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February Family Calendar
2015 Jewish Family Service

Community of Caring Luncheon
Thursday, april 30, 2015

For more information, contact Leslie Sugiura,
(206) 861-3151 or lsugiura@jfsseattle.org.
For the community
Kosher Food Bank

Wednesday, February 4
5:00 6:30 p.m.
Contact Jana Lissiak, (206) 861-3174 or
jlissiak@jfsseattle.org.
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Support for Caregivers with

Jewish Family Service
Sunday, February 8
10:00 11:00 a.m.
Contact Leonid Orlov, (206) 861-8784 or
familylife@jfsseattle.org.
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AA Meetings at JFS
tuesdays, 7:00 p.m.
Contact (206) 461-3240 or ata@jfsseattle.org.
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Solutions to Senior Hunger

ongoing
JFS is helping eligible seniors sign-up
for food stamps. Contact Carol Mullin,
(206) 461-3240 or cmullin@jfsseattle.org.
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For AdultS Age 60+
Endless Opportunities
A community-wide program offered

in partnership with Temple Bnai Torah &
Temple De Hirsch Sinai. EO events are open
to the public and are at 10:30 a.m. unless
otherwise noted.
The Venona Program:

Intercepted Communications
about the Rosenbergs
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thursday, February 12
Luncheon with Rabbi Oren Hayon:

Pluralism and Progressivism Work
at UW Hillel
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tuesday, February 17
11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
Seattles Sephardic Legacies

with Professor Devin Naar
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RSVP Ellen Hendin or Wendy Warman,

(206) 461-3240 or
endlessopps@jfsseattle.org.
pArentS And FAmilieS
Who Knows Best?

How Preschoolers Learn
from Others
7:00 9:00 p.m.
Contact Marjorie Schnyder, (206) 861-3146
or familylife@jfsseattle.org.
Featuring Dr. Jane Hu from the Institute
for Learning & Brain Sciences.
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Contact Shelly C. Shapiro, Director of

Legacy Giving, (206) 861-8785 or
sshapiro@jfsseattle.org.
Volunteer to
mAke A diFFerence!
Contact Jane Deer-Hileman, (206) 861-3155

or jdeer@jfsseattle.org.
Save the date!
Purim Basket Making and Delivery

Sunday, march 1
Times assigned upon registration.
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Friendly Visitors for Seniors

Family Mentors for Refugees
Home Delivery Drivers
Want to continue living

independently?
We CAn HelP.
Aging in Place from JFS enables you
to choose the services you need to stay
in your own home.
Call us to learn more, (206) 861-3193.
homecareassoc.org
in your relAtionShip
Are you
Changing your behavior to avoid your

partners temper?
Feeling isolated from family and friends?
Being put down?
Lacking access to your money?
Being touched in an unloving way?
Call Project DVORA for confidential support,
(206) 461-3240.
Plan ahead!
Positive Discipline:
Parenting with Confidence
Wednesdays, march 4 25
9:30 a.m. noon
Contact Marjorie Schnyder, (206) 861-3146
or familylife@jfsseattle.org.
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Terror strikes again
Wake up, France
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A 23-year-old lone assailant from the West Bank boarded a Tel Aviv bus on the morning of Jan. 21 andbegan stabbing passengers, leaving at least 11 Israelis wounded. Police
shot and apprehended the suspect, who said his motive was, in part, the war in Gaza
last summer. Haaretz reported that the suspect didnt belong to any organized terrorist
group, but Hamas has praised the attack as brave and heroic.
Haaretz
Will the latest round of terror attacks on French soil help the country wake up and face its internal
threat?
Lebanon is formally investigating what caused Miss Lebanon to end up in a photo

with Miss Israel at the Miss Universe pageant in Miami. Israeli beauty queen Doron
Matalon posted a picture with fellow contestants from Slovenia, Japan, and Lebanon on
Instagram, igniting a storm of criticism from Israels unfriendly northern neighbor and
raising the possibility of measures to be taken against Saly Greige of Lebanon. Greige
is claiming that she had no intentions of interacting with Matalon, and that Matalon
photo-bombed her.
Associated Press
At the end of the school year Hillel at the UW will say goodbye to its director, who is moving on to
browner pastures in Texas.
Posing with the enemy
No justice
Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who had accused top Argentine officials
including President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner of covering up Iran and Hezbollahs involvement in a 1994 car bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires,
was found shot to death on Jan. 18, just hours before he was scheduled to testify before
the National Congress. A congresswoman said Nisman told her he felt very threatened
in the days leading up to his death.
JTA, CNN
Idina Menzel, the Jewish diva whoburst onto the scene in 2013 with her mega-hit Let
It Go for the Disney smash hit Frozen will perform the national anthem at the Super
Bowl onFeb. 1. Go Hawks!
Tablet
Remember when
From The Jewish Transcript, January 27, 1939
Jewish actor Howard Edelson portrayed a general
similar to Goebbels in the Seattle Reps performance
of Judgment Day, in which an officer of a Peoples
party in an unnamed European country is put on trial
on trumped up charges, often echoing the real situation
emerging in Europe.
It is truly a work which will stimulate the cultural
development of all who think that the stage has a deeper
mission than merely to amuse, our reviewer wrote.
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From ashes to art
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Candlelighting times
January 23............................4:39 p.m.
January 30............................4:50 p.m.
February 2............................5:01 p.m.
February 13........................... 5:12 p.m.
Friday
23 January
Sunday
Rabbi Paysach Krohn Shabbaton
206-722-8289 or seattlekollel@aol.com or
www.seattlekollel.org
Shabbat of Inspiration. 4:45 Mincha followed
by dinner and lecture at Bikur Cholim Machzikay
Hadath, 5145 S Morgan St., Seattle. Topic:
Becoming a Person of Bracha Blessing. Free
childcare provided. Adults $18, children 312 $10,
family $60. Shabbat morning sermon at BCMH at
10:30 Making Tefilla Special. Mincha at 4:15
p.m. followed by seudah shlishit at Sephardic
Bikur Holim, 6500 52nd Ave. S, Seattle. Topic:
Enhancing Your Life with Reflective Enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm for Life, for Mitzvot, for Relationships.
6:30 p.m. Avot UBonim (parent and children)
program and talk at 7:20 at Seattle Kollel, 5305
52nd Ave. S, Seattle.
Saturday
24 January
910:15 a.m. Torah Study and Walk
425-844-1604 or admin@kolaminw.org or
www.kolaminw.org
Bimonthly Torah study followed by a walk by
the lake. Text and commentaries provided. No
experience necessary. Dogs welcome. At Aura Cafe
and Bakery, 116 Central Way, Kirkland.
25 January
10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. 2015 Connections:

Rediscovering Spirituality in the Great Outdoors
Shoshannah Hoffman at 206-774-2246

or Shoshannahh@jewishinseattle.org or
Jewishinseattle.org
The Federations annual womens event featuring
Rabbi Jamie Korngold, founder and executive
director of the Adventure Rabbi Program. Rabbi
Korngold is best known for her ability to make
Judaism relevant, meaningful, and accessible for
disenfranchised Jews. Kosher brunch provided.
At the Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE Sixth St.,
Bellevue.
23:30 p.m. Letters to the Editor Final
Show!
206-774-2240 or jewishsound.org/90-years
Join the cast from Book-It Repertory Theatre for
one last performance of this funny, stirring, powerful
production that traces nine decades of Jewish
community reporting, from 1924 to 2014. Dont miss
it before its gone forever. Free. At the Seattle Public
Library, Microsoft Auditorium, 1000 Fourth Ave.,
Seattle.
58 p.m. Sephardic Bikur Holim 101st
Anniversary Dinner
Diana Black at 206-723-3028

Honoring Bob and Sue Benardout, Terry Azose and
join
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the bazaar volunteers. At Sephardic Bikur Holim,

6500 52nd Ave. S, Seattle.
Monday
26 January
79 p.m. Warm For Your Reform
425-603-9677 or rsvp@templebnaitorah.org
or templebnaitorah.org
This three-part series explores the compelling
story of Reform Judaism: Its emergence against a
hostile background, the evolution of its expanding
worldview, and a celebration of its milestones
and contributions. Continues Mondays Feb. 2 and
9. $15 for three classes. Instructor: Rabbi Eric J.
Siroka. At Temple Bnai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St.,
Bellevue.
78 p.m. Crash Course in Judaism
206-369-1215 or westseattletlc@gmail.com
or www.seattlekollel.org
Belief in God, Jewish observance, the Sabbath,
prayer, sexuality. Gain a basic understanding of
Jewish concepts and ideals. Free. At the West
Seattle Torah Learning Center, Seattle. Call for
address.
Tuesday
27 January
68 p.m. Community Program: International

