 1960 and told from a guys perspective. The press release reveals that this wonderful story is based on the authors memories. Twelve-year-old Ricky Davis tells the story. Rickys family does not live the idyllic life pictured in old TV shows. His father is a small-time bookie indebted to the Mob, which has brought a constant threat of danger into his familys life. Young Ricky is determined to rescue them, particularly his beloved mother and grandmother, with both funny and disastrous consequences. He remains sweetly nave despite dangers of neighborhood bullies and sociopathic gangsters, all while preparing barely for the biggest danger of all, his Bar Mitzvah. The authors varied career has included organic farming and Zamboni driving. Now hes given us a very promising debut novel.

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Poet Alan Shapiros first novel, Broadway Baby (Algonquin, paper, $13.95), doesnt fully live up to expectations from the author of more than 10 books of poetry. The main character, while riddled with faults, is intriguing enough to keep the reader going, but the writing is flat, never developing the emotional tension and relief expected of a novel. Broadway Baby does make important points about a number of issues, all worthy of discussion. Perhaps Shapiro was just trying to do too much in a short book. Miriam has been damaged by distant parents and the anxious grandparents, Holocaust survivors, who raise her. Growing up in the 1950s, she abandons dreams of a stage career for a conventional

life and marries too young. Confined and suppressed by societal expectations, although she doesnt really know it, Miriam pushes her middle son to become a musical theater performer. Shapiro states in his notes, personal experience is not art, and art is not per-

sonal experience, but the reader suspects this is a memoir in disguise. The book disparages Miriam, who is indeed carping, critical, thoughtless and unsympathetic, but also struggles to understand her and the family and society in which she grows up. Her inability to connect with, or even understand her children, is tragic, but until the very end she inspires no other emotional response, besides cringing, in the reader. Twelfth & Race by Eric Goodman (U of Nebraska, paper, $18.95) doesnt take place in the 60s, except for an opening flashback that is crucial to understanding the rest of the book. Thanks to an identity theft, the life

of white Jewish Richie Gordon takes an unusual turn when he starts dating the black woman who is the ex-girlfriend of the man who stole his wallet. When a white man dates a black woman in a racially charged (fictional) city in Kansas, questions of identity and belief are bound to arise. On top of that, Richie discovers something about himself and his family that radically changes his self-perception. After a young black man is shot and killed by police and the city erupts in riots, Richie has to make some choices about where his loyalties lie and what family really means to him. These books, upon reflection, share another common thread. Even with a male narrator or protagonist, they are about women, women who by personality or circumstances are unusual or quirky, just a little outside of the norm.

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Books in brief: across time and space

DiaNa bReMeNt JTNews Columnist
More fiction
The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich (Gallery, paper, $15). America of the 1960s (see Learning Jewish History, page 18) was definitely a better place for Jews than Europe of the 1560s. In this novel, a young Jewish midwife leaves the Venice ghetto to illegally deliver a noblewomans baby. She needs the fee to free her husband, a spice trader who has been captured and enslaved by the Knights of Malta. But her success propels her into a family conflict that could prove deadly to her and her community. The author, while inspired by a visit to that ghetto, tells us that the history is correct, but the characters and plot are entirely imagined, as very little information exists about women of that time. Though occasional plot points may seem unlikely, the story keeps the book moving. A Mind of Winter by Shira Nayman (Akashic, paper, $15.95). In the wake of World War II, three narrators tell their stories (with only a few distracting diversions into the third person), slowly weaving their tales until they twist together at the end. Shifting between Shanghai, to London, and New York, Caroline, Marilyn and Oscar tease out their connections at a languid pace as the reader tries to put the specifics together and please dont read ahead. The publisher calls it a thriller, but it would be better termed a puzzler. Nayman, a psychologist and writing instructor, has crafted an absorbing and intriguing third novel. The Golem of Rabbi Loew by Johnny Townsend (Booklocker.com, paper, $16.95, ebook, $2.99). This collection of interesting and well-written short stories needs a graphic sex warning. Despite the promiscuous cruising gay lifestyle that turns up in many of these stories, most are concerned with the characters issues
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of identity around sexuality and religion. Townsend explores other themes, too, including science, education and family, all hinting at personal experience. We do know he is a gay excommunicated Mormon who converted to Judaism. His Jewish characters represent a wide diversity of observance, from Reform to ultraOrthodox. While some may find the sex unsettling, there are more distressing things than that happening in some of the characters lives. The Final Reckoning by Sam Bourne (Harper, cloth, $26.99). The protagonist of this fast-paced thriller written under the pen name of British journalist Jonathan Freedland is cynical attorney Tom Byrne, called in to investigate the shooting death of an elderly man mistaken for a terrorist at the UN. Tom soon suspects the victim was less innocent than he seemed, as he discovers a hidden brotherhood of vengeful Holocaust survivors. Its a brisk and absorbing read, but Bourne relies too heavily on typical thriller plot devices, red herrings, anonymous shadowy characters and secret diaries. Most interesting is the bit of history that inspired the book a covert group of Holocaust survivors really did hunt down mother asked her fathers family for their scrumptious noodle kugel recipe. His aunt told her that if she wants it, shed have to marry him. I guess people have gotten married for worse reasons, Perelman laughed. Perelman has mixed feelings about the latter-day foodie trend of reclaiming and modernizing traditional recipes. Traditional dishes have comfort value. At the same time, she said, Ive been told to behave, and I just cant. There are times you can make adjustments for the better without losing the soul of the dish, she said. You can make a new brisket without being rude to the old brisket. Perelman says shes got a list of about 1,000 more recipe ideas to try. Of the thousands of dishes shes created and posted over the past six years, theyre all her baby in addition, of course, to her own. I couldnt pick a favorite, she said. It would be like picking a favorite child.

