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    T H E V O I C E O F

    W A S H I N G T O N

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    EXPLORE ISRAELCENTER SECTION

    ISRAELS BIG TECH YEARPAGE 10

    WHERE HILLEL STANDSPAGE 6

    T H E V O I C E O F

    W A S H I N G T O N

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    Jewish life emerges

    In Poland

    Coverage on

    pages 8, 9 and 22

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    2 JTNews nWWW.JTNEWS.NET n FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 201

    Capitol Hill Campus 1601 16th Avenue, Seattle(206) 461-3240 www.jfsseattle.org OFGREATERSEATTLE

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    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2013 n WWW.JTNEWS.NET n JTNews

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    information. We seek to expose our readers to di-

    verse viewpoints and vibrant debate on many fronts,

    including the news and events in Israel. We strive

    to contribute to the continued growth of our local

    Jewish community as we carry out our mission.

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    Publisher & Editor *Joel Magalnick 233

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    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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    Nancy Greer; Cynthia Flash Hemphill*; Ron Leibsohn;

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    Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

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    *Member, JTNews Editorial BoardEx-Officio Member

    Coming up

    January 10Senior Directory

    REMEMBER WHEN

    STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

    From the Jewish ranscript, Decem-

    ber 7, 1990.

    Te Seward Park eruv is all grown up!

    Local kashrut inspector Yitzchok Gallor

    works on the construction of the bound-

    ary that allows observant Jews to carry

    some items on Shabbat.

    Every weekday at 3 p.m., JNews sends out an email with stories from near and far

    about whats happening in our Jewish world. Here are some stories you may have missed

    over the past week:

    e Reform reboot

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    you loved in 2013. ake it now! ell your friends! Find it at www.jtnews.net/best.

    Were taking New Years off! See you again on January 10.

    A hundred blessings

    Rabbi Jill Borodin suggests we say 100 blessings each day to help us appreciate all of the bounty in our

    lives.

    Why Birthright is important Keith Dvorchik, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and a former Hillel director

    responds to last weeks Rabbis Turn column that suggested we could do more for Jewish engagement

    with the $1 billion that has been spent on sending young adults to Israel.

    Where Hillel stands

    When the Swarthmore College Hillel announced it would not follow guidelines set by the international bod

    of the Jewish student organization, it raised questions about what other chapters are doing.

    In honor of the rabbi

    Rabbi Solomon Maimon led Sephardic Bikur Holim for many years, but his heart was always with educati

    children. He will be honored next month for his work in founding the Sephardic Adventure Camp.

    Jewish life emerges in Poland

    While so much we hear about Jewish life in Poland is about death, there is actually a vibrant, growing Jew

    ish community thats finally emerging in the former Communist country.

    Israels big year in tech 1

    Billions. Thats how much has been invested in Israeli startup tech companies. 2013 has been a banner

    year for investment and purchases of many of those companies.

    Explore Israel Center sectio

    Resources for you and your kids to take part in Israel programs in the coming year.

    Northwest Jewish Family Section

    Abba Knows Best: Our religious freedom 1

    Columnist Ed Harris says to just walk or drive a block to find some type of house of worship before asking

    if we really dont enjoy freedom of religion.

    A moments peace for local teens 1

    A new program coming to the Seattle area will bring teens from the Middle East to spend the summer wi

    Jewish, Muslim and Christian teens so they can learn about each other and forge the peace agreement

    that continues to elude their elders.

    Languages unspoken language 1

    Writer and professor Ilan Stavans will visit Seattle to talk about his intellectual love affair with poet Pablo

    Neruda, as well as his own Jewish history.

    Reconciliation in Poland 1

    Author Louise Steinman never thought shed step foot in the country from which her elders hailed. But a

    chance request to visit Poland set her on a decade-long path to reclaim her past.

    MORE

    Community Calendar

    Crossword

    M.O.T.: Buddhists at Auschwitz

    Where to Worship 1

    Whats Your JQ?: An ode to gefilte fish 1

    Lifecycles 1

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    CROSSING THE SEA PRAYER-SILENCE-ECSTASY-THE GREAT JOURNEY

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    SUNDAY22DECEMBER4:30 p.m. Moshava Malibu Open House

    Kenny Pollack at [email protected]

    or 855-MOSHAVA or www.moshavamalibu.org

    Moshava Malibu, a Modern Orthodox sleepaway

    camp run by Bnei Akiva of Los Angeles, is having

    an open house. Call or see the website for more

    details and directions. At a private home, Seattle.

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    Tickets available online at bit.ly/1h88kp7 for $20,

    $25 at the door. At Ampersand Lounge, 113 Bell

    St., Seattle.

    TUESDAY31DECEMBER5:309 p.m. New Years Eve Party at

    Temple De Hirsch Sinai

    Wendy at [email protected] or

    206-323-8486 or www.tdhs-nw.org

    Join TDHS for a fun, fabulous, family-friendly par

    including food, games, dancing with DJ Nick Barra

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    $10/child for temple members. At Temple De HirsSinai, 3850 SE 156th Ave. SE, Bellevue.

    WEDNESDAY 1JANUARY1:453:15 p.m. Kollel On Ice!

    Rabbi Avrohom David at info@seat tlekollel.o

    or 206-722-8289 or www.seattlekollel.org

    Join the Seattle Kollel for an afternoon of ice skatin

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    I s a a c A z o s e ,

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    Altabef at the first

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    5 at Hillel at the University of Washington. The program, sponsored by the UWs Stroum Center

    for Jewish Studies and its Sephardic Studies Program, the UWs division of Spanish and

    Portuguese Studies, Sephardic Bikur Holim, Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, and Sephardic

    Brotherhood, included singing, discussions in Ladino, and a historical presentation by 19

    members of Los Ladineros, a local Ladino-speaking group.

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    THE RABBIS TURN

    OPINION

    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2013 nWWW.JTNEWS.NET n JTNews

    In the last 22 years, there have been 1,000 Israeli companies purchased.

    Jonathan Medved, founder of a site that brings together funders for Israeli companies. Learn about startup Israels banner year on page 10.

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    JTNews or the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.

