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Lobby Day Faces New Challenges

JL;DR SUMMARY The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Seattle faced significant challenges during their annual Lobby Day, primarily due to a constrained state budget and the loss of veteran legislative allies. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish Community Relations CouncilHolocaust EducationExtremismCommunity AdvocacyHealth EquityWashington State LegislatureBudget AdvocacySecurity GrantsLegislative Allies

Places mentioned

Seattle, Washington, United States
"Candlelighting in Seattle is at 5:02 p.m."
Olympia, Washington, United States
"The annual visit to Olympia took place this year on Thursday, February 6th, and sent lay leaders and community members to advocate for priorities identified by the JCRC through surveys and meetings."
Oregon, United States
"Anti-Semitic incidents rose by 210 percent in Oregon from 2022 to 2023 and by 191 percent in Washington."
Jerusalem, Israel
"David Benkof will be coming to Seattle from Jerusalem to present Barbara Streisands Musicals at Limmud Seattle Sunday, February 16th."

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