Sources Page - Seattle's Jews in the Great Depression

Sources Used

Primary Documents from Special Collections as the University of Washington:

“Seattle Talmud Torah Hebrew School” Accession number 1892-009, boxes 1-2

“Seattle Congregation Bikur Cholim” Accession number 2450-001, boxes 1-5

“Samuel Koch Documents” Accession number 1759-001, box 1

“Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged records” Accession number 2288-001, boxes 1-5

“Temple De Hirsch records” Accession number 2370-018, boxes 3-4

Special Collections Photographs:

“Boys at Yeshiva Sunday School, Seattle ca. 1930s” Negative number UW13677

“Brenner family including Bessie, Charlies, Yetta, Joe and Dave, Seattle, ca. 1930s” Negative number UW1054

“Dedication of the new Talmud Torah building, October 25, 1930” Order number JEW1613

“Graduation class of Seattle Talmud Torah, Seattle, 1937” Negative number UW8596

“Ezra Bessaroth boys Choir, Seattle, ca. 1930” Negative number UW15003

“Talmud Torah School Staff, Seattle, Washington, ca. 1935” Negative Number UW17314

“Temple De Hirsch confirmation class, Seattle, WA, ca. 1936” Order number JEW0960

“Jacob Lighter(at right) with priest and representatives of other faiths at desk, looking over paperwork, ca. 1940” Order number JEW1810

“Sephardic Bikur Holim Young Men’s Choir, Seattle, ca. 1931-1932” Negative number UW1246

“Settlement House Nursery School class, Seattle, ca. 1937” Negative number UW8588

“Seattle Talmud Torah Children’s Banquet, Seattle, December 8, 1936” Negative number UW1198

“President of the Seattle Talmud Torah, Seattle, 1940s” Order number JEW0234

“Talmud Torah Building Committee members in front of building, October 26, 1930” Order number JEW1612

Secondary Source

Jewish Transcript Newspaper, Seattle, Washington. 1932-1937