    One hundred blessings

    RABBI JILL BORODIN Congregation Beth ShalomRabbi Haninah, the son

    of Papa, says (in the almud,

    Tractate Berachot, page 35b):Anyone who enjoys any-

    thing from this world without

    a blessing, it is as if they have

    stolen from God and the com-

    munity of Israel.

    What a statement to be

    guilty for just eating the deli-

    cious piece of fruit I bought

    at the farmers market, or perhaps picked

    from my very own garden, or delivered to

    me by my neighbor. And guilty of stealing

    not only from God, but also the commu-

    nity of Israel.

    And if one is guilty for stealing if you

    dont say a blessing, what is involved in

    saying a blessing that is so transformative

    as to make that same act (that same eating

    of the piece of fruit) no longer the? What

    is a blessing all about?

    I oen use the metaphor of quotation

    and plagiarism for explaining the mechan-

    ics of blessings. Similar to how citations

    work when we intellectually benefit from

    the wisdom of someone else and are

    allowed to do so by citing the source, when

    we acknowledge the source (through the

    act of blessing), we then have permission

    to use and enjoy this item.

    Alternatively, through the act of bless-

    ing, we may be transforming ourselves,

    seeing the world through sacred lenses,

    somehow transporting ourselves to the

    divine realm, and are thereby fit to enjoy

    Gods bounty.

    Te rabbis suggest one should say 100

    blessings a day. If one sleeps between seven

    and eight hours a day, an equal distribu-

    tion of reciting blessings has one saying

    a blessing approximately once every 10

    minutes of ones waking time. (Te rabbis

    assumed one would be saying a greater

    number of blessings during the three daily

    services, so the expressing of blessings is

    not necessarily evenly distributed every 10

    minutes throughout the day.)

    What an incredible way to interact

    with the world to pause frequently

    to be mindful of ones surroundings, to

    acknowledge ones blessings, to show

    gratitude and express a sacred connec-

    tion with the Divine and the world around

    you. How differently would you perceive

    the world, how much more grateful and

    mindful, patient and appreciative would

    you be if you interacted with the world

    with regular pauses, mindfulness and

    appreciation? I know, from

    the couple experiments I

    have done with trying to fit inmy hundred daily blessings,

    that this practice helps radi-

    cally shi my perspective and

    energy. I see the world and

    those around me as a constant

    source of awe and potential.

    For me, the hardest part

    to understand about Rabbi

    Haninas statement is how we can steal

    from other human beings when we dont

    oer a blessing. One possibility, as sug-

    gested by the commentator Rashi, is in

    how we behave as role models: When we

    dont bless, others will think it is accept-

    able to not bless.

    I want to suggest another possibility,

    based on another passage in this same

    tractate of the almud, offered in the

    name of Ben Zoma (Berachot 58a). Ben

    Zoma is recounted as including in part of

    his blessings, aer thanking the Creator,

    a list and acknowledgment of all the dif-

    ferent people involved in the supply chain

    of producing a piece of food or creating

    a piece of clothing, and how fortunate

    he was to have others who help with the

    various stages of production. Ben Zoma

    would contrast himself to the Biblical

    Adam and say: How many labors did pri-

    mordial Adam have to work at before he

    found bread to eat? He plowed, planted,

    harvested and stacked the sheaves. He

    threshed, winnowed, sorted, ground and

    sied, kneaded, baked, and aer all this he

    ate. And I wake up and nd all these done

    before me.

    Perhaps blessings, in addition to

    reminding us of the Divine, can also play

    a key role in helping us be mindful of the

    large number of people involved in help-

    ing us source our food, manufacture our

    electronics, produce our clothing, trans-

    port all our goodies, and source the fuel

    for transportation people both locally

    and internationally. And perhaps from

    this place of awareness of all those who

    have helped us along the way, we will

    be motivated to help create and uphold

    conditions for fair treatment and com-

    pensation for everyone along the supply

    chain, acknowledging the large number of

    people, all created in Gods image, from

    whom we benefit every day.

    May our lives be filled with many bless-

    ings and the blessing of awareness and

    gratitude for our blessings.

    Why Birthright makes adifference

    KEITH DVORCHIK Special to JTNewsI read with dismay the opinion piece

    Why Birthright Israel is hafuch, Rabbis

    Turn, by Rabbi Aaron Meyer on Dec. 13.Having spent the past 15 years on a col-

    lege campus and sending thousands of stu-

    dents on Birthright journeys, I strongly

    disagree with Rabbi Meyers conclusions.

    My reasons are based on both my personal

    experiences and on research findings more

    recent than the gures the article quoted.

    First, the hard numbers: Brandeis Uni-

    versitys Cohen Center for Modern Jewish

    Studies released a 2012 update to its

    Birthright research. You can nd it here:

    www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/noteworthy/

    jewish_futures_taglit_2012.html.

    The Cohen Center examined the

    impact of Taglit-Birthright Israel on its

    alumni six to 11 years aer their trips

    to Israel. e data was derived from the

    third year of a longitudinal study of Jewish

    young adults. Te key findings are signifi-

    cantly dierent from the 2008 study Rabbi

    Meyer cited. For example:

    Participants were 42 percent more likely

    to feel very much connected to Israel com-

    pared to individuals who did not take a

    Birthright trip.

    Participants were 22 percent more likely

    to indicate that they are at least somewhat

    condent in explaining the current situa-

    tion in Israel as compared to those who did

    not go on aglit.

    Participants were 45 percent more likely

    than non-participants to be married to

    a Jewish spouse. aglits impact on in-

    marriage was consistent across all levels

    of childhood Jewish education, which

    underscores the powerful impact a Birth-

    right trip can have in strengthening Jewish

    identity.

    Taglits inuence extends beyond partic-

    ipants themselves. Seven percent of non-

    participants are married to aglit alumni,

    while 25 percent of participants are mar-

    ried to other participants (whom they did

    not necessarily meet on their trips).

    Among respondents whose spouses were

    not raised by Jews, participants spouses

    were more than three times as likely to

    have formally converted to Judaism at the

    time of the survey than non-participants

    spouses.

    In his article, Rabbi Meyer asked, Is

    feeling positive about being Jewish

    without translating those feelings into

    action worth such a significant expendi-

    ture of resources? I would argue that the

    2012 findings show that his premise is off

    base, as they reect a longer-lasting impact

    of Birthright on actions as well as attitudes.