former Nazi officials and the Holocaust-era scenes are vividly drawn. This edition has not been edited for American readers and the British slang provides additional entertainment. When a character is as shocked as if hed just seen Snow White having a fag, its just a cigarette, so wipe that smirk off your face.

Non-fiction

We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust by Ellen Cassedy (U Nebraska, paper, $19.85). This moving, well-crafted book explores the legacy of the Holocaust in contemporary Lithuania through the lens of the authors family. A vibrant religious and cultural Jewish community flourished in Lithuania before the Holocaust destroyed it. In 2004, longing to recover the Yiddish shed lost with her mothers death, the author enrolled in a Yiddish-language summer intensive in Vilna, once known as the Jerusalem of the North. She also resolves to explore the history of her family and the Jewish community in her ancestral homeland. Right before she leaves, her uncle reveals a disturbing story, and an elderly man from her familys village makes an unusual request. Yiddish proves complicated and com-

plex, and Cassedys frustrations with her lessons are interwoven with frustration about contemporary Lithuanian attitudes toward the Holocaust. But that is paralleled by her respect for those Lithuanians some Jewish, mostly gentile working to restore Jewish history and culture in that country while they still heal from the abuses of Soviet authority. The issues are much less black and white than the author wants them to be as she learns of genocide, rescue, and compromises of survival. This is a personal story, too, inspired by a daughter yearning for her mother and all the words Yiddish or otherwise that were never said. The Scattered Tribe: Traveling the Diaspora by Ben Frank (Globe Pequot, paper, $17.95). Frank is an experienced traveler and travel writer who has circled the globe, who always seeks out remote outposts of Jewish communities where he can find them. Part history, part anthropology, part travel guide, this is a fascinating and entertaining account of his travels and the far-off communities hes connected with in places like Myanmar, Tahiti and Siberia. State of the Nation Report: Society, Economy and Policy in Israel 2010, edited by Dan Ben-David (Taub Center, paper). A policy wonks total delight which, caveat emptor, this reviewer did not actually read. Lots of interesting information can be gleaned, though, from perusing the books many tables and graphs. Produced by the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel, the book explores public spending, education, income inequality, education and more in that country. One graph that stands out shows that the U.S. and Israel are fairly equal in underpaying teachers compared to seven other developed nations, including South Korea (at the top), Australia and Denmark.
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ordinary life and laid bare their personal lives through quiche Lorraine and lemon tarts. Their followers enjoy reading about their lives and their foibles as much as the food porn. When Perelman announced the birth of her baby boy, 2,274 of her fans posted heartfelt congratulations in the comments boxes. Im not a cook, Im not a photographer, Perelman said. [Popularity] just happened slowly and gradually. Perelman is an omnivore who was raised on her mothers French cooking, inspired by Julia Child. I feel like I missed the part of my childhood where I was supposed to be eating traditional Jewish foods, she said. It wasnt tsimmis, it was boeuf Bourgignon. Yet she has strong feelings about Jewish foods. Theres a great affection for kugel in my family, she said. She cites a family legend: When her parents were dating, her

and it wasnt until the third generation became discontented with merely accepting the silence that people began to act upon their need for answers. Many of the questions about the Tuchlers story go unanswered, as Goldfinger realizes that without knowing what truths were told between his grandparents and the friends they kept in touch with in Germany after the war, he cannot know many things for sure. But these truths become less important to him than the way his mother emotionally responds and deals with these revealed secrets. The Flat is an eloquently orchestrated documentary about how human beings cope with the reality of the Holocaust in a unique way we do not see often in film.
The Flat opens at the Landmark Varsity Theatre in Seattle on November 16. Check your local listings for showtimes.

