Tag: Seattle

The Wing Luke Museum in Seattle faced controversy and a staff walkout over an exhibit titled Confronting Hate Together, discussing Jewish, Asian, and African American discrimination.
The article discusses a recent walkout by Wing Luke museum staff in Seattle over an exhibit addressing redlining and discrimination, created by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society, the Black Heritage Society, and the Wing Luke Museum.
Recent protests in major cities like New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Seattle indicate a potential shift in the actions of the pro-Hamas Left, characterized by open chanting of "Death to America" and hints at violent resistance.
The #CallOutHate and #CallItAntisemitism campaign in Seattle is aiming to address the rising incidents of anti-Semitic remarks and threats faced by Jewish and Israeli children in schools.
Black Lives Matter at School, a Seattle-based education-activist collective, has taken a definitive step toward embracing anti-Israel ideology.
Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Seattle, with weekly rallies and marches calling for the dissolution of Israel and aligning with the Palestinian cause.
The closure of Mutual Fish, a beloved local business in Seattle, marks the end of a long history of family seafood businesses in the city and symbolizes the decline of the relationship between Japanese and Jewish families.
The article discusses the controversy surrounding the marketing campaign of JewBelong.org, a Jewish organization that uses provocative billboards to engage with disengaged Jews.
In this article, the author discusses their exploration of Seattle's bagel scene with Sean Keeley, who runs a newsletter called "It's a Shanda" where he reviews bagel shops.
Ben & Esther's Vegan Jewish Deli, located in Seattle, is gaining popularity as a successful plant-based Jewish deli.
Israel's incoming government is poised to make significant changes to the judiciary, potentially undermining democracy in the country.
In this episode of Unorthodox, the hosts interview Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis, who host the Jesuitical podcast.
Elia R. Karmona, a prominent figure in Ladino literature, is being compared to Sholem Aleichem in the context of Yiddish literary culture.
The author discusses the current crises facing the American regime, focusing on the political crisis, the identity crisis, the social crisis, the demographic crisis, and the economic crisis.
The article argues that Joe Biden should have a "Kshama Sawant Moment" similar to Bill Clinton's denunciation of Sister Souljah in 1992.
The COMMENTARY podcast delves into the current situation in Seattle where protests have moved from focusing on racial justice to advocating for the abolishment of capitalism, leading to a Hobbesian state of nature.
In a recent episode of "Unorthodox" live from Seattle, Rabbi Will Berkovitz, CEO of Jewish Family Service Seattle, discusses the importance of helping resettle refugees and the challenges he faces from some Jews over his social activism.
In Seattle, two Sephardic synagogues, Congregation Ezra Bessaroth and Sephardic Bikur Holim, engage in the tradition of baking traditional Sephardic pastries, providing a sense of community and cultural connection for its members.
The Spanish government's approval of a law offering citizenship to descendants of Jews expelled during the Inquisition in 1492 has prompted Seattle's Sephardi Jews to consider Spanish citizenship while preserving Ladino, the ancient Jewish language combining elements of different languages.
In Seattle, the Sephardi Jewish community, descended from Jews expelled from Spain, is working to preserve its Ladino language and heritage through initiatives led by historian Devin Naar.