    Now, I want to share a few personal sto-

    ries that add a heartening personal dimen-

    sion to Brandeiss empirical research. A

    few weeks ago, one of my former Birth-

    right participants posted the following

    our Birthright Facebook group for a tr

    that took place last year.

    I was laying (or lying not sure) in

    bed about to all asleep and I started

    thinking about our trip. I cant believe

    that it happened over a year and a

    hal ago and how much o those ten

    amazing days I can still remember.

    Tose were easily the ten best days

    o my lie and my biggest regret was

    not writing down all o the amaz-

    ing memories that I gathered along

    the way. I hope that at some point

    down the road, ALL o us can have a

    reunion and talk about the incredible

    experience we all shared (and share a

    drink or three). I miss all o you guys

    SO much! Peace and love and a happy

    last night o Hanukkah!

    Over a year and half aer the trip, he

    still connected, still interested in Judais

    and Jewish life, still interested in the Jewi

    community.

    In the closing remarks to our group

    that same trip, another participant wro

    the following words:

    One o the things I have heard many

    o you repeatedly say is how you real-

    ize now that Judaism is more than

    just a religion; it is a culture, tradi-

    tion, set o values, and way o lie.

    Tis Jewish heritage is what brought

    us all to Israel in the first place. Once

    here, though, we discovered more

    than just our roots; we discovered a

    way o lie that we can connect with

    on a level so deep that it has changed

    our world views. Tink about that.

    In 10 days, a country the size o New

    Jersey (but not as smelly) changed the

    way we view ourselves, our religion,

    the world, and our role in that world.

    After returning from his Birthrig

    experience, that student began to atte

    Shabbat services and dinner each wee

    His social circle expanded to include h

    Jewish friends from the trip. He ensur

    that his younger brother went on Birt

    right so he could also understand wh

    being Jewish and being part of the Jewi

    community means. Tis is more than fee

    ing positive about being Jewish. Tis

    action that changes lives. Tese are choic

    that strengthen our Jewish community.

    While I could cite many other exam

    ples, a revealing story I can share is wh

    happened a month ago when I traveled

    Israel for the Jewish Federations of Nor

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    Where Hillel stands

    JOEL MAGALNICK Editor, JTNewsIn early December, news came out that

    the Hillel Jewish student group at Swarth-

    more College, a small school outside of

    Philadelphia, had voted to break from Hillel

    Internationals guidelines on Israel and

    embrace a model supported by a studentgroup called Open Hillel. e collective of

    Jewish activists [encourages] local campus

    Hillels to adopt policies that are more open

    and inclusive than Hillel Internationals

    guidelines, and that allow for free discourse

    on all subjects within the Hillel commu-

    nity, according to the Open Hillel website.

    Swarthmores Hillel is the only one

    thus far to move in that direction. Almost

    immediately, Eric Fingerhut, president of

    Hillel International, made his organiza-

    tions position unequivocally clear: Hillel

    will not partner with, house or host orga-

    nizations, groups or speakers that as a

    matter of policy or practice: Deny the right

    of Israel to exist as a Jewish and demo-

    cratic state with secure and recognized

    borders; delegitimize, demonize or apply a

    double standard to Israel; support boycott

    of, divestment from, or sanctions against

    the State of Israel; exhibit a pattern of dis-

    ruptive behavior towards campus events

    or guest speakers or foster an atmosphere

    of incivility, according to an open letter

    posted on Hillels website.

    Given that Hillel chapters do, for

    the most part, operate autonomously,

    questions about what it means for Hill-

    els on campuses across the country have

    emerged, including in Seattle. Te answer,

    according to Oren Hayon, executive direc-

    tor of Hillel at the University of Washing-

    ton, is not much.

    Swarthmore Hillel is not a bellwether

    for the rest of the Hillel world; this does

    not indicate that Hillel as a movement is

    out of touch with students or local cam-

    puses when it comes to its Israel policy,

    Hayon told JNews via email from Los

    Angeles, where he was attending a confer-

    ence of the Western Hillel Organizations.

    Fingerhut spoke at the conference, and

    Hayon said he le the discussion feel-

    ing completely assured that Eric and his

    office are truly committed to a pluralistic

    approach to student engagement with Israel

    and that he deeply respects the autonomy of

    individual Hillels and their leadership when

    it comes to creating our own individual

    approaches to Israel programming.

    Hayon said his staff is committed to

    supporting Israel, but also to dierences

    of opinion, and the international guide-

    lines allow for that.

    he guidelines

    dont specify any

    groups in particular

    at all (Eric Fingerhut

    made an emphatic

    point about this theother day) in order

    to let individual local

    Hillels determine

    whether groups (Pal-

    estinian student clubs,

    Jewish Voice for

    Peace, J Street, etc.)

    in their community

    are considered in or

    out, Hayon wrote.

    We are an incredibly

    diverse community,

    and we constantly strive to remain accessible

    to all young Jews, regardless of their back-

    ground, their level of religious observance,

    or their political perspective.

    He added that its very important to

    me personally that I and my organiza-

    tion will be able to inspire students and

    Jconnectors [the young adult program]

    to deepen their connection to Israel as

    the Jewish homeland, but individuals will

    never be turned away from Hillel because

    they dont share my feelings about Israel.

    at said, Hillel UW has every inten-

    tion of upholding the Israel guidelines.

    I dont think that Hillel UW would

    benefit from cosponsoring programming

    with organizations who deny Israels right

    to exist as a Jewish, democratic state,

    he wrote. Our openness to an honest

    appraisal of modern Israel does not mean

    that Hillel UW will open its doors to the

    organizations that spread lies or demon

    ize Israel.

    Another vote this month has few

    direct ramifications for Hillel as an org

    nization, but can be reected on campus

    at large. On Sunday, the American StudiAssociation voted, by a two-thirds majo

    ity, on an academic boycott of Israel.

    association, which according to its websi

    is devoted to the interdisciplinary stud

    of American culture and history, appli

    to institutions and not individual Israe

    academics. But the announcement sen

    a larger message that the boycott, dives

    ment and sanctions movement (BD

    against Israel is gaining legitimacy.

