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“I would ask myself why the need for the hours on hours of prayers, many of which were repeated over and over.”— Writer Jeff Bernhardt on his revelation of why he needed to make the High Holidays his own. See page 19B.

The Ramchal (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzatto), the 18th-century Kabbalistic master, begins his classic, Derech HaShem, The Way of God, with this statement: “Kol ish m’Yisrael tzarich sh’ya’amin v’yeda.” “Every Jew needs to believe and to know....”

He completes this with a strikingly vague formula referring to God. Literally, he continues, “That which is found; first, beginning and eternal; and this (Being) is Who brought all things to being found, continues to bring things into being found within the finding.” The next paragraph goes on to say that this Being (this “that which is found”) is totally unknowable to any being outside Himself.

This sefer is, along with the Talmud, my foundational Jewish text. I’ve had the privilege to learn it with holy teachers, and have subsequently studied it myself and gone on to teach it innumerable times. A “magical” phenomenon which, I suspect, is commonly experienced by most people who study Torah, is that each and every reading offers new and deeper insights.

For years, when I’ve taught this text I have emphasized that the words the Ram-chal chose, “sh’ya’amin” and “v’yeda,” are very poorly translated with the words believe and know. Hebrew is a much richer language than English, with each word containing untold layers of meaning, and we often broaden our understand-ing by examining related words (Hebrew is largely based on three-consonant roots which can generate words of widely differ-ent meaning). So when we look at the root of “sh’ya’amin,” AMN, we see the famil-iar amen, an affirmation of belief, as well as the word “emunah” which does mean belief. However, the root is also found in the words “uman,” a craftsman, and

“amanut,” craft. Rather than promot-

ing blind faith, our tradition is informing us that belief is something that must be crafted over time, adding a little here, taking off a little there, much like a potter. In other words, it aspires to be a work in progress, meaning that one continues to deepen and grow, to fill in more and more

blank spaces, but realizing that the per-fect expression will, ultimately, elude us. Again, blind faith has no place in Judaism.

“V’yeda,” based on DEA, means to know, but much more than to merely have a factual knowledge it is a participa-tory, experiential and intimate relation-ship. Therefore, what I used to teach is that every Jew is obligated by our tradition to continually work on the process of having an intimate knowledge and relationship with the Creator. It seemed proper to establish a religion that, itself, contains so many responsibilities with this primary responsibility. Still, I was always a little uncomfortable with such a peremptory and, perhaps, arbitrary pronouncement.

But each new reading does bring new meanings and layers of understanding. Just last week it struck me that I was stuck too literally with the superficial meaning of “tzarich,” needs. A “tzorech” is more than just a need; it’s an internally gen-erated need. It is something absolutely required, just as food and air, for our con-tinuing existence.

Turning the paragraph on its head, just a bit, I reformulated these opening words to tell us “it is a universal inner-generated need within every Jewish soul to unceasingly grapple with the idea of a God totally outside even the potential of our understanding.” Just as our physical body requires food and water, our emo-tional life, love and our intellect require

A Rosh Hashanah projectRabbi HaRRy Zeitlin Congregation Beth Ha’Ari

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Taking up Too much spaceMr. Segan’s letter (“A free and open press,” Sept. 2) evades the issue, and begs for a

reply. He is not about free speech. He wants the JTNews to be some sort of guardian of anti-Israel commentary and positions, even if those positions are identical to that of the Palestin-ians. Washington’s Jewish newspaper is supposed to be for all things beneficial to our local Jewish community and Israel. There are plenty of Palestinian publications Segan can go to.

If one wishes to side with the Palestinian view on nearly every security and defense issue, for example, that is his right, but call it what it is: a pro-Palestinian view.

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challenge, our spirit requires this eternal process of forming and refining relation-ship with The One.

(Before I’m accused of chauvinism or triumphalism — although I see noth-ing wrong in celebrating our continuing survival through the millennia against all odds — I want to emphasize that when I talk about Jewish souls, I’m not excluding everyone else from having deep spiritual drives and inclinations; I’m merely dis-cussing my own field of knowledge, Jewish spirituality. It’s inconceivable to me that God doesn’t provide unique wisdom paths to all peoples.)

We’re closely approaching and pre-paring for the High Holidays. Some of us are already going to synagogue early every morning for selichot. Others are plan-ning for meals and guests. Some are writ-ing sermons.

Here’s an additional assignment. Rosh Hashanah liturgy emphasizes “malchut,” usually translated as the kingship of God. I propose that the literal experience of mon-archy is so far removed from our experi-

ence and understanding as to be almost useless. We’re taught, however, that the Torah is eternal and has relevance to every generation and that it self-updates and reveals itself as necessary to each gener-ation. Our mystical tradition points out that “malchut” also means fully engaging in the physical world we normally per-ceive. As we prepare for Rosh Hashanah and beyond, one way to do that daily is to actively engage our awareness of the Eter-nal which transcends our individual egos and try to form an ever-growing relation-ship with Him. May we all have a New Year filled with brachot and simchot, bless-ings and joy.

In addition to teaching Torah, both locally, internationally, and on the Internet, Rabbi Zeitlin has been an active artist for more than 35 years (www.harryzeitlin.com) as well as a lifelong musician (myspace.com/harryzeitlin). He is an Orthodox rabbi and writes regularly at rabbizeitlin.wordpress.com.

CHICAGO (JTA) — Time affirms what heroism discerns. The dedication of a statue in memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is a belated yet significant tribute to a man who did so much to rede-fine the meaning of our democracy.

Make no mistake about it, there was a civil rights movement in the middle years of the 20th century, but King was the face of the movement, the pulse of it — one might even say the heart of it.

The memorial in Washington, D.C., dedicated to his memory is made of solid

stone, of granite. It will remain for the ages, solid and unmoving, a reminder of what dedication and courage are able to achieve.

Yet contemplating the statue, some-thing seems to be missing. King was not one to sit transfixed for the ages. He was always in motion, always on the move. His travels led him on a heroic if ultimately fatal arc — Atlanta, Birmingham, Selma, Chicago, Memphis.

In Selma, Ala., and later in Chicago, I experienced no great moral revelation as I answered King’s invitation to join him, no

great sense that destiny was inviting me to play a supporting role. Quite the contrary; the feeling was rather mundane. What was being done had to be done.

I had the privilege of spending several days in Chicago with King, who was there to protest a housing market that remained segregated. King’s presence shattered the illusion that discrimination was a south-ern disease, not a northern one.

We marched in the heart of the city, down Michigan Avenue. I was walking beside King when a small stone aimed

at him hit me on the forehead. It was a glancing, harmless blow, but the scene was picked up by a television camera and broadcast all over the country. Friends in New York called: “Are you all right? Were you hurt?”

“No damage, I am fine,” I answered. And then, in a moment, I started to tremble.

“No, I am hurt — not by the stone but by the hatred, the bitterness, the rage,” I said.

It is the anger behind that stone that

Journey to freedom: Reflecting on the King memorialRobeRt J. MaRx JTA World News Service

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SAN FRANCISCO (j.weekly) — To establish its independence, Israel had to win a war against the combined might of the Arab nations in 1948. The Arab fail-ure to destroy the nascent Jewish state became known, in Orwellian Arab ver-nacular, as “Nakba,” a catastrophe. For the next 20 years, neither Jordan nor any of the other Arab states even spoke of giving Palestinian Arabs their independence, concentrating instead on boycotting and delegitimizing Israel.

Only some years after the Six-Day War of 1967, when Israel, beating back the annihilation attempt by Egypt, Jordan and Syria, found itself in possession of the West Bank and Gaza Strip did the Arabs suddenly develop a passion for Palestin-ian statehood.

Even though Arab national aspira-tions in Palestine are little more than a century old and developed in response to Zionism, Israel, whose Jewish roots in the land go back thousands of years, repeat-edly has sought a negotiated settlement so that Israel and a Palestinian state could live side by side in peace. Generous Israeli offers were made at Camp David and Taba under President Clinton’s aegis in 2000-01, but Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat walked out on the talks. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pulled all Israelis out of Gaza, but instead of developing into an embry-onic Palestinian state, the region became a Hamas-ridden launching pad for anti-Israel terror.

Subsequent Israeli attempts to restart negotiations have met a wall of Pales-tinian refusal to recognize it as a Jewish state and insistence on a refugee “right of return” to Israel proper — both positions clearly intended to keep up the conflict, not solve it.

Rebuffing the very idea of a Jewish state means the Palestinians are not ready to concede that Israel was the place of origin of the Jewish people, the focus of its prayers and dreams for centuries, and the center of a renewed Jewish people today in the wake of the Holocaust. Indeed, Pales-tinian negotiators seem to deny that Jews constitute a people at all.

Combining this with the demand that

anyone claiming to be a descendant of a Palestinian who left what is now Israel should be allowed to return confirms that the Palestinian strategy is indeed to snuff out the Jewish State demographically, turning Israel into a second Palestinian state alongside the one to be created in Gaza and the West Bank.

Hamas, classified by the United States and the European Union as a terrorist organization, condemned the killing of Osama bin Laden and has categorically rejected any acceptance of Israel. Coming at a time when the Palestinian Authority is allied with Hamas, passage of a U.N. reso-lution backing the creation of a Palestin-ian state could put an abrupt end to any hope for the resumption of peace talks with Israel. It also could reverse Palestinian eco-nomic progress by triggering a cutoff of the annual $400 million that the Palestinian Authority gets in American aid and possi-bly lead to violence in the West Bank when the Palestinians realize that an empty U.N. declaration makes not an iota of difference to the situation on the ground.

In their quest for unilateral statehood, the Palestinians themselves are deeply divided in the vision of their future state. The Fatah faction sees itself as part of a sec-ular Arab world, whereas Hamas envisions an Islamic Palestinian state. The U.N. vote could well create a Palestinian crisis result-ing in a destructive civil conflict — a con-flict that could spread into Israel, Jordan and other neighboring Middle East states.

While it is tempting to imagine that the United Nations can magically create a Pal-estinian state, only a return to the peace table and negotiations with Israel can do that. While it may take a little longer, a set-tlement reached that way is the only kind that can last, preparing the groundwork for an agreement whereby a new Palestin-ian state and the existing Jewish state agree to an end of the conflict. Once such a deal is reached, Israel should be the first to pro-pose U.N. membership for the democratic and peace-loving Republic of Palestine.

Mervyn Danker is the regional director of the American Jewish Committee’s Northern California office.

(JTA) — Israelis and Jews around the world are awaiting the Palestinians’ push at the United Nations for statehood with trepidation.

The official response of the government of Israel and American Jewish groups has been to do everything possible to prevent any action at the U.N. and to line up votes against it. Only America and a few other nations have joined Israel’s side. Most European countries are likely to either support the Palestinians or abstain. The current Israeli strategy seems certain to fail.

While the Palestinians are unlikely to get the Security Council’s approval because of the U.S. veto, they will get the support of the General Assembly. Legally a General Assembly vote means little, but it doesn’t matter. As far as the world goes, Palestine will have achieved statehood. The new State of Palestine will be recog-nized by many countries. And it won’t stop there.

Israel will be accused of establishing settlements in a foreign country, and each time Israel acts in response to a rocket from Gaza or an attack from the West Bank, it will be attacked verbally for threat-ening the sovereignty of a neighboring country. Israel will find itself embroiled in lawsuits at the International Court at The Hague and in other European coun-tries, accused of violating the rights of a sovereign nation. The new “frontline” in the Israel-Palestinian conflict will be about water, airspace, territorial waters, imports and exports, taxation and more.

Israel cannot win in this battle.There is, however, an alternative to

Israel’s current approach and our com-munity’s wall-to-wall condemnation of the Palestinian plan: Israel should sup-port Palestinian statehood in the strongest manner. This is the right approach on both moral and pragmatic grounds.

As an Israeli and a Zionist, I have a moral duty to support any people that desires national self-determination. This was our dream for 2,000 years, and we began the journey toward realizing that aspiration in Basel 120 years ago. We achieved statehood in 1948, and yet we still struggle to have our right to self-determi-nation accepted.

Today, especially as the boycott, divest-ment and sanctions movement works to challenge Israel’s national legitimacy, we need not only to defend our Jewish state but also to support others seeking self-determination.

Is there any moral reason to deny that right to the Palestinians? True, they have only become a people in recent times, but what right do we have to say that they are not a nation entitled to their own state? Our doomed attempt to prevent recogni-

tion of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations will only serve to bolster the cause of those trying to delegitimize Israel’s national rights.

Israel would do better by endorsing the Palestinian effort to gain recognition, and it should be the first nation to vote in favor of Palestinian statehood. This should be followed by demands that the Palestin-ians prove they can fulfill the responsibili-ties of statehood.

The new Palestinian government must develop an economy that can provide for the well-being of its citizens. It must teach its children to respect all peoples and remove anti-Israel rhetoric from its text-books and media. The Palestinian gov-ernment’s police force needs not only to protect its own citizens but also to ensure that terrorism is rooted out.

The new state must embrace democ-racy and protect civil rights. These have been the demands of the citizens of Tuni-sia, Yemen, Egypt, Libya and Syria during the Arab Spring, and the Palestinian people deserve the same. They are enti-tled to a free press, free speech and free-dom of religion. The status of Palestinian women must be advanced and their rights protected.

The new Palestinian government faces an especially difficult challenge in deal-ing with Jewish settlements. Yet a modern state must learn to live with citizens of other countries and peoples of other faiths in its midst. It will behoove the new Pal-estinian government to protect the Jewish settlers and guarantee their rights.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should call upon Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to fulfill the responsibilities of enlightened govern-ment. Netanyahu should offer to meet with the head of the new Palestinian state to negotiate borders and resolve all out-standing issues between the two countries.

I doubt that Abbas will respond favor-ably. Nor do I expect that the Palestinians will be eager to return to peace negotia-tions. But their refusal will put the Pales-tinians on the defensive and expose their current statehood push as just an empty public relations tactic. Meanwhile, by supporting Palestinian statehood, Israel would underscore its willingness to move forward and achieve the ultimate goal of peace.

This approach is a lot better than the one now being pursued by Israel. It is also the morally correct, Zionist and Jewish thing to do.

Michael J. Weil is the executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans. He lived in Israel for 30 years and served in the Israeli army.

Israel should support the Palestinian statehood pushMicHael J. Weil JTA World News Service

A Palestinian state should be the result of negotiationsMeRvyn DankeR J Weekly of Northern California

remains with me even now, so many years later. How easy it is to deplore hatred — even the political hatreds that still drive us away from our own humanity. Yet how difficult it is to understand the anguish of the poor and powerless. And how impossible it is to con-template something that has begun to affect both blacks and whites — the steady eviscer-ation of a struggling middle class.

So there he will sit for the ages, the man who for all too brief a span would never let

us relax or sit smugly silent. The Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial will become a tourist attraction. Facing as it does the Lin-coln Memorial, it will serve as a reminder that our country’s moral force remains alive and potent.

Rabbi Robert J. Marx, the founder and a past president of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago and Alabama and fought for civil rights in Chicago and beyond.

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El arto no kreye al ambiertoThe person who has a full stomach never believes the one who is hungryOne who is not deprived and lacks nothing can never feel the pangs or the yearnings of another who is not fortunate enough to have achieved even a small degree of success.

From the Jewish Transcript, Sept. 14, 2001Two days before the day that changed everything, Temple De Hirsch Sinai had its

own day that changed everything — but in a celebratory way. On September 9, 2001, its leaders, including then-new senior rabbi Daniel Weiner, and members picked up the temple’s Torahs and walked them to its new sanctuary in Bellevue.

Remember when

The family reunion 7AWolf Hall thought he was the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust. Six months ago, he hap-pily found out he was wrong.

On the attack: Hadassah’s fight against breast cancer 9AWhen Seattle Chapter Hadassah holds its “Breast Cancer Exposed!” fundraising event next week, they will have one thing on their minds: How they can best fight and treat a disease that disproportionately affects Jewish women.

Focus on foodWhen major holidays roll around, we tend to think about food more often than we do the rest of the year. So we’ve got plenty of stories about just that: Food. And that doesn’t even include the tons of recipes in our Rosh Hashanah section!In need of food: How the community is helping 11A

A tart you can’t turn down 12A

Kosher meat, slaughtered ethically 13A

Cookbooks for the holidays 15A

Japan’s Yiddish scholar 16AProf. Yoshiji Hirose didn’t plan to make a career out of the study of Yiddish, especially because the students at his university in Okoyama, Japan, have likely never had contact with anything Jewish. But he clearly enjoys his work.

And speaking of Yiddish… 25AOne of the language’s foremost writers, Sholom Aleichem, is the subject of a new documentary. Our film reviewer Michael Fox has a conversation with the director.

And still speaking of Yiddish… 26AA film currently in production, the first in several decades, has a script almost entirely in Yiddish. The film-maker, who has never spoken the language herself, explains why she’s doing it.

