seattle ajc

although this site began as a chronicle of a trip to Israel during the early days of the war with Hezbollah, my personal involvement with ajc began at the local level with my seattle chapter

our chapter is entering an exciting new era of development, and I look forward to sharing that here

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recent press contributions by seattle ajc

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ajc human relations award dinner
an event to honor bill neukom
master of ceremonies william h gates, senior, co-chair, gates foundation
keynote speaker ajc director, david harris
october 18th, 2006
fairmont olympic hotel
seattle wa

about 330 people attended this extraordinary event, marking the 100th anniversary of the national organization

senator maria cantwell, representative shaul berke, the consuls general of japan, peru, russia and south korea, as well as senior representatives of costco, microsoft, starbucks and other major corporations were amongst the guests honoring the recipient of ajc’s centennial human relations award, bill neukom, managing partner at preston gates and ellis

best congratulations to event co-chairs deborah rosen and fred tausend and to all in the chapter who worked so hard to make this evening such a great success

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from the seattle post-intelligencer
friday, december 15
letter to the editor

Christmas at Sea-Tac: what would Borat say?

Ultimately we cannot legislate against anti-Semitism or bigotry of any sort. But political correctness merely covers misunderstandings and misinformation, leaving a blandness that is not overtly offensive, but subversive in its own right.

True pluralism requires education, awareness, and respect for diversity. We are all the bad joke that supports Borat’s success.

it’s no laughing matter. But we still have an opportunity to get it right.

I celebrate Chanukah. But Merry Christmas to all.

Ronnie S. Stangler, M.D.
Seattle, WA