    Unlike other campuses in Washingto

    State, most notably Te Evergreen Sta

    College, the BDS movement has not mad

    signicant inroads at the UW, Hayon sai

    But given precedent at colleges like Eve

    green, he worries about the eects of BD

    which make Jewish students feel threa

    ened and alienated.

    Successful BDS campaigns on campu

    oen go hand-in-hand with the weaken

    ing of local Hillels, the dissolution of civ

    discourse on campus, and the growth

    feelings of fear and alienation in Jewish st

    dents, he wrote. My job is to ensure th

    every Jewish student feels safe on UW

    campus, and that no one is made to fe

    intimidated or afraid because of their rel

    gious identity or ideological convictions.

    Mikael Kvart, Hillel UWs board pres

    dent, acknowledged that the education o

    Israel the Hillel sta has been engaging

    X PAGE 1

    COURTESY HILLEL UW

    Hillel at the University of Washingtons Greenstein family executive director

    Rabbi Oren Hayon with a group of Hillel interns.

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    TORI GOTTLIEB JTNews CorrespondentIt wouldnt be an overstatement to say

    that Rabbi Solomon Maimon has been a

    pillar of Seattles Sephardic community

    since he moved here as a young child in

    the 1920s. Tough he initially accompa-

    nied his father, Rabbi Abraham Maimon,who moved to Seattle from ekirdag,

    Turkey in 1924 to serve as the rabbi at

    Sephardic Bikur Holim (SBH), Solomon

    Maimon quickly made a name for him-

    self as a religious leader in his own right.

    At the age of 17, he le Seattle to attend

    Yeshiva University in New York, and

    upon his graduation, became the first

    Sephardic rabbi ordained in the United

    States.

    Rabbi Maimon returned to Seattle

    aer his ordination to serve as SBHs full-

    time rabbi. His true passion, however,

    was working with children, and that was

    reected in his work helping to found

    several childrens programs in the greater

    Seattle area namely, the Seattle Hebrew

    Day School (which later merged with the

    Seattle almud orah to become the Seat-

    tle Hebrew Academy), and the Sephardic

    Adventure Camp (SAC). On January 12,

    Rabbi Maimon, now 93, will be honored

    for his work with the camp at a special

    dinner event at Sephardic Bikur Holim in

    Seward Park.

    Rabbi Maimon founded the Sephardic

    Adventure Camp in 1948 as a way to help

    make Judaism fun and educational for

    kids, in addition to the experiences they

    were already getting from their Jewish day

    schools and congregations.

    We practice and we pray and we

    play, Rabbi Maimon said of the SAC

    experience, adding that the experience of

    camp steeped in Jewish tradition needs

    to be truly fun for the children to want

    to attend. You have to be with them day

    and night, and feed them, and love them,

    and make it fun real fun. Its not an

    easy job.

    Te camp is a two-week program that

    generally runs from late June to early July,

    and includes all the typical markers of asleep-away summer camp from swim-

    ming to hiking to arts and cras. But it

    also includes the hallmarks of an immer-

    sive religious experience, like Sephardic

    culture sessions, morning and evening

    Orthodox prayer sessions, and a Shabbat

    observance at the end of each of the two

    weeks. SAC is staed by religious leaders,

    yeshiva students, and former campers,

    and it attracts campers from all over the

    United States, Canada, and Israel.

    e camp is a success, said Rabbi

    Maimon of his agship program. Every-

    body who ever came had a great time, and

    they learned a lot.

    Rabbi Maimon believes it will be those

    former and current campers who will

    join him and his family at the event. SAC

    expects between 200 and 250 people at the

    dinner, which will include a celebration

    of Rabbi Maimon and his founding of the

    Sephardic Adventure Camp, as well as a

    opportunity for the whole SAC family to

    learn about how to carry on what Rabb

    Maimon started and continue to serve th

    campers of the greater Sephardic com

    munity.

    Im almost 94, so its not easy to ge

    out and do music with the kids, joked

    Rabbi Maimon, who said he hopes th

    dinner will include some favorite cam

    sing-alongs and lots of ruach, the Hebrew

    word for spirit.

    IF YOU GO

    The dinner to honor Rabbi Maimon

    will take place on Sun., Jan. 12, 2014

    at 5 p.m. at Sephardic Bikur Holim,

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    join SAC to honor Rabbi Maimon

    for his years of service.

    For more information, contact

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    or 206-257-2225.

    COURTESY SEPHARDIC ADVENTURE CAMP

    Rabbi Solomon Maimon wears a t-shirt with the

    logo of the camp he created more than 65 years

    ago.

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    Jewish Poland: Come for thehistory, stay for the latkes

    DIKLA TUCHMAN JTNews CorrespondentIts been nearly a quarter century since

    the fall of Communism, which began with

    the Revolution of 1989 in Poland. e

    crumbling of the Soviet Union gave thosewho did not fit into Polands homogenous

    population permission to finally reemerge

    and rediscover their heritage.

    But the change was not immediate, and

    it has taken the last 25 years to see a signif-

    icant transformation that arguably could

    not have been possible without, at least

    for Polands Jews, the help of the Ameri-

    can Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.

    e JDC works in more than 70 coun-

    tries and in Israel to alleviate hunger and

    hardship, rescue Jews in danger, create

    connections to Jewish life, and provide

    immediate relief and long-term develop-

    ment support for victims of natural and

    man-made disasters. e JDCs work in

    Poland over the last 20 plus years has

    been especially signicant. In places like

    Warsaw and Western Poland (which,

    prior to 1945, was a part of Germany), the

    eorts of the JDC have been focused on

    revitalization by developing the commu-

    nity infrastructure, leadership, and edu-

    cational resources necessary to ensure a

    Jewish future.

    Since the democratic opening of

    the region, pilgrimages to Poland have

    mostly centered on connecting with the

    sadder part of Jewish history in places like

    Warsaw and the Auschwitz concentra-

    tion camp.

    Tey really come for Jewish death, not

    Jewish life, said Karina Sokolowska, the

    JDCs Poland country manager, who vis-

    ited Seattle earlier this week.