The gray areas of Jewish identity 27AThe final article in the series by JTNews’s assistant editor Emily K. Alhadeff on Jewish life in the farthest reaches of the former Soviet Union.

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Wolf Hall was born to a shoemaker in Lodz, Poland in 1925. He was the youngest of seven siblings. Until about six months ago, he thought he was the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust.

Hall searched for his family members while living in Germany immediately after the war, but found no clues of any survi-vors. He married his fiancée Freida and they started their own family. Soon they moved to the Puget Sound region.

More than 65 years passed. Then, this past spring, a man in Israel contacted Hall asking strange questions about his life before the war. Hall, who is a co-founder of the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center and long been involved in survivor affairs, thought little of it; such calls came often and always amounted to nothing. But this one was different.

The man on the other end of the phone

was an Israeli genealogist named Zack Oryan. He was working for a woman in Tel Aviv named Rachel Vered. She had hired him to find what he could about her fam-ily’s murky roots. Instead, Oryan found Vered an uncle: Wolf Hall. And Hall finally found what he never thought he would: A sister, Esther Bielski, and a niece.

Last week, Hall, with members of his family, met Vered and her husband for the first time at Seattle Tacoma Interna-tional Airport.

“Up till now I didn’t have any family in the world except my own that we started,” Hall said. “Now at least I can say that we have a family. Not too many, but some family.”

The scene had all the trappings of a family reunion: Flowers, cameras, tears, and long embraces. After six months of emails, phone calls, and Skype chats, it

truly felt like one.“It was like I was floating

all the time,” said Vered. “Like it was happening to someone else, not to me.”

Tempering the emo-tional encounter was the one person who did not make it to the reunion: Esther. She suffers from demen-tia and is unable to comprehend that her brother Wolf is still alive.

Esther Hausz-peigel Bielski never spoke about her experience in the war. When she became ill, her husband Aaron asked that their

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Breast cancer statistics are staggering: One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Worldwide, a woman dies from breast cancer every 69 seconds. To address this issue, Seattle Chap-ter Hadassah on Sept. 21 will host Breast Cancer Exposed!, a gala event designed to celebrate the strength and tenacity of women who have survived breast cancer, encourage testing for the Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene (BRCA) gene, fundraise for research, and to promote awareness of the disease in Seattle’s Jewish community.

While this is the first event of its kind for Seattle Hadassah, the motives behind the organization of such an evening are clear, starting with the women being highlighted.

The evening’s honoree is Mary Alhadeff, a survivor of a rare form of breast cancer. Alhadeff was diagnosed at a young age and with three small children at home. She not only survived, but went on to have a fourth healthy child — a rare occurrence among survivors, as many chemotherapy medi-cations can cause early menopause and ovarian damage. The event marks the first time Alhadeff will speak publicly about her experience with breast cancer and the impact it had on her family.

“I wasn’t about to let cancer become my identity,” she said.

Alhadeff encourages women to be their

own healthcare advo-cates.

“As with any health issue, push forward, consult different doc-tors,” she said. “Ques-tioning is important; earlier detection is better detection.”

The evening’s key-note speaker is Jessica Queller, a writer for the TV shows “Felic-ity,” “The Gilmore Girls,” “One Tree Hill,” and currently “Gossip Girls.” Queller’s mother survived breast cancer and later died from ovarian cancer; it was at the prompts of some friends that she got tested for the BRCA gene.

The Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene, or BRCA, has two mutations numbered 1 and 2. The BRCA genes belong to a class called tumor suppressors: They protect normal cell DNA and prevent rogue cell growth. BRCA 1 and 2 were thought to be the most common genetic mutations found in Ashkenazi Jewish women, but new research has found that it occurs in Sephardi populations, too.

Genetic testing can look for proteins pro-duced by these genes and determine whether a woman has inherited the mutation. Hadas-sah, through Breast Cancer Exposed!, hopes to raise awareness of the presence of this gene and promotes testing for BRCA. Gen-erally, Jewish women who have had a first-degree relative (mother or sister) who has had breast cancer should be tested for the gene. That said, 90 percent of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer do not have a BCRA genetic mutation.

Queller, however, did test positive for the gene, and wrote about the burden of knowledge in a 2005 New York Times op-ed, “Cancer and the Maiden.”

“It’s akin to Eve taking a bite of the apple,” she wrote. “Once you have the knowledge there’s no turning back.”

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Here’s a trick question: What items does our local Jewish food bank always need because they can’t keep enough on hand? Need a hint? It’s not food.

“Toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, soap,” lists off Carol Mullin, director of emergency services at Jewish Family Ser-vice. “We could spend so much money every single month, and we do spend so much money every single month. But it’s not enough.”

Given the number of people who visit JFS’s food bank — on average more than 1,800 individuals per month, an 18 per-cent increase over just a year ago, with a record 1,375 households served this past June —  even a $2 bottle of shampoo for each client can take a significant chunk out of the purchasing budget.

The increase in demand for toiletries and food, Mullin said, is not a surprise.

“When we look at the unemployment figures, they’re huge,” she said. Given that the Seattle area was hit later than most of the country, “we’re really in the peak of the recession with a lot of the families in need.”

Couple that with about half of JFS’s Polack Food Bank clients being fixed-income seniors or adults with disabili-ties, and she doesn’t foresee a decrease in demand in the immediate future.

That’s the bad news.The good news, she said, is that the

community is responding. In the past year, donations of food and non-perish-able goods have increased 67 percent — or by nearly 68 tons. When the annual food drive begins on Sept. 29, just in time for the High Holidays, they hope to increase that number even more.

As they do every year, JFS volunteers have joined with synagogues and local

organizations to set out large donation boxes in lobbies and at sanctuaries, and they have given out thousands of paper bags so people can fill them with nonper-ishable items.

Several of the larger synagogues will have trucks waiting on Yom Kippur so donors can drop the bags off directly, and then, early on the morning of Oct. 9, those trucks will unload the goods at a Sodo warehouse so hundreds of commu-nity members can sort, box and stack what

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Congregation Beth Shalom member Susan Monas shows off a pile of lettuce and radishes she gleaned from the synagogue’s garden to donate to Jewish Family Service’s Polack Food Bank.

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Last Friday I was sent on a high-risk undercover mission. My task? To deter-mine just how good the new kosher bakery in Seattle could be. It looked like my child-hood dream of becoming a professional doughnut taster was coming to fruition.

To investigate, I was required to spend the better part of my JTNews salary on pas-tries. I admit, I was skeptical. The establish-ment is located in a sort of cold Dunkin Donuts-like space, and with boxes still strewn about and no wall hangings or window treatments to date, I had reason to be judgmental. And I have credentials: I have sat in a lot of European cafes. I’ve drunk lots of good and bad (some very bad) Ameri-canos. And I have eaten a lot of pastries.

But Jane Collins, the owner, will melt any coffee-and-pastry snob’s frost. Petite and energetic, she excitedly laid out her plans to me. All of their offerings were just approved by the Seattle Va’ad HaRab-banim, meaning the entire café is kosher. Now she wants to open a parve counter. She wants to hang historic pictures of the café’s corner and invite Seattle’s older Jewish resi-dents to come and reminisce about the old Yesler Way neighborhood. And she might offer Rosh Hashanah take-out orders. What better way to bring in a sweet New Year?

Now came time for the test. I ordered a feta popper, a smoked-salmon quiche,

berry coffee cake, and three cinnamon rolls: A regular frosted, a nut-topped, and an orange-glazed. (No, I didn’t eat them all right there.) I also put her to the Americano test. Could she find the water-espresso bal-ance and provide requisite froth?

To my delight, she passed. The Cafe D’Arte coffee was perfect (despite being served in a paper cup — see below); the feta popper, adorned with caramelized onions, melted in my mouth way too fast; and before I knew it I had inhaled the entire slab of coffee cake.

Beehive will celebrate its grand open-ing on September 25. I suspect some of the disorganization will be cleared up by then. For now, I give it a rating of four chocolate chip cookies out of five.

Pros: Cheap. Pastries sweet and savory run

from $1–$3. With feta poppers at $1 a hit, I’ll take 10.

Delicious. I can’t say enough about the feta poppers. Or the coffee cake. Or the orange-glazed cinnamon roll...

Kosher. An excellent alternative to Island Crust, where you have to schmooze with the entire Jewish community and empty your bank account to have a decent meal. And so far, non-Jews dig the kashrut certificate, associating it with a higher adherence to the health code.

Cons:Not eco chic. In Seattle these days,

there is no reason to still serve on paper and plastic. I have the same gripe with lots of other kosher places. Couldn’t they at least set up for recycling and compost?

Dieters: Stay far, far away. Same goes for diabetics.

On the fence:Location. At the corner of 23rd and

Union, Beehive is easily accessible and sit-uated in the historic Yesler Way area. But looking out over a 76 station doesn’t do much for atmosphere.

Ambience. The owners have done a nice job of sprucing up a rather rundown space. But while those huge aluminum windows were lovely for the persistent sunlight last week, I’m not sure how well they’ll do over the next 10 months of gloom.

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From left to right, Robert Hovden, Sheryl Kipnis, Jill Cohen, and Jeremy Alk are part of the group of weekly Shabbas Chefs at Congregation Beth Shalom. The three-year-old program, in which volunteer groups of six members prepare post-Shabbat services lunches for approximately 150 attendees, has managed to produce almost zero waste, including keeping all items out of landfills and sending leftovers home with congregants experiencing hard times. And, of course, it’s entirely kosher. The program will be presented with a gold award in December from the Solomon Schechter Awards Committee of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

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Flood-ravaged kosher meat producers in rural Pennsylvania, besieged by rising rivers, were frantically calling kosher slaughterer Naftali Hanau, owner of Grow and Behold Foods, even as he assured JTNews that the fledgling company’s first shipment of kosher meats will be delivered to Seattle customers on Sept. 26 in time for the High Holidays.

More than 20 families expressed interest in the product at Congregation Beth Shalom in the Northend of the city, as well as a hand-ful of families in the Seward Park neighbor-hood. Customers are scheduled to receive antibiotic-free, hormone-free, all natural, pasture-raised, Orthodox Union-certified kosher beef, veal, lamb, and poultry.

Grow and Behold Foods prefers to deliver its product to a location with a walk-in freezer and a loading area, but they will ship their popular cuts, includ-ing brisket, liver, spare ribs, hot dogs, and more, to any location.

“Our products are retail-ready,” said Hanau, a Rochester, N.Y.-raised and Crown Heights-trained ritual slaughterer and professional horticulturist with expe-rience in environmentally safe farming methods. “Everything is fully sealed, with all the proper kosher symbols.”

Guided by the Orthodox Union’s strict kashrut standards and committed

to achieving the highest organic and envi-ronmental practices in meat production today, the company that he and his wife Anna have meticulously created is hoping to expand further in the West.

“If this works out well,” said Hanau, “we hope to do this four times a year around Rosh Hashanah, Thanksgiving, Passover, and then, maybe, July 4. If there is a demand for more frequent deliveries, we will do it.”

Individuals and families must order directly through the company’s website and then customers must decide where to pick up their meat.

New York-based Grow and Behold gives customers an incentive to create “buying clubs,” which requires a 100-pound minimum and offers dramatic price breaks at each level to groups that order 175 lbs., 250 lbs., or 250 lbs. or more.

Already, there are several shipment locations Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Beth Shalom’s Rabbi Jill Borodin said the congregation is very excited about this new kosher meat option in the commu-nity because it’s in line with their com-mitment to buy and eat foods that are produced with humane and ethical values — what they see as core Jewish values.

The CBS order came in at well over the minimum amount.

According to Borodin, Temple Beth

Am, the Kavana Cooperative, and Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Con-gregation are all looking into forming meat-buying groups at their sites.

It’s somewhat of a luxury to be able to get pasture-raised k o s h e r m e a t i n Washington because kosher slaughtering requires much more than a shochet, or ritual slaughterer, to produce kosher meat.

Add to that the low number of kosher consumers on the West Coast in general, and it’s easy to see that kosher eaters in the Seattle area may really take to this food-buying opportu-nity.

“You need a USDA facility,” Hanau said, “and you need additional supervi-sion, like someone from the Orthodox Union. You also need a certain amount of scale to make this work. When we do beef production, we slaughter between 15 and 25 heads at a time.”

Recently, several legal cases brought by animal rights groups worldwide may have also tarnished public attitudes toward the kosher method of slaughter.

In Washington, a suit brought by Pas-ado’s Safe Haven in which it claimed that the religious exemption was unfair, was struck down by a three-judge panel in an appellate court, which decided that both parts of the law must stand.

For ethically slaughtered kosher meat, join the clubJanis siegel JTNews Correspondent

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Naftali Hanau, right, founder and CEO of Grow and Behold Foods with his wife Anna and a chicken the couple probably didn’t want to grow too attached to.

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makes up about 20 percent of the food the agency gives out over the course of the year. The remainder comes from com-munity donations, gets purchased out-right, or partnerships with Food Lifeline and Northwest Harvest, hunger-alleviat-ing organizations that act as an umbrella donor for food banks throughout the Puget Sound region.

Donated foods do not have to be spe-cifically kosher, since many of the people receiving the food are not Jewish, but the more kosher food that gets donated means more options for a program JFS started earlier this year: Distribution of kosher food, inspected beforehand by a mashgi-ach, or kashrut inspector.

The mashgiach , Shaul Gal lor , approached JFS about creating this oppor-tunity for observant families after a con-versation a year ago with his mother about people in his own community having trouble affording food.

“I couldn’t believe such a thing existed in our community,” Gallor said. “How can that be and how can we not do anything about it?”

The food bank received Gallor’s pro-posal with open arms and the monthly program was up and running in under two months.

“Before he did this program, families who keep kosher, they wouldn’t be able to get kosher chicken, not kosher cheese,” said Avital Eidenbom of the Va’ad HaRab-banim of Greater Seattle, one of the several agencies for whom Gallor does inspec-tions. “It’s on his own time, he doesn’t get compensated. Everything he’s done to create the program has been on his own.”

JFS purchases the kosher meat and dairy goods to ensure it has enough on hand for the families that sign up to receive the food.

About 30–40 percent of the food kosher clients receive is fresh produce, about the same amount all food bank clients now receive after the food bank’s expansion a

year and a half ago that included a walk-in refrigerator to store the perishables.

The bulk of the produce comes from either purchasing or its umbrella partners. But JFS has also cultivated partnerships with farmers at the Broadway Farmers Market to glean their fruits and vegetables. It makes sense, given their location.

“We’re beginning to have more of a presence as the neighborhood food bank on Capitol Hill,” Mullin said.

That relationship, which began earlier this year, will last for the seven months each year the market is open, and has thus far netted about 8,000 pounds of produce valued at approximately $20,000.

But a small amount of that produce comes from another Jewish source: A garden on the grounds of a rental prop-erty owned by Congregation Beth Shalom in Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood. Synagogue member Susan Monas started a garden outside of the preschool a couple years ago, and then expanded it.

“We had eight beds, and we didn’t need

[the harvest], and I just thought, there are lots of needy people,” Monas said. “Why not be able to make a contribution?”

Earlier this summer synagogue mem-bers picked about 40 pounds of lettuce, radishes, broccoli and other vegetables to bring to the food bank, which added on to the 60 or so pounds gleaned and donated last year.

A portion of the food and toiletries JFS collects is used in a home delivery pro-gram in conjunction with the City of Seat-tle to an additional 400 clients. Funding that previously came through from the Federal Emergency Management Agency was eliminated, which means JFS will need to make up those dollars, but Mullin said her food bank was much less affected than several others in the area. She said JFS would weather those cuts, but, as always, alternate sources would need to be found.

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Who are the Feldheims and why are they messing with my food obsession?

The first question is the easy one to answer — they’re more a what than a who. Feldheim is a third-generation, family-owned publisher of Jewish-interest books. They offer a wide-ranging selection of titles in Hebrew and English (www.feldheim.com).

Three recent Feldheim cookbooks are guaranteed to send the serious — or beginner — cook into a spatula-whipped kitchen frenzy. However, because these books all look as luscious as the food they’ll help you concoct, you’ll get equal satisfac-tion lying on the couch looking at the full-page, full-color pictures that accompany the recipes.

All three authors claim their recipes are easily followed and not too challeng-ing. The most challenging overall is prob-ably Efrat Libfroind’s Kosher Elegance: The Art of Cooking With Style. Libfroind, a well-known Israeli chef and mother of six, is focused as much on style as on taste. She encourages us to add a little pizzazz to our tired old menu with a dash of culinary presentation. Thus, a regular old green salad is now served in individual crys-tal dishes and topped with rings of curly sweet potato fries. (Libfroind loves sweet potatoes, which are now grown in Israel. Who knew?)