Holocaust Remembrance Day
206-774-2201 or info@holocaustcenterseattle.
org or www.holocaustcenterseattle.org
Exclusive screening of the documentary 50
Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs.
Kraus, which chronicles the mission of an
American couple to rescue 50 children from
occupied Austria during the Holocaust. With
special guest Peter Kraus, the grandchild of Mr.
and Mrs. Kraus and chairman and CEO of Alliance
Bernstein. Free. At the Museum of Flight, 9404 E
Marginal Way S, Seattle.
7:309 p.m. Womens Jewish Heritage Class
Chanie Levitin at 206-931-4100 or

chanielevitin@gmail.com
Chanie Levitin leads a journey through Jewish
heritage for women out of her home Tuesday
evenings. Contact for address. Seattle.
Friday
30 January
NYHS Shabbaton
Melissa Rivkin at or mrivkin@nyhs.net

Shabbaton with current students, faculty and
alumni. Eighth graders and prospective students
are invited. At Camp Solomon Schechter, Olympia.
Tuesday
3 February
5:307 p.m. Fruticas Dinner
Susan Jensen at 206-722-5500 or office@

ezrabessaroth.net
Traditional Tu BShevat Fruticas dinner sponsored
by Ezra Bessaroth and Sephardic Bikur Holim.
$20 per person, $60 per member family. At
Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, 5217 S Brandon
St., Seattle.
Early bird
registration
due by
Feb 20, 2015
Wednesday
Sunday, MaRch 15, 2015

Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way NE
Honoring dena & drew herbolich for years of
dedication & devotion to the JDS community
Auction Co-Chairs: Ida Wicklund & Kelly Scott
Register at jds.org/auction | For more information: 425.460.0230
4 February
6:309 p.m. Paint and Sip: Tu BShevat Style
206-232-7115 or saraht@sjcc.org or
www.sjcc.org
Spend the evening sipping wine, painting a Tu
BShevat-themed painting, and socializing. Material
and instruction provided by canvaskirkland.com.
$30-$36. At the Stroum Jewish Community
Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
Thursday
5 February
68 p.m. JFS Meetup: Envision the Future of

How We Build Community
206-461-3240 or lsugiura@jfsseattle.org or
www.jfsseattle.org/index.html
Workshop and interactive brainstorm to reimagine
the future of community involvement and to grow
the Seattle community. Hosted by Etan Basseri,
with CEO Will Berkovitz and senior director of
outreach Galit Ezekiel. At Jewish Family Service,
1601 16th Ave., Seattle.
6:309 p.m. Interfaith Harmony Week
Reception and Panel Presentation
Anson Laytner at 206-296-6958 or layt@

seattleu.edu
If our religions teach love, why do we hate?
Featuring speakers from psychology, Judaism,
Chrisitanity, Islam, and Buddhism. Hors doeuvres
served. Advance registration necessary. $10,
students $5. At Seattle University, student center
160, Seattle.
Friday
6 February
NCSYs Edmonton Shabbaton
206-295-5888 or thehoffather@gmail.com
or www.seattlencsy.com
Travel to the great white north to spend the
weekend in the Edmonton mall, featuring an indoor
waterpark and amuusement park. Open to all
Jewish 9th-12th graders regardless of affiliation.
Saturday
7 February
7 p.m. Jewish History Chavurah
425-603-9677 or rsvp@templebnaitorah.org
or templebnaitorah.org
This self-organized study group focuses on Jewish
history and cultural aspects of the Jewish journey
and examines education, economics, governance,
womens roles, religious beliefs and rituals and
culture throughout key historical events. Meets
monthly on Wednesdays. Free. At Temple Bnai
Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue.
Sunday
8 February
9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. HNT 2015 Legacy

Brunch
Rebecca Levy at 206-232-8555, ext. 207 or

rebecca@h-nt.org
Honoring Janine and Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum. At
Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation,
3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
10:30 a.m.1 p.m. HFLA Annual Brunch
Caroline Strelitz at or hflaseattle@gmail.com

or hfla-seattle.com
The Hebrew Free Loan Association celebrates its
101st year of serving the Jewish community. At the
Summit at First Hill, 1200 University St., Seattle.
3:154:30 p.m. Chai Mitzvah: Grow your
Judaism
www.kolaminw.org
A different topic is examined in each of the eight
month community learning group sessions.
Mindfulness and Conscious Living. At
Congregation Kol Ami, 16530 Avondale Rd. NE,
Woodinville.
5 p.m. Temple Beth Ams Annual Black and
White Ball
Jan Glick at 206-525-0915 or

rsvp@templebetham.org
Temple Beth Ams 7th annual fundraiser. $90. At
Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St., Seattle.
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opinion
Frances wake-up call

By Simone Rodan-Benzaquen
PARIS (JTA) The kosher supermarket was chosen deliberately. Men,

women and children were shopping and preparing for Shabbat. Only
two days before the attack, terrorists
had left 10 of the best-known satirical journalists and cartoonists dead at
Charlie Hebdo. Three French police
officers were also struck down, one of
Wikimedia Commons/State Department
them a Muslim. Each Islamist terrorist A French flag and flowers outside the kosher supermarket
attack targeted a symbol of the French where four Jewish men were killed.
Republic, seeking to bring the country to
of France.
its knees.
French schools must teach mutual
That Jews were targets of radical Islam
respect and responsibility, a component
was, alas, unsurprising. Four of the hosof the curriculum that today is stunningly
tages Yoav Hattab, Philippe Braham,
missing. Indoctrination in extremist ideYohan Cohen, Franois-Michel Saada
ologies in prisons demands attention, as
were killed at the kosher market. Survivors
does recruitment by radical, violent groups
of the attack are anguished. So, too, are most
through social media and in mosques. The
French Jews, who again are discussing and
Toulouse and Paris terrorists spent time not
evaluating not only the future of our comonly in prison but also with jihadist groups
munity but the fate of France itself.
in Syria and Yemen. Hundreds more are
Lets be clear: France is under assault. The
currently in Syria and Iraq, and maybe in
enemy is in our midst. Extremists, faithful
other Arab countries. That they could return
to a brand of Islam that celebrates violence
with French passports to settle back in our
and martyrdom, have no respect whatsocommunities, or in other European counever for the core, longstanding French values
tries, is a nightmare. Their objective is to
of democracy, pluralism, freedom of exprescreate fear and division in French society, of
sion and, indeed, for life itself. Traditional
which the extreme right and populists may
forms of protest are alien to them. Instead,
take advantage. So lets have the courage not
as seen in the carnage wrought by ISIS, alto let fear take over.
Qaida and other jihadists in Iraq, Syria and
The French government cannot stop this
Yemen, pure barbarism is their vehicle to
trend alone; the effort will require the active
achieve their perverted notion of salvation.
involvement of political, religious and civilTragically, the events of recent days are
society leaders. Immediate reactions to the
not a new phenomenon. The Jewish comattack on Charlie Hebdo were inspiring, as
munity, including the American Jewish
millions of French citizens gathered in cenCommittee in Paris, has warned for years
tral Paris and throughout France, commuabout the developing and deepening threat
nicated their outrage on social media and
that radical Islam poses to France. In March
called for action. Unfortunately, the voices
2012, a lone, heavily armed Mohammed
of Muslim community leaders with some
Merah murdered three French soldiers in
notable exceptions have until now been
cold blood and, a week later, slaughtered
barely audible. Those leaders, too, must
a teacher and three children at a Jewish
speak loudly and clearly, as Muslims and as
school in Toulouse. The Toulouse attack
French citizens.
was a game changer for French Jews. And
Hatred of Jews never ends with Jews. The
although French political leaders voiced outmenace of rising anti-Semitism threatens
rage, as time passed and the numbers and
French society at large. The future of France
frequency of anti-Semitic incidents rose, the
will be decided in the coming days, weeks
country seemed to get used to them even
and months. The Charlie Hebdo massacre
anesthetized to this reality while many
makes clear that the war against Frances
Jews felt a sense of loneliness and isolation.
democratic values is in high gear.
The recent attacks in Paris have shocked
The mass rally January 11, with more
the entire nation, indeed the entire world.
than 3.7 million people across the country in
What is new this time is the depth and
attendance was a powerful statement of outbreadth of the reactions, crisscrossing
rage and solidarity against this barbarism in
French society, the realization that combatFrance and in the rest of the world.
ing the threat of radical Islam must be, and
But what happens in the days and weeks
remain, a national priority. But will this be
ahead will truly test France. Now more than
the necessary wake-up call for France as a
at any other time in its postwar history, the
whole to confront the danger?
fate of France is entwined with the fate of its
The terrorists who struck in Paris as
Jews. If France loses them, sooner or later it
in Toulouse and at the Jewish Museum in
will also be lost. Is this the wake-up call that
Brussels last May are not isolated lone
will help the French people understand the
wolves. They most likely are the tip of a radnature of the threat to our country, and will
ical Islamist iceberg, the small visible part.
they respond firmly and effectively?
To counter this lethal trend, we must delve
The very soul of France is at stake.
deeper and understand the factors that draw
certain individuals to radical Islam, and find
Simone Rodan-Benzaquen is the director of the
ways to counter this evil that endangers all
American Jewish Committees Paris office.
What Selma means to the Jews