    Karina has been working with the

    JDC for the last 20 years and has seen the

    changes both in the organization and her

    home country as progress has rapidly been

    made in conjunction with the now thriv-

    ing Jewish communities in Poland. I have

    denitely lived and led the transition, said

    Sokolowska.

    Sokolowska draws a direct correla-

    tion between what she calls a natural link

    between people who are interested in the

    genealogical side of the Jewish story and

    Poland and Polish-Jewish history, she

    told JTNews. I think what really brin

    their interest now is the Jewish renewal

    Poland.

    Given how Polands Jewish populatioat one time one of the largest in the worl

    was decimated during the Holocaust, th

    country is not really seen as any kind

    a place for the Jewish community to b

    thriving, Sokolowska said, and that

    exactly what it is, from my point of view

    and this is the story that Im sharing.

    Sokolowskas job is not only to pu

    forth efforts toward the revitalization

    the Jewish communities in Poland, b

    she also shares that narrative with oth

    Jewish communities around the worl

    Her Seattle visit included audiences wi

    the Jewish Federation of Greater Sea

    tle and the Jewish Genealogical Society

    Washington State.

    Most American Jews and this

    certainly the case in Seattle came fro

    Eastern European roots, which includ

    territories that are Poland today an

    former Poland that grandparents an

    great-grandparents emigrated from, sa

    Michael Novick,the JDCs executive dire

    tor of strategic development.

    Sokolowska focuses much of her atten

    tion, both while in Poland and when sh

    visits the States, on sharing the present an

    future of Polish-Jewish life, rather tha

    delving too deeply into the past.

    Were trying to not get involved

    teaching Holocaust, said Sokolowsk

    But its unavoidable. For us, its gurin

    out a way to deal with it. Its very hard.

    With the JCC Warsaw having ju

    opened its doors in October and turnou

    of nearly 1,000 Jewish Poles at the Limu

    Keszet education conference outside

    Warsaw in late November, its becomin

    apparent that Polands Jewish identity

    resurfacing and a resurgence is slowly b

    surely occurring.

    For three years running, Limmu

    KeszetPoland has been the largest gathe

    ing of Polish Jews in the country since th

    late 1960s, according to the JDC. Havin

    just run its sixth program, Limmud dre

    COURTESY J

    JDC saw a turnout of over 800 adults in this years Limmud Keszet Poland held just outside Warsa

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    Buddhists at Auschwitz and a PR firms new owner

    DIANA BREMENTJTNews Columnist

    1When the head of her

    temple announced he

    was going on a reconcil-

    iation journey to Auschwitz,

    Dee Endelman found herself

    saying, Ill go with youalthough at the moment I

    wasnt sure why.

    e temple in question is

    Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji,

    or Plum Mountain emple,

    Seattles Rinzai Zen Buddhist

    congregation. A practicing

    Buddhist for more than 14

    years, Dee was born Catholic

    and says shes been part of a

    Jewish family for 40 years.

    e trip was sponsored by Zen Peace-

    makers (www.zenpeacemakers.org). e

    international and multi-faith group of 95

    included a gentile Polish woman who had

    been a child prisoner, and two Palestin-

    ians involved in peace work. Tey learned

    about Nazi atrocities, held meaning-

    ful dialogues, then gathered at the tracks

    each day to read victims names aloud and

    meditate. At a special ceremony on the last

    day, yahrzeit candles were lit.

    he trip began in Krakow, Poland,

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    Her first day in Auschwitz, Dee

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    play of human hair and discarded glasses.

    Describing it to me, she began to cry,

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    pants imagined the normal

    life activities those prisoners

    were denied.

    You really begin to feel

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    calling her grief a blessing on

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    ing...both in order to honor

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    I really enjoyed the ride through the streets of Jerusalem, Dublin said. The ridwas beautiful, and this was a great chance to tour the city in a different and moractive way.

    BARRY A. KAPLAN

    Inbal Hotel communications manager Barak Roth (left) and Amir Rockman, bicycle

    director of Israeli tour operator Gordon Active, outside the Inbal in Jerusalem.

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    Jewish Federation of

    Greater Seattle

    Bring Israel alive for high schoolersThe Jewish Federations Israel Scholarship Program enables teens to go on

    life-changing Israel experiences to develop and strengthen their Jewish identity.

    The Jewish Federation supports both need-based and incentive scholarships.

    Eligibility Requirements

    To be eligible for Israel scholarships, teens must:

    Be permanent residents of Washington State.

    Participate in an Israel program starting anytime from the summer after

    ninth grade through high school graduation (gap year programs are not

    eligible).

    Select an Israel program that is an educational youth/peer program

    (adventure travel, community service, volunteer work, study).

    Seek additional sources of scholarship funding from synagogues

    (if affiliated) and Israel program sponsoring organizations.

    Other Requirements

    Scholarships cannot be awarded retroactively.

    Scholarship recipients must complete volunteer service at the Jewish

    Federation after their Israel program (details available in the application

    packet).

    Scholarship recipients must write one blog post and send at least ve

    pictures for every three weeks of their Israel program.

    Application Deadlines

    Applications must be received at least three months before planned departure

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    January 17, 2014 Need-based and incentive scholarships

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    To find out more, visitwww.jewishinseattle.org/IsraelScholarships.

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    Birthday celebrations for childrenwith special needs

    Those are examples of the 24 projects

    that will receive Ignition Grants from

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    Ignition Grants fund new and innova-

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    that are not capital purchases. Ignition

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    Funded projects include the following:

    BBYO Evergreen Region

    Jewish Tween Extreme - $1,800Outreach to middle school-aged

    youth for participation in exciting

    programs, such as Teen J-Serve

    and Haunted Havdallah.

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    Camp Solomon SchechterTeen Foundation - $1,250

    Campers will learn about

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    Chabad of the Central Cascades

    Seder in a Box - $1,800

    About 70 Issaquah/Sammamish area

    families in need will receive Sedersin a Box.

    Congregation Beth Hatikvah

    Hizuk Beit Sfreinu (StrengtheningOur School) - $2,187.80

    CBH will update religious school

    supplies and install Wi-Fi, increasing

    access to teaching materials.

