News & Events

Below is a list of currently planned events for 2026. We will be adding more information and relevant links as they become available.

 

May 3 – Temple B'nai Torah (Bellevue) – Monthly Intergenerational Program, "Better Together" (teens and empty nesters). 9:30 AM to 12 PM
May 18 – Stroum Jewish Community Center – Tracing the Past: How to Start (and Advance) Your Jewish Ancestry Research 1 PM
May 31 – Spokane Public Library - Jewish Heritage Month - Book Event. 2 PM
June 17 – Village Books, 1200 11th St Suite 201, Bellingham, WA - Book Event. 6 PM

 

Past 2026 Events

January 11 – Stroum Jewish Community Center – Book Event and Exhibit. 2-4 PM. The Exhibit will be available in the cafe until the end of February. 

February 19 – Stroum Jewish Community Center – Endless Opportunities. 1-2 PM

February 26 – Jerusalem, Israel (private home - contact for address) – Book Event. 7:30 PM

 

2025 Events

June 19 – The Donna Seebo Show – Radio Show – 8-8:30 PM

June 22 – Washington State Jewish Historical Society Oral History Re-Launch – 9-11 @ Mercer Island Community and Event Center

August 13 – King 5 – Newsday NW – 11 AM

August 14 – Southwest Seattle Historical Society – Words, Writers & West Seattle – Searching for Self in Seattle and the Stories of my Jewish Ancestors – Zoom – 6 PM

August 17 – Book and Exhibit Launch – Minyan Ohr Chadash – 6721 51st Avenue South, Seattle –  Wine and Cheese reception followed by presentation and book signing. 5-7 PM

September 8 – 3rd Place Books – Seward Park. Time. 7 PM

September 14 – Folio Library – Book Event. 4 PM

September 21 – Capitol Hill Historical Societyat the Gaslight Inn – Book Event. 6:30 PM

October 5 – Write on the Sound – Writer’s Conference – Edmond’s Washington – Workshop on Family History Memoir Writing

October 19 – Seattle Genealogical Society – Zoom. 1 PM

October 20 – Marysville Historical Society – Book Event. 6 PM 

October 22 – Eastside Jewish Commons – Portland, Oregon – Book Event. 7-9 PM

October 22 - Mary Schwartz Summit – Portland, Oregon – Book Event.  3:30 PM

October 26 – Seattle Public Library – Downtown Library – Author Panel Discussion – Karen Treiger, Jennifer Ott and Thomas Kohnstamm with Jean Sherrard as moderator. 1 PM

October 27 – Congregation Beth Shalom – Book Event and Exhibit. 7:45 PM

November 2 – Cedarwood Waldorf School, 3030 SW 2nd Avenue – Book Event. 4 PM

November 16 – Temple DeHirsh Sinai – Seattle – Book Event. 10 AM

November 16 - Clallam County Genealogy Society, Researching Family History: One Author's Journey into Her Family and Herself, Book Event, Zoom. 2 PM