By Susanna Heschel
HANOVER, N.H. (JTA) The 50th

anniversary of the 1965 march at Selma is
being commemorated this year with the
release of the film Selma. Regrettably, the
film represents the march as many see it
today, only as an act of political protest.
But for my father Abraham Joshua Heschel and for many participants, the march
was both an act of political protest and a profoundly religious moment: An extraordinary gathering of nuns, priests, rabbis, black
and white, a range of political views, from all
over the United States.
Perhaps more an act of celebration of
the success of the civil rights movement
than of political protest, Selma affirmed that
the movement had won the conscience of
America.
President Lyndon Johnson had just
declared We Shall Overcome, and congressional passage of the Voting Rights Act
would come quickly. Thanks to the religious
beliefs and political convictions of the Rev.
Martin Luther King, Jr., coalitions had been
built, religious differences overcome and
visions articulated that meshed religious and
political goals.
My father felt that the prophetic tradition of Judaism had come alive at Selma. He
said that King told him it was the greatest
day in his life, and my father said that he was
reminded at Selma of walking with Hasidic
rebbes in Europe. Such was the spiritual
atmosphere of the day.
When he returned, he famously said,
For many of us the march from Selma to
Montgomery was about protest and prayer.
Legs are not lips and walking is not kneeling.
And yet our legs uttered songs. Even without
words, our march was worship. I felt my legs
were praying.
Imagine: My father arrived in 1940 as
a refugee from Nazi Europe, where all too
many Christian theologians were declaring Jesus an Aryan, not a Jew, and throwing the Old Testament out of the Christian
Bible because it was a Jewish book. It seemed
miraculous for him to discover Martin
Luther King, Jr. placing the Exodus and the
prophets of Israel at the center of the civil
rights movement.
Marching out of Selma felt like a reenactment of the Exodus, but in a new way.
Not only were the Israelites leaving Egypt,
the place of enslavement, but also the Egyptians, because there was a hope at Selma that
white America was repudiating its racism.
My father had written, The tragedy of Pharaoh was the failure to realize that the exodus
from slavery could have spelled redemption
for both Israel and Egypt. Would that Pharaoh and the Egyptians had joined the Israelites in the desert and together stood at the
foot of Sinai.
Of course, the dream that Pharaoh might
join the Israelites was not realized. Racism
in America remains tenacious, and its slipperiness means that while the Voting Rights
Act was passed by Congress and signed by
the president following the Selma march,
the disenfranchisement of black America
continues with insidious new forms of legislation.
The religious inspiration that led us to
Selma continues, and the photograph of my
father marching in the front row there
with King, Ralph Bunche, John Lewis, Rev.
Fred Shuttlesworth and Rev. C.T. Vivian
has become iconic. What a pity that my
fathers presence is not included in Selma.
More than a historical error, the film erases
one of the central accomplishments of the
civil rights movement, its inclusiveness, and
one of Kings great joys: His close friendship
with my father. The photograph reminds
us that religious coalitions can transcend
and overcome political conflicts, and it also
reminds us that our Jewish prophetic tradition came alive in the civil rights movement.
Judaism seemed to be at the very heart of
being American.
Yet Selma was also a crossroad for Jews
as it was for blacks. Would we follow the
model of King and my father, of nonviolent liberation from oppression? Or would
we follow calls to violent action, symbolized by the Black Panthers and the Jewish
Defense League, whose leader, Meir Kahane,
urged Jews to copy the Panthers and militarize themselves against anti-Semitism? Both
blacks and Jews had to choose between a
path of resentment, rage and violence, or a
path of peace, nonviolence, persuasion and
coalition. The consequences of that choice
remain with us to this day.
Few events in the history of the United
States are as inspiring as the march from
Selma. Walking across the Edmund Pettus
Bridge (named for a Confederate general)
opened a door, inviting all Americans to join
in unity against segregation and racism.
Yes, the Selma march was a protest
against forces of destruction and oppression,
against legislation and institutions of bigotry
and cruelty. But its mood was filled with a
biblical sense of optimism that justice would
ultimately prevail in the United States.
Today, Selma represents a hope for
redemption, a hope expressed by the prophets of Israel, of an era in which bigotry will
finally come to an end. For the Bible, my
father taught, the ultimate expression of
God is not wisdom, magnificence, land,
glory, nor even love but rather justice.
Justice is the tool of God, the manifestation
of God, the means of our redemption and
the redemption of God from human mendacity.
Susannah Heschel is the Eli Black Professor of
Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College.
If you take a poem and you set it to music, the poem has another life. It has an emotional life. Music of Remembrance director Mina Miller on MORs commissioned works. See page 16 for the story.
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After five years at the helm, Hillel director to move on

Emily K. Alhadeff Associate Editor, JTNews
When this came up it was too good

to let go, Hayon told JTNews. This is
much more about me being pulled to a
terrific opportunity than being pushed
away from anything here.
Over the years, Hayon said he has
received a number of messages from
synagogues inquiring about his interest in changing gears.
Courtesy Hillel UW
The stars aligned, he said. It
Oren Hayon, in his signature orange glasses, posing
turns out to be an exciting, mutually
with Hillel interns.
healthy relationship.
Hayon has enjoyed the spectrum of
Five years into his job as Greenstein
his job at the Hillel, but most of all hes
Family Executive Director of Hillel at the
enjoyed working with students.
University of Washington, Rabbi Oren
I love getting to explore Judaism
Hayon announced his resignation last
through their eyes, he said. Its an
week.
incredibly refreshing take. Its one of the
Hayon, a Reform-ordained rabbi who
jobs in the Jewish community you can
spent many years in Texas before moving
go home from and feel optimistic about
to Seattle, will be returning to Texas to
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Board chair Mikael Kvart is taking
Hayons resignation somewhat hard.
Its a blow, he said. I just really enjoy
spending time with Oren. Were friends.
Im gong to miss him.
Kvart praised Hayons leadership
during the BDS mess, noting that Hayon
successfully pulled together a number of
agencies and individuals who did not necessarily view things the same way.
Hayon will finish out the year at UW
and move back to Texas with his wife,
Julie, founding director of the Livnot Chai
supplemental program, and their children
in June. Kvart said a committee is already
meeting to begin the search process.
Its a loss for Hillel, and its a loss for
the community, Kvart said. At the same
time, Im thrilled that Oren gets to take on
the biggest congregation in Houston.
Kvart remembers when Hayon
announced that his Texas citizenship
had been revoked. It was right after eating
a kale quesadilla.
I hope he gets that back, he said.
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came last spring, when activists brought

an Israeli boycott measure to the student
senate. After the harrowing experience,
which ended with the resolutions defeat,
Hayon admitted the course of events had
led to some soul searching, particularly in
how to deal with students struggling with
their support of Israel.
According to Hayon, this is not related
to his decision to leave his post.
A lot of the soul searching had to do
with the pure rabbinic function of the
job, he said. Hes looking forward to
teaching, counseling, and leading reflection and spiritual guidance as part of his
new job at the 2,000-family Reform congregation.
Its exciting to be heading toward a
job where thats a central part of the job
description, he said. It doesnt hurt to be
moving toward a warmer climate, too. It
will feel like going home.
Religious-political self-examination
doesnt scare him away, either.
To me thats a sign that the people I
work with take their Judaism seriously,
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Take a moment to appreciate, because you

probably have no idea about the breadth of
all they do for our community.
Best Congregation: Temple Beth
Am, the Reform congregation in Seattles
Wedgwood neighborhood wins it!
Best Youth Organization: NCSY,
which engages teens and pre-teens in our
Orthodox community and beyond, takes
the prize.
Best Jewish Camp: At just 8 years old,
URJ Camp Kalsman may not have the
built-in traditions that last through generations (yet), but that doesnt mean its any
less fun for the kids who go there.
Best Place to Volunteer: Jewish Family
Service wins best Jewish organization
because of the seriousness it devotes to its
volunteer program. JFS, take a bow.
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Family Service takes the prize for being
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would otherwise fall through the cracks.
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kicked some youknow-what: Ari
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on the head.
Best Jewish Actor/Comedian of
2014: Jon Stewart, he of Daily Show and
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we cant leave this category without men-
Best Sunday Brunch: Any brunch

