Inland Empire for Israel

05/15/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to see Above and Beyond last night! More events coming in June - watch for our newsletter.

05/12/2026

Thank you Mayor Brown and Spokane City Council for recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage month.

05/05/2026

Antisemitic "incident" at Gonzaga. Not much detail in the story. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/may/04/gonzaga-president-addresses-another-racist-inciden/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRnRaZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwZzZtVklpQU15c1NZdzVSc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNTE0NzcxNTY5MjI4MDYxAAEeJ-vLuIg1RGBK_a1DKzH5lVepSIkSWsxAZSVUFeE-7hk6qzfJMUS_cMhLvyQ_aem_fSwKaT-KODzBLOLd5JRFXA

After months of racial tension, Gonzaga University has reportedly had another racist incident on campus.

05/05/2026

Show Support for Israeli Products at Trader Joe’s

There’s a campaign pressuring Trader Joe’s to stop carrying Israeli products. They’ve stood strong before, and we’re grateful they’ve chosen not to give in to that pressure.

Take action today:
• Go to Trader Joe’s and buy Israeli products
• Post a photo of what you bought
• Tag

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Look for these Israeli products:
• Bamba Puffed Peanut Snacks (Original)
• Bamba with Hazelnut Cream Filling
• Bamba with Dark Chocolate
• Dorot Gardens Crushed Garlic (frozen cubes)
• Dorot Gardens Crushed Ginger (frozen cubes)
• Israeli Feta Cheese (sheep’s milk)
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04/20/2026

Above and Beyond! Get your tickets: https://www.inlandforisrael.org/event-details/above-and-beyond-movie-event

04/13/2026

Community Observance of the Holocaust tomorrow at Temple Beth Shalom

Join us for our annual Holocaust remembrance featuring reflections from survivor Carla Peperzak in conversation with Dr. Raymond Sun, student awards and gallery from the Jessica Stein Memorial Art Contest, candle lighting ceremony, and music from the Ferris High School and Peperzak Middle School orchestras and Spokane Jewish Community Choir.

04/09/2026

Tickets are now available for Above and Beyond - the heroic story of American WWII veterans and the birth of the Israeli Air Force.

In 1948, just three years after the liberation of N**i death camps, a group of Jewish American World War II pilots answered a call for help. In secret and at great personal risk, they smuggled planes out of the U.S., trained behind the Iron Curtain in Czechoslovakia and flew for Israel in its War of

03/23/2026

In honor of Israeli Independence Day and US Armed Forces Day we will be showing the movie Above and Beyond on May 14. See the trailer below. More information to come... https://vimeo.com/album/3255132/video/114934584 AAB trailer

This is "Above and Beyond - Trailer" by Katahdin Productions on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

03/17/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our Coffee and Conversation. It was a full house and lots of great conversation and community building.

03/13/2026

Tomorrow is our Coffee and Conversation! Join us by RSVP here:

Join us on March 14th at 2:30 pm at the Gathering House for our second Coffee and Conversation. We'll have a short presentation on the history of Jews in Spokane with a follow-up discussion, and updates on the situation in Israel.

03/09/2026

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Join us on March 14th at 2:30 pm at the Gathering House for our second Coffee and Conversation. We'll have a short presentation on the history of Jews in Spokane with a follow-up discussion, and updates on the situation in Israel.