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A festival of much-needed uplift

In addition to calling for real, needed action against neo-Nazism and its apologists, Jews I know are also making it clear that they’re not going anywhere; that they can’t be cowed by hate; and that Jewish tradition itself provides essential tools to deal with bigotry. It’s highly appropriate, then, that the upcoming Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival (full disclosure: I organize it) highlights themes of Jewish resilience and perseverance in the face of daunting challenges.

Spokane gathers with Jewish community to honor synagogue shooting victims

More than 1,000 people, according to security, teemed into Temple Beth Shalom Tuesday night to show support for the Jewish community and to pay their respects to the 11 people gunned down Oct. 27 at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh by an anti-Semite.

Ask A Jew: How many people keep kosher in Spokane/Eastern Washington?

One site that lists a breakdown of Spokanites by faith suggests that 0.17 percent of Spokane residents are Jewish.

Being Jewish in Spokane

Back when I lived in Seattle, I wrote for a blog called Jew-ish.com. My editor there, Leyna Krow, moved to Spokane in the fall of 2010 for graduate school. A few months later, she posted a brief essay titled “Feeling way too Jewish in Spokane."

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