Best Pizza:
tion of the loss of two
spot that has all the berries, nuts and
Once again, despite
of our greats, Joan
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being closed due to
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building construcJew Robin Williams.
Best Sushi: Finally this little neightion, Island Crust
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borhood spot in Lake City gets its due.
Caf reopens with a
Band: Shawn Weaver
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day making music
Bar: You Seahawks fans know what Im
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Best Farm-to-Table or Chef-Driven
around more than a
of the sanctuary.
Restaurant: Maria Hiness reputation
food truck, but Zaina, now comfortably
Best Smoked Fish: Goldbergs
started here at this
ensconced on Lake
Famous Delicatessen is, well, famous
amazing Wallingford
City Way, appears Joan Rivers,
for its lox and whitefish salad. Theyve
spot, Tilth, with freshto have earned its 19332014
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Best Happy Hour:
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Best Challah: Ive been preaching the
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Best Coffee Shop: Howard must be
wonders of Grateful Bread in WedgBest Kid-Friendly Restaurant: Were
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thing to do with that, or Seattle city counequipment, and you can almost always
and the Temple Bnai
community, Island
cilwoman Kashama Sawant saying there
find someone for a pickup game of basTorah gift shop in
Crust Caf wont
was nothing wrong with the Palestinian
ketball or, um, croquet.
Bellevue.
have installed a jungle
protests at Westlake that equated IsraeBest Family Doctor: Gary Spector
Best Clothing
gym, but its a great
lis to Nazis, won this category.
once again wins for his gentle demeanor
Store: Nordstrom.
place for kids all the
Most Important Political Issue of
and diagnosis of good health.
Did somebody mensame.
2014: The Israeli/Palestinian conflict
Best Dentist: I nearly got into an accition there was a sale?
Best Bakery: In
took precedence over gun control, the
dent in Bellevue recently because I was
Best Kids Clothing
West Seattle and on
environment, education and much more.
blinded by the white teeth of all those
or Toy Shop: Top Ten
Capitol Hill, Bakery
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people who visit Wendy Shultz Spektor.
Nouveau makes even
Molly Moons clementine Toys in Greenwood
Item of 2014: Again, from our responNeed we say more?
entertains, educates,
the biggest mouthsorbet. *Drooling*
dent: So many new leaders in one year,
Best Lawyer: Maybe we should go to
stuffer of storeJames Moes and steers away from
this person stated. From Jewish Family
court and pit longtime local attorneys
the plastic garbage.
bought cookies weak
Service to the Jewish Federation (which
Louis Treiger and Sharon Perlin against
Best Pet Store: Local pet supply supin the knees.
goes back to 2013, actually) to the new
each other to break the tie.
plier Mud Bay wins, paws down.
Best Chocolatier: Shes won this catleaders at our day schools and the many
Best Accountant: Sam Mezistrano
Best Independent Shoes & Accesegory before, and for good reason. Frans
new rabbis at local congregations, this
is your man to keep your money where
sories Shop: Chicks Shoes on Mercer
Chocolates are consistently and endearrespondent called it a chance to reshape
it belongs. And no, I dont mean under
Island knows a good fit when they see it.
ingly delicious not to mention a life
Jewish Seattle.
your mattress.
Best Local, Independent Shop: Since
saver for many of us.
Best Real Estate Agent: Rhona Feldmoving from Pioneer Square to Capitol
Best Ice Cream: Molly Moons has
man will help you buy and sell your
Hill a few years ago, Elliott Bay Book
had a rough go of it, what with the Great
house, and she does a darn fine job of
Co. has fueled a renaissance in its neighIce Cream Scare of 2014, but she and her
that, but where else will you find a realtor
borhood and within its own book-lined
six locations (including one inside Hello,
that can also teach you Israeli dancing?
walls.
Robin! Cookies) are up and humming,
Best Contractor or Builder: Jeremy
Best Bookstore: Heres a very little
spreading joy into the tummies of young
Benezra of Benezra Construction will
known fact: I was the very first cusand old alike.
build out your kitchen, your new wing,
tomer at Third Place Books in Ravenna,
Best Place for a Bar or Bat Mitzanything you need. Just give the man a
though I paid by credit card so my dollar
vah Party or Wedding Reception: You
phone call and a hammer.
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may think that URJ Camp Kalsman
Best Car Dealership: Ive never
them in Lake Forest Park and, before
in Arlington is just for summer, but
bought a new Toyota, but from the
long, Seward Park.
if youve never gotten married on this
number of new ones I see on the road
Best Theater Company: We Jews love
beautiful expanse of land, you should
these days, Michaels Toyota must be
our theater, and we love it most when
give it a try.
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doing something right.
we watch those fine actors at the Seattle
Best Local Party Band or DJ: Nick
Although not a best of, the war between Israel
Best (or Worst) Political Antic of
Repertory Theater.
Barrat (a.k.a. DJ Nicky B) has years of
and Hamas last summer was one of the most
2014: Whether Israel won the war in
Best Fitness Club: Where else? The
expertise in getting shy kids on the side
talked about issues of the year.
Stroum Jewish Community Center on
of the room onto the dance floor.
Best Place to Buy an Engagement
Ring: Ben Bridge Jeweler has been
making womens ring fingers extra shiny
for over a century.
Best Ketubah Artist: Serving mainly
Seattles Northend, Temple Beth Am
member Cathy Shiovitz turns an otherwise boring legal document into beautiful artwork.
Best Event Photographer or Videographer: Youve seen her work in these
pages it shines! Imagine what Meryl
Alcabes can do for a Bar Mitzvah.
Featuring Rabbi David Rosen
Best Florist: Once again, Anna
International Director of
Brandt of Distinctive Design knows just
the right level of color and simplicity to
Interreligious Affairs of the AJC
make your simcha gorgeous.
Best Caterer: Leahs Catering has
been doing it kosher for close to two
February 18, 2015
decades, and her poached salmon still
Terror attacks in Paris, anti-Semitic marches,
7:30 pm
leaves us in awe.
synagogue vandalism in the US, and the list goes on.
Best Wedding Cake Baker: Holly
$18 per person
Although targeted attacks against Jews and non-Jews
Levin The Cake Lady makes wedding
alike are not a new phenomenon, they highlight the
cakes that not only look beautiful, but
Stroum Jewish
threats to democratic ideals of a free society. As in Paris,
(for once) actually taste good, too.
Community
Center
we live in a world where the values of religious pluralism
Best Local Sports Team: From one of
3801 E. Mercer Way
our respondents: Youre kidding, right!
may clash with extremist forces. The good news is that
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Sea-HAWKS! But lets also send props
AJC is there at the table, consulting with government
to the 613s, Northwest Yeshiva High
RSVP required at
and other officials in France and the US on how to best
Schools team that excels in everything
www.ajcseattle.org/Rosen
respond to the attacks. There is no person better
from hoops to volleyball. And I admit
positioned to discuss issues of religious pluralism in
curiosity about these 9-year-old soccer
Questions? Please contact
todays world, and the implications of the events in Paris,
players in Bellingham (or thereabouts)
the AJC Seattle office at
who call themselves the Flaming Armpits.
than Rabbi David Rosen.
206-622-6315
Best Judaica: Need a mezuzah? Weve
got a tie between Fireworks, with loca-
Se at t le Spe ake rs Se rie s
IS RELIGION THE PROBLEM

