Jewish Community Lobby Day Brings Over 100 Advocates to Olympia
Participants traveled from Seattle, Port Townsend, and Yakima to meet with lawmakers and to advocate for Jewish safety and inclusion.
Participants traveled from Seattle, Port Townsend, and Yakima to meet with lawmakers and to advocate for Jewish safety and inclusion.
The Federation’s mission and the vibrancy of our community were on display throughout all these gatherings last week.
We are proud to shine a spotlight on the fellows in this year’s Loeb Leadership Institute cohort, the Federation’s year-long program that prepares Seattle’s Jewish leaders for future service. Fellows develop the skills to make a lasting impact in the community through board service, workshops, and personalized mentorship.
We will be meeting with dozens of elected leaders to share the need to ensure Jewish communal safety through a range of legislative priorities.
Over the weekend, many of us woke up to the news of yet another antisemitic attack – this time in Jackson, Mississippi.
The specific legislative priorities were developed based on input from the JCRC Public Advocacy Committee, our lobbyist, legislators, coalition partners within and beyond the Jewish community, and form the basis of our advocacy in this legislative session.
On Wednesday, hundreds joined our Community Candlelighting and Vigil for the victims of the tragic Bondi Beach attack.
Read opening remarks from Solly Kane, President & CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, delivered at our community’s Bondi Beach Vigil and Candlelighting on December 17.
With open enrollment underway for the 2026–2027 school year and application deadlines for many schools falling in mid-January, now is a great time for families to explore whether a Jewish day school might be the right fit for their child.
As I woke up this morning preparing for the start of Chanukah, I was instead greeted with headlines of a mass shooting at a Chanukah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, and Jewish Federations across the country, are horrified by this antisemitic terrorist attack.
