Educational Organization

The Washington State Jewish Historical Society [WSJHS] seeks to ensure the rich Jewish history of the state of Washington is preserved. They accomplish this by creating oral histories, collecting personal papers, organizational records, photographs, and other materials appropriate for the Jewish archival collection, housed at the University of Washington.

The mission of the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center is to inspire teaching and learning for humanity in the schools and communities of this region through study of the Holocaust.

The Center's educational resources are available for students, teachers and learners of all ages.

Resources include: speakers bureau, teacher-training seminars, classroom teaching trunks, multi-media library, online resources, artifacts and traveling exhibits, public exhibits and programs, an annual Writing and Art Contest, and materials on modern genocide.

The Seattle Jewish Community School, located in North Seattle is a community egalitarian school for kindergarten through 5th graders. Teaching respect for diverse Jewish viewpoints and cultures, the school strives to weave together an integrated general and Judaic studies curriculum.

The Stroum Jewish Community Center [SJCC] offers diverse programs to enhance Jewish identity, personal growth, and well being within the Jewish community and is dedicated to enriching the lives of the Jewish people in the greater Seattle community. The Center provides programming in the areas of pre-school, childcare, before and after school care, cultural arts, senior adults, singles, teens, and health and fitness.

The Seattle Hebrew Academy is an Orthodox early childhood and K – 8 day school situated in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle. 

The Northwest Yeshiva High School offers a dual curriculum of Judaic studies and college preparatory General Studies for 9th – 12th graders. Students come from all segments of the Jewish community and represent a broad spectrum of religious observance and orientation.

The Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder educates both boys and girls from pre-school – 8th grade and girls in grades 9 – 12 building a strong Jewish identity and pride in its students in an intimate, quality and torah-based environment with traditional Chassidic flavor.

The Jewish Education Council [JEC] is the community's education resource for adults, children, schools, and teachers. The JEC coordinates, plans, and evaluates the community's education agenda; advocates for and supports Jewish educators; provides educational resources and services; and promotes meaningful camp, youth group, and Israel experiences as integral parts of a broad-based Jewish education.

In order to ensure that the Jewish people thrive and its values flourish, we must first ensure that Jewish education is the best that it can be in all of its variety. JESNA's role is to strengthen communities and their educational offerings by providing tested solutions, leveraging partnerships, promoting synergies, and building the connections that strengthen us all.

The Jewish Studies Program [JSP] housed in the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington is the premier center for Jewish scholarship in the Pacific Northwest.

Nearing its 40th anniversary as a Program, the JSP's internationally recognized faculty produces innovative scholarship that examines Jewish life in its cultural, intellectual, religious, and international contexts, and teaches many hundreds of students each year on campus as well as over 2,000 non-students through public lectures.