Im completely in love with your voice you have no idea how hard it was to send you this email! one fan writes. My wish is that one day I can see you perform in Israel even if this means that upon returning to Iran, I would have to be beaten, and imprisoned for three years. And another: Im writing you from Shiraz in Iran, and just wanted to tell you that youre a source of great pride for us. The beautiful and emotional songs you sing in this time of war, this crazy time of Islamic control gives an overwhelming feeling of closeness and love between the countries of Iran and Israel. I ask from the great and merciful god to send you happiness and health. Rita is happy she can send positive messages about Israel to the rest of the world, and would like to perform in Iran. Theres a good chance I will perform in Iran very soon, as soon as the borders are easy to open, she says. It would send an incredible message.

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communiTy calendar

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the calendar
to Jewish Washington
For a complete listing of events, or to add your event to the JTNews calendar, visit calendar.jtnews.net. Calendar events must be submitted no later than 10 days before publication.

satuRDay

Candlelighting times November 16 ......................... 4:13 p.m. November 23.........................4:07 p.m. November 30.........................4:02 p.m. december 7...........................4:00 p.m. fRiDay

6:308:30 p.m. pajama Movie Night and havdalah

Amy Paquette at community@sjcs.net or 206-522-5212 or www.sjcs.net Come in pajamas, bring your blanket and stuffy and watch a family movie after a Havdalah ceremony. Bring new or gently used PJs for children and adults in need. At Seattle Jewish Community School, 12351 Eighth Ave. NE, Seattle.

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11 a.m. give Thanks with pJ library and JdS

Amy Adler at aadler@jds.org or 425-460-0260 or www.jds.org In preparation for Thanksgiving, explore how to give thanks at home and as a community. Erick Lawson and Amy Paquette will lead singing, storytelling and a hands-on activity. Free. At the Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle, 15749 NE Fourth St., Bellevue. 810 p.m. Music of remembrance fall Concert: The emperor of atlantis
Micah Shelton at info@musicofremembrance.org or 206-365-7770 or musicofremembrance.org MOR performs Viktor Ullmanns Terezn opera, The Emperor of Atlantis, which was banned from performance in the camp because of its metaphoric depiction of Hitler. $36. At Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle.

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suNDay

8 a.m.5 p.m. Super Sunday 2013

Michael Wardlow at MichaelW@JewishInSeattle.org or 206-774-2256 or www.JewishInSeattle.org The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattles annual phone-a-thon. At the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Cooking Class: Bring on the hanukkah Sweets
Shelly Goldman at sgoldman@a.templebnaitorah.org or 425-603-9677 or www.templebnaitorah.org Karen Baer will demonstrate two ways to make sufganiyot (donuts), followed by an olive oil tasting. Space is limited. $5. At Temple Bnai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue. 10 a.m.12 p.m. hadassah and drums
Meryl Alcabes at Beersheva.hadassah@gmail.com or 206-723-1558 Women of Seward Park and neighbors re-launch

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the Beer Sheva Hadassah group in Seattles South End. Between meeting and refreshments, Simone LaDrumma will lead a dynamic drum party. At the home of Rivkah Isseroff and Art Huntley, Seattle. Address given upon RSVP. 11:30 a.m. pJ library and Super Sunday
Amy Paquette at amyhp@jewishinseattle.org or 206-774-2237 or www.JewishInSeattle.org/ supersunday PJ Library partners with Super Sunday to provide family activities. Sessions at 11:30 and 1:30. Free. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 24 p.m. global day of Jewish learning: finding god, finding gratitude how to appreciate Our everyday lives
Shelly Goldman at sgoldman@a.templebnaitorah.org or 425-603-9677 or www.templebnaitorah.org What is the connection between gratitude and prayer? Through text study, this class explores the idea that gratitude connects you to yourself, community, and God. Instructed by Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg. Free. At Temple Bnai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue. 57 p.m. Birth rituals Class
Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg at rabbikinberg@templebnaitorah.org or 425-603-9677 or templebnaitorah.org Reform rabbis Yohanna Kinberg and Aaron Meyer will go through the elements of Jewish birth rituals, from pregnancy and brit milah to creative ways to interpret Jewish traditions. Free. At Temple Bnai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue. 69 p.m. Music of remembrance fall Concert: The emperor of atlantis
Micah Shelton at info@ musicofremembrance.org or 206-365-7770 or www.musicofremembrance.org A toast to conductor Ludovic Morlot before and after the performance. At Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle.

carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or bethshalomseattle.org Who was Elijah, and why is he repeatedly involved in prayer and invited year after year to communal celebrations? Three sessions. Member discount available. Instructor: Jeremy Alk. $45. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.

