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Fall recycling event From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, safely dispose of clutter including old equipment and household items at the Fall Recycling Event at the Mercer Island Boat Launch, 3600 East Mercer Way. Discounted compost and worm bins will also be available at City Hall to use in garden projects. Call 206-275-7608 for more information.
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Eastbound I-90 to close this weekend I-90 detours return again with an eastbound closure, related to light rail preparations inside the Mt. Baker and Mercer Island tunnels. The detour starts at 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, and will end by 5 a.m., Monday, Oct. 26. Islanders can exit the eastbound express lanes at Island Crest Way or 77th Ave. S.E. Drivers wishing to reach Bellevue from Mercer Island can enter the mainline eastbound I-90 roadway at Island Crest Way or East Mercer Way.
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First-of-its-kind center features artifacts from local Holocaust survivors By Joseph Livarchik
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A first-of-its-kind Holocaust museum in the Pacific Northwest opened its doors to the public Sunday, Oct. 18 in downtown Seattle. Located in Belltown on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Lenora, the Henry and Sandra Friedman Holocaust Center for Humanity aims to share the stories of local Holocaust survivors through artifacts and exhibits that explore prewar Europe through the Holocaust to post-war liberation.
The museum is named after Islanders Henry and Sandra Friedman, who served as donors toward the opening of the center. Friedman said for him, opening the Holocaust Center was 30 years in the making. He initially thought of such a museum while visiting the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. with other survivors in the 1980s. “I said to my wife, ‘Washington, D.C. is OK, but we are over 3,000 miles away. If we want to do something, we have to do something in Seattle,’” Friedman said. Laurie Warshal Cohen, who works in special projects and development with the center, said the efforts of Friedman and fellow Islander Magna Schaloum speak-
ing in schools in the ‘80s led to the founding of the Holocaust Center. “They were concerned about Holocaust denial,” she said. “It got to the point where we wanted to have a space and our supporters wanted us to have a space. Our concept here is we want to tell the story of the Holocaust through the artifacts and pictures of survivors. They’re local, they’re real. These are real people.” For Schaloum, an Auschwitz survivor who passed away last June, it was important to speak out so people could say they had seen and heard from a Holocaust survivor. Her son, Jack, is a member of the Holocaust Center’s Speakers Bureau and carries on his mother’s legacy by sharing her story. “I think it’s not only important for the Jewish next generation to see it, but also for non-Jews to come and see exactly what happened,” he said. “It’s not just a museum for Jewish people per se;
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The Mercer Island School District Board of Directors is inviting the public to attend a study session to share ideas regarding education at Island schools. The meeting is at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22 at City Council Chambers.
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City Councilmember Jane Meyer Brahm, who is running in the Nov. 3 general election to retain her seat, speaks at a candidate forum held Oct. 14 at the SJCC. Read profiles of all candidates on pages 10-13.
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Mercer Island students are learning to celebrate “You, Me and We” this week as part of a month-long campaign to “Stomp Out Bullying.” Students, staff and the community will learn about how to celebrate and defend those with differences and stand up against bullying behavior.
Local candidates for five open City Council seats and three open School Board seats have taken several opportunities to lay out their visions for how Mercer Island government should operate. Forums have been hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, Beach Club, Rotary, VFW and on Oct. 14, the Reporter and the League of Women Voters. Different community groups, including Save our Suburbs (SOS) and Concerned Citizens for Mercer Island Parks, have published voters’ guides and endorsements. Island residents, and elected officials from around the region, have weighed in.
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