Donor Demands Return of $5-Million Gift and Cancellation of University of Washington Endowed Chair After Professor Protests Gaza Attack Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Seattle Donor Demands Return of $5-Million Gift and Cancellation of University of Washington Endowed Chair After Professor Protests Gaza Attack Richard Silverstein February 27, 2022 UPDATE: Based on reporting in JTA and a statement of support for Prof. Halperin from Jewish Studies... Read More Read more about Donor Demands Return of $5-Million Gift and Cancellation of University of Washington Endowed Chair After Professor Protests Gaza Attack
Jews Without Mercy in Seattle and Washington DC Mideast Peace Jews Without Mercy in Seattle and Washington DC Richard Silverstein July 12, 2019 Earl Schorris wrote a wonderful book a few decades ago called Jews Without Mercy. It was a... Read More Read more about Jews Without Mercy in Seattle and Washington DC
After Police Killing, Facing Mounting Pressure, Seattle Jewish Federation Postpones Award and Annual Meeting Mideast Peace Politics & Society Seattle After Police Killing, Facing Mounting Pressure, Seattle Jewish Federation Postpones Award and Annual Meeting Richard Silverstein June 23, 2017 The Seattle Jewish federation had planned to hold its annual community meeting tonight at the University of... Read More Read more about After Police Killing, Facing Mounting Pressure, Seattle Jewish Federation Postpones Award and Annual Meeting
Seattle Mosque, Synagogues Faithwash Israel-Palestine Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Seattle Seattle Mosque, Synagogues Faithwash Israel-Palestine Richard Silverstein April 13, 2017 The local Seattle Jewish “lifestyle magazine,” Jewish in Seattle, features a story this month promoting a “Jewish... Read More Read more about Seattle Mosque, Synagogues Faithwash Israel-Palestine
‘BDS and the Future of Israel-Palestine’ Panel Discussion Mideast Peace ‘BDS and the Future of Israel-Palestine’ Panel Discussion Richard Silverstein June 5, 2014 Last week, the organized Jewish community hosted a very unfunny roast of BDS entitled, Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions... Read More Read more about ‘BDS and the Future of Israel-Palestine’ Panel Discussion
NYPD Arrests Suspect in Subway Murder, Hate Crime Charged Mideast Peace NYPD Arrests Suspect in Subway Murder, Hate Crime Charged Richard Silverstein January 2, 2013 New York police arrested a 31 year-old woman suspected of murdering a man in Queens by pushing... Read More Read more about NYPD Arrests Suspect in Subway Murder, Hate Crime Charged
Seattle American Jewish Committee as Talent Booker, “Force Multiplier” for Michael Oren Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Seattle Seattle American Jewish Committee as Talent Booker, “Force Multiplier” for Michael Oren Richard Silverstein June 9, 2012 American Jews are extremely sensitive to the charge of dual loyalty. That is, that they might see... Read More Read more about Seattle American Jewish Committee as Talent Booker, “Force Multiplier” for Michael Oren
Tikkun Magazine Publishes Article on Israeli Pinkwashing in U.S. Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Seattle Tikkun Magazine Publishes Article on Israeli Pinkwashing in U.S. Richard Silverstein June 7, 2012 A number of you will remember my post about the battle I had with the local Jewish... Read More Read more about Tikkun Magazine Publishes Article on Israeli Pinkwashing in U.S.
‘Rachel’ Excluded from Seattle Jewish Film Festival Film-TV-Media Mideast Peace ‘Rachel’ Excluded from Seattle Jewish Film Festival Richard Silverstein February 14, 2010 Last year, the San Francisco Film Festival bravely programmed the film Rachel, about the life and death... Read More Read more about ‘Rachel’ Excluded from Seattle Jewish Film Festival
Seattle’s Leading Rabbi Supports Violent Overthrow of Iranian Regime Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Seattle Seattle’s Leading Rabbi Supports Violent Overthrow of Iranian Regime Richard Silverstein October 22, 2009 Tonight, the Jewish federation held its conference, Understanding the Iranian Threat, at Seattle’s largest synagogue, Temple DeHirsh... Read More Read more about Seattle’s Leading Rabbi Supports Violent Overthrow of Iranian Regime
Misunderstanding the Iranian Threat Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Misunderstanding the Iranian Threat Richard Silverstein October 16, 2009 The following appeared in today’s JTNews, the newspaper of the Seattle Jewish community. It was accompanied by... Read More Read more about Misunderstanding the Iranian Threat
Iran-Israel OpEd JTNews Refused to Publish Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Seattle Iran-Israel OpEd JTNews Refused to Publish Richard Silverstein October 12, 2009 UPDATE: The JTNews’ editor just telephoned me to say that he intended to publish the op ed... Read More Read more about Iran-Israel OpEd JTNews Refused to Publish