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9:45 a.m.12 p.m. Thanksgiving day learning

Rabbi Avrohom David at info@seattlekollel.org or 206-722-8289 or seattlekollel.org Bagels at 9:45 a.m., followed by class at 10: Birds of the Bible: The Kosher Tale of American Birds with Rabbi Greer, and at 11: Thanksgiving and Hanukkah with Rabbi Waxman. Special Avot UBanim 1011 with food and a raffle. Free. At the Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S, Seattle.

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6 p.m. 4th Shabbat Services and dinner

Aaron at ameyer@tdhs-nw.org Special service and dinner with the Tribe (20s30s). At Temple De Hirsch Sinai, 1441 16th Ave., Seattle.

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WeDNesDay

78 p.m. elijah: anticipating the arrival of the invited guest

Carol Benedick at

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1111:30 a.m. pJ library Story Time at Mockingbird Books

Amy Paquette at amyhp@jewishinseattle.org or 206-774-2237 or www.JewishinSeattle.org/ PJLibrary Musikal Magiks Betsy Dischel will play guitar and help children sing, pound on drums, shake eggs and learn a few words in American Sign Language, a smidge of Hebrew, and a song or two in Spanish. Free. At Mockingbird Books, 7220 Woodlawn Ave. NE, Seattle. 5:3010 p.m. yonah Weinrib
Marilyn Leibert at info@seattlekollel.org or www.seattlekollel.org Elegant Italian fundraising dinner, followed by a talk by world-renowned artist and lecturer Rabbi Yonah Weinrib, a calligrapher who specializes in X PaGE 24

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LifecycLes
Leatrice (Lee) Hanan Kraft May 4, 1929 October 3, 2012
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, friend and new great-grandmother passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 3 surrounded by loving family after valiantly battling cancer, heart and lung problems for the past 32 years. She was born May 4, 1929 to Morris and Matilda Hanan, and attended Horace Mann Elementary, Garfield High School and the University of Washington. In 1948 she married Dr. Harry J. Kraft, who she said kept me laughing for the 64 years of their marriage. They raised their family on Mercer Island where they lived until 2011 when they moved to Bellevues Belletini. She was active in raising money to build the current Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island, and was involved in the National Council of Jewish Women, Temple De Hirsch Sinai, and conducted oral interviews for the Washington State Jewish Historical Society. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Harry Kraft; daughter Elaine (Jeff Bean) of Seattle; sons Robert (Lori) of Bellevue and Richard (Debra Corner) of Lynnwood; grandchildren Paul Somerstein (Karly) Seattle; Leslie Somerstein, Seattle; Rachel Kraft, Tucson, Ariz., Aaron Kraft, Bellevue, and Brionna Kraft, Valley Village, Calif; great-grandson Adam Somerstein; beloved nieces Joanne Sandler (Michael), Mercer Island; Marcia Friedman (Ed Weinstein), Seattle and Margaret Pearl (Tad), Seattle; nephews Morris Hanan (Patti), Sammamish and Tom Hanan (Marci), Mercer Island. She also had two bonus grandchildren, Ahmad Corner, Seattle, and Shoshana Bean, Valley Village, Calif. She is preceded in death by her parents, Morris and Matilda Hanan and her sister Julia Friedman (Edwin) and brother Albert Hanan (Maryl). Remembrances may be made in her name to the Kline Galland Home, 7500 Seward Park Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98118.
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garlic bread, mixed six tubs of salad, and baked over 200 cookies, wrote Justin in a 2010 issue of his congregations newsletter. He raised over $2,000. I had hoped to raise $500, he added in an email. The money helped victims of the Haitian earthquake, which happened shortly before the dinner.