OR THE SOLUTION?
CAMp directory 2015

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5
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Camp Hatikvah
Lake Kalamalka
Dates: June 28July 26,
June 28August 2,
July 28August 11
Grades 29
Contact: 604-263-1200 or
admin@camphatikvah.com
or www.camphatikvah.com
The Jewish Federation

of Greater Seattle
One Happy Camper Scholarships
jewishinseattle.org/firsttimecampers
5
6
iD TECH Camp
UW Bothell: Ages 717
UW Seattle: Ages 1318
Alexa Caf (girls only, ages 10-15)
iD Tech Mini: Ages 69 at the
Eton School with half-day options
Contact: 1-888-709 TECH (8324)
or www.iDTEch.com/WA
Stroum JCC Summer Camp

Mercer Island
Dates: June 22August 28
Kindergarten10th grade
Contact: Mark Rosenberg, SJCC
Camp Director at 206-388-0830 or
MarkR@sjcc.org
Camp Solomon Schechter

Olympia, WA
Dates: Various sessions JuneAugust
Grades 212
Contact: 206-447-1967
or info@campschecter.org or
www.campschecter.org
Camp Bnai Brith

Located on the Oregon coast
Dates: Session 1 June 23July 12
(Teen programs through July 21)
Maccabee: July 14July 21
Session 2: July 23August 11
(Teen programs begin July 14)
Grades 212
Contact: 541-994-2218 or
bbcamp.org
BELLEVUE
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Camps for Curious Minds

A. Pacific Science Center
(downtown Seattle)
B. Mercer Slough Environmental
Education Center (Bellevue)
C. St. Thomas School (Medina)
D. Kirkland Seventh-Day
Adventist School (Kirkland)
E. The Overlake School (Redmond)
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URJ Camp Kalsman

Arlington, WA
Dates: Various sessions
June 28August 12
Grades 212
Contact: 425-284-4484 or
Kalsman.urjcamps.org
Seattle Audubon Nature Camp

Weeklong Day Camp
Grades 18
Contact: www.seattleaudubon.org/
sas/naturecamp
GABRIOLA
ISLAND
Camp Miriam
Gabriola Island, BC
Dates: June 30July 21,
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sessions for younger campers
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Contact: camp.miriam@gmail.com
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Samena Swim & Recreation

Bellevue, WA
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June 22August 28
Vanapalooza Day Camp:
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Contact: 425-746-1160 or
www.samena.com
Mercer Island Parks &
Recreation Summer Camps
Ongoing during summer
Ages 317
Contact: 206-275-7609 or
www.playonmercer.com
Camp Tawonga
Yosemite Park, CA
Grades 212
Contact: 415-543-2267 or
info@tawonga.org or
www.tawonga.org
RUNNING SPRINGS
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JCC Maccabi Sports Camp

Atherton, CA
Dates: Various sessions
June 16July 26
Grades 412
Contact: 415-997-8844 or
info@maccabisportscamp.org
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Moshava Malibu
Running Springs, CA
Dates: July 13August 10
Kaytana: Grades 34
Machane: Grades 49
Machal: Grade 10
Contact: Moshavamalibu.org
or 855-Moshava or
office@moshavamalibu.org
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Rivy Poupko Kletenik JTNews Columnist
Dear Rivy,
Till now, when discussing the horrors of our history
persecutions, pogroms,
and of course, the Holocaust
with our children it has
generally been a conversation about the past; the way
things once were, far away
times, the way people used to
think. Now, after the events
in Paris, we are having a Whats
hard time figuring out how
JQ?
to explore the hatred manifesting itself in present day events. We
need help. How can we discuss anti-Semitism in way that will not have our kids
resenting their Judaism, or being afraid or
thinking that the world is a horrible place?
We want our children to love their Judaism and to have a strong Jewish identity.
Attacks in kosher supermarkets and all the
chaos in Europe is not helping.
No matter the age, it is never a simple
task to explain hatred. Recently, after a
Holocaust program, a middle school student approached me with teary eyes, Why
do they hate us so much? Not a new question and still not easily navigated. That the
hatred is an ancient one is cold comfort.
That we Jews have experienced this ani-
mosity since before Christianity and Islam is similarly of

little comfort. It is old, yet it is
as raw as ever.
Would it help our children to know that untangling
the hatred is complicated and
that theories abound? Does it
matter? What difference does
it make whether the enmity is
an issue of being the other or
Your a product of contorted theological dogma or perhaps a
perceived financial prowess
that has bred a potent jealously over the
years? Identifying with certainty the cause
for the loathing of the Jew will doubtfully
move forward its eradication.
What is done to us cannot become our
identity. How we are acted upon by others
cannot become our central script. A public
school teacher invited me to his class. He
wanted me to explain Judaism so that the
students would understand in advance of
their Holocaust unit, why everyone hates
the Jews so much. My kishkas did not feel
wonderful upon hearing that request. As if
I needed to defend or explain Judaism so
that anti-Semitism could be understood.
This hatred is not ours to deconstruct.
And if we allow our singular point of
Jewish engagement to be the fight against
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anti-Semitism, then we have surrendered

the right of self-definition to those that
seek our obliteration. We cannot become
those who are attacked, those who are victimized and those who are at risk.
We need to shift the focus. Judaism as
vibrant, joyous and potent with meaning
must be the epicenter of our dialogue. It is
only an everyday living, breathing, authentic and relevant tradition that will continue
to defy the foibles of the ages.
The need to alter the trope became clear
to me after a Netflix winter-break viewing fluke.
One evening I watched the exceptional
2013 film Ida, and the next night I saw for
the first time the well-known 1947 film A
Gentlemans Agreement. A new film followed by a classic.
In Pawel Pawlikowskis Ida, set in
1962, a young novitiate nun has lived her
whole life in the convent. On the precipice
of accepting her vows, she is told that she
must first visit her only living relative. The
secret of her true identity is revealed. She
is Jewish. Her parents had been murdered
in the years of the Holocaust and she had
been hidden in the convent. Throughout
her grappling with her discovery, the film
never explores or broaches the simple elephant in the room: What does it mean to
be a Jew? What is Judaism? Why be Jewish?
What was the Judaism of her parents and

of the three million Polish Jews who were
murdered? How did they live? What is
their legacy?
It was hard to watch. I kept screaming from the depths of my soul: Find out,
search, ask do something to find out
who you are! She does not.
Similarly, I found myself fascinated by
the 1947 film. Gregory Peck, as a reporter,
sets out to explore and uncover the ubiquitous anti-Semitism current in New York
City by posing as a Jew. Even his little boy
is pressed into the ploy. He gets picked on
at school, roughed up, and called Jew-boy.
Its remarkable. Anti-Semitism is front and
center called out as wholly unacceptable.
But, nowhere, not in a single scene is there
a moment to explore just what Judaism is
and what Jewish life looks like.
Jews are victims, people treated unfairly
and who are different; not a single Jewish
symbol, not one scene in a synagogue, not
one Shabbat table.
This absence is emblematic of an overwhelming emphasis on the negative: The
anti-Semitism, the persecution and the
suffering. The negligible amount of airtime
devoted to the joy, the meaningfulness,
and the richness of Jewish life is an indictment not just of these films, but of our very
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PJ Our Way is the next step forward in the
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to children, and gives families an entry point
into Jewish life.
children, said Catriella Freedman, director

of PJ Our Way for the Harold Grinspoon
Foundation. Freedman said it was a
brainchild of Harold Grinspoon, founder of
the foundation that bears his name and is
the PJ Librarys top funder.
PJ Library serves children ages 6 months to

8 years. PJ Our Way, for children ages 9 to
11, takes the PJ Library idea a step further
by letting participating kids pick the books
they want to receive each month, and by
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by contributing blog posts, reviewing books,
and designing the PJ Our Way website.
Expanding the PJ Library to older children

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Grinspoon Foundation in October 2014
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communities in the U.S. The Jewish
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local PJ Library program, also runs the local
PJ Our Way pilot.
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developing creative skills, and 3) they care
what adults think.
Seattle and the 9 other pilot communities
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records with the PJ Library for younger
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Seventy years after Auschwitz, victims live on

through their music
Emily K. Alhadeff Associate Editor, JTNews
Is it something from which you wake?
A nightmare or a fairytale? No! It really
happened. No! We were there. Farewell,
Auschwitz
When Music of Remembrance premiered its commissioned work Farewell,
Auschwitz last spring, the reception was
astounding.
The audience was so moved by it we
went out and played it again, said artistic director Mina Miller. The next day
someone wrote, That should be the new
Hatikvah.
The powerful piece, based on a poem
by political prisoner Krystyna Zywulska and set to music by Jake Heggie and
Gene Scheer, consists of three vocalists,
piano, and strings and provides what
might be described as a surreal look over
the shoulder at the Nazi death camp as its
survivors are released.
Farewell, Auschwitz will close
MORs concert marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the camp on
January 27. It is one of two pieces in the
Art From Ashes program that was created by a survivor rather than a victim.
All the [other] pieces were created by
composers who perished in Auschwitz,
said Miller. They were all sent to Aus-
chwitz, and they were all murdered.

