September 26, 2016
10:39 pm

Chris Nelson of Burlington, Washington, takes a picture of a memorial on September 25, 2016, in Burlington, to five victims killed in a shooting on Friday at a Cascade Mall. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Washington mall shooting suspect confesses to slayings

Unclear what motive was in killing spree by Turkish-US national; neighbor calls gunman ‘creepy, rude and obnoxious’

By martha bellisle

September 25, 2016
10:02 am

Governor Jay Inslee (L) of Washington, and Mayor Steve Sexton (R) of Burlington, listen as Washington state Patrol officer Keith Leary (C) speaks at a press conference on September 24, 2016 in Burlington, Washington. (Karen Ducey/Getty Images/AFP)

Police capture gunman in US mall shooting that killed 5

No evidence mass murder in small town was terror-related, and Turkish-born suspect’s motive is still unknown

By AFP

September 24, 2016
3:03 pm

Law enforcement officers work at the crime scene outside of Cascade Mall in Burlington, Wash., where several people were fatally shot on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)

US police hunting gunman who killed 5 at mall near Seattle

Authorities release image of shooter in attack at Cascade Mall in Washington, describing him as Hispanic male wearing gray shirt

By AFP

September 24, 2016
6:39 am

4 dead, 1 critical in shooting north of Seattle; suspect at large

Police looking for Hispanic man wearing black and armed with rifle after attack at Cascade Mall in Burlington

By LISA BAUMANN and MANUEL VALDES

August 31, 2016
9:32 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at Trump Tower in New York, August 25, 2016. (AP/Gerald Herbert, File)

Jewish donor dumps Trump after community backlash

Republican developer Martin Selig ‘stunned’ by blowback from Seattle Jews

By JTA

August 3, 2016
7:36 am

David Blomstrom's campaign video 2016 (screen capture: governor5.com)

Fringe Washington gubernatorial candidate decries Jewish power

Contender David Blomstrom blames Jews for Orlando attack, denies Holocaust, and wants to take on the ‘Jewish mafia’

By JTA

July 30, 2016
1:52 pm

Three dead, one hurt in shooting north of Seattle

Police say suspect arrested, but give no further details on circumstances surrounding attack

By AP

June 12, 2016
8:42 am

Clockwise from top left: Conversos y Tacos; New York on Rye Deli Truck; Taim Mobile; Milt’s Barbecue for the Perplexed Food Truck. (Facebook)

The 9 best Jewish food trucks in the US

From tacos to barbecue to the familiar falafel ball, here’s a look at some of the top restaurants-on-wheels serving Jewish bites

By Gabe Friedman

February 23, 2016
11:03 pm

Illustrative photo of a police officer holding a pair of handcuffs. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)

4 indicted in US on charges of violating Iran sanctions

Shahin Tabatabaei, one of those charged, ran companies that shipped American items through other countries into Islamic Republic

By AP

February 23, 2016
11:58 am

Doreen Alhadeff (right) signing her Spanish citizenship papers in the presence of public notary Pedro Bosch (left) and Jesus Cantero Morenos, his legal assistant, on February 2, 2016 in Torremolinos, Spain. (Joseph S. Alhadeff)

500 years after expulsion, Jewish American claims Spanish citizenship

In righting of historic wrong, Seattle-resident Doreen Alhadeff and other descendants of Sephardic Jews receive official entree to ancestral homelands under new Spanish and Portuguese ‘right of return’ laws

By Janis Siegel

February 4, 2016
1:28 am

Illustrative photo of swastika graffiti (Flash90)

Jewish-owned Seattle business targeted with swastikas

Community offers support to local business after second anti-Semitic incident in last six months

By JTA

December 8, 2015
6:14 pm

An XSight debris detection system (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Israeli tech to protect planes at Seattle’s airport

Xsight’s RunWize will ensure that pilots don’t get caught up in runway junk, and keep birds out of the engines – preventing two of the most common causes of airplane mishaps

By David Shamah

August 13, 2015
6:23 am

Buses in Seattle, illustrative (YouTube screen capture)

Anti-Muslim group can’t post ads on Washington state buses

The claim that FBI will pay $25 million for pictured wanted terrorists amounts to false advertising, court rules

By martha bellisle

August 9, 2015
9:21 pm

Rabbi Captain Elie Estrin at his graduation from Officer Training School at the Maxwell Air Force base in Montgomery, Alabama on Monday, August 3, 2015. (courtesy)

A Chabad rabbi makes United States Air Force history

Rabbi Elie Estrin becomes Air Force’s first Chabad chaplain officer, says ‘the Rebbe had great appreciation for US military’

By Emily K. Alhadeff

July 18, 2015
3:07 am

University of Washington Prof. Devin Naar is spearheading the Sephardic Studies Digital Library and Museum, a first-of-its-kind project featuring 500 historical books and thousands of rare historical documents, many from Seattle families. (Janis Siegel/The Times of Israel)

Not the first time Spain is apologizing for Inquisition, says prof

In Seattle’s large Sephardic community, offers of Spanish and Portuguese citizenship are met with more skepticism than forgiveness

By Janis Siegel

Topic: Seattle

Washington mall shooting suspect confesses to slayings

Unclear what motive was in killing spree by Turkish-US national; neighbor calls gunman ‘creepy, rude and obnoxious’

Police capture gunman in US mall shooting that killed 5

No evidence mass murder in small town was terror-related, and Turkish-born suspect’s motive is still unknown

US police hunting gunman who killed 5 at mall near Seattle

Authorities release image of shooter in attack at Cascade Mall in Washington, describing him as Hispanic male wearing gray shirt

4 dead, 1 critical in shooting north of Seattle; suspect at large

Police looking for Hispanic man wearing black and armed with rifle after attack at Cascade Mall in Burlington

Jewish donor dumps Trump after community backlash

Republican developer Martin Selig ‘stunned’ by blowback from Seattle Jews

Fringe Washington gubernatorial candidate decries Jewish power

Contender David Blomstrom blames Jews for Orlando attack, denies Holocaust, and wants to take on the ‘Jewish mafia’

Three dead, one hurt in shooting north of Seattle

Police say suspect arrested, but give no further details on circumstances surrounding attack

The 9 best Jewish food trucks in the US

From tacos to barbecue to the familiar falafel ball, here’s a look at some of the top restaurants-on-wheels serving Jewish bites

4 indicted in US on charges of violating Iran sanctions

Shahin Tabatabaei, one of those charged, ran companies that shipped American items through other countries into Islamic Republic

500 years after expulsion, Jewish American claims Spanish citizenship

In righting of historic wrong, Seattle-resident Doreen Alhadeff and other descendants of Sephardic Jews receive official entree to ancestral homelands under new Spanish and Portuguese ‘right of return’ laws

Jewish-owned Seattle business targeted with swastikas

Community offers support to local business after second anti-Semitic incident in last six months

Israeli tech to protect planes at Seattle’s airport

Xsight’s RunWize will ensure that pilots don’t get caught up in runway junk, and keep birds out of the engines – preventing two of the most common causes of airplane mishaps

Anti-Muslim group can’t post ads on Washington state buses

The claim that FBI will pay $25 million for pictured wanted terrorists amounts to false advertising, court rules

A Chabad rabbi makes United States Air Force history

Rabbi Elie Estrin becomes Air Force’s first Chabad chaplain officer, says ‘the Rebbe had great appreciation for US military’

Not the first time Spain is apologizing for Inquisition, says prof

In Seattle’s large Sephardic community, offers of Spanish and Portuguese citizenship are met with more skepticism than forgiveness

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