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Image of Ruth Younker and Dalia Amon cooking for Shabbat Across America, April 1, 1997
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Ruth Younker and Dalia Amon cooking for Shabbat Across America, April 1, 1997

Shabbat Across America (SAA) is a program to introduce Jewish families who are not part of a synagogue to Shabbat, the Jewish weekly holy day of rest, which begins at sundown on Friday and lasts until sundown on Saturday. SAA was started in response to fears that more and more American Jews were disconnected from their heritage, with