You’ll need to drag out all those wed-ding gifts or make a run to the cooking store to accomplish some of these dishes (or buy your molds and pastry bags at the author’s website), but just as many can be done by the average cook in the average kitchen. The large format keeps recipes on one page and easily read and followed. Each one is illus-trated by a full-page color photo. The des-sert section, one third of the recipes, might be the most challenging for the inexperi-enced. If you’re like me, you might stick to tormenting yourself with the amazing photos of fabulous chocolate concoctions. Kosher Elegance comes with a well-thought-out index arranged by ingredient.

In the middle, in terms of complex-ity, is Persian Food for the Non-Persian Bride and Other Sephardic Recipes You Will Love by Reyna Simnegar (mother of five boys!). Simnegar was not born into a Persian family, so a good part of her text is stories of learning to cook from her mother-in-law and getting to know her Persian family and their ancient culture. These recipes range from easy to complex, but are well thought out and well laid out. The most complicated section seems to be the one on rice. Even after two attempts I could not seem to master the art of “tadig”— re-cooking rice until that crunchy crust forms on bottom of the pan — which

Persians have made into an art. One of the book’s simplest recipes, garbanzo salad, has become a staple in my house. The combination of culture, food and photos make this cookbook highly entertaining.

Cookbook author Jamie Geller made her mark on the food world with her first book, The Bride Who Knew Nothing. From that nothing, Geller has practically become a kosher food institution with a series of cook-books, a blog, and as chief marketing offi-cer for Kosher.com. Now Geller (mother of four) has come out with Quick and Kosher: Meals in Minutes. As with the other cookbooks featured here, this one is large format with one recipe per page and a big color photograph of each dish, but adds a bonus of a suggested side dish or salad recipe and wine recommendation included on each recipe page.

Geller’s focus is the less-experienced cook, although anyone can benefit from her techniques and advice for fast meals. The book is organized by preparation time into 20-minute, 40-minute and 60-minute rec-ipes. The quicker the meal prep, the more prepared ingredients it calls for (many of which you can purchase, of course, at

Kosher.com, if you can’t find them locally). While she offers plenty for the sophisticated palate, many recipes will clearly appeal to kids, or to the kid in you, like fish-and-chips sandwiches, chicken tacos and lemon-blue-berry pancakes (for dinner, yes!).

Both Geller and Simnegar offer sug-gestions for holiday menus as well, and Libfroind’s entire book could be seen as a challenge to dress up your holiday table. All these books are reasonably priced at $35, considering their size and full-color presentation.

Cookbooks to inspire your holiday tableDiana bReMent JTNews Columnist

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It takes me a minute to realize what Dr. Yoshiji Hirose has just said as he bids me good-bye after our interview.

“Oh, zie gezund,” I say to myself as he walks away, a little too late to wish him the same. It’s not that I don’t know the Yid-dish expression, but even after our half hour conversation before a presentation for the Seattle Yiddish Group on Sept. 4, it’s still a shock to hear this Japanese lit-erature professor using words from a cul-ture so far away in time, space and religion from his own.

It’s not the first time Hirose, one of 100 university professors in Japan who teach Jewish literature, uses Yiddish in our conversation. As he tells me the story of how he became interested in Yiddish and Jewish writers, he says it was “bash-ert” when he discovered the Polish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer in 1977 when he was a graduate student at the University of Washington. In one of his comparative literature classes, Hirose had to choose a novel for in-depth study and he selected Singer’s Shosha, set in Warsaw in the 1930s, but even today he has no idea why.

“I didn’t know anything about Jewish people, Jewish literature or Judaism,” he explains, “but from the first page, I was very moved and touched. I cannot describe why I was so impressed but I felt

some kind of longing, boyhood memo-ries and such imagination. I found I could share those things with the writer.”

Hirose returned to Japan a year later and decided to translate Shosha into Jap-anese. Through the translation process he learned a lot about Singer and American Jewish literature. Several years later, a Brit-ish friend suggested he take a five-week summer program in Yiddish at Oxford University. Hirose wasn’t so sure. He had no experience with Jews and no associa-tion with Yiddish, although he did speak German fluently. After careful consider-ation, he decided to enroll and prepared by studying Yiddish grammar books he was able to find in Japan. Even so, he found the course slow going.

“That first week was very lonely,” he said. “I didn’t understand a word since the class was in Yiddish only and all the other students were Jewish and could speak Yid-dish well.”

By the second week, Hirose was making significant progress and by the time the course finished, he could under-stand Yiddish “pretty well.” Returning to Japan, he decided to devote himself to translating Yiddish works, but knew he needed more Yiddish. So he went back to Oxford for three more summer pro-grams and a Master’s program. “When I

went back to Japan [after my Master’s], I found that something had changed in me. I had lost a sense of Japanese as my mother tongue and even now Yiddish sounds and Yiddish music stay in my mind.”

Although Hirose doesn’t teach Yiddish to his Japanese students in American liter-ature at Notre Dame Sienshe University in Okayama, he does spend the first month of his classes on Judaism and Jewish his-

tory so they can understand the Jewish notion of God, the Holocaust, and other themes key to appreciating the works of Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, Cynthia Ozick and others. And his affection for Judaism is obviously contagious; one of his stu-dents is now studying Judaism at Brook-lyn College.

Hirose’s knowledge of Yiddish, Jews and Judaism is widely recognized in Japan and beyond. Besides his teaching and serv-ing as president of the Japanese-Amer-ica Literary Society in Japan, he lectures around the world at universities, interna-tional conferences of Yiddish clubs and local groups like the Seattle Yiddish Group.

As Hirose has delved deeper into Yid-dish and Jewish culture, he’s found many similarities with Japanese culture. In his view, “Japan is a big shtetl,” he says. “We live on a very small island, so we stick together. And attachment to family and tradition is very important.”

But he admits that Jewish humor is beyond the grasp of his students and col-leagues, and the way that humor infuses Jewish life is equally hard to convey in the classroom.

“Japan has many stand-up comedians,” he says, “but in lectures, you don’t laugh.”

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Yiddish expert Dr. Yoshiji Hirose returned to Seattle this month to speak to the Seattle Yiddish group.

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1 With one British and one South African parent, Tamara Git-

telson grew up moving fre-quently from London to Cape Town and back, interspersed with “a couple of years in Israel doing ulpan and living on a kibbutz.”

By her own admission, she became a bit of a wan-derer. There is “some kind of gypsy tendency in me — or was,” she notes. Now, three years into settling in Seattle and establishing her growing psy-choanalytic practice, she’s found a place to hang onto.

She graduated high school in the UK and did university and post-graduate studies in both of her home countries, taking a circuitous route to her present career. She studied drama, generating an interest in psychodrama and drama ther-apy. That led to an additional degree in drama therapy with its “action-based and group work,” which fostered her interest in psychoanalysis.

“It sounds compartmentalized,” Tamara says, but all are about “commu-nication and the facilitation of self-expres-sion.” Psychoanalysis stresses expression of unconscious thoughts or dreams and

drama involves both verbal and non-verbal communi-cation.

“I love all of them in their own way,” she says, but finds psychoanalysis the most excit-ing with its “sense of never-ending discovery and…profound and in-depth relat-ing” to the self and others.

Having lived what she calls the cultural divide, she’s developed a professional interest in clients who come

from mixed cultures or who have been, or are, refugees.

“One can feel like a refugee even if you haven’t been forced out of your country,” an idea many Jews can relate to, Tamara says. “Being Jewish dovetails with the experience of being stateless.”

Before she started her training at the Northwest Psychoanalytic Institute, Tamara taught English as a second language in England, Turkey and Israel, working with diverse clients including graduate students, corporate executives and refugees.

Tamara, who works with adults, is also interested in clients with infertility issues and those studying in the mental health fields, including psychiatrists and nurses.

While she is just finishing her ana-

lytic training, Tamara already has estab-lished a practice. She can be contacted at tamaragittelson@hotmail.com or 206-351-2655.

2 “Summer has finally come and I am just delighted to be here,” Nancy Uscher told me when we spoke last

month. The new president of Seattle’s Cor-nish College of the Arts started her job Aug. 1, and while she admits she’s “climb-ing the learning curve,” she’s finding Seattle

“cultured, arts loving…science loving and loving about learning,” — qualities that, she says, “are mirrored at Cornish…an institu-tion full of smart and good people.”

Nancy is a violist and holds a doctor-ate from NYU in music performance from that university’s Steinhardt School. Her career includes six “life-changing” years at the Jerusalem Symphony starting in 1978, during which she enjoyed getting to know

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Nancy Uscher, the new president of Cornish College of the Arts.

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Psychoanalyst Tamara Gittelson launches her new practice.

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the country and learning some Hebrew. She returned to Israel in June after a long hiatus, part of an arts college delegation reviewing opportunities for study in Jeru-salem.

“I never stopped being a musician,” she says, but she joined the academic world in the early 1990s when she began teaching at

the University of New Mexico. In addition to teaching music there,

she taught in the women’s studies depart-ment and helped found the law school’s Center for Arts and Society. After seven years she moved into university admin-istration in the provost’s office. Before moving to Cornish she was provost at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), becoming acting co-president in her last

semester there.Raised in White Plains, N.Y., Nancy

was confirmed at the Westchester Reform Temple. In Albuquerque she was active at B’nai Israel where her daughter, Alessan-dra Barrett, became Bat Mitzvah. She says she’s looking forward to getting to know Seattle’s Jewish community.

Nancy says she’s fortunate that “my hobby is my passion is my profession,”

and hopes to have the opportunity to per-form locally at some point in the future. By the way, Alessandra is also a violist, and a senior at CalArts, and one of Nan-cy’s “favorite musicians to perform with.” Of course you can find them on YouTube at http://youtu.be/HZAKFzhvCQ0.

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Rosh HaShanah, the head of the new year, is a time to celebrate our blessings and reflect on how we can improve for the year to come. As you will see in this 2010–2011 JDS Annual Report, our contributors have been most generous and enthusiastic about supporting the Jewish Day School. We are indebted to them for their faith in the future and feel compelled to make them even prouder of their investment.

So for this coming year, we are thrilled to announce the debut of our new Science Kindergar-ten, where science will serve as the vehicle through which other subjects are taught. Building on their natural curiosity, children will explore the world with specific emphasis on the development of strong literacy, mathematics, critical thinking and problem solving skills that will ensure academic success as they grow. Our Science Kindergarten will also foster the connections between content, values and ac-tion, the true mission of our school. They will care for the earth (tikun olam) while working in our JDS garden and participate in our school mitzvah opportunities. Keeping with growing 21st century skills, second language acquisition will be fostered as well, especially with our eager and able young learners!

Speaking of young learners, we are excited to expand our preschool program by opening a second pre-kindergarten class for the 2011–2012 school year and hiring a dedicated Preschool Direc-tor. Also expanding is our commitment to a strong global curriculum where inquiry-based learning encourages students to look beyond basic skills and discover how to use those skills to create solutions. As our world changes so rapidly, we can be nimble in accommodating the needs of our learners. Our new global perspectives class in Middle School is but one example of our commitment to innovation.

“Where study leads to action” is the tagline of the Jewish Day School. While it comes from the Talmud, it couldn’t be more current for us. As a Level One King County Green School and winners of an Earth Hero Award, we still strive to do better and this year hope to achieve Level Two with the help of our student driven Team Yerukim (our green team), who inspire us to make the world a better place.

We continue to grow and enrich our community with your support. If you look at the pie charts on expenses and revenues, you will notice that tuition and fees cover only 51% of expenses. Especially in the past three years, we have worked hard to ensure that no child is denied access because of finan-cial need. With the generous support of the Samis foundation and the Jewish Federation, we are able to offer aid to families in need. With your generous contributions, our program remains strong and innovative.

This year and continuing into next, we are re-energizing our endowment and legacy giving. In 2010, we received a significant endowment gift from the Norcliffe Foundation and another generous legacy gift from an anonymous donor. These gifts are insurance that the blessings we see every day as our students study at JDS, will continue into the future. We are extremely grateful to all of you, our greater community for helping us get to this day. We take our job as stewards of our young children’s education very seriously.

With your help, we will go from strength to strength.

With grateful appreciation,

Maria Erlitz Head of School

Richard Galanti President, Board of Trustees

L’Shana Tova 5772

U-Metukah Tikateivu

May you be inscribed for a good and

sweet year

A special thanks to the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

and the Samis Foundation for their ongoing support.

2010-2011 JDS Annual Report

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September 2011

Shomrim L’Chaim/GuardianS of Life—PLatinum $10,000+ Jerry Dunietz & Laurie Minsk Jill & Chuck Friedman Elizabeth* & Mario Goertzel Gina & Dr. Marc Gonchar Susan Gray David Greenspoon Judy & Jeff Greenstein Chris & Dr. Marty Lazoritz Robert & Gretchen Rabinowitz Justin Magaram & Amy Schottenstein Gabriel Scherzer & Nevet Basker Alayne & Bobby Sulkin Anonymous

Shomrim L’Chaim/GuardianS of Life —GoLd $5,000–$9,999 Joann & Carl Bianco Janice & Marshall Brumer Isabella & Norm Chapman Linda* & Dr. Gary Feldman Lela & Harley Franco Barrie & Richard Galanti Dena & Drew Herbolich Sandra & Alan Kipust The Rita and Herbert Rosen Foundation Charlene & Gregory Steinhauer Shomrim L’Chaim/GuardianS of Life—SiLver $1,000–$4,999 Sheila* & Alan Abrahams Pam* & David Auerbach Helene & Dale Behar z”l

Melissa & Zane Brown Cindy & Earl Caditz Bonnie & Robbie Cape Robin & Ben Castrogiovanni Orville & Victoria Cohen Donor Advised Fund Risa & Adam Coleman Debra & Hillel Cooperman Susan & Lonnie Edelheit Rene & Dr. Antony Egnal Maria* & Dr. Marc Erlitz Jacquelyn & Ron Estrin Gail & Jackie Frank Marcia & Al Friedman Anne & Ed Harris Pamela Love-Koepf & Dr. Werner Koepf Yael & Ron Kohavi Michele & Adam Kohorn Rebekah Lazoritz Cindy & Sandy Levy Wiebke & Rabbi Stuart Light* Sharon & Marty Lott Mathy & Ken Lustig Ran Nahmias Erica & Joshua Nash Joy & Craig Pearl Margaret & Tad Pearl Lucy & Herb Pruzan Judy Lynn & Ron Rice Fran & Stan Schill Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Debbie & Andy Seres Michelle & Marc Sloan Lisa & Andy Woods Anonymous (2)

Shomrim L’Chaim/GuardianS of Life—Bronze $500–$999 Rachel & Isaac Baruch Gabriella & Jason Blair Pearl & Michael Caplan Laura & Alexander Endel Sharon & Larry Finegold Pam Grossman* & Scott Gerlach Marilyn & Mike Grossman Foundation Lori & Claudio Guincher Wanda & Jeff Kralman* Linda & Mike Morgan Dr. Kara & Dr. Kerry Moscovitz Lisa & Dr. Joseph Robin Al Sanft Louie Sanft Ronnie & Ronald Spiegel Lynn & Tony Wartnik Sharon Weissman Patty Willner-Martin & Neil Martin Anonymous (2)

madriChim/LeaderS—$100–$499 Nance * & Steve Adler Roni & Oudi Antebi Irina & Yuriy Babadzhanov Lucy & Shai Bassli Ruth & Dr. Aaron Bernstein Lauren & Harry Brown Ruth & Alan Bunin Margaret* & Derrick Chasan The Moe & Myra Dinner Memorial Fund Daisy & Abraham Dunn Orna Edgar Karen & Dr. Stuart Epstein Pam & Larry Feinstein Amy & Scott Friedman Karen & David Fulmer Jennifer & Mike Gardner* Mindy & Adam Geisser Marcy* & Dr. Jeff Gillman Deb & Marc Kadish Susan & Ira Kadish Iris & Ran Kalach Allyson & Aharon Kessary Louise & Charles Kiss Jo Ann Kobuke* Iris* & Harel Kodesh Linda* & Efrem Krisher

Linda & Ronald Krivosha Sandy Samuel & Cantor Brad Kurland Heather & Andrew Lader Wendy & Ivan Light Roberta* and Ken Lyon Wendy Marcus & Shawn Weaver Susan* & Tom Miller Julie & Rabbi Jim Mirel Julie & Shimon Mizrahi Lisa & Ian Morris Tina* & Michael Novick Teresa* & BJ Olson Carol & Dr. Steven Paige Deborah & Yuval Peres Jan & Adam Prossin Celeste & David Rind Liat & Ron Rogozinski Judith & Norm Rosenbloom Cari & Steve Scotkin Olga & Vladimir Sheynkman Sisterhood of Temple B’nai Torah Sheryl & Mark Stiefel Karan & Jim Strange Amy Wasser-Simpson Caryn & Gary Weiss Ida & Chad Wicklund Sara & Mayer Yashar Anonymous (2)

tomChim/SuPPorterS—$1–$99 Nancy & Jeff Adelson Amy* & Josh Adler Scott Azose* Dr. Jane Becker & Jason Kintzer Diane Zipperman* & Carl Bloom Heather Boydell* Iris* & David Brumer Dilia & Martin Cartagena* La Verne Chen* Nancy Cohen-Vardy* & Scott Jarol Penny & Tim Cook Karen Coval* Bella & Alex Davydov Kristin Earnst* Beth* & Rabbi David Fine Cindy & Hugh Gladner Linda Bensimon & Michael Goldman Kari & Jeff Haas Herzl-Ner Tamid Parsha & Poker

