Jewish Links with a Pacific Northwest Flavor

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Jewish in Seattle: This is the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle's website. Lots of great links!   http://www.jewishinseattle.org/jf/default.asp

PlanitJewish:  A list of events and information.  This link takes you to the Seattle-area information (information about other cities is available, as well):  http://seattle.planitjewish.com/jp/home?location=home

JT News (formerly called The Jewish Transcript):  Washington's only Jewish community newspaper--"The voice of Jewish Washington": http://www.jtnews.net/

Guide to Jewish Washington:  Available online or in paper copy from JT News: http://www.jtnews.net/?guide

Jewish lifecycle events:  descriptions of life cycle events and local (mostly Seattle) resources for Brit Milah, mikvah, funerals.  http://www.jtnews.net/index.php?guide/lists/C128

Candle lighting times:  http://www.jewishinseattle.org/JF/Resources/Guide/Holidays.asp.

Kashrut:  a listing of places in the Seattle area to get kosher meat, baked goods, and other items.  http://www.jtnews.net/index.php?guide/lists/C119 .

Kashrut:  Va'ad also has information about where to find kosher products in the Seattle area, as well as approved restaurants:  http://www.vaad.net/.

Aish Seattle's mission is to provide a venue for young professional Jews to connect with the beauty and relevance of Judaism as well as other young Jews, the greater Seattle Jewish community and Israel:  http://www.aish.com/branches/seattle/.

Jewish studies at the University of Washington in Seattle:  http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/jewish/jewish.html.

Community News from JT News:  http://www.jtnews.net/index.php?/news/C22/.

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The Northwest Jewish Environmental Project:  The Northwest Jewish Environmental Project seeks to integrate environmental concern into Jewish life, enabling the Jewish community to understand the connection of why the Jewish people should become passionate advocates of environmental protection.  http://www.nwjep.org/

The Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center is a private non-profit education and resource center. They provide educators all over the state with Holocaust curricula and teaching resources. The purpose of the organization is to preserve the authentic memory of the Holocaust and disseminate information to the public about the Holocaust and the lessons that can be learned about human behavior, tolerance, understanding, social responsibility and moral courage.  http://wsherc.org/

The Washington State Jewish Historical Society is a charitable non-profit organization, run by volunteers who deeply care about Jewish history in Washington state.  Since its inception in 1980, the WSJHS has been engaged in preserving the history of Jewish communities for present and future generations.  http://www.wsjhs.org/

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State contains a history of the Jewish communities of Washington.  There is currently a statewide campaign concerning all the Jewish cemeteries in Washington state.  Sometime in spring 2002 there will be work parties to "read" the cemeteries.  Tacoma's information is provided by Temple Beth El congregant Deb Freedman.  http://www.jgsws.org

Jewish pioneers of Tacoma:  Our own Deb Freedman's list of Tacoma's Jewish pioneers:  http://www.drygoodsandwetgoods.com. 

The International Jewish Cemetery Project:  This link goes to the Washington state section of this site.  Tacoma's Home of Peace cemetery is listed and described, as are Jewish cemeteries in Seattle.  Link and info provided by our own Deb Freedman.  http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/washstate.html

Jewish Family Services:  http://www.jfsseattle.org/.

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