Included in the program is a suite of
pieces composed by musicians imprisoned at Terezn, the camp notorious for
producing musical and artistic productions to cover up the atrocities of the
Nazi plan, before they were deported to
Auschwitz.
This is not to say the concert will be
unbearably depressing.
You listen to this music and youd
never believe it was created under
such dire circumstances, said Miller.
Theres no way of knowing this person
was in slave labor and hadnt eaten in six
months. Its amazing courage that defies
imagination.
Hans Krsas string trio is lively and
light despite being written in Terezn in
1943, shortly before his deportation and
death. Robert Daubers Serenata for
violin contains a tango, as does Dick Kattenbergs Escapades. Dauber and Kattenberg were just 23 and 24 years old,
respectively, when they died.
Its heartbreaking to know how
much unrealized creative potential was
for these artists, said Miller. Its a lasting gift that this music is here.
With 70 years since the liberation
of Auschwitz, MOR is thinking about

the future of its mission. Millers plans
for the organization include taking on
deeper questions of the role of art in
tragic circumstances and commissioning
new music and dance pieces. Shes currently working with artists a new piece
exploring the question of artistic responsibility as a libretto conversation between
Pablo Picasso and Gertrude Stein. And
new material is still surfacing. In 2016,
MOR will present a commission based
on the life of a Hungarian Jewish poet.
When his body was exhumed from
a mass grave they found all this poetry
hed written on a death march, Miller
said. If you take a poem and you set it to
music, the poem has another life. It has
an emotional life. To dramatize someones creative life through music is an
important vehicle.
Art From Ashes will open with welcome remarks from Mayor Ed Murray.
Tickets are free, but going quickly.
The pieces are all accessible, theyre
all very short, said Miller. You can
grasp the different styles of the music. I
think it will be an eye opener for anyone
who hasnt been exposed to Music of
Remembrance before.
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Mezzo-soprano Julia Benzinger joins MORs

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Symphony.
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Seattles oldest synagogue makes way for a youth-full future

Boris Kurbanov, JTNews Correspondent
After five decades as a synagogue, youth facility, and multi-purpose space, the Yavneh
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scheduled for demolition.
On Jan. 25, members of the NCSY youth group and community members will say
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center scheduled to open later this year.
Yavneh was built in the early 1960s as a temporary synagogue for the Yavneh congregation after it moved from the Central District in the 1950s. Soon after that, the congregation
merged with Ashkenazi Bikur Cholim and joined its current, spacious building on the same
property. Since the early 1970s, the building has been used for various youth programs and
has hosted the Seattle NCSY teen lounge for the past 11 years.
Yavneh recently began to show classic signs of wear and tear, and BCMH received
permissionfrom the board to hire a contractor to break ground in early December on a
new building. Shortly thereafter approximately 30 NCSYers strapped on their hard hats
and protective glasses and began knocking down walls.
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to continue to grow and
attract new families, Birk
said. We wanted to also
show our incoming rabbi
Eliza Truit Photography
that BCMH is committed The Yavneh building.
to a meaningful future. This
future is more space for our prized possessions, our children, and more adult programming.
The congregations goal was to raise $300,000 from its members and community supporters. They are halfway to their goal, Birk said.
Reaction to the buildings demolition was mixed, said Ari Hoffman, BCMH youth director
and Seattle NCSY director.
The younger ones were very excited, said Hoffman. The older ones and alumni who
had grown up in the programs in the building
were also excited, but had a melancholy
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FAMILY CALENDAR
Saturday, January
24
57 p.m. Havdallah Zoo for You: Spice Night
Leslie Mickel at 206-232-8555, ext. 220 or

LeslieM@h-nt.org or h-nt.org/calendar
Dinner and Havdalah led by Cantor Brad
Kurland, followed by a petting zoo by Animal
Encounters. Geared toward kids in 2nd grade
and under. Adults $10, kids $5, 0-3 free. At
Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation,
3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
68 p.m. J Explorers Re-launch Party
www.sjcc.org
Dinner, inflatable obstacle course, sports, and
general fun. The J Explorers are a group of dads
and their kindergarten through 3rd grade kids who
play games, learn new skills, and enjoy the great
outdoors together. $72 annually for members,
$150 for guests. At the Stroum Jewish Community
Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
Sunday, January
25
10:15 a.m.1:30 p.m. Pre-Fruticas

Celebration for Kids
Susan Jensen at 206-722-5500 or

office@ezrabessaroth.net
Ezra Bessaroth, Sephardic Bikur Holim, and
Sephardic Religious School invite children on a
trip to the Nature Consortium for an urban forest
exploration and eco-art project in preparation for
Tu BShevat. Arrive at EB at 10:15. Kids depart
at 10:30. Food provided. $12. At the Nature
Consortium, 4408 Delridge Way SW #107, Seattle.
Thursday, January
29
1011:30 a.m. Stroum JCC Early Childhood

School Open House
Nicci Burrell at NicciB@sjcc.org or

206-526-8073
Tour the facility, experience a day in the life of a
child in the classroom, meet staff and faculty, and
ask questions. At the Stroum JCC, 2618 NE 80th
St., Seattle.
Friday, January
30
68 p.m. Family Shabbat Celebrations
www.kolaminw.org
Want Shabbat to become a greater part of your
family life? Enjoy the peace and calm of Shabbat
every last Friday of the month. Dinner and
activities provided; bring a side dish or a dessert.
Free. At Congregation Kol Ami, 16530 Avondale
Rd. NE, Woodinville.
WWYAvneh Page 19
Sunday, February
10 a.m.12 p.m. Tu BShevat at OmCulture

with YFBA and JewishJunction Seattle
Alexis Kort at 206-525-0915 or alexis@

templebetham.org or www.templebetham.org/
community/families
Play time, songs, tree treats, and a drum circle.
$5 each. Snacks provided. Please RSVP. At Om
Culture, 2210 N Pacific St., Seattle.
4:307 p.m. Pre-Fruticas Celebration for
Kids: Worms on Wheels
Susan Jensen at 206-722-5500 or

office@ezrabessaroth.net
Learn about the important of compost and the
role of red wiggler worms with Worms on Wheels
and Seattle Tilth. Followed by mac-and-cheese
dinner and a screening of Over the Hedge with
popcorn, drinks, and snacks. $10. At Congregation
Ezra Bessaroth, 5217 S Brandon St., Seattle.
Monday, February
45:30 p.m. Stroum JCC Early Childhood

School Open House
NicciB@sjcc.org or 206-526-8073
At the Stroum JCC, 2618 NE 80th St., Seattle.
Thursday, February
1011:30 a.m. and 45:30 p.m. Stroum JCC

Early Childhood School Open House
NicciB@sjcc.org or 206-526-8073
At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way,
Mercer Island.
Friday, February
sad to see it go.