    Congregation Ezra Bessaroth

    The Midrasha Seattle/WomensInstitute of Torah Studies - $1,800

    The Midrasha will provide meaningful

    Jewish education for women that in-

    cludes text analysis and understand-

    ing of prayers and traditions.

    Jewish Federation Gives Ignition Grants to 24 Projects

    Hebrew Hoops

    Hebrew Hoops Summer BasketballCamps - $1,800

    Hebrew Hoops combines a rigorous bas-

    ketball program with Jewish education.

    Hillel at University of Washington

    Israel Fellow and Israel Program Expan-sion - $4,550

    Hillel recently expanded its staff to in-

    clude an Israel Fellow, who plays a criticalrole in helping students and young adults

    deepen their knowledge about Israel.

    Jewish High

    Business Ethics Torah/Teens - $2,500

    Business Ethics Torah will bring in local

    business leaders to talk about their back-

    grounds and companies.

    Jewish Transcript Media

    Jewish Transcript Dig itization and Pres-ervation Project - $3,724

    Jewish Transcript Media will work

    with the Seattle Public Library to make

    digital copies of previous publications

    available online.

    Livnot ChaiLivnot Engaging the Community - $3,000

    Community engagement will bring Livnot

    programming to students unable to at-

    tend weekly learnings and students in

    underserved rural communities.

    Music of Remembrance

    Ela Stein Weissberger Visit for Brundi-bar - $2,465

    Music of Remembrance will present two

    performances of the beloved childrens

    opera Brundibar at the Seattle Childrens

    Theatre.

    Seattle Hebrew Academy

    Tu BShevat Inter-School Learning andCelebration - $3,558

    The Community Day School Tu BShevatSeder will be part of a month-long expe-

    riential learning.

    Seattle Hebrew Academy

    Community Partnership - $1,105

    Seattle Hebrew Academy will work with

    First Place School to support Childhaven.

    Seattle Jewish Community School

    SJCS Edible Garden - $2,000

    SJCS will expand its edible garden with

    new irrigation systems and worm buckets.

    Stroum Jewish

    Community Center

    Oneg Shabbat at the J - $3,439

    Oneg Shabbat Outreach Program

    provides a low-barrier way to facilitate

    and strengthen participants connec-

    tions to one another, to key SJCC and

    PJ Library staff.Stroum Jewish Community

    Center

    Senior Holiday Celebrations - $2,500

    SJCC will organize ve Jewish holi-

    day luncheons for local seniors.

    Stroum Jewish Studies Program

    at University of Washington

    Cantame una cantiga/Sing me asong: Collecting Sephardic Balladsin Seattle, 1973-2014 - $3,060

    The project will digitize recordings

    of traditional Ladino songs for the

    Seattle Sephardic Treasures project.

    Temple Beth Am

    Senior Evening Rides - $1,800

    The program will provide taxi vouch-

    ers enabling senior citizens to attend

    nighttime Temple Beth Am programs.

    Temple Beth El

    Caring and Sharing: Reaching Out toThose in Need - $2,000

    Temple Beth El will work to connect

    with seniors and unafliated people in

    the Tacoma and Pierce County Jew-

    ish community.

    Temple Bnai Torah

    Camp Kesher - $3,000

    The grant will support Camp Keshers

    scholarship program.

    The Friendship Circle

    of Washington

    Birthday Club - $3,250

    The Birthday Club will enable kids

    with special needs to celebratetheir birthdays with special parties

    in which they will be celebrated

    and honored in their own way.

    The Kavana Cooperative

    Jewish Community NetworksInitiative - $3,500

    The Kavana Cooperative is expand-

    ing its program in order to strength-

    en the Jewish community through

    network building.

    Washington State Holocaust

    Education Resource Center

    With My Own Eyes - $4,550

    Funding will support addition of

    better graphics, updated research

    information and outtakes of Holo-caust survivors to an introductory

    lm about the Holocaust for educa-

    tors and community groups.

    Washington State

    Jewish Historical Society

    The Yesler Way Story: A DigitalNarrative - $4,060

    WSJHS will produce short multi-

    media videos and an interactive

    map telling the story of Yesler Way

    businesses.

    Music of Remembrance received an Ignition Grant to present two performances of

    Brundibar at the Seattle Childrens Theatre. Ela Stein Weissberger, a Holocaust survivor

    who played The Cat in all 55 original performances of Brundibar in Terezin, will make a

    presentation about the operas message to students from local day and high schools. Photo

    shows 2006 performance. From left in front are Pepicek, played by Ross Hauck; Aninku,

    played by Maureen McKay; Ela Stein Weissberger; and The Cat, played by David Korn.

    PHOTO COURTESY MUSIC OF REMEMBRANCE

    PHOTO: ILYAS PHOTOGRAPHY 2006

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    The parallel AmericaBy Ed Harris

    I dont like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and

    I dont think Christians like getting pushed around for being

    Christians [W]here did the idea come from that we arent

    allowed to worship God?

    Ben Stein, from CBS Sunday Morning, Dec. 18, 2005

    Its not uncommon for me to ask my youngest son Izzy

    a relatively simple question, such as Would you like to eat

    something? or Do you need a ride later today to hang out with

    friends? and for the response to be, I dont know. On such

    occasions, I am in the habit of saying, Ill ask the other Izzy.

    The implication is there is a parallel universe that contains a

    parallel Izzy who does know whether hes hungry or needs a ride somewhere. However,

    its just a little private joke of mine. In reality, there is only one Izzy: The version who can

    earn straight As in school but seems incapable of taking a definitive stand on whether or

    not hed like a sandwich.

    Our family, including our inscrutable son, lives in Bellevue, home to an ethnically,

    religiously and culturally diverse population. Within a 10-minute drive of our home are

    dozens of religious institutions. I can find churches of numerous denominations Baptist,

    Catholic, Christian Reformed, Foursquare, Episcopal, Jehovahs Witness, Lutheran, Mormon,

    Seventh Day Adventist, and several others services available in multiple languages

    English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese as well the Jewish Day School, three synagogues, a

    Chabad House, a mosque, and two Bahai centers. Broaden the radius to 20 miles, and th

    number of houses of worship mushrooms literally into the hundreds. It s difficult to dri

    three blocks around here without passing at least one church.