Donna Jennings* Erin Keen* Kathy & Braden Kelley Lori Peha Kezner* & Llance Kezner Rakhilya Khanatayeva & Roman Khanatayev Christy Zinn & Sean Krulewitch Meirav Levy* Arlen* & Ted Levy Henry Melgar* Suzanne Messinger* Cheryl Mintz* & Jeff Schuffman Nancy Highiet Morse & Wayne Morse Linda* & Zlatko Nalis Shirly Niemi* Aileen* & Aaron Okrent Lisa Chaki & Alan Post The Quijada Family* Alice* & Paul Roberts Rochelle Romano & Robert Bush Karen & David Rosenzweig Shannon* & Gary Rubin Elizabeth* & Moises Saul Paula* & Raphael Schwimmer Jennifer Steiner Maya Stern* Doris Stiefel Lisette Trombley* Priscilla Wayne* Sarah Wayne* Farah & Jim Wiesen* Rachel* & Yaron Yedidia Michelle* & Joel Younker Rita* & Pinchas Zohav Anonymous (9)

* = JDS Faculty/Staff Member

triBute JournaL donorSJennifer & Ken AltermanJacquie BayleyBellegrove Ob/Gyn Keren & Avi Ben MenahemMaureen & Joel BenolielBenoliel Speech and Language, PLLCJoann & Carl BiancoLinda & Dan BledsoeMarcy & Barry Bockow Tamar & Allan BodenIris BrumerJanice & Marshall BrumerCindy & Earl CaditzBonnie & Robbie CapeGayle & Joe CarrolRobin & Ben CastrogiovanniIsabella & Norm ChapmanClark NuberCoat Check CompleteElaine CohenBetsy & Jeff CohenLaurie & Mike CohenRonald CohenJody & Rabbi Alan CookCornerstone AdvisorsBella & Aleksandr DavydovSue & Irwin DunietzJack DunietzLaurie Minsk & Jerry DunietzSusan & Lonnie EdelheitJulie & Larry EngelAndrea Selig & Joel ErlitzMaria & Dr. Marc ErlitzNancy & Paul EtseksonEvergreen Power SystemsSharon & Dr. Chris FaracLela & Harley Franco

Jill & Chuck FriedmanAmy & Dave FultonBarrie & Richard GalantiMindy & Adam GeisserGlazer’s CameraRobin Rogel-Goldstein & Dennis GoldsteinGina & Dr. Marc GoncharSuzanne & Barry GorenDiane & Harold GorlickHolly GreenspoonJudy & Jeff GreensteinGroup HealthDena & Drew HerbolichHerzl-Ner Tamid Conservative CongregationHub International Northwest, LLCIslandWoodJDS Faculty and StaffJDS Parent Association Jewish Family Service of SeattleJewish Federation of Greater SeattleMindy & Russ KatzCatherine & Dr. Glenn KeisterJodi & Dr. Jerry KentSandra & Alan KipustJoan Schulick & Jerry KramerJonathan KushnerCindy & Sandy LevyMarie & Jon LichtSharon & Marty LottMenachem Mendel Seattle Cheder Day SchoolBarb & Chuck MaduellAmy Schottenstein & Justin MagaramGail & Perry MaloffPatty Willner-Martin & Neil MartinBernie MinskMonson & Bass Inc., P.S.Nancy Highiet Morse & Wayne MorseTodd Newman & Lesley Kalmin

Orthodontics-Dentofacial OrthopedicsCarol & Dr. Steven PaigeValerie & Stanley PihaCharlene PolyanskyLucy & Herb PruzanRAVSAK: The Jewish Community Day School NetworkLisa & Dr. Joseph RobinIvan RothmanSusy & Steve SaarinenSAMIS FoundationSima SavittSeattle Jewish Community SchoolLori K SmithAnney & Moshe SoronowJune & Aaron SpeismanRonnie & Ronald Spiegel Kathleen & Rob SpitzerSheryl & Mark StiefelCindy & Bob StraussLinda & Warren SukernekAlayne & Bobby Sulkin Hodaya & Gilad TaaseLaura J TargettDavid TaricaTattersTemple B’nai TorahTemple De Hirsch SinaiRenee Cohen-Tomlan & Gary TomlanTorah Day School of SeattleURJ Camp KalsmanDeb & Martin WahlDiane & Dennis WarshalWashington State Holocaust Education Resource CenterDevorah & Ronald WeinsteinLee & Stuart WeinsteinLee Weissman

Annual Fund Donor Honor RollJDS is thrilled and humbled to have had another successful Annual Fund for the 2010–2011 school year. With 100% faculty/staff participation and 1/3 of our gifts coming from new donors, we exceeded our goals. We are sincerely grateful for the generosity of our faculty, staff, administration, parents, grandparents, alumni parents, alumni, friends and community supporters who helped make our Annual Fund such a tremendous success.

Other Giftsin-kind donationS We greatly appreciate the many gifts of goods and services we received for school operations.

SCriP We thank those individuals who participated in the JDS scrip program during the 2010-2011 year. Almost $19,000 of Starbucks, QFC, Albertsons, and Barnes & Noble scrip was sold.

Annual Dinner & Auction On March 13, 2011, more than 400 parents, faculty, alumni parents, alumni, grandparents and community supporters gathered together for our 30th Anniversary “Pearls of Wisdom” Dinner & Auction in honor of Jerry Dunietz and Laurie Minsk. The Dunietz/Minsk family is a longtime supporter of JDS, with two JDS alumni and Laurie serving as President of the Board of Trustees from 2006–2008. The event raised more than $475,000 to support our educational programs. Thank you to the hundreds of JDS supporters who procured, donated, attended and supported this exciting community event.

Lead donorSLucy & Shai BassliJacquie BayleyHelene & Dale Behar z”lGloria & Eric BensussenDavid Berkman & Keely BrownJoann & Carl BiancoLauren & Harry BrownAnna & Joe BrownMelissa & Zane BrownJanice & Marshall BrumerCOZI Bonnie & Robbie CapeSarah Castoriano & Jeff SullivanRobin & Ben CastrogiovanniTrisha & Dr. Gordon CohenFaye DunietzLaurie Minsk & Jerry DunietzMaria & Dr. Marc ErlitzDeanne & Don EtseksonNancy & Paul EtseksonSharon & Dr. Chris FaracLinda & Dr. Gary FeldmanSteve FleicshmannLela & Harley FrancoGail & Jackie FrankJill & Chuck FriedmanBarrie & Richard GalantiMindy & Adam GeisserPeggy & Bruce GladnerJoanne & Larry GlosserElizabeth & Mario GoertzelGina & Dr. Marc GoncharHolly GreenspoonJudy & Jeff GreensteinPearl & Paul Grohe

Lori & Claudio GuincherAnne & Ed HarrisDena & Drew HerbolichSandra & Alan KipustMichele & Adam KohornLinda & Ronald KrivoshaChris & Dr. Marty LazoritzRobin & Yoel LessingStacey & Dan LevitanCindy & Sandy LevyCindy & Steve LinkonAndrea & Jordan LottSharon & Marty LottPamela Love-Koepf & Dr. Werner KoepfRoberta & Kenneth LyonAmy Schottenstein & Justin MagaramDiane MilnorLisa & Ian MorrisErica & Josh NashJoy & Craig PearlPam & Darrin RapoportHolly & Craig ReinesJudy Lynn & Ron RiceMargaret & David RudinAndrea Selig & Joel ErlitzRosalind SimmonsMichelle & Marc SloanMonica & Adam SteinCharlene & Gregory SteinhauerAlayne & Bobby SulkinDeb & Martin WahlLynn & Anthony WartnikPriscilla WayneDevorah & Ronald Weinstein

The L’Dor V’Dor Society Thank you for the generous support of our grandparents! The L’Dor V’Dor Society was established in 2005 in honor of the JDS’ Silver Anniversary.

Please note that all of the information is current as of August 3, 2011. We apologize for any inadvertent errors or omissions.

incomeother income

5.2%

Jewish Federation: 2%

SAmiS Foundation: 20%

Tuition & Fees 57%

Fundraising 17%

expenSeSFacilities

7%Development & marketing: 9%

Administration & Support: 13%

Educational Programming 72.0%

eduCation fundCongratulations & Mazel Tov to:Peggy Gladner on her Bat Mitzvah Sheila & Alan AbrahamsPriscilla Leytus on her Bat Mitzvah JDS Sunshine CommitteeDeb Kadish receiving the Parent Association Volunteer of the Year Award Peggy & Bruce Gladner Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel Robin Castrogiovanni for receiving the President’s Award Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel

In Honor of:Penny Cook The Basker GroupRita Glosser’s 90th birthday Tamar & Allan BodenDavid Witus Bonnie, Robbie & Benjamin CapeSivan, Bella & Rakefet Cooperman Dr. and Mrs. Bernard D CoopermanSam Galanti’s high school graduation Linda KrisherLiam Kezner’s Bar Mitzvah Linda & Efrem Krisher Pam Love’s hard work on Family Camp The Moscovitz FamilyErica Nash’s hard work on Family Camp The Moscovitz Family

Tamar Boden’s hard work Steve & Lynn KatzAlyssa Novick’s wedding Efrem & Linda KrisherElliott J Moss’ Bar Mitzvah Efrem & Linda KrisherBruce Gladner Carol & Peter MichelMichele Kohorn’s speedy recovery Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel The Moscovitz FamilyIsabella Chapman’s speedy recovery Mark & Sheryl StiefelTamar & Allan Boden Lynn Wartnik

In Memory of:Martha Raynor Mader, Sarah Wayne’s grandmothe Sheila & Alan Abrahams Peggy & Bruce Gladner The Swenson FamilyPhyllis Rosen Wayne, Sarah Wayne’s grandmother Sheila & Alan Abrahams Peggy & Bruce Gladner The Swenson FamilyMildred Elizabeth Harris Hulak, Elizabeth Goertzel’s grandmother Sheila & Alan Abrahams

Tribute FundJDS is grateful to receive support from families and community

members who wish to recognize a life cycle event or send their condolences through our Special Occasion Tribute Program.

Donations provide funding for various school programs and professional development opportunities for our faculty and staff.

Marc Gonchar’s grandfather Julie & Larry EngelFred Katz, Linda Feldman’s father Kathy, Mark, Sarah & Todd Fishman Andy & Carol HarrisMilton Schiff, Arlen Levy’s father Peggy & Bruce Gladner Ken & Roberta LyonMonozam Yashar, Mayer Yashar’s mother Peggy & Bruce GladnerSamuel “Les” Lester Reed, Donna Jennings’ father Peggy & Bruce Gladner JDS Sunshine CommitteeJeanne Landau Leytus, Priscilla Leytus’ mother-in law Peggy & Bruce GladnerJack Weiner, Linda Krisher’s uncle Peggy & Bruce Gladner JDS Sunshine CommitteeEd and Tommie Boydell, Heather Boydell’s grandparents JDS Sunshine CommitteeDr. H. Marc Adler, Josh Adler’s father JDS Sunshine CommitteeLaurence Harrison, Kari Haas’ father Bonnie Cape & The JDS Parent Association

JoeL Starin teaCher deveLoPment fundIn Memory of: Joel Starin Joan Alexander

faCuLty triBute fundIn Honor of:Beth Burstein Fine receiving the Maria Erlitz Excellence in Education Award Murray & Irene Burstein Bonnie & Robbie Cape Peggy & Bruce Gladner Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel Robert & Cynthia StraussDonna Jennings Bonnie & Robbie Cape Peggy & Bruce Gladner Robert & Cynthia StraussMarcy Gillman Dena & Drew Herbolich

ronaLd & devorah WeinStein fund for CuLturaL artSIn Honor of:Alvin Goldfarb’s speedy recovery Ronald & Devorah WeinsteinIrv Leopold’s birthday Ronald & Devorah WeinsteinSy Danish’s birthday Ronald & Devorah Weinstein

In Memory of:Dr. George Winston Ronald & Devorah WeinsteinArva & Bernard Gray Ronald & Devorah WeinsteinDani Cuiker’s mother Ronald & Devorah Weinstein

Lauren & Harry BrownJanice & Marshall BrumerPaul Burstein & Florence Katz BursteinPearl & Michael CapeBonnie & Robbie CapeBeryl & Gary CohenBert CohenBarbara & Jerry CohenRae & Stan CohenOrville CohenJerry Dunietz & Laurie MinskJulie & David EllenhornDeanne & Don EtseksonNancy & Paul EtseksonPam & Gary Farber

Capital Campaign

The JDS Capital Campaign, BUILDING Mind, Body and Soul, was launched six years ago with a $15 million goal which would support campus enhancements and initiate a $3 million endowment. The list below represents those from whom contributions were received during the 2010-2011 fiscal year. We are thrilled to announce that our naming plaques have been installed around campus and invite donors and community members to come by and see your acknowledgements. Thank you!

Linda & Dr. Gary FeldmanSophie & Dr. Jeff FrankelJill & Chuck FriedmanMarcia & Al FriedmanBarrie & Richard GalantiPeggy & Bruce GladnerElizabeth & Mario GoertzelThe Gonchar Family Charitable FundSuzanne & Barry GorenSusan GrayJudy & Jeff GreensteinAnne & Ed HarrisDena & Drew HerbolichDeb & Marc KadishChris & Dr. Marty Lazoritz

Debra LevinMaureen & Dr. Selig LeyserBarbara & Chuck MaduellJustin Magaram & Amy SchottensteinYaakov Medrash & Riva ZeffLisa & Ian MorrisDr. Kara & Dr. Kerry MoscovitzSharon & Donald MossmanBea & Bruce NahonSandra & Gerald OstroffThe Pearl Family

Carole & Dr. Alvin Pearl Joy & Craig Pearl Margaret & Tad Pearl

Gwenn & Dean Polik

Jeanie & Bill RosenMichele & Stan RosenJudith & Norm RosenbloomElizabeth & Moises SaulGabriel Scherzer & Nevet BaskerFran & Stan SchillJudy & Joe SchockenEllen & Brad SpearDr. Wendy & Dr. Michael SpektorAlayne & Bobby Sulkin

GoLd memBerS Chris & Dr. Marty LazoritzSiLver memBerS Marcia & Al FriedmanBronze memBerS Susan & Lonnie EdelheitSuStaininG memBerS Rachel & Isaac Baruch Pearl & Michael Caplan Laura & Alexander Endel Al Sanft Louie Sanft Rachel Temkin Lynn & Anthony WartnikmemBerS Ruth & Dr. Aaron Bernstein Susan & Ira Kadish Judith & Norm Rosenbloom

during 2010–2011, more than $34,000 was

contributed to the annual fund through corporate contributions and matching grants. thank you to the following for their support of our

school:

Anderson Damon Worldwide Boeing • Expedia • Microsoft

PepsiCo

Shomrim L’Chaim/GuardianS of Life—PLatinum $10,000+ Jerry Dunietz & Laurie Minsk Jill & Chuck Friedman Elizabeth* & Mario Goertzel Gina & Dr. Marc Gonchar Susan Gray David Greenspoon Judy & Jeff Greenstein Chris & Dr. Marty Lazoritz Robert & Gretchen Rabinowitz Justin Magaram & Amy Schottenstein Gabriel Scherzer & Nevet Basker Alayne & Bobby Sulkin Anonymous

Shomrim L’Chaim/GuardianS of Life —GoLd $5,000–$9,999 Joann & Carl Bianco Janice & Marshall Brumer Isabella & Norm Chapman Linda* & Dr. Gary Feldman Lela & Harley Franco Barrie & Richard Galanti Dena & Drew Herbolich Sandra & Alan Kipust The Rita and Herbert Rosen Foundation Charlene & Gregory Steinhauer Shomrim L’Chaim/GuardianS of Life—SiLver $1,000–$4,999 Sheila* & Alan Abrahams Pam* & David Auerbach Helene & Dale Behar z”l

Melissa & Zane Brown Cindy & Earl Caditz Bonnie & Robbie Cape Robin & Ben Castrogiovanni Orville & Victoria Cohen Donor Advised Fund Risa & Adam Coleman Debra & Hillel Cooperman Susan & Lonnie Edelheit Rene & Dr. Antony Egnal Maria* & Dr. Marc Erlitz Jacquelyn & Ron Estrin Gail & Jackie Frank Marcia & Al Friedman Anne & Ed Harris Pamela Love-Koepf & Dr. Werner Koepf Yael & Ron Kohavi Michele & Adam Kohorn Rebekah Lazoritz Cindy & Sandy Levy Wiebke & Rabbi Stuart Light* Sharon & Marty Lott Mathy & Ken Lustig Ran Nahmias Erica & Joshua Nash Joy & Craig Pearl Margaret & Tad Pearl Lucy & Herb Pruzan Judy Lynn & Ron Rice Fran & Stan Schill Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Debbie & Andy Seres Michelle & Marc Sloan Lisa & Andy Woods Anonymous (2)