Yavneh also served as a temporary home of the Seattle Hebrew Academyafter the
facility sustained extensive damage during the 2001 Nisqually earthquake.
The new building is superior in every way, Hoffman said. The youth center, which will
encompass more than 5,600 square feet on twofloors, will have five classrooms that will
include a teen beit midrash (study hall), a teen lounge, a full kitchen and a new sukkah.
The refurbished facility will also house BCMH Shabbat and holiday programming, as
well as weekend and weeknight events for youth, BCMH camps, and NCSY. BCMH
also intends to expand weekday classes and programming for both youth and adults.
For years, the congregation has hosted Pride in BCMH Day, where congregants
perform odd jobs to do their part to keep the facility clean. That event, usually held in
the summer, will be held on Jan. 25 so that the facility can be cleared for demolition.
Breakfast will be served to the volunteers after morning services. The event will also
give congregants a chance to say their final goodbyes to the building that has historical
significance and holds memories for many Jews in Seattle.
BCMH has yet to announce the name of the youth center, but the word is that a
major anonymous donor will be naming the building in honor of the young victims
of the Holocaust and terrorist attacks in Israel.
I am blessed to have a great volunteer supporting cast at BCMH, Birk said. These
souls are passionate about seeing BCMH be a bayit a home for the Puget Sounds
Jewish community. Our campus expansion reflects our immediate and deep desire
to create a house of God that has the ability to touch many more holy souls.
If you go:
The BCMH Campus Expansion Project Kick-Off Event takes

place Sunday, Jan. 25that 10 a.m. at Bikur Cholim
Machzikay Hadath, 5145 S Morgan St., Seattle. For more information, contact Ari Hoffman
at thehoffather@gmail.com.
WWwhats your JQ? Page 20
9:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. SJCC Schools Out

Camp
Daliah Silver at DaliahS@sjcc.org or

206-388-0839
Each day features activities centered on a theme,
plus swimming, gym time, and arts and crafts.
Week-long break camps include field trips. Intro
to Kidstown for ECS pre-K kids. At the Stroum
JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
Saturday, February
sense about it because the building was a symbol of all the

great times they had there and their childhood, so they were
5:307 p.m. Cupcakes and Havdalah
www.sjcc.org
The ECS and SJCC communities are invited to
celebrate Havdalah with cupcakes and cocoa,
crafts and music. Free. At the Stroum JCC, 3801
E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
own trope.
What to do, now? Tell your children
that the enemy will not define us. No
denyng they exist. They have done us
harm. But they will not determine our
future that is for us. We must put our
collective strength on building a positive
Jewish identity for our children. We must
be proud of our Torah. We must be in
love with our Shabbat. We must embrace
mitzvot with zeal. We must be committed
to our people and our destiny.
We must never, ever shirk our heritage or our history. This takes time and
effort, and yes, sacrifice. Shul over soccer.
School tuition over vacation. Friday night
dinner over Friday night movies.
Judaism matters. We have contributed ideas of ethics and morals to the

world, love for the stranger and care for
the downtrodden. Our perspicacity has
given the world people of determination
and talent. Our ideas of building a ladder
to the sky, of drawing heaven down to
earth have inspired and ennobled generations past and will continue to do so
into eternity.
Rivy Poupko Kletenik is an internationally
renowned educator and Head of School at
the Seattle Hebrew Academy. If you have a
question thats been tickling your brain,
send Rivy an email at
rivy.poupko.kletenik@gmail.com.
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find here.
A confluence of ideas
Anna and Molly told diners
and connections brought
that coming from a mixed
Seattle its first AshkeSephardic-Ashkenazic home,
nazic pop-up restaurant.
the emphasis growing up had
Josh Furman of Hillels
been on Sephardic foods, and
Jconnect wants Seattle to be
this was giving them a chance
an amazing place for young
to experience their Ashkenazic
Jews, and this means events
food roots.
and opportunities that take on a
Molly and I have always
number of forms.
been makers and eaters of all
And sisters Anna and Molly
kinds of food, Anna said. But
Goren knew the owners of
what speaks to us more than
Gefilteria, a New York restau- Member of
checking out the greatest new
rant putting a gourmet spin
the Tribe
restaurant is actually exploron Ashkenazic favorites. (Artiing the food that means somesanal gefilte fish! Look it up at
thing...that is a part of your history.
www.gefilteria.com.) When Anna learned
Liz and Jeff spoke at a second event at
that those friends, Liz Alpern and Jeff YosHillel the next day, and Josh says more
kowitz, were going to be in California, she
food-centered Jconnect events are planned.
enticed them to Seattle.
A forthcoming demographic study from
On a recent foggy Monday night, local
the Jewish Federation shows a significant
Gefilteria diners crammed into Capitol Hills
increase in Jews in the Seattle area.
tiny Caf Barjot for two seatings. (Pop-ups
How do we get to them, how do we find
use an existing restaurant on the night its
the community? Josh asks.
closed to create a temporary restaurant.)
Food is certainly one way, so look for a
They feasted on a five-course sampler menu
cooking series at Hillel and very exciting
which included the gefilte fish and a sig a Passover food truck this spring.
nature cocktail with house-made caraway
syrup.
Most there were young-ish, although Josh
If youve met Louie Richmond in the
said the crowd represented many facets of
past 25 years, you likely think of him
the community. They came for food, yes, but
as founder of the successful Richas many there expressed, also for Jewish conmond Public Relations firm in Seattle. But
viviality for its own sake, something hard to
when Louie and his wife Betty Ann came to
M.O.T.
the Northwest over 30 years ago, he came to

University of Puget Sound to teach cello and
then moved to Seattle to found and direct the
Northwest Chamber Orchestra.
When he left that job for PR, he gave up
cello.
I was doing something totally different
and wanted to do it well, he says.
So it was an ironic moment about seven
years ago, when he discovered his eldest
grandchild didnt know what a cello was.
That meant, says Louie, she didnt ultimately know who her grandfather was.
He started to play again, using the cello he
got when he was 13 years old.
It was painful, he says, and the cello
needed work, too.
His granddaughter was taking piano so
they played in a recital together. Then he
played a concert with her piano teacher, and
little by little I started to play again.
Adamant that performers must perform,
Louie looked for an outlet. A suggestion that
he play at the Kline Galland home started a
bi-weekly tradition of performances there,
which he always finds meaningful. He was
their volunteer of the year last year.
That led to concerts at the Summit, and
house concerts, too. Hes even played with
jazz pianist Overton Berry, finding jazz and

improvisation fascinating.
Its funny, he says, some people [now]
only know me as a cellist.
The Philly native went from college to the
National Symphony Orchestra, returning to
school for a masters in cello, studying with
Lorne Monroe, then first cellist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Three subsequent teaching jobs took him progressively further west.
Louie plays the Bach Cello Suite in C for
Betty Ann daily. To play Bach every day is
such a joy. It keeps you alive, it keeps you
young, he says. You never finish, never
reach perfection.
The Richmonds occasionally attend Seattles Congregation Beth Shalom, where their
son Lorne and daughter-in-law Elizabeth
belong (the couple now helps run the company).
Music is my religion, says Louie.
Along with three or more hours of daily
music practice, Louie runs about 40 miles a
week. A veteran of 50 marathons, hes planning another in a few years, when he turns 75.
Look for a chapter on Louie in Seattle
Times music critic Melinda Bargreens book
Seattle Music Masters, coming from University of Washington Press in the spring.
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Dive Into a Sea of Thought

by Mike Selinker
Celebrating the mighty grain

on Tu BShevat
Homemade prehito.
Shelley Adatto-Baumgarten
JTNews Columnist
Dive into a sea of thought, wrote scholar Moses ibn Ezra, and find there pearls beyond price.
The dive is the easy part, as anyone can let the current take them under. The hard part is to retain
clarity when swimming in the ocean of creativity. Weve hidden some sparks of knowledge for
you to find amid an array of words.
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Editors note: This article marks the first

of a monthly column that will focus on the
history of Sephardic foods with recipes.
We hope you enjoy it.
In just a few weeks, it will be Tu BShevat.
What? In the winter? What an odd time to
be celebrating Arbor Day. In the United
States, bare branches still grace the sky
and soil lays dormant with frost instead
of erupting into foliage and blossoms. In
Israel, however, Tu BShevat, which takes
place on the 15th day of the month Shevat,
signals the beginning of spring with the first
buds appearing. In Israel and the U.S., it is
customary to celebrate the awakening of
Israels spring season and trees by eating
fruits of the earth. This includes fruit, of
course, and also grains. These fruits and
grains are identified in the Torah as the
seven species, as found in Deuteronomy,
chapter 8: Wheat, barley, figs, pomegranates, olives, dates, and grapes.
When the Sephardim celebrate Tu
BShevat, it is referred to in Ladino as Fruticas or Las Frutas. It is tradition to read from
the Peri Etz Hadar, which means goodly
fruit. Included in this book is a Fruticas
seder and instructions on how to conduct it.
For many Sephardim, this seders blessings
are punctuated by four glasses of different
wines that vary in color intensity, depending upon which fruits are being blessed. For
example, the first glass of wine is pale white,
symbolizing the dormant earth awaiting
the planting season. The second glass, more
golden in color, represents the earth waking
up with sap emanating from trees. The third
cup is usually a ros, representing trees
beginning to blossom, and the fourth glass,
a deep burgundy, represents fully ripened
fruits and trees. In Seattle, a version of this
seder is practiced by some Sephardic families with extended family and friends on
hand to enjoy the various blessings.
Bulgur wheat (or cracked wheat) is central to the Sephardim on Fruticas and is
important because it represents a stable life.
It is a fundamental ingredient to breads,
crackers, and other nourishing wheat-based
products. In fact, 18th-century scholars
would recite Im ein kemach, ein Torah
(Without wheat flour, there is no Torah).
One dish in particular thats delicious
and wonderfully healthy is called prehito
or moostrahana. Prehito is a crackedwheat pudding enjoyed at any time of the
day. It is a centuries-old dish, not surprising given that bulgur is an ancient grain that
dates back at least 8,000 years. Additionally,
as early as 1660 to 1672, bulgur wheat took
Istanbul by storm, being consumed in great
quantities according to C.A. Wright in her
book A Mediterranean Feast.
One can surmise that this may be the
genesis of prehito.
Wright continues with some interesting
information about the modern-day prep-
Shelley Adatto Baumgarten
aration of cracked wheat. Apparently, it is

