SeaJam: Chef Joel Gamoran: SJCC 50th Anniversary
Celebration Brunch, Banter, and [Cook]Books
Sunday, September 15, 10:30 AM
Join us for a delicious brunch and talk with chef Joel Gamoran, Sur La Table’s national chef, author of Cooking Scrappy, and host of A&E’s hit series Scraps. Full Event Details (more…)
Thrive: Be the CEO of Your Health
Wednesday, September 18, 6:30 PM
“MATTERS OF THE HEART” with Dr. Sarah Speck, MD, FACC.
Dr. Speck, M.D., is a cardiologist and the medical director of cardiac rehabilitation and prevention services at the Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute. She received the Myrtle Wreath Award by (more…)
Upcoming Advocacy Opportunities
By Kindra Cooper, Regional Advocacy Chair
Did you know that Representative Dr. Kim Schrier of Washington’s 8th Congressional District is JUST HOME FROM ISRAEL? Schrier visited Israel as part of a 41-member Congressional delegation trip organized by AIPAC. Hadassah Seattle and Hadassah Pacific Northwest are working to put together a Day in the District meeting with Rep. Schrier to discuss Hadassah policy priorities including combating antisemitism. If you would be interested in participating in a Day in the District meeting to visit Dr. Schrier’s office, please contact Kindra Cooper here.
Looking to get involved on a slightly larger scale? Our chapter is looking for someone to represent Hadassah as part of the Jewish Community Action Network, a coalition of local Jewish organizations and leaders who advocate on behalf of Jewish policy priorities at the state and local levels of government. For additional information, including the possibility of sharing the role with a co-representative, contact Kindra and Ettie here.
Confronting Antisemitism and Intolerance
By Rochelle Kochin, Seattle Hadassah Recording Secretary
Seattle Hadassah Board Member, Deni Hirsh, and I attended a course on Confronting Antisemitism and Intolerance at the Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle on August 13th. Presenters included Dee Simon, Baral Family Executive Director of the Holocaust Center, and Hilary Bernstein, Bernstein Education Consulting (formerly Executive Director PNW ADL). The course included a short tour of the Holocaust Center for Humanity’s Light in the Darkness exhibit and covered the history of antisemitism, antisemitism today, and responding to antisemitism and intolerance. (more)
Other News
Now that the book club has finished The Zionist Ideas, we are open to welcoming new members and hearing recommendations for books to discuss starting this fall. Please contact us here if you are interested in joining us as the Seattle Hadassah Book Club Continues.
Are you interested in learning more or joining our book club? Let us know here
Quotes from North Seattle Meet & Greet
My first time attending a Hadassah meeting since moving to Seattle was indeed rewarding. Informal, yet focused on Hadassah in a friendly atmosphere allowing meeting new vibrant women, getting an update through the convention video, and engaging in conversation. —Nava Gazitt
I enjoyed reconnecting with Hadassah members I hadn’t seen in awhile as well as meeting new members and Seattle’s leadership team. A brief video was received with strong enthusiasm for Hadassah’s medical achievements and its service to a wide community. —Ellen Kret
It was great to meet up with old friends and new at the recent North Seattle Meet & Great. I was pleased to find that I can join Chai Society and pay my pledge off painlessly each month by credit card. That was easy! —Julie Margulies
Quotes from East Side Meet & Greet
It was a pleasure to come and meet new people who live practically in my back yard. Thanks to Lora for hosting. —Lisa Kranseler
It’s been nearly 25 years since I’ve been to a Hadassah event. It was a delight coming here. —Loreen Light
It was great to meet my Eastside neighbors who are also in Hadassah. —Tammy Cohen
Ruth Fast Still Thriving at 99
We came to honor Ruth Fast for her long-term commitment to Hadassah by celebrating her 99th Birthday with an old-fashioned tea. In Jewish tradition, we have the question: who is honored? And the answer: the one who honors others. We all came to feel honored and privileged to share in this simcha and hear Ruth’s story—in Conversation with Pamela Lavitt—full of life-long Hadassah connections. Enjoy this 37-second Happy Birthday video taken just before cutting the best birthday cake EVER, that 15-year old Child Life Member, Beloria Levy, personally baked, donated, and proudly carried into the celebration
See more pictures of this wonderful celebration here
Membership News
Welcome New Members
Patricia Peterson
Welcome Members New to Our Seattle Chapter
Susan Faurer
Nava Gazitt
Rachael Moss
Samantha Schwarz
Gavriella Berk
Ruth Chana Berk
Mazel Tov to
Rochelle Kochin on her short story, Bubbe’s an Alien, winning second place in the Jewish in Seattle’s fiction contest
We Mourn the Passing of
Paul Kleinstein, husband of Jackie Kleinstein and father of JJ and Isabella Kleinstein
Do you have news of family events to share with us? We are happy to include announcements about weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, birthdays, births, and passings in the Membership News section of our monthly newsletter. Please send notices to Seattle@hadassah.org.
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