Shomrim L’Chaim/GuardianS of Life—Bronze $500–$999 Rachel & Isaac Baruch Gabriella & Jason Blair Pearl & Michael Caplan Laura & Alexander Endel Sharon & Larry Finegold Pam Grossman* & Scott Gerlach Marilyn & Mike Grossman Foundation Lori & Claudio Guincher Wanda & Jeff Kralman* Linda & Mike Morgan Dr. Kara & Dr. Kerry Moscovitz Lisa & Dr. Joseph Robin Al Sanft Louie Sanft Ronnie & Ronald Spiegel Lynn & Tony Wartnik Sharon Weissman Patty Willner-Martin & Neil Martin Anonymous (2)

madriChim/LeaderS—$100–$499 Nance * & Steve Adler Roni & Oudi Antebi Irina & Yuriy Babadzhanov Lucy & Shai Bassli Ruth & Dr. Aaron Bernstein Lauren & Harry Brown Ruth & Alan Bunin Margaret* & Derrick Chasan The Moe & Myra Dinner Memorial Fund Daisy & Abraham Dunn Orna Edgar Karen & Dr. Stuart Epstein Pam & Larry Feinstein Amy & Scott Friedman Karen & David Fulmer Jennifer & Mike Gardner* Mindy & Adam Geisser Marcy* & Dr. Jeff Gillman Deb & Marc Kadish Susan & Ira Kadish Iris & Ran Kalach Allyson & Aharon Kessary Louise & Charles Kiss Jo Ann Kobuke* Iris* & Harel Kodesh Linda* & Efrem Krisher

Linda & Ronald Krivosha Sandy Samuel & Cantor Brad Kurland Heather & Andrew Lader Wendy & Ivan Light Roberta* and Ken Lyon Wendy Marcus & Shawn Weaver Susan* & Tom Miller Julie & Rabbi Jim Mirel Julie & Shimon Mizrahi Lisa & Ian Morris Tina* & Michael Novick Teresa* & BJ Olson Carol & Dr. Steven Paige Deborah & Yuval Peres Jan & Adam Prossin Celeste & David Rind Liat & Ron Rogozinski Judith & Norm Rosenbloom Cari & Steve Scotkin Olga & Vladimir Sheynkman Sisterhood of Temple B’nai Torah Sheryl & Mark Stiefel Karan & Jim Strange Amy Wasser-Simpson Caryn & Gary Weiss Ida & Chad Wicklund Sara & Mayer Yashar Anonymous (2)

tomChim/SuPPorterS—$1–$99 Nancy & Jeff Adelson Amy* & Josh Adler Scott Azose* Dr. Jane Becker & Jason Kintzer Diane Zipperman* & Carl Bloom Heather Boydell* Iris* & David Brumer Dilia & Martin Cartagena* La Verne Chen* Nancy Cohen-Vardy* & Scott Jarol Penny & Tim Cook Karen Coval* Bella & Alex Davydov Kristin Earnst* Beth* & Rabbi David Fine Cindy & Hugh Gladner Linda Bensimon & Michael Goldman Kari & Jeff Haas Herzl-Ner Tamid Parsha & Poker

Donna Jennings* Erin Keen* Kathy & Braden Kelley Lori Peha Kezner* & Llance Kezner Rakhilya Khanatayeva & Roman Khanatayev Christy Zinn & Sean Krulewitch Meirav Levy* Arlen* & Ted Levy Henry Melgar* Suzanne Messinger* Cheryl Mintz* & Jeff Schuffman Nancy Highiet Morse & Wayne Morse Linda* & Zlatko Nalis Shirly Niemi* Aileen* & Aaron Okrent Lisa Chaki & Alan Post The Quijada Family* Alice* & Paul Roberts Rochelle Romano & Robert Bush Karen & David Rosenzweig Shannon* & Gary Rubin Elizabeth* & Moises Saul Paula* & Raphael Schwimmer Jennifer Steiner Maya Stern* Doris Stiefel Lisette Trombley* Priscilla Wayne* Sarah Wayne* Farah & Jim Wiesen* Rachel* & Yaron Yedidia Michelle* & Joel Younker Rita* & Pinchas Zohav Anonymous (9)

* = JDS Faculty/Staff Member

triBute JournaL donorSJennifer & Ken AltermanJacquie BayleyBellegrove Ob/Gyn Keren & Avi Ben MenahemMaureen & Joel BenolielBenoliel Speech and Language, PLLCJoann & Carl BiancoLinda & Dan BledsoeMarcy & Barry Bockow Tamar & Allan BodenIris BrumerJanice & Marshall BrumerCindy & Earl CaditzBonnie & Robbie CapeGayle & Joe CarrolRobin & Ben CastrogiovanniIsabella & Norm ChapmanClark NuberCoat Check CompleteElaine CohenBetsy & Jeff CohenLaurie & Mike CohenRonald CohenJody & Rabbi Alan CookCornerstone AdvisorsBella & Aleksandr DavydovSue & Irwin DunietzJack DunietzLaurie Minsk & Jerry DunietzSusan & Lonnie EdelheitJulie & Larry EngelAndrea Selig & Joel ErlitzMaria & Dr. Marc ErlitzNancy & Paul EtseksonEvergreen Power SystemsSharon & Dr. Chris FaracLela & Harley Franco

Jill & Chuck FriedmanAmy & Dave FultonBarrie & Richard GalantiMindy & Adam GeisserGlazer’s CameraRobin Rogel-Goldstein & Dennis GoldsteinGina & Dr. Marc GoncharSuzanne & Barry GorenDiane & Harold GorlickHolly GreenspoonJudy & Jeff GreensteinGroup HealthDena & Drew HerbolichHerzl-Ner Tamid Conservative CongregationHub International Northwest, LLCIslandWoodJDS Faculty and StaffJDS Parent Association Jewish Family Service of SeattleJewish Federation of Greater SeattleMindy & Russ KatzCatherine & Dr. Glenn KeisterJodi & Dr. Jerry KentSandra & Alan KipustJoan Schulick & Jerry KramerJonathan KushnerCindy & Sandy LevyMarie & Jon LichtSharon & Marty LottMenachem Mendel Seattle Cheder Day SchoolBarb & Chuck MaduellAmy Schottenstein & Justin MagaramGail & Perry MaloffPatty Willner-Martin & Neil MartinBernie MinskMonson & Bass Inc., P.S.Nancy Highiet Morse & Wayne MorseTodd Newman & Lesley Kalmin

Orthodontics-Dentofacial OrthopedicsCarol & Dr. Steven PaigeValerie & Stanley PihaCharlene PolyanskyLucy & Herb PruzanRAVSAK: The Jewish Community Day School NetworkLisa & Dr. Joseph RobinIvan RothmanSusy & Steve SaarinenSAMIS FoundationSima SavittSeattle Jewish Community SchoolLori K SmithAnney & Moshe SoronowJune & Aaron SpeismanRonnie & Ronald Spiegel Kathleen & Rob SpitzerSheryl & Mark StiefelCindy & Bob StraussLinda & Warren SukernekAlayne & Bobby Sulkin Hodaya & Gilad TaaseLaura J TargettDavid TaricaTattersTemple B’nai TorahTemple De Hirsch SinaiRenee Cohen-Tomlan & Gary TomlanTorah Day School of SeattleURJ Camp KalsmanDeb & Martin WahlDiane & Dennis WarshalWashington State Holocaust Education Resource CenterDevorah & Ronald WeinsteinLee & Stuart WeinsteinLee Weissman

Annual Fund Donor Honor RollJDS is thrilled and humbled to have had another successful Annual Fund for the 2010–2011 school year. With 100% faculty/staff participation and 1/3 of our gifts coming from new donors, we exceeded our goals. We are sincerely grateful for the generosity of our faculty, staff, administration, parents, grandparents, alumni parents, alumni, friends and community supporters who helped make our Annual Fund such a tremendous success.

Other Giftsin-kind donationS We greatly appreciate the many gifts of goods and services we received for school operations.

SCriP We thank those individuals who participated in the JDS scrip program during the 2010-2011 year. Almost $19,000 of Starbucks, QFC, Albertsons, and Barnes & Noble scrip was sold.

Annual Dinner & Auction On March 13, 2011, more than 400 parents, faculty, alumni parents, alumni, grandparents and community supporters gathered together for our 30th Anniversary “Pearls of Wisdom” Dinner & Auction in honor of Jerry Dunietz and Laurie Minsk. The Dunietz/Minsk family is a longtime supporter of JDS, with two JDS alumni and Laurie serving as President of the Board of Trustees from 2006–2008. The event raised more than $475,000 to support our educational programs. Thank you to the hundreds of JDS supporters who procured, donated, attended and supported this exciting community event.

Lead donorSLucy & Shai BassliJacquie BayleyHelene & Dale Behar z”lGloria & Eric BensussenDavid Berkman & Keely BrownJoann & Carl BiancoLauren & Harry BrownAnna & Joe BrownMelissa & Zane BrownJanice & Marshall BrumerCOZI Bonnie & Robbie CapeSarah Castoriano & Jeff SullivanRobin & Ben CastrogiovanniTrisha & Dr. Gordon CohenFaye DunietzLaurie Minsk & Jerry DunietzMaria & Dr. Marc ErlitzDeanne & Don EtseksonNancy & Paul EtseksonSharon & Dr. Chris FaracLinda & Dr. Gary FeldmanSteve FleicshmannLela & Harley FrancoGail & Jackie FrankJill & Chuck FriedmanBarrie & Richard GalantiMindy & Adam GeisserPeggy & Bruce GladnerJoanne & Larry GlosserElizabeth & Mario GoertzelGina & Dr. Marc GoncharHolly GreenspoonJudy & Jeff GreensteinPearl & Paul Grohe

Lori & Claudio GuincherAnne & Ed HarrisDena & Drew HerbolichSandra & Alan KipustMichele & Adam KohornLinda & Ronald KrivoshaChris & Dr. Marty LazoritzRobin & Yoel LessingStacey & Dan LevitanCindy & Sandy LevyCindy & Steve LinkonAndrea & Jordan LottSharon & Marty LottPamela Love-Koepf & Dr. Werner KoepfRoberta & Kenneth LyonAmy Schottenstein & Justin MagaramDiane MilnorLisa & Ian MorrisErica & Josh NashJoy & Craig PearlPam & Darrin RapoportHolly & Craig ReinesJudy Lynn & Ron RiceMargaret & David RudinAndrea Selig & Joel ErlitzRosalind SimmonsMichelle & Marc SloanMonica & Adam SteinCharlene & Gregory SteinhauerAlayne & Bobby SulkinDeb & Martin WahlLynn & Anthony WartnikPriscilla WayneDevorah & Ronald Weinstein

The L’Dor V’Dor Society Thank you for the generous support of our grandparents! The L’Dor V’Dor Society was established in 2005 in honor of the JDS’ Silver Anniversary.

Please note that all of the information is current as of August 3, 2011. We apologize for any inadvertent errors or omissions.

incomeother income

5.2%

Jewish Federation: 2%

SAmiS Foundation: 20%

Tuition & Fees 57%

Fundraising 17%

expenSeSFacilities

7%Development & marketing: 9%

Administration & Support: 13%

Educational Programming 72.0%

eduCation fundCongratulations & Mazel Tov to:Peggy Gladner on her Bat Mitzvah Sheila & Alan AbrahamsPriscilla Leytus on her Bat Mitzvah JDS Sunshine CommitteeDeb Kadish receiving the Parent Association Volunteer of the Year Award Peggy & Bruce Gladner Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel Robin Castrogiovanni for receiving the President’s Award Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel

In Honor of:Penny Cook The Basker GroupRita Glosser’s 90th birthday Tamar & Allan BodenDavid Witus Bonnie, Robbie & Benjamin CapeSivan, Bella & Rakefet Cooperman Dr. and Mrs. Bernard D CoopermanSam Galanti’s high school graduation Linda KrisherLiam Kezner’s Bar Mitzvah Linda & Efrem Krisher Pam Love’s hard work on Family Camp The Moscovitz FamilyErica Nash’s hard work on Family Camp The Moscovitz Family

Tamar Boden’s hard work Steve & Lynn KatzAlyssa Novick’s wedding Efrem & Linda KrisherElliott J Moss’ Bar Mitzvah Efrem & Linda KrisherBruce Gladner Carol & Peter MichelMichele Kohorn’s speedy recovery Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel The Moscovitz FamilyIsabella Chapman’s speedy recovery Mark & Sheryl StiefelTamar & Allan Boden Lynn Wartnik

In Memory of:Martha Raynor Mader, Sarah Wayne’s grandmothe Sheila & Alan Abrahams Peggy & Bruce Gladner The Swenson FamilyPhyllis Rosen Wayne, Sarah Wayne’s grandmother Sheila & Alan Abrahams Peggy & Bruce Gladner The Swenson FamilyMildred Elizabeth Harris Hulak, Elizabeth Goertzel’s grandmother Sheila & Alan Abrahams

Tribute FundJDS is grateful to receive support from families and community

members who wish to recognize a life cycle event or send their condolences through our Special Occasion Tribute Program.

Donations provide funding for various school programs and professional development opportunities for our faculty and staff.

Marc Gonchar’s grandfather Julie & Larry EngelFred Katz, Linda Feldman’s father Kathy, Mark, Sarah & Todd Fishman Andy & Carol HarrisMilton Schiff, Arlen Levy’s father Peggy & Bruce Gladner Ken & Roberta LyonMonozam Yashar, Mayer Yashar’s mother Peggy & Bruce GladnerSamuel “Les” Lester Reed, Donna Jennings’ father Peggy & Bruce Gladner JDS Sunshine CommitteeJeanne Landau Leytus, Priscilla Leytus’ mother-in law Peggy & Bruce GladnerJack Weiner, Linda Krisher’s uncle Peggy & Bruce Gladner JDS Sunshine CommitteeEd and Tommie Boydell, Heather Boydell’s grandparents JDS Sunshine CommitteeDr. H. Marc Adler, Josh Adler’s father JDS Sunshine CommitteeLaurence Harrison, Kari Haas’ father Bonnie Cape & The JDS Parent Association

JoeL Starin teaCher deveLoPment fundIn Memory of: Joel Starin Joan Alexander

faCuLty triBute fundIn Honor of:Beth Burstein Fine receiving the Maria Erlitz Excellence in Education Award Murray & Irene Burstein Bonnie & Robbie Cape Peggy & Bruce Gladner Elizabeth & Mario Goertzel Robert & Cynthia StraussDonna Jennings Bonnie & Robbie Cape Peggy & Bruce Gladner Robert & Cynthia StraussMarcy Gillman Dena & Drew Herbolich

ronaLd & devorah WeinStein fund for CuLturaL artSIn Honor of:Alvin Goldfarb’s speedy recovery Ronald & Devorah WeinsteinIrv Leopold’s birthday Ronald & Devorah WeinsteinSy Danish’s birthday Ronald & Devorah Weinstein

In Memory of:Dr. George Winston Ronald & Devorah WeinsteinArva & Bernard Gray Ronald & Devorah WeinsteinDani Cuiker’s mother Ronald & Devorah Weinstein

Lauren & Harry BrownJanice & Marshall BrumerPaul Burstein & Florence Katz BursteinPearl & Michael CapeBonnie & Robbie CapeBeryl & Gary CohenBert CohenBarbara & Jerry CohenRae & Stan CohenOrville CohenJerry Dunietz & Laurie MinskJulie & David EllenhornDeanne & Don EtseksonNancy & Paul EtseksonPam & Gary Farber

Capital Campaign

The JDS Capital Campaign, BUILDING Mind, Body and Soul, was launched six years ago with a $15 million goal which would support campus enhancements and initiate a $3 million endowment. The list below represents those from whom contributions were received during the 2010-2011 fiscal year. We are thrilled to announce that our naming plaques have been installed around campus and invite donors and community members to come by and see your acknowledgements. Thank you!