quite similar to the way our ancient ancestors prepared it. Originally, the pudding
was made by immersing the cracked wheat
in hot water and letting it sit for a few hours
until soft enough for consumption. Today,
we still prepare cracked wheat by cooking it in heated water on a stove top until
it softens, for about 30 minutes. How fascinating to imagine our ancestors enjoying a
bowl of cooked cereal as we do today. And
this mighty grain may be the first processed
food, according to Sunnyland Mills in the
U.S., its largest processor and packager for
retail and consumption.
Although prehito is celebrated and eaten
on Fruticas, it can be enjoyed during any of
the seasons. Paired with some yogurt and a
spinach quajado (souffl), it makes for a delicious desayuno (Ladino for brunch). Also,
be sure to include Turkish coffee. Sitting
and eating these time-honored Sephardic
dishes can make one realize how modern and
healthy our ancestors were. It is an absolutely
scrumptious way to celebrate Fruticas.
Prehito
Adapted from Gilda Angelss Sephardic

Holiday Cooking
1 cup finely ground bulgur (cracked wheat)

4 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbs. honey
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped and divided
Place bulgur in a small to medium saucepan and cover with the water. Cook over
medium heat for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add sugar and salt and cook an additional 10 minutes. At this point, stir
constantly. If starting to burn on the
bottom, reduce heat to low-medium and
keep stirring.
Remove from heat and add honey, cinnamon, and 1/2 cup walnuts.
Dust a 9-inch glass or ceramic dish or a
9x9-inch pan with additional cinnamon.
Using a spatula, pour in the wheat mixture and be certain to scrape the sides of
the pan. Top with remaining 1/2 cup of
walnuts and dust lightly with additional
cinnamon.
Cover and chill several hours. When ready
to serve, cut into wedges or squares.
Serves 8
Avid professional baker and culinary writer
Shelley Adatto-Baumgarten looks forward to
teaching Sephardic cuisine at North Seattle
College and other locations this spring.
The Best of Everything:

Our local heroes
Joel Magalnick Editor, JTNews
Every year in our Best of Everything

survey, we ask who your local heroes are.
Weve got a lot of heroes in this town,
so we decided to give you the reasons
behind a few of those people making a
difference in our area.
Were
going to
start off
with
a
true hero:
S i m o n
Kaufman.
Many of
you know
S i m o n
as a local
Simon Kaufman
comedian, and hes a funny, funny guy.
But he also knows how to keep his wits
about him. Earlier this month, fellow
comic Dylan Avila was onstage when
another man attacked Avila with a baseball bat. Simon, according to our respondent, was the first one on the stage to
break up the assault, perhaps saving Avilas life. But in the ensuing melee, Simon
ended up injured himself. So Simon,
we salute you, and wish you a refuah
shlemah, a speedy recovery.
Here are our other heroes:
R a b b i
Moshe Kletenik, head
rabbi of the
Vaad HaRabanim of Seattle, for his
Rivy and Rabbi Moshe deep wisdom,
and
Rivy
Kletenik
Poupko Kletenik, longtime head of school at Seattle
Hebrew Academy, because she has provided meaningful Jewish experiences to
so many.
Our next heroes are also a husband/
wife team, but this one is bittersweet as
weve just learned theyll be departing our
great city later this year for Texas: Rabbi
Oren Hayon, who has led Hillel at the
University of Washington during a time
when its hard to be Jewish on campus,
and Julie Hayon, who built a germ of an
idea into a powerful Jewish experience for
high schoolers with the Livnot Chai program. We wish you both well.
These two arent married, but their
volunteer work ends up hand in hand:
Robert Hovden, who runs Congregation
Beth Shaloms mitzvah corps. When
people need the community, Robert is
the coordinator of the coordinators,
our respondent wrote. Margot Kravette,
part of this corps, helps families that
come to Seattle for medical care, wrote
her admirer. She started this 20 years
ago with five volunteers and it has grown
to almost 200.
Ari Hoffman, who for the past decade

has led the NCSY youth group: Not only
does he put up with all of the headache that
teenagers bring (mine included), wrote
his voter, he actually brings tangible
change into these kids lives, in many
cases inspiration that lasts a lifetime.
Rob Jacobs, director of Israel advocacy organization StandWithUs Northwest, is standing as a beacon of light
in defense of Israel in a city where it is
brave to do so.
Educator Beth Huppin youll see
her elsewhere in these pages soon: Shes
an amazing Jewish scholar and teacher,
and a wonderfully caring person, wrote
her admirer.
David Berkman, new daddy and
founding director of URJ Camp Kalsman, which won for best Jewish summer
camp: He makes dreams come true.
Hazzan Isaac Azose was honored
for tirelessly working to keep alive
the unique Sephardic traditions of this
town.
Our readers selected Rabbi Rachel
Nussbaum, founder of the Kavana
Cooperative, for creating and sustaining a vibrant Jewish community that has
nation- and world-wide recognition.
In the political arena, people appreciated local entrepreneur Nick Hanauer
for his efforts for gun control and social
justice.
Recently
retired state
Sen. Adam
Kline, because
he has in his
support and
protection of
human and
civil rights
demonstrated
consistently
Jewish values
especially that
State Senator Adam Kline
all people are
created Btselem Elohim.
And finally current state Rep. Tana
Senn, because she is walking the walk
and the talk in Olympia.
Mazel tov and yasher koach to each
of you!
l i f ec y c l es
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
First Jewish baby: The best
birthday present
Tova and Chris Miller of Snohomish

welcomed the first Jewish baby of 2015.
Zachary Alex Miller was born January 4 at
12:46 p.m. at Providence Everett Hospital. He
weighed in at 7 lbs., 6 oz. and measured 20 in.
Not only does Zachary have the honor of
being this years first Jewish baby, he shares
his birthday with a special person.
He was born on my birthday, said Tova.
I had gone to the hospital at 5 a.m., she said. They sent me home at 7. We rushed back to
the hospital around noon and he was born within 10 minutes of getting back there.
It was an intense experience for Tova, who remembered the experience of giving birth to her
daughter, Alexandra, now 5, and had planned to have an epidural. But not everything goes
according to the birth plan, as many mothers know.
And everything turned out fine.
Hes doing really well, she said. Hes pretty happy.
Tova is a graduate of Seattle Hebrew Academy and Northwest Yeshiva High School, and is
returning to school to study human resources. Her husband, Chris, works for Sonitrol Pacific, a
security system company.
Tova said they liked the Biblical background of the name Zachary, and the baby is also named
after a friend of the fathers.
The babys bris was conducted by Ezra Bessaroth hazzan Yogev Nuna at Tovas parents house
in Seward Park.
Were just very proud to welcome him, said Tova.
-Emily K. Alhadeff
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Levi and Jace Ceyhun
Lori and Haluk Ceyhun of Seattle welcomed

Levi Demir and Jace Eren January 6, 2015, at
Overlake Hospital in Bellevue.
Levi weighed 6 lbs., 1 oz. and measured 19
1/2 in. Jace weighed 5 lbs., 6 oz. and
measured 18 1/4 in.
Levi and Jaces grandparents are Ayse Esin
and Fikret Ceyhun of Seattle and Fran and
Jonathan Lake of New Orleans, LA. Their
grandparents are Howard and Karen Ann
Weinberg of Waveland, Miss.
The babies are named after their grandfathers, Leopold Mendler and Joseph Weinberg.
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