Seattle

A new look at my Sephardic heritage

By Olivia Coyne, Seattle Sephardic Network Summer 2023 intern My maternal grandmother, Rachel Bernstein (formerly Rachel Piha), grew up...

Two Seattle Jewish day schools now led by Sephardic rabbis

By Beth Jacoby Northwest Yeshiva High School (NYHS) in March chose Rabbi Yehuda Gabay as the new head of school, the first Sephardic...

Victor Alkana - Giving the gift of genealogy to the Sephardic community

By Vida Behar Sadly, Victor Alkana passed away on May 4, 2023. Ke su alma repose en Gan Eden. Dora Aboulafia Lipper, a first-generation...

The three Rs of learning for life - Review, Resolve, Renew

To get the most out of this time of year, it’s not too soon to get ready - individually and communally.

Visiting the past when stuck at home

By Al Maimon In the depths of the pandemic, it has been a while since I’ve shared experiences and thoughts. On the one hand, I’ve...

It's Our Shift

By Al Maimon For most of my life, I have actively advocated and encouraged ways and means of engaging more of our Sephardic community in...

Boyos Para La Novia

By Cynthia Flash Hemphill What is the perfect wedding gift that parents can give a Sephardic bride? Read below to find out. This summer,...

Finding New Friends (and Relatives!) at the Genealogy Conference

By Al Maimon Last week we staffed a Seattle Sephardic Network table at the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Society's...

Borekas, Pastels, Yaprakis - Oh My!

By Cynthia Flash Hemphill If you believe the saying that "food is love," then there's a lot of love going on around the Seattle Sephardic...

Sephardic Topics to Dominate International Genealogy Conference in Seattle This Summer

Seattle Sephardic Jews interested in genealogy are in for a fantastic treat this summer as Seattle becomes host to the 36th International...

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