Linda & Dr. Gary FeldmanSophie & Dr. Jeff FrankelJill & Chuck FriedmanMarcia & Al FriedmanBarrie & Richard GalantiPeggy & Bruce GladnerElizabeth & Mario GoertzelThe Gonchar Family Charitable FundSuzanne & Barry GorenSusan GrayJudy & Jeff GreensteinAnne & Ed HarrisDena & Drew HerbolichDeb & Marc KadishChris & Dr. Marty Lazoritz

Debra LevinMaureen & Dr. Selig LeyserBarbara & Chuck MaduellJustin Magaram & Amy SchottensteinYaakov Medrash & Riva ZeffLisa & Ian MorrisDr. Kara & Dr. Kerry MoscovitzSharon & Donald MossmanBea & Bruce NahonSandra & Gerald OstroffThe Pearl Family

Carole & Dr. Alvin Pearl Joy & Craig Pearl Margaret & Tad Pearl

Gwenn & Dean Polik

Jeanie & Bill RosenMichele & Stan RosenJudith & Norm RosenbloomElizabeth & Moises SaulGabriel Scherzer & Nevet BaskerFran & Stan SchillJudy & Joe SchockenEllen & Brad SpearDr. Wendy & Dr. Michael SpektorAlayne & Bobby Sulkin

GoLd memBerS Chris & Dr. Marty LazoritzSiLver memBerS Marcia & Al FriedmanBronze memBerS Susan & Lonnie EdelheitSuStaininG memBerS Rachel & Isaac Baruch Pearl & Michael Caplan Laura & Alexander Endel Al Sanft Louie Sanft Rachel Temkin Lynn & Anthony WartnikmemBerS Ruth & Dr. Aaron Bernstein Susan & Ira Kadish Judith & Norm Rosenbloom

during 2010–2011, more than $34,000 was

contributed to the annual fund through corporate contributions and matching grants. thank you to the following for their support of our

school:

Anderson Damon Worldwide Boeing • Expedia • Microsoft

PepsiCo

JDS: Where study leads to action.

Preschool-Eighth Grade 15749 NE 4th Street Bellevue, WA 98008

425.460.0200 www.jds.org

Look for JDS on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Thinking about a JDS education?

Call 425.460.0260, email admissions@jds.org or join us at a one of our

Open Houses.

October 6 • 9:30–11:00amNovember 4 • 9:30–11:00amDecember 2 • 9:30–11:00am

Alumni UpdatesJDS Alumni are making a difference in the world and the communities in which they live. We’re so proud of all of them. For more Alumni Updates, visit www.jds.org/alumni.

Halen Baker (‘06) teaches ballet through her Be-A-Ballet Star Ballet Camp in Bellevue.Ben Bergman (‘96) is working as a producer for NPR’s Morning Edition. Rebecca Bergman (‘98) married Whitney Bull in July and is working as a New York-based freelance writer. David Furman (’98) is the Assistant Director at Camp Solomon Schechter

where he worked this summer with a number of JDS graduates of all ages including (pictured back) Joshua Okrent, Robbie Ellenhorn, Maya Zwang, David Furman, Joshua Appelbaum, Ari Newman and Jacob Valk and (pictured front) David Kintzer, Andy Page, David Schwartz, Davey Friedman and Yael Egnal. Ben Gown (‘96) is the Early Childhood Education music specialist at the SJCC.

Lela Hazary (‘97) is an international model who lives in Israel with her husband.Nina Keebler (’96)

recently launched her own business called Love, Life, Coach.Bess Lovejoy (‘93) is an author and freelance writer living in Seattle. Josh Lovejoy (‘96) and his wife Lauren have welcomed a baby boy, Archer.Ariela Migdal (‘87) is a women’s rights lawyer with the ACLU and lives in New York with her husband Rabbi Ethan Tucker and their three children. Sarah Mitchel (‘99) works in HR at Google in California. Rachelle Mosholder (‘04) is completing her degree in the equine program at Lake Erie College.

Daniel Novick (‘97) is a television news reporter at KDAF in Dallas/Fort Worth.Laura Revesz (‘98)

teaches in the Bellevue School District. Danielle Rind (‘01) works in advertising for Amazon.

Save the Date JDS 2012 Annual Dinner & Auction

Sunday, March 4, 2012 The Grand Hyatt – Seattle, WA

2012 Auction Co-Chairs: Tamar Boden & Judy Lynn Rice

Jane Rutstein Shay (’96) is teaching Middle School at JDS this year replacing her former teacher Donna Jennings who has retired.Phil Spitzer (‘01) works in business development at Yammer.

Sarah Wayne (‘98), JDS’ Development Assistant, recently married Derek Rutledge. Fraser Wirth (‘97) is a film producer who produced JDS’

video which was shown during our 2011 Annual Auction and can be seen at www.jds.org.Maya Zwang (‘08) is a chapter head for Becca’s Closet which distributes donated prom dresses to local girls.

“Giving my grandchildren the gift of a JDS education is a gift that will last them a lifetime and ensures the diverse traditions of our Jewish heritage are preserved while preparing my grandchildren well for anything they choose to pursue. I feel fortunate to have the means to help make this education possible for them.”

— Patricia Love Anouchi Grandmother of Camille, Theo and Isabella

Grandparents are an important part of the JDS community. Contact JDS today to find out how you can give this gift to your own grandchildren.

Call Admissions Director Amy Adler at 425.460.0251.

Shanah Tovah! Happy New Year from

the Jewish Day School!

Head of School Maria Erlitz Assistant Head of School Rabbi Stuart Light Director of Elementary Instruction Linda Krisher Director of Admissions and External Relations Amy Adler Director of Finance and Operations Mike Gardner Director of Development Risa Coleman

2011–2012 JDS BOARD OF TRuSTeeSPresident Richard GalantiImmediate Past President Robert SulkinTreasurer Norm ChapmanSecretary Robin Castrogiovanni Finance Dena Herbolich VP Development Janice BrumerVP Strategic Planning and Accreditation Jill FriedmanVP Strategic Planning and Accreditation Marc GoncharVP Marketing Judy GreensteinVP Governance Amy Schottenstein

TRuSTeeS: Joann Bianco Cindy Caditz Bonnie Cape Jerry Dunietz Lela Franco Mindy Geisser Barry Goren Deb Kadish Alan Kipust Michele Kohorn (PA Chair) Marty Lazoritz Charlene Steinhauer

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september 21 at 7:30 p.m.Jay Feldman: america’s history of hysteriaauthor eventFeldman, the author of Manufacturing Hysteria, ar-gues that from World War I up to 9/11 and Arizona’s anti-immigration movement there have been elected officials and private citizens who have taken it upon themselves to inflame American fears, in turn thwart-ing dissent and marginalizing minorities. It isn’t right, says Feldman, and he reminds audiences to be vigilant about basic rights and ideals.At Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle. Tickets are $5 and available through www.brownpapertickets.com or 800-838-3006 or at the door starting at 6:30 p.m.

september 22 at 7 p.m.naseem Rakhaauthor event, book signing and discussionNaseem Rakha will speak about her novel, The Crying Tree, about the mother of a murdered boy and the relationship she develops with his imprisoned killer. Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum of the Kavana Cooperative will lead a discussion to follow about the power of forgiveness. At the Stroum Jewish Community Center’s Kesher Community Garden, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. Tickets are $10 for SJCC and Kavana mem-bers, $15 general admission, and $5 for students and seniors. Register and learn more at www.sjcc.org or by calling 206-232-7115.

L ’ S h a n a T ov aWishing all good health and peace

ruTh LevinSondavid and vicki LevinSon

jane, Linda, aLan, jacob and Sarah freyd

L’Shana Tova a Good & SweeT new Year!

Alice And ArtSiegal

Happy New Year

Dr. Martin L. Greene and Toby Saks

L’Shana Tova!Our best wishes for

a happy new year, filled with love, good health and peace.

To families and friends:

Wolf & Frieda HallMary, Esther, Alan, Chuck,

Susan & Grandchildren & Great Grandson

A Good and Sweet Year!

Dorothy Saran and Family

A Good & Sweet Year!Marcia & Joey MAYo

David MAYoMichael, Julie, Tatum & Joey Parker MAYo

Mark, Mitzi, Grace & Perry ADlerMichael, Stacy, Jamey & Gabriel Vinnick

L’Shana Tova A Good & Sweet Year!

In loving memory of Rose Zimmer.

Karen Zimmer Irving Zimmer

Kathy Cafarelli & Family

september 19 at 7 p.m.Julie salamonauthor eventJulie Salamon tells the life story of Wendy Wasser-stein in her new book, Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein. Wasserstein, who penned such plays as The Sisters Rosensweig and Psyche in Love, died in 2006 of Lymphoma at the age of 55. Salamon will speak about the book, which draws upon Wasserstein’s complex personality and relation-ships, her unconventional life, and her role at the center of New York’s cultural and theatrical world.At Seattle Public Library, Central Branch, 1000 Fourth Ave. For more information, call Elliott Bay Book Co. at 206-624-6600 or the Seattle Public Library at 206-386-4636 or visit www.spl.org.

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september 25 at 2 p.m.sJcc Jewish Touch Lecture series: Tribute to althea stroumTalkThe opening night of the 2011-2012 Jewish Touch lecture series features the talk “Jewish Humor in America” by Jeremy Dauber, professor of Yiddish and Jewish literature and culture at Columbia University and director of its Insti-tute for Israel and Jewish Studies. In memory of the late Althea Stroum, who was known for her sense of humor, Dauber will talk about American Jewish humor from Sholom Aleichem to Jerry Seinfeld and beyond.At the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. Free. Reservations required. For more information contact Marcie Wirth at MWirth@sjcc.org or 206-388-1998. Register online at www.sjcc.org.

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Wishing the Greater Seattle Communitya Healthy, Happy, and Kosher 5772!

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october 1 at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.Jerry seinfeldstand-upThirteen years after he hung up his stonewashed jeans and locked his apart-ment door for the first and last time, Jerry Seinfeld is still funny. Since the number-one sitcom of all time went off the air, the nerdy New York comic genius beloved by American Jews has gone on

to host “Marriage Ref” and guest star on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” but mostly he’s doing what he loves most: Standing up in front of crowds and making them laugh. He’ll be in Seattle for one night to defrost the impending Seattle chill. At the Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle. To order tickets visit tickets.com or call 877-784-4849. Tickets run $45–$75.

october 1 at 2 p.m.From the monkey mountainsconcertThe first in this year’s Sparks of Glory concerts, Music of Remembrance will perform Pavel Haas’s “From the Monkey Mountains” and a song cycle of Lori Laitman’s “Vedem,” inspired by poetry secretly written by teenage boys imprisoned in concentration camps. Artistic director Mina Miller will discuss Seattle Art Museum’s

exhibit, “Our National Game,” about Jackie Robinson’s “athletic resistance” in comparison with MOR’s music of resistance. At Plestcheeff Auditorium, Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., Seattle. Free. For more information, visit www.musicofremembrance.org or call 206-365-7770.

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L’Shana TovaJudge Anthony & Lynn Wartnik

Felicia & HowardTamar & Allan Boden

Hannah & AlyssaRussell & Mindy Katz

Jesse & Will

L’Shana Tova!

Ina WILLnerandreW & nancy WILLner

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A Good & Sweet Year!

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L’Shana TovaWiShing You a happY & heaLThY neW Year 5772

Natalie & Bob MalinLori Goldfarb & daughter Samantha Rogel

Keith, Linda, Alec & Kylie GoldfarbMelissa, Todd & Brandon Reninger

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To our members and friends Happy, Healthy & Peaceful

New Year

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L’Shana Tova!Craig Saran

Joani Diskin Saranand Family

L’Shana Tova!

Howard Michel and Family

L’Shana Tova

Pam, Andy, Ian and Geoff Lloyd

L’Shana Tova

Linda & David Stahl

& Family

Frieda Sondland wishes all of my relatives

and friends…

The pioneering Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem was born in a shtetl in the middle of the 19th century, and even today his name is synonymous with the Old Country and a vanished way of life.

Blame Fiddler on the Roof, which was adapted from a handful of Aleichem’s bit-tersweet Tevye stories. The musical intro-duced the once-hugely popular author to new generations of American Jews, but also cast him as a quaint (albeit extraor-dinarily insightful) observer of a chang-ing world.

“It’s about time that the larger mass of people outside of Yiddish aficiona-dos understood who Sholem Aleichem was,” filmmaker Joseph Dorman says. “I think he’s been hidden from view, the real Sholem Aleichem, for years and years and years.”

Dorman’s erudite documentary, Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Dark-ness, opened in New York in July and hits Seattle on Sept. 30.

“He created a kind of myth around himself because he was trying to reach a not illiterate, but uneducated East-

ern European Jewish audience,” Dorman explained during a recent interview. “And

in order to reach that audience, much like Mark Twain did, he created this kind of folksy persona. And that folksy persona ultimately was so successful that people mistook the persona as the man.

“Even Jewish critics at the time,” Dorman elaborated, “perceived him as someone who was kind of a stenographer for poor Jews, who wrote what he heard, and they didn’t realize that he was, in fact, an extremely canny, sophisticated, bril-liant modern writer.”

Solomon Naumovitch Rabinovitch, pen name Sholem Aleichem, came to prominence at the moment when Jews were leaving the shtetl and migrating to big cities, both in Eastern Europe and the diaspora. Adapting, assimilating and refashioning themselves, they embraced various utopian movements, including socialism, Bundism and Zionism.

“Sholem Aleichem is so relevant now because he was dealing with the myster-ies of modern Jewish identity,” Dorman says. “Marx said in the modern world everything that’s solid melts into air. And it’s true today. Our generation may be

more adept because we’ve experienced the rapidity of change much more than previ-ous generations. But we still have to deal with it; we’re still in that flux of things. So I think we’re all Tevyes.”

Dorman was born in Detroit to parents who read the New York Times every week-end. It was inevitable he would eventu-ally move to New York, where he became a writer, producer and occasional direc-tor of documentaries. His 1998 film, Argu-ing the World, portrayed the New York intellectuals Irving Kristol, Irving Howe,

‘Sholem Aleichem’ filmmaker flourishes on ideasMicHael Fox Special to JTNews If

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Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness opens on sept. 30 at the Varsity Theatre, 4329 university Way ne, seattle. For more information and to order advance tickets visit www.landmarktheatres.com.

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Sholom Aleichem, circa 1905, in Warsaw.

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Toronto filmmaker Naomi Jaye is set to produce Canada’s — and possibly North America’s — first Yiddish feature film in more than 70 years.

Jaye, 38, has spent the past four years scripting and developing her film The Pin.

It’s the story of an elderly, isolated shomer who comes face-to-face with his first love, Leah, when her body is brought to him in the morgue. A shomer stays with the body of a Jew between the time of death and burial.

The event triggers a series of flashbacks to Lithuania during World War II, when the young couple spent their courtship on the run and hiding from the Einsatzgrup-pen, the paramilitary death squads that killed thousands of Jews and others throughout German-occupied Europe.

Without giving too much of the story away — the film has not even been entirely cast yet — Leah’s re-entry into the shom-er’s life all these years later allows him to fulfill a promise she made him swear to keep: To prick her hand with a pin to ensure she is truly dead before burial.

Jaye said the film, which is still in development, was inspired by her grand-mother, who had an intense fear of being buried alive and made Jaye’s father prom-ise to stick a pin in her hand after she died

to ensure she was dead before being placed in a coffin.

“This story always fascinated me, because it required an act of true love that was also an act of violence,” Jaye wrote in the press kit for the film.

Jaye said the film would be a very “quiet” one, with minimal dialogue. But what dialogue there is will be mostly in Yiddish, the language the shomer and

Leah would have spoken as young Jews in Lithu-ania.

There will be English subtitles.

“ I t w a s n ’ t my intention to make a Yiddish film,” she said. “It was my inten-tion to make a beautiful, poetic film. It’s a film that speaks to the larger issues of hatred and intol-erance, about coming to terms with the past and making peace

with it.”The theme is a familiar one to Jaye, who

said she’s always been drawn to stories about men who “have isolated themselves and are then forced to connect again.”

Asked why this is, Jaye laughed and responded she didn’t know. “It must say something about me, but I have no idea what.”

She said she’s always been a huge fan

of intimate movies that depict “something of humanity” and wants to emulate that in her own filmmaking.

Jaye, who spends a lot of time in Seat-tle, said she grew up in a traditional Jewish home, but decided that organized religion wasn’t for her. She said when she turned 18 she rejected her Judaism, but that when she started making films in 1999, she dis-covered that all her projects were linked by a common thread: Jewish content.

“I have come to realize that my Jew-ishness is innate to who I am,” she wrote in the literature promoting The Pin. “It is a part of my genetic code, my emotional history, and as such, it forms a huge part of the images that swirl around my imagi-nation and eventually become my films,”

Jaye won the Women in Film and Tele-vision Toronto’s 2009 Kodak New Vision Mentorship award.

That award — which provides the recipient with a $5,000 donation of film stock — and subsequent grants of $20,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and an Ontario Arts Council production grant for $39,000 have helped move production along. A fundraising site has been set up at www.indiegogocom/The-Pin.

F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t www.thepinmovie.com.

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Filmmaker Naomi Jaye holds a picture of her grandmother, Leah Jaye, the inspiration for The Pin.

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This is the final story in the series fol-lowing Emily K. Alhadeff’s joint Hillel at the University of Washington/American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee mis-sion to the former Soviet Union in July.