    A common theme of the December holiday season is the complaint that religion

    our society is under attack, as reflected in the quote above by Ben Stein. The idea that

    America Jews and Christians get pushed around and arent allowed to worship God

    isnt merely wrong, its laughably, absurdly and ludicrously wrong. Ben Stein must believ

    in a parallel America, one that forbids religious worship, like the Soviet Union did und

    Communism. Sadly, many countries around the globe still experience a suppression o

    their freedom of religion, such as China and Saudi Arabia.

    What Stein seems either to not understand, or to deliberately obfuscate, is that the U.

    is not a theocracy there is no official government religion. As the First Amendment

    the Constitution states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religio

    or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

    Note the two powerful ideas of the founding fathers contained in this passage. The America

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    New camp will bring together youngsters fromdifferent religious backgroundsBy Lily Katz

    Come August, Jewish, Christian and Muslim youth from

    Jerusalem and Seattle will spend 10 days learning about eachothers faith traditions and cultural backgrounds while engaging

    in peace building.

    The camp, to be held in Mount Vernon, is organized by the

    new Seattle chapter of Kids4Peace, a national nonprofit orga-

    nization that brings kids from Jerusalem to seven cities around

    the United States. Seattle is the newest addition.

    Heres how it works: Leading up to the 10-day summer

    camp, kids ages 12-18 and their parents in the United States

    and in Jerusalem attend monthly meetings in their respective

    cities to get to know one other and discuss conflict and identity.

    When summer comes, the young people from Jerusalem visit

    one of the seven U.S. cities to meet with their American cohorts.

    Ideally, kids begin the program at age 12 and par ticipate for

    six years, or until theyre 18. Since 2002, when the program

    first began, the retention rate has been very high. The Boston chapter, for example, which

    is in its fourth year, has only lost one of its 36 participants.

    The kids are mature enough to spend 10 days away from home, but at the same time,

    theyre young enough that theyre still really open-minded, said Jordan Goldwarg, the

    Northwest regional director of Kids4Peace. Theyre open to meeting people who are very

    different than themselves and having positive interactions with them.

    A typical day at camp looks like this: Half of the time is spent in a dialogue session, in

    which kids do creative projects and discuss peace-building and how conflicts emerge. The

    campers talk about things like how individual identity is different from group identity, and

    constructive ways in which to solve conflict. The second half of the day includes typical

    camp activities like swimming, hiking, sports and ar ts and crafts. The Mount Vernon campers

    will take day trips to Seattle and attend services at a church, a synagogue and a mosque.

    Here in Seattle, I think that theres a lot of interest in doing something like this,

    Goldwarg said. There are fairly substantial Jewish, Muslim and Christian populations in the

    city, and its a fairly progressive and globally minded city where theres a lot of interest in

    other parts of the world. The level of enthusiasm and interest in this has been astounding.

    The first camp will take place at Camp Brotherhood in Mount Vernon Aug. 7-18. The

    Seattle chapter has already begun looking for participants by reaching out to religious

    communities and schools, and by doing media outreach.

    Its pretty phenomenal, Goldwarg said For the kids coming from Israel and Palestine,

    the friendships that are formed are actually very genuin

    meaningful and lasting. It creates a community of people whare doing this together, so it gives them the strength to kee

    doing it despite the pressures theyre facing.

    Its not unusual for participants to receive criticism for attendi

    the program, and to be accused of being spies or traitors, adde

    Goldwarg. But despite this, Palestinian children who have nev

    had a Jewish family in their homes will often invite over their ne

    Israeli friends, and vice versa. Jewish kids will invite their Musl

    friends to their Bar or Bat Mitzvah, and Muslim youth will inv

    Jewish friends to break the fast during Ramadan.

    In addition, participants will often stand up for one anoth

    in school when their peers are badmouthing the other sid

    Goldwarg said. Even after one year of the program, the

    youth will have developed a newfound sense of openne

    and curiosity.

    We provide a safe space where people can talk and where people can listen and whe

    people can be listened to, Goldwarg said. For families who are skeptical, its reassuri

    to know that its a place of openness, a place of honesty.

    Hamdi, a participant from Jerusalem, testified to this. She said the program is like

    second home.

    Kids4Peace for me is a place where I express everything in my heart, especially th

    violence that is happening between Israel and Palestine, she said.

    Becca, a Kids4Peace alum from Atlanta, also speaks highly of the organization.

    The young nervous girl that I was at 11 has become a person who is much mo

    aware and outspoken about the injustices brought about by uninformed and misinforme

    prejudice, she said.

    The program was started in Jerusalem by Henry Carse, an American Episcopal priest, wh

    lived and worked in Jerusalem during the second intifada. His idea was to bring kids out

    the conflict zone and allow them the opportunity to have fun and get to know each othe

    The goal for American youth, said Goldwarg, is to equip them with a better understandin

    of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and allow them to become leaders in helping solve th

    conflict. It also serves as a good model for examining conflicts here in the United State

    The camp costs $1,200 per year per family for the summer camps and the sessions th

    lead up to it, though the program itself costs about $3,000 per participant. Kids4Peac

    receives most of its funding through donations, and works hard to make sure kids wit

    little resources arent turned away.

    There are so many people who have never met or had a meaningful interaction wi

    someone from the other side, Goldwarg said. These kinds of person-to-person program

    where individuals from across the line of conflict get to meet each other have such a

    incredibly humanizing impact.

    Lily Katz is a student in the University of Washingtons Department of Communicatio

    News Laboratory.

    government wont establish any single religion, but at the same time it shall not prohibit th

    exercise of any faith. Could there be a more perfect expression of religious freedom? Th

    government doesnt seek to impose an official, state-sanctioned form of belief, and ever

    citizen can choose to worship or choose not to according to his or her hearts desire.

    Religion is dynamic, vibrant and deeply woven into the fabric of American life. Arguin

    that Americans are not allowed to worship God is like making the claim we are forbidde

    to play baseball, eat popcorn or wear sunscreen. A search for books under the topi

    Religion on Amazon.com yields over one million choices, which sounds about righ

    given the incredible religious diversity in America. To maintain that religious expression

    prohibited is preposterous and proven false by simply driving a couple of miles down an

    busy street in any town in our nation and taking note of all the churches.