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hanukkah arTs

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Putumayos Hebrew string section

Hey, whats that I hear in the background? Its nice, its perhaps a little worldly, its even got a little beat. Its Hanukkah-like, but it also makes me feel like Im in an airport gift shop. Which can only mean one thing: Putumayo has put out an album of Hanukkah songs. Putumayo Presents: A Jewish Celebration is, for all intents and purposes, a Hanukkah album with a mix of klezmer, world, and even some Yiddish lounge music. Theres plenty thats familiar including a version of Ocho Kandelikas to satisfy the Sephardic audience and some that might be new to you. The inclusion of the Ugandas Jewish community, the Abuyudaya, would be ground-breaking if we hadnt first heard it a decade ago. But thats the story with Putumayo: None of its daring, and while you may snap your fingers father light the menorah. Emanuel, wanting to be free, brave, and strong like the whalers, decides to hide on a boat setting out to sea. But when a dangerous storm strikes, he learns about fear. With no beacon or stars to guide them, every man aboard expects to be dashed upon the rocks. When a mysterious glow appears on the horizon, lights of courage and hope bring them safely home.
Find more kids book recommendations at www.jtnews.net.

or tap your toes, it probably wont have you dancing in the aisles. But its not boring. Put it on quietly on repeat for your wintry cocktail party and your guests will have the times of their lives. Just dont expect anyone to ask where the music came from. Putumayo Presents: A Jewish Celebration is available Nov. 27 anywhere you can find artsy gifts or incense.
Joel Magalnick

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Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue by Heidi Smith Hyde, illus. by Jamel Akib. Nine-year-old Emanuel Aguilar lives in New Bedford, Mass., the center of the whaling industry in early America. He scorns his fathers fears, brought with him from Portugal, which cause him to still hide any sign of being Jewish. Never would he or his Jewish neighbors let their Shabbat candles be seen; never, on Hanukkah, would his

manuscript illumination. Dinner at a private home, $120 per person. Lecture at 8 p.m. at the Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S, Seattle. 7 p.m. TdhS Tribe Trivia at pyramid Brewery
Lee at dustpunk25@gmail.com First place need not be a distant memory. Test your brain at this monthly trivia event, enjoy a beer, and meet more Jews. At Pyramid Brewery, 1201 First Ave. S, Seattle.

10:30 a.m.12 p.m. The puget Sound Blood Center Saves lives
Ellen Hendlin at endlessopps@jfsseattle.org or 206-861-3183 or www.jfsseattle.org Dr. James AuBuchon, director of the Puget Sound Blood Center, will describe the importance of new stem cell and platelet research and share outstanding contributions from the Jewish community. At Temple De Hirsch Sinai, 3850 SE 156th Ave. SE, Bellevue.

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The Melton School comes to Seattle!

Rivy Poupko Kletenik Wednesdays at SHA; 7:309:00 pm Bring Jewish values home Parenting the Jewish way Making family conversations Jewish Foundations: $100 for 20 weeks

No Homework. No Grades. Know Judaism.

Foundations of Jewish Family Living

Rabbi Aaron Bayer Thursdays at SHA; 2:003:30 pm What does it mean to be the Chosen People? God talk for grown-ups Why do bad things happen? Purposes: $100 for 30 weeks

Purposes of Jewish Living

12 p.m. alberta Skiing Shabbaton

Ari Hoffman at thehoffather@gmail.com or SeattleNCSY.com Hundreds of teens from Seattle and the Northwest fly to Alberta for an inspirational and fun weekend and ski trip. Hosted by NCSY. Meet at Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath, 5145 S Morgan St., Seattle. 5:308 p.m. family Shabbat Service and dinner
Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or bethshalomseattle.org Family Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Rabbi Lauren Kurland, followed by family-friendly dinner, singing, and program for kids and adults. Preregistration required by Nov. 26. $10/person, $5/ children 3-5. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.

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59 p.m. Sha gala: Celebrating 65 years

Sari Weiss at sweiss@sha613.org or 206-323-5750, ext. 239 Celebrate 65 years of Jewish education and creating Jewish leaders from CEOs and PhDs to rabbis, board directors, lawyers and more. At Seattle Hebrew Academy, 1617 Interlaken Dr. E, Seattle. 68 p.m. annual advocacy in action: Community reception and Campaign event on energy Security
Becki Chandler at chandlerb@ajc.org or ajcseattle.org Wine and hors doeuvre reception with guest speakers David Harris, AJC executive director, and Michael Granoff, founder of Maniv Energy Capital and head of Oil Independence Policies for Better Place. At the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., Seattle.

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Contact Seattle Area Melton Director for more information: Sari Weiss (206) 323-5750, ext. 239 or sweiss@sha613.org

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