KHABAROVSK, RUSSIA — It’s a sultry late July day, and a group of young professionals, fresh off the plane from America, tries to stay awake through presentations about Jewish community revival in this the far eastern Russian city.

The slideshow progresses from one party scene to another. I am reminded of the last time I was immersed in a Jewish community of the former Soviet Union. It was Kharkov, Ukraine in 2003, and after Shabbat dinner on our first day our young hosts turned down the lights, lit up a disco ball, and presented their American guests with a fashion show set to Ricky Martin music. Entertaining, yes. But where was the Jewish content?

When the slideshow ended, members of this summer’s American group — con-sisting of Seattle and East Coast young adults on an American Jewish Joint Dis-tribution Committee (JDC) service trip —

wondered the same thing.Most of the elderly Jews of Khabarovsk

served by the JDC moved from the west-ern end of the Soviet Union during or after World War II. The young Jews active in the Khabarovsk Hillel generally had vague knowledge of their Jewish roots and were brought into the fold by Khabarovsk’s community leader, Vadim Katsman.

From JDC Siberia’s perspective, Jewish identity is determined by claims to Jewish lineage according to the Nuremberg laws. Hesed food aid recipients are not allowed to buy pork. Beyond that, no provable Jewish life is required. Siberian Jewish leaders only want to provide assistance and an entry point for Jews to reconnect with their heritage.

Without the Jewish identity anchors American Jews are used to, certain situ-ations met the group with challenge. For example, some recipients of JDC’s Hesed services wore crosses around their necks. Hardly a handful of locals showed up for Shabbat services. The youth at the heart of Khabarovsk’s Jewish revival seemed to

In the Russian Far East, Jewish identity comes in shades of grayeMily k. alHaDeFF Assistant Editor, JTNews

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Remember the Fallenby Mike Selinker

© 2011 Eltana Wood-Fired Bagel Cafe, 1538 12th Avenue, Seattle. All rights reserved. Puzzle created by Lone Shark Games, Inc. Edited by Mike Selinker and Mark L. Gottlieb.

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casualties of September 11, 200120 Landed22 Beverly Hills 90210 actress

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jumped the shark, with “the”67 Reuben ingredient68 ___ buco (veal dish)69 Oz visitor70 One might harass the frosh71 One sixty-billionth of a min.

A yahrzeit candle is a candle lit to commemorate the anniversary of the death of a loved one. Ten years ago, we all suffered a grave loss, from which many Americans have not completely recovered. Even though most of us don’t know any of the people directly alluded to in this puzzle’s theme entries, we still think of them today. Light a candle, put pencil to paper, and remember.

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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Retired Israeli Air Force pilot Uri Dromi remembers the day 34 years ago when Egyptian President Anwar Sadat landed in Israel to tell the Israeli people he was ready to make peace.

Dromi, who had flown missions in the 1967 Six-Day War against Egypt, had been assigned to escort the Egyptian air crew during Sadat’s visit.

“I was standing there on the tarmac and suddenly there’s this big airliner with Egyp-tian markings being escorted by three Israeli jet fighters,” Dromi told JTA. “It turns and lands. The door opens and there stands Anwar Sadat, who until then had been the leader of our greatest enemy. This is one of the moments I will always cherish.”

Today, Dromi, who runs the Mish-kenot Sha’ananim conference center in Jerusalem and organizes briefings for

journalists, is worried the historic peace between Egypt and Israel, especially after last week’s attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo by a mob of thousands of Egyptians, could be unraveling.

“I think it is serious because there’s a lot of energy there,” Dromi said. “The anti-Israel sentiment was always there, but it was marginal compared to the prob-lems Egyptians had. Now Egyptians are expressing all of their anger and frustra-tion against Israel.”

The embassy attack, during which a mob pulled down the embassy walls, broke into the building and rampaged for several hours while six Israeli security guards were trapped inside, was the latest and perhaps most worrisome in a series of events south of the border that have Israel concerned it faces a game-changer with the new Egypt.

Most worrisome, some Israeli officials said, was their inability to reach senior Egyptian officials quickly. Instead they had to rely on U.S. mediation.

“There were difficulties in reaching certain Egyptian officials,” a senior Israeli official told JTA. “And the real difficulty was that even when they were finally reached, their promises for quick inter-vention did not materialize as quickly as the situation required.”

Egyptian commandos eventually arrived to rescue the trapped Israelis, and Israel sent its Air Force jets to retrieve them and bring them home. The official said he does not expect the embassy to reopen soon but that there are contacts with Egyptian security officials.

“We are discussing how to ensure that such an attack will never happen again

and what is needed to be done to secure the reopening of the embassy,” he said. “We are definitely worried. Which way Egypt is going is anybody’s guess.”

The Egyptian military council run-ning the country quickly condemned the attack, called the rioters “criminals” and said it would launch proceedings against those caught.

“The Egyptian leadership said they are committed to the peace treaty, and so are we,” Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told JTA. “Anyone over 50 remembers the Egyptian-Israeli wars in which thousands of people on both sides of the frontier were killed. I don’t think the people of Israel or Egypt want to go back to that.”

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The 32-year-old peace treaty between Israel and Egypt is one of the cornerstones of Israel’s security doctrine. While it has resulted in few people-to-people ties, the pact made Israel’s southern border reliably quiet and freed up Israel’s military to focus on threats elsewhere.

Under Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt from Sadat’s assassination in 1981 until he was deposed early this year, Egypt established military and intelligence coop-eration with Israel. Both Egypt and Israel viewed Hamas’ growing strength warily, and Egyptian security forces tried to stop the smuggling of weapons and terrorists from the Sinai into Hamas-ruled Gaza. Since Mubarak’s ouster, Israeli intelli-gence officials say, smuggling has dramati-cally increased.

Despite a recent poll showing that more than half of Egyptians would sup-port severing ties with Israel, most Israeli experts don’t believe Egypt will rush to abrogate its peace treaty with Israel. Most

of the Egyptian political factions, includ-ing the Muslim Brotherhood, have said they will continue the peace treaty. Cut-ting off ties also would threaten the $3 bil-lion in foreign aid Egypt receives annually from the United States.

But Israel is concerned. The attack on the embassy came just weeks after an attack on the border between Israel and Egypt that left eight Israelis dead. Israeli officials said the terrorists traveled from Gaza to Egypt and then into Israel. Three Egyptian security officers were killed in firefights after the attack.

“Peace with Egypt has always been a cornerstone of our strategic position in the region,” Dromi said. “Whatever else hap-pened with Lebanon or Syria, we always had that peace to offset everything else. If this falls, there could be a chain reaction. We’re already hearing rhetoric from Jordan that we haven’t heard in a very long time.”

King Abdullah of Jordan, which is the only other Arab country that has a formal

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toward Sholem Aleichem, about whom he was essentially ignorant.

“I thought this was a way station for me,” the 53-year-old filmmaker con-fides. “I didn’t think it was a destination. I thought it was a film I would do while I fig-ured out what I really wanted to do. And I spent 10 years on it, and it took up every-thing. It infused me.”

Aleichem’s stories of fathers and daughters, and of the challenge of balanc-ing tradition with the modern world, speak

to every culture and every people. But they have ongoing resonance for Ameri-can Jews, who redefine their identity with every generation.

“Unless you are an absolute Ortho-dox Jew and follow the traditional path,” Dorman asserts, “no matter how Jewish we feel and how much we found certain Jewish identities for us, I don’t think they can ever be as stable or solid as they once were, or once appeared to be. That’s a very powerful and poignant thing that we all live with. It’s the fact that you’re assimi-lating and trying to hold on to something, and that confusion that somehow you feel a bit damned either way. At least I do.”

peace treaty with Israel, said this week that “Jordan and the future of the Palestin-ian people are in better shape than Israel today. Now it is Israel that is fearful.”

Israeli officials said they are working hard to repair relations with Egypt. But

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week also ordered Israel to speed up con-struction on a fence being built between Israel and the Sinai to try to stop smug-gling. He said construction will finished by September 2012.

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FRiDays9:30–10:30 a.m. — SJCC Tot ShabbatStroum Jewish Community Center11 a.m.–12 p.m. — Tots Welcoming ShabbatTemple B’nai Torah12:30–3:30 p.m. — Bridge groupStroum JCC12:30–3:30 p.m. — Drop-in Mah JonggStroum JCC

satuRDays10 a.m. — Morning youth ProgramCongregation Ezra Bessaroth9:45 a.m. — BCMH youth ServicesBCMH9–10:30 a.m. — Temple B’nai Torah Adult Torah StudyTemple B’nai Torah5 p.m. — The Ramchal’s Derech Hashem, Portal from the Ari to ModernityCongregation Beth Ha’Ari

sunDays9:15–10:15 a.m. — Advanced Talmud for MenCongregation Beth Ha’Ari9:30–11 a.m. — Pathways Through the oral Torah: An introduction to the Talmud and MidrashTemple De Hirsch Sinai10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. — Repentance: undo-ing Mistakes and Repairing RelationshipsTemple De Hirsch Sinai10:15 a.m. — Sunday Torah StudyCongregation Beth Shalom11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. — Hebrew Reading Class – Back to BasicsCongregation Beth Shalom7:30–10:30 p.m. — He’Ari israeli DancingDanceland Ballroom (call to confirm)

MonDays10 a.m. — Jewish Mommy and MeThe Seattle Kollel10 a.m.– 2 p.m. — JCC Seniors groupStroum JCC12:30 p.m. — Caffeine for the SoulChabad of the Central Cascades7 p.m. — CSA Monday Night ClassesCongregation Shevet Achim

7–8 p.m. — Ein yaakov in EnglishCongregation Shaarei Tefilah Lubavitch7:45–8:45 p.m. — For Women onlyCongregation Shaarei Tefilah Lubavitch8–10 p.m. — Women’s israeli Dance ClassThe Seattle Kollel8:30 p.m. — Talmud in HebrewEastside Torah Center8:30 p.m. — Talmud, yeshiva-StyleEastside Torah Center

tuesDays11 a.m.–12 p.m. — Mommy and Me ProgramChabad of the Central Cascades12 p.m. — Torah for WomenEastside Torah Center7 p.m. — Alcoholics Anonymous MeetingsJewish Family Service7 p.m. — Teen CenterBCMH7:30 p.m. — Weekly Round Table Kabbalah ClassEastside Torah Center7:30 p.m. — The TanyaChabad of Central Cascades

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satuRDay 17 septeMbeR1:15–2:15 p.m. — The Jewish Way of Death and Dying: A Practical Discussion

Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.orgWhat do you do when healing and health are no longer an option? What are the practicalities and rituals following the death of a loved one? How does a chevra kadisha work? At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.

sunDay 18 septeMbeR9:30–11 a.m. — Pathways Through the oral Torah: An introduction to the Talmud and Midrash

Mimi Porad at 206-315-7399All forms of Judaism today, including Reform, are based on the Talmud and Midrash. In this literature are laws and discussions on such topics as conversion, capital punishment, ethics and human nature. Class runs through November 13. $160/members, $190/non-members. At Temple De Hirsch Sinai, 1441 16th Ave., Seattle.10 a.m.–3 p.m. — 13th Annual golf Tournament

Rabbi Avrohom David at info@seattlekollel.org or 206-722-8289 or seattlekollel.orgJoin the Seattle Kollel for a fun morning of golf on the beautiful Foster Golf Links Course. Price includes green fees, prizes, and snacks. Golf carts available

for an additional charge. $60/adults, $30/students. At Foster Golf Links, 13500 Interurban Ave., Tukwila.10 a.m.–1 p.m. — Fab-you-lous you Event for Women

Mrs. Giti Fredman at gitifredman@gmail.com or 206-852-6418 or seattlekollel.orgEverybody wants to have a great new year. Come to this fab-you-lous class to discover the best of you inside and out. Hear the talk, “Bringing Out the Best of You,” by Giti Fredman at 10, enjoy brunch at 11, then an Arbonne makeup demo at 11:15. Twenty-five percent of profits donated to the West Seattle Torah Learning Center. $5 suggested donation. Call for location. 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. — Repentance: undoing Mistakes and Repairing Relationships

Mimi Porad at 206-315-7399In anticipation of the High Holy Days, this class with rabbi emeritus Stanley Meisels will discuss the values, difficulties, and the “how to” of repentance as a means of finding inner peace by repairing relationships with God and fellow humans. $80/members, $95/non-members. At Temple De Hirsch Sinai, 1441 16th Ave., Seattle.10 a.m.–4 p.m. — Hadassah Mah Jongg Tournament

Judi Leader at 360-301-5039 or http://bit.ly/nk9nFdWest Sound Hadassah’s third annual Mah Jongg tournament. RSVP required online or by contacting Judi. At Silverdale Beach Hotel, 3073 NW Bucklin Hill Rd., Silverdale.10:30–11:30 a.m. — Home Rituals for the Holidays

Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.org

Not sure how to make the holidays feel special? Learn a variety of home holiday rituals at this free monthly class with instructors Rabbi Jill Borodin and Shoshi Bilavsky. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. — Hebrew Reading Class - Back to Basics

Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.orgFor those who know the alef-bet and would like to improve your reading skills, come to this 10-session class with Talya McCurdy. Early-bird and member discounts available. $150. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.1 p.m. – “Hope Without illusion” with Prof. Mark Rosenblum

seattle@jstreet.org or 206-442-2077J Street Seattle and Congregation Beth Shalom present “Hope Without Illusion: The Palestinian Fall and the UN, the Israeli Summer, the Arab Spring — Barriers or New Bridges to Arab-Israeli Peace-Making?” featuring Middle East expert and Peace Now cofounder Prof. Mark Rosenblum of Queens College. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.2–4 p.m. — Preparation for High Holy Days Workshop

Shellie Oakley at info@betalef.org or 206-527-9399 or www.betalef.orgThe High Holy Days evoke a spiritual journey that unfolds in three steps: Learning to be with what is, searching the heart, and opening to forgiveness. Join Rabbi Olivier BenHaim in this workshop to meet these holy days in ever deepening and meaningful ways. $10; free for Bet Alef members. At Unity of

Bellevue, 16330 NE 4th St., Bellevue.1–3 p.m. — Zumbathon

Lisa Kutzke at LisaK@sjcc.org or 206-388-1987 or www.sjcc.orgCome to a Zumbathon to benefit the American Heart Association. Show your support by wearing red. Suggested donation of $15 to the American Heart Association. Complimentary snacks and beverages served. At the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.3:30–5:45 p.m. — StandWithus Northwest Community Reception with Danny gordis

Northwest.RSVP@StandWithUs.com or 206-801-0902Rabbi and columnist Daniel Gordis returns as keynote speaker. Enjoy Israeli wines, mimosas and light appetizers. $54. At McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle.5–9 p.m. — Jewish Federation Community Campaign Kickoff

Wendy Dore at 206-443-5400 or events@jewishinseattle.org or www.jewishinseattle.orgThis annual event brings together the Seattle-area Jewish community for an evening of entertainment and to raise money for our local and worldwide Jewish community. This year’s kickoff event features the Maccabeats, Yeshiva University’s all-star a cappella group. At McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle.

MonDay 19 septeMbeR10–11 a.m. — Energize your Life Workshop

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This interactive workshop will help participants feel their best every day. It teaches how to make small, easy changes in busy, active lives. Everyone, including moms, athletes and office workers trying to get over the three o’clock slump can benefit. $10. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.6:30–8:30 p.m. — genetic Testing for genealogy Research

Beverly Blum at peterbev.blum@gmail.com or www.jgsws.orgBennett Greenspan, founder and president of Family Tree DNA, will present on what genetic tests are useful and how to interpret results to further genealogy research. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.

tuesDay 20 septeMbeR12:00 p.m. — Jewish Views of Animal Rights

Rabbi Shalom D. (Berry) Farkash at 425-427-1654What is Judaism’s view of hunting? What rights do animals have according to Judaism? In the Talmud the laws of tza’ar ba’alei chaim are treated in detail, and the sages often emphasize how considerate and kind human beings must be toward animals. At Chabad of the Central Cascades, 21121 SE Black Nugget Rd., Issaquah.7:30–8 p.m. — New and Prospective Mem-ber open House

Marjie Cogan at marjiecogan@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.orgEveryone is invited to learn more about Congregation Beth Shalom. Following the open house, stay for a class taught by Rabbi Jill Borodin on the new Machzor, the High Holiday prayerbook. Free. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.8–9 p.m. — introduction to the New Conser-vative Machzor

Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or bethshalomseattle.orgLearn more about the new Machzor (High Holiday prayerbook) with Rabbi Jill Borodin. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.