    One might rephrase the quote above, and ask of Ben Stein where he got the idea tha

    Americans arent allowed to worship God. While were at it, perhaps in his parallel univers

    which contains an America that is utterly unrecognizable to the rest of us, we can ask hi

    if he knows whether Izzy would like a snack.

    Ed Harris, the author of Fifty Shades of Schwarz and several other books, was born

    the Bronx and lives in Bellevue with his family. His long-suffering wife bears silent testimon

    to the saying that behind every successful man is a surprised woman.

    WABBA KNOWS BEST PAGE 12

    Courtesy Kids4Peace

    A group of campers and their counselors discuss peace issues at the Kid-

    s4Peace camp held outside of Houston this past summer.

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    The unspoken language of language

    JANIS SIEGEL JTNews CorrespondentIlan Stavans is unrelentingly attracted

    to the work of Pablo Neruda.

    I think that I love Neruda enough

    to want to bring him to an audience that

    cant read him in the original, Stavans

    told JTNews. But I also love him so muchthat I want people to see him in the origi-

    nal and how he sounds in both languages.

    Stavans, an influential author and

    editor, the Lewis-Sebring professor of

    Latin American and Latino Culture at

    Amherst College, and a former journal-

    ist will be in Seattle as Temple Beth Ams

    scholar-in-residence in early January. Te

    Mexican-born Ashkenazi Jew will also

    speak in other venues, including own

    Hall on Jan. 8, where hell discuss his latest

    work as editor and one of the translators

    of the bilingual edition of All the Odes:

    Pablo Neruda (Farrar Straus & Giroux,

    2013), the complete collection of all 225

    odes written by the Nobel-prize winning

    Chilean poet.

    While Stavans has edited many note-

    worthy compilations such

    as Singers ypewriter and

    Mine: Reections on Jewish

    Culture (2012) and Isaac

    Bashevis Singer: Collected

    Stories V. 1 and V. 2 (2004),he is as well-known for his

    own provocative political

    titles that include Jos Vas-

    concelos: he Prophet of

    Race (2011) Mr. Spic Goes

    to Washington (2008), and

    The Scroll and the Cross:

    1,000 Years of Jewish-His-

    panic Literature (2002).

    In 2005, Stavans edited the

    book Te Poetry of Pablo

    Neruda.

    Stavans said he can only dream of

    having met Neruda, who died in 1973, but

    the linguist, essayist, and cultural analyst

    said he hopes to draw the readers atten-

    tion to the poets use of the Spanish lan-

    guage and the silences behind the words.

    His Spanish is deceptively

    simple, said Stavans, and

    then you sit down and realize

    that each of those words have

    different meanings. I have

    spent years and years trying tounderstand how he uses cer-

    tain words. Its kind of what

    Biblical scholars do.

    Te professors whirlwind

    visit continues on Jan. 9 with

    a screening and discussion of

    the lm My Mexican Shiva,

    based on one of his short sto-

    ries, and concludes with a

    University of Washington

    Lunchtime Learning lecture

    on Jan. 10, Te Jews of Latin

    America, that will be open to the public.

    Stavans will cover 500 years of Jewish his-

    tory, from the conversos and maranos to

    the Jews of modern-day Latin America.

    Stavans also devotes much of his liter-

    ary energy to introspective projects, oen

    reecting on his life growing up Jewis

    in Mexico City in books like Return

    Centro Historico: A Mexican Jew Look

    for his Roots (2012).

    In his 2008 book Resurrectin

    Hebrew, Stavans examined the beginnin

    of modern Hebrew in Israel through th

    IF YOU GO

    Ilan Stavans will serve as scholar

    in residence at Temple Beth Am,

    2632 NE 80th St., Seattle from Jan.

    10-12. Visit www.templebetham.org

    for scheduling information. Stavans

    will also read from All the Odes:

    A Bilingual Edition at Town Hall

    Seattle, 1119 8th Ave., on Wed., Jan.8 at 7:30 p.m. $5. He will also speak

    about the Jews of Latin America

    for the University of Washingtons

    Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

    on Fri., Jan. 10 from noon1 p.m.

    at Thomson Hall 317 on the UW

    campus. For more information, visit

    jewishstudies.washington.edu or

    call 206-543-0138.

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    Ilan Stavans, who will visit

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    about his intellectual love

    affair with Pablo Neruda.

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    Brighton Building, 6701 51st Ave. S

    www.minyanohrchadash.org

    Mitriyah(Progressive, Unaffiliated)

    www.mitriyah.com 206/651-5891

    Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound(Humanist)

    www.secularjewishcircle.org 206/528-1944

    Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation(Orthodox)

    6500 52nd Ave. S 206/723-3028

    The Summit at First Hill (Orthodox)

    1200 University St. 206/652-4444

    Temple Beth Am(Reform) 206/525-09152632 NE 80th St.

    Temple Bnai Torah(Reform) 425/603-9677

    15727 NE 4th St., Bellevue

    Temple De Hirsch Sinai(Reform)

    Seattle, 1441 16th Ave. 206/323-8486

    Bellevue, 3850 156th Ave. SE

    Torah Learning Center (Orthodox)

    5121 SW Olga St., West Seattle 206/722-8289

    SOUTH KING COUNTY

    Bet Chaverim(Reform) 206/577-0403

    25701 14th Place S, Des Moines

    WASHINGTON STATE

    ABERDEEN

    Temple Beth Israel 360/533-5755

    1819 Sumner at Martin

    BAINBRIDGE ISLAND

    Congregation Kol Shalom (Reform)

    9010 Miller Rd. NE 206/855-0885

    Chavurat Shir Hayam 206/842-8453

    BELLINGHAM

    Chabad Jewish Center of Whatcom County

    102 Highland Dr. 360/393-3845Congregation Beth Israel(Reform)

    2200 Broadway 360/733-8890

    BREMERTON

    Congregation Beth Hatikvah 360/373-9884

    11th and Veneta

    EVERETT / LYNNWOOD

    Chabad Jewish Center of Snohomish County

    19626 76th Ave. W, Lynnwood 425/640-2811

    Temple Beth Or(Reform) 425/259-7125

    3215 Lombar