Past/Present/Future

The History Issue Local business history White nationalism in the PNW New places for matzoh ball soup The Bachelor

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Jpop

A New Generation Takes Yiddish to the Masses

Yiddish is making a comeback in Seattle as a musical, linguistic, and cultural identity.

04/15/2019 By Hannah S. Pressman

Community

Service and Jewish Life

Service and Jewish Life April-May 2019

Photos of our community in action.

07/16/2019

Pro Tips

How to Get the Best Shot

Rebecca Kaplan, third-generation co-owner of Glazer’s Camera, offers advice from the trade.

04/16/2019 By Claire Butwinick

Feature

The Northwest Has Long Been a Breeding Ground for White Nationalism. What Are We Doing about It?

Local groups address an evergreen hate.

04/15/2019 By Gregory Gutterman Scruggs

Feature

Family Business Owners Look to the Future — Without Forgetting the Past

Jewish families have impacted Greater Seattle's business scene.

04/15/2019 By Emily K. Alhadeff, Claire Butwinick, Bryan Cohen, and Naomi Tomky

Past/Present/Future

Pike Place Market Is Where It All Began

Much of Seattle’s Sephardic community got its bearings at the market.

04/15/2019 By Naomi Tomky

Past/Present/Future

Three Women Take Their Family Businesses into the Future

Like Grandfather, Like Granddaughter

04/15/2019 By Emily K. Alhadeff

Pro Tips

How to Protect Your Jewelry

Lisa Bridge Berenstein, fifth-generation jeweler, gemologist, and president and CEO of Ben Bridge Jeweler, offers advice.

04/15/2019 By Claire Butwinick

Past/Present/Future

The Reinvention of Cone & Steiner

Dani Cone believes the corner store never goes out of style.

04/15/2019 By Claire Butwinick

Past/Present/Future

A Shoe Repair Shop Managed to Survive for Over a Century. Does It Have One Foot in the Grave?

Shoe repair is an endangered line of work, but one local business got a new lease on life from an unlikely source.

04/15/2019 By Bryan Cohen

Past/Present/Future

Schwartz Brothers Pays It Forward

The restaurant/bakery success story is built on Jewish community ties.

04/15/2019 By Emily K. Alhadeff

MOT IRL

The Most Important Thing Is to Make Time for Yourself and Your Kids

Q & A with Jason Mesnick, the season 13 Bachelor who broke off his engagement to marry the runner-up, Molly.

04/15/2019 By Emily Boynton

Jewish Connections

PJ Library Marks 10 Years of Bringing Jewish-Themed Books to Local Kids

The Federation helps Jewish journeys start young with the popular PJ Library books.

04/15/2019 By Jim DiPeso

Jewish Connections

Federation Development Director Accepted as a Wexner Field Fellow

Karen Parry joins the prestigious national program for Jewish communal professionals.

04/15/2019 By Jim DiPeso

Jewish Connections

The Federation's Endowment Fund Ensures a Jewish Future

Life and Legacy is the gift that keeps on giving.

04/15/2019 By Jim DiPeso

Jewish Connections

What's Happening at the Federation: Local Programs Make a Big Splash

Life and Legacy, PJ Library, and a prestigious fellowship

04/15/2019 By Jim DiPeso

Mishpacha

Preschools Make Hebrew a Priority

Two Seattle-area preschools embrace a bilingual curriculum.

04/15/2019 By Makena Mezistrano

Sound Off

When a Homeless Jewish Man Died Alone, a Community Stepped Up to Help

High school students helped perform the ultimate mitzvah.

04/15/2019 By Makena Mezistrano

Jews of Seattle

Franz Wassermann

What does being Jewish mean to you?

04/15/2019 By Meryl Alcabes

Innovators

Ben Gilbert Helps Start-Ups Start Up

Pioneer Square Labs incubates and launches good ideas.

04/15/2019 By Haley Shapley

Three Opinions

What Does It Mean to Be an Ally?

Two experts weigh in.

04/15/2019 By Rabbi Callie Schulman and Max Patashnik

Eat & Drink

The Set Table

A Whole New Ball Game

Two new establishments answer Seattle’s need for matzoh ball soup.

04/15/2019 By Naomi Tomky

Travel & Outdoors

Teva

The Owners of Chimacum Valley Dairy Find Spirituality on the Land

From farm to fable

04/15/2019 By Pam Mandel