WeDnesDay 21 septeMbeR6:30–9 p.m. — Breast Cancer Exposed

Nancy Etsekson at chapter.seattle@hadassah.org or 425-467-9099 The Seattle Chapter of Hadassah’s fundraiser to help end breast cancer forever by energizing science to find the cures and ensuring quality care for all people, everywhere. At the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, 411 University St., Seattle.7–8 p.m. — A good and Sweet year

Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.org

Join instructor Shirah Bell for this free High Holiday preparation class. Explore Mussar techniques for a good and sweet new year. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.8:15–9:15 p.m. — A Look at yom Kippur

Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.orgJoin instructor Yiscah Smith for this free High Holiday preparation class. Gain a deeper insight into Yom Kippur, a sacred time for reconnection, restoration, and redemption. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.8:15–9:15 p.m. — Niggunim and Nuschaot

Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.orgJoin instructor Rachel Jacobson for this free High Holiday preparation class. Learn the melodies used during High Holiday services. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.7–8 p.m. — The Fear Factor on yom Kippur

Carol Benedick at carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.orgJoin instructor Jeremy Alk for this free High Holiday preparation class. Learn about the toughest reality experience that is Yom Kippur. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.

tHuRsDay 22 septeMbeR7:30–9 p.m. — Beth Shalom Beit Midrash

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

FRiDay 23 septeMbeR6–8 p.m. — 4th Shabbat Services and Dinner

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

satuRDay 24 septeMbeR9:15 p.m. — Selichot Program

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

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sunDay 25 septeMbeR9 a.m.–4 p.m. — Volunteering with the Tribe and JFS

Hannah at hannah.zommick@gmail.com Young adults, join the Tribe at TDHS for two volunteer projects: Food collection at Broadway Farmers Market and a tour of the JFS food bank, and/or create Rosh Hashanah baskets for members of the Jewish community. Basket-making 9 a.m.–2 p.m., food collection 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Free. At Jewish Family Service, 1601 16th Ave., Seattle.6:30–8 p.m. — MoR Benefit: Klezmer and Chocolate

Music of Remembrance at info@musicofremembrance.org or 206-365-7770 or musicofremembrance.orgThis benefit features performances by “Seattle’s clarinet goddess” Laura DeLuca and her band The Kvetchers, complimentary wine and chocolate tastings (orange, cherry and almond, spicy chili, mint) courtesy of Theo. $50 or $60 at the door. At Theo’s Chocolates, 3400 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle.

MonDay 26 septeMbeR6–7 p.m. — Energize your Life Workshop

Kim Lawson at KLawson@sjcc.org or 206-388-0829 or www.sjcc.orgAt the Stroum JCC, 2618 NE 80th St., Seattle.

WeDnesDay 28 septeMbeR6–6:30 p.m. — open House for New and

Prospective Members Marjie Cogan at

marjiecogan@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or www.bethshalomseattle.orgJoin Rabbi Jill Borodin and other Beth Shalomniks for an opportunity to schmooze, nosh and learn about Congregation Beth Shalom. Attend erev Rosh Hashanah services afterward at no charge. High Holiday tickets are also available for purchase. More info on the Beth Shalom website. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.

WeDnesDay 28 septeMbeR11 a.m. — The PJ Library Story Time at Mockingbird Books

Amy Hilzman-Paquette at amyhp@jewishinseattle.orgJoin the PJ Library for music and storytelling. Learn Hebrew through ASL with Betsy Dischel from Musikal Magik, a certified Signing Time Academy. Free. At Mockingbird Books, 7220 Woodlawn Ave. NE, Seattle.

tHuRsDay 29 septeMbeRJFS Food Drive

Carol Mullin at cmullin@jfsseattle.org or 206-861-3176 or www.jfsseattle.orgThe 2011 Jewish Family Service food drive will run from Sept. 29 to Oct. 22. The drive will raise nearly one-fifth of the JFS Polack Food Bank’s over 160 tons of food to distribute this year. To request a bin contact

Carol Mullin, and to register for the food sort on Oct. 9 contact Jane Deer-Hileman at volunteer@jfsseattle.org. Check the website for more information.

satuRDay 1 octobeR9 a.m.–12 p.m. — Brain Rules for Baby – John Medina

Kim Lawson at KLawson@sjcc.org or 206-388-0829 or www.sjcc.orgBrain rules for baby offers parents facts — not just advice — in an engaging, practical way. Find out all about your child’s brain and what you can do to optimize it. $50. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.11–11:30 a.m. — Tot Shabbat

Irit Eliav at iriteliav@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075, ext. 2503 or bethshalomseattle.orgChildren ages 0–3 (and their parents) are invited to a fun Shabbat morning tot-friendly service. Service meets on the first Shabbat of the month. Free. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.

sunDay 2 octobeR7–11 p.m. — 5th annual Tribe Appletini Party at Sole Repair

Lisa at lsbridge@gmail.comCelebrate the New Year with The Tribe (young adults in their 20s and 30s) for music, free appletinis, and great company. At Sole Repair on Capitol Hill, 1001 E Pike St., Seattle.

2–4 p.m. — Preparation for High Holy Days Workshop

Shellie Oakley at info@betalef.org or 206-527-9399At Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, 16330 NE 4th St., Bellevue.

MonDay 3 octobeR7–10 p.m. — Breaking Down Barriers in Relationships

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

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center their Jewish identities around par-tying.

Boston resident Jason Pressberg was troubled by a sense that the Jews the JDC helps don’t identify with Judaism.

“I very much wanted that to be there,” he said of Jewish practice after visiting the homes of aid recipients.

Pressberg, 27, is a program associate at the Northeastern University Hillel who describes his job as being dedicated to help Jews find meaningful connections with any aspect of Jewish life.

“It didn’t so much matter to me if that connection was cultural or religious, as long as it was meaningful,” he said of Khabarovsk’s Jewish population, young

and old. “I felt they were post-Jewish.”To Pressberg, the effects of the Soviet

Union on Jewish culture still resound. Now the Jews identify as Russian, but not as Jewish.

“I think that those that want to be con-nected will move and that community will die out,” he said.

These conversations about what con-stitutes a Jewish identity — particularly among a community far removed from the American Jewish paradigm — left many participants frustrated, yet also introspective.

“When you aren’t making your basic needs,” said Joanne Rossignol, 28, of Seat-tle, “thinking about things like building community and being involved in the com-munity and being active in a religious orga-

nization — it’s not on people’s priority list.”As for the crosses, the JDC Siberia staff

explained that they are worn decoratively and are devoid of religious significance.

In spite of this dreary preface, Marina Kopytkovskiy, 24, a Seattle-based partici-pant who spent her childhood in Belarus, came away with an uplifting report.

“This was an example of a small com-munity trying to genuinely awaken a Jewish subconscious in its community and doing so successfully,” she wrote in an email inter-view. “The fact that it is predicated upon the work of youth is even more striking.

“Although ostensibly,” she continued, “it may seem that the Hillel leaders are simply interested in organizing gather-ings, their dedication is deeper and con-viction stronger than what we saw.”

No one exemplifies dedication and conviction more than Kiril Sahmanov. Sahmanov, 18, the son of a Jewish mother and a Muslim father, became involved with the Jewish community at age 14. Once Vadim Katsman encouraged Sah-manov to participate in the community, Sahmanov ran with it, participating in the Siberian Bar/Bat Mitzvah program and wearing a kippah. He is the face of Hillel Khabarovsk.

Sahmanov’s thoughtfulness about his Judaism surpasses most boys of 18.

“He really admires the Jewish concept of the self and why we are here,” Kopyt-kovskiy said during the trip, paraphras-ing Sahmanov as he spoke. “Jewish culture and beliefs should carry forth...he wants to perpetuate these ideas, because they’re

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Jewish but they’re also universal.”The young Hillel participants “are

far more traditionally Jewish than our group may have realized,” Kopytkovskiy explained in her email. “Yet they do not draw in the community on that premise. In trying to revive a Jewish life, they are starting culturally.”

That tactic isn’t far from engagement methods used by many American Jewish organizations. Like young Americans stepping back from the assimilation pat-tern and negotiating a Jewish lifestyle, the Russian youth connect to the same feel-ings of familial bonds between Jews.

“I feel something special, like we are relatives,” said Lyudmila Milrud, 19. While she finds it hard to keep up with

Jewish observance while living in her par-ents’ home, she wants to take on Jewish practices to be an example to other Jews.

But Milrud represents the potential Jewish drain Khabarovsk faces. She wants to go to Israel and join the army.

“If I like Israel I’ll stay there because I have relatives there,” she said. Regarding the army, “I’m crazy, but I want to! I think it will help me in my life.

“I can’t compare Khabarovsk to Israel,” she said.

Understandably, Hillel participants and staff are on edge about their young con-stituency leaving Khabarovsk for greener Jewish pastures. Some were on their way to college this summer. And Sahmanov was on his way to Israel, where he’ll spend

this year learning at Aish HaTorah. Unlike Milrud, Sahmanov says he plans to come back to Khabarovsk and work at the Hillel.

“If not him, then who?” said Kopyt-kovskiy.

On the last day, the group bussed three hours to Birobidjan, the capital of Rus-sia’s Jewish autonomous region, created in 1934 by Stalin. After the crowd was herded off to the museum, Sahmanov stayed behind in the sanctuary of the Birobidjan synagogue. Backlit by dozens of electric candles, he wrapped tefillin and recited the sh’ma.

Later I asked him if he wanted to share anything else with me about his Jewish identity.

“Let’s be friends,” he said.

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Kiril Sahmanov takes advantage of a quiet moment to wrap tefillin and recite the sh’ma.

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Secular slaughter uses a captive bolt stunner or a shotgun to render an animal senseless before severing its carotid artery. Kosher slaughter and Islamic halal slaugh-ter both reject the stunning process. The Orthodox Union claims that kosher ritual slaughter is quick and virtually pain-free.

“Stunning and kosher slaughter do not go together. In kosher law, animals have to be in full and perfect health before they are slaughtered,” Hanau said.

Secular meat processing plants and kosher plants outside the U.S. often cuff and drag animals to slaughter, Hanau said.

Slaughtering an animal in a vertical posi-tion requires another sizeable investment in equipment.

Currently, Grow and Behold Foods ships its products all over the Northeast and to the central U.S., but Hanau has a larger vision.

“We would love to have buying clubs set up all over the country.”

The deadline for High Holiday orders passed prior to press time, but visit www.growandbehold.com for future order dates and pricing information, or contact Congregation Beth Shalom at 206-524-0075 to join the buying group.

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but sometimes I wonder, Where does the money go? Why do we not have better solu-tions yet? The real heart of the matter is that we need to find a cure. We need to find the drugs, the science…that’s what we’re all waiting for. We need to, as Hadassah is doing, pour our money into the science.”

Because BRCA was discovered through important and costly research, Breast Cancer Exposed! is also a fundraiser for the new Marlene Greenbaum Multidisci-plinary Diagnostic Breast Health Center at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusa-lem. Cindy Levy, the event’s co-chair, said

she is excited about the new Breast Health Center at Hadassah, and about the finan-cial support this event will bring to it.

“Great strides are being made in the field of BRCA research as well as genetic modification,” Levy said. “They are cre-ating cutting-edge technology that is enabling doctors to diagnose and treat patients at a much more efficient pace than in the past.”

Newman said that Hadassah has a spe-cific monetary goal in mind.

“We’re hoping to walk in the door having already raised $200,000, and we’d like to raise $400,000 by the time the night is over,” she said.

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daughter not investigate her mother’s roots further. When he died, Vered finally felt liberated to pursue her mother’s history.

“I don’t know why,” Vered said. “I was already an old lady and yet I obeyed my father. The moment he died I felt, ‘I can do it.’”

Vered began her search at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial and archives in Jerusalem, seeking not specifics, but a gen-eral idea of her mother’s roots — anything that might give her some concept of the life and the family about which her mother never spoke. The Yad Vashem database offered no leads. So a week after her father died, she and her husband Michael Vered traveled to Poland.

In Lodz they searched through old records and met with a rabbi. The rabbi introduced them to a historian in Warsaw who claimed to be working with Yad Vashem and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to reunite family members. But the historian requested additional funds before demonstrating any signs he was making progress. Vered decided to cut ties.

Her search appeared to have stalled when a friend met Oryan at a hotel while on vacation in Tiberias. Oryan is a long-time arts and culture journalist in Israel who turned to genealogy as a way to seek out his own family history — and then found he had a knack for it.

The only pieces of information Rachel

could offer were Esther’s birthplace — Lodz — and her family name, Hausz-peigel. (Hall changed his name from Hauszpeigel when he emigrated to the United States.) Oryan worked from these two facts and capitalized on the relative scarcity of the Hauszpeigel surname.

Oryan’s first step was to find all Hausz-peigels who lived in Lodz and the surround-ing towns before the war using primarily JRI-Poland, an online database of over 4 million Jewish records and documents. He then built an expected family tree based on the premise that so many people sharing such an uncommon surname in such close geographic proximity were related.

Finally, Oryan cross checked his find-ings with every documented Yad Vashem

testimonial that fea-tured a mention of the name Hauszpei-gel in or near the city of Lodz. Eventu-ally, he came across the page written by Wolf Hall and on that page, the name of Rachel Vered’s mother Esther.

Vered was drink-ing coffee with her daughter at a mall in Tel Aviv when Oryan called and asked if she was sit-ting down.

“I found you an uncle,” he told her.Vered, who had only hoped to learn

a little about her family history, was shocked. Her mother was 90 years old, barely holding on, and now somebody was telling her that she had a living uncle?

Vered and Hall soon had their first phone conversation The Hall family had been convinced by Oryan’s research that Vered may indeed be family. Their first phone conversation confirmed it. After a tear-filled greeting with her cousin Esther Gothelf, Hall’s daughter, Vered asked Hall her mother’s birthday. He didn’t remem-ber, but identified the year as 1921.

Vered then asked Wolf about his father’s profession — a question she had recently asked her mother, and the

only question about her life that Vered’s mother Esther, her guard having lapsed due to the dementia, had ever willingly answered.

He was a shoemaker, Hall told her. Rachel then emailed a picture taken

just after the war, featuring her father, her father’s sister, and her mother. Hall identi-fied his sister Esther immediately.

In the ensuing correspondence, Hall heard what Vered knew of her mother’s story. He learned that Esther had been married in a labor camp during the early part of the war. He learned that she was in Auschwitz at the same time as his wife Freida and was forced to work as a nurse for Dr. Joseph Mengele. He learned that she too lived in Germany immediately after the war.

The discovery came a few years too late: Just four or five years ago Esther Bielski would have been able to understand she still had a brother. She would have been able to talk to him. According to Hall, it could have happened even sooner.

Holocaust survivors in postwar Ger-many often lived transient lives, moving from one refugee camp to the next. Wolf and Esther could have been in the same place, or in near proximity, and never known it. Hall thinks part of the problem is that when he sought his sister in the regis-tries, he did so under her maiden name of Hauszpeigel, not her married name Bielski.

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At the Hall home in Bellevue, Rachel Vered shows her uncle some of his sister’s belongings.

“You could be living in the same place and not know each other,” Hall said. “After all, I saw her the last time in 1939 or 1940 and I didn’t even remember her face until they sent me pictures from ’45.”

In addition to the time they both lived in Germany, Hall said he visited Israel eight times — including for the 1981 World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Sur-vivors. He searched for relatives at Yad Vashem.

Vered believes the effort Hall put in, both in documenting his story and in searching for his family, would have paid off if not for errors on the part of Yad Vashem. Her mother Esther, for exam-ple, was listed in their database among the missing — not the living.

“My mother gets her rent from the Ger-mans,” Vered said. “Dead people don’t get

rent. Only living people.”Had Esther been registered properly,

the connection could have happened not just years but decades sooner. She won-ders how many more mistakes have been

made and what they have cost.“The tragedy is not what happened

in the Holocaust, it’s the missing years,” Vered said.

After the meeting in the baggage claim, Vered and her husband were shuttled to Wolf and Freida’s Bellevue home, where they would be staying. The family mingled over lunch as any might: Adults sitting in the living room and on the patio catching up and talking business; kids watching televi-sion in another room; host and hostess offer-ing up water, soft drinks, coffee, and tea.

“It feels blessed but it doesn’t feel as strange as I thought it would,” said Esther Gothelf, Hall and Freida’s youngest daughter. “It’s funny, everyone feels very comfortable with each other.”

The family hashed and rehashed the details of their miracle, with the help of Oryan, who came on the trip as well to film a documentary about the experience. The

cousins compared their respective parents’ disciplinary techniques and discussed the family’s genetic predisposition to red hair.

“Was she as stubborn as my father?” asked Charles Hall, Wolf and Freida’s son.

“I don’t know your father, but when [Esther] said no...” Vered shook her head and smiled.

Vered shared family photos both new and old, and a clipping of the story about them that appeared in the popular Israeli newspaper Yediot Acharonot.

Vered and her husband stayed in Seat-tle for six days before leaving to visit his family in Florida. They toured the area, but mostly they made up for lost time. At one point Oryan, who comes off himself as a family member, played videos he had recorded of Hall’s sister Esther.

“How much can I describe it?” Hall said of the visit. “You couldn’t find a happier guy than I am…. I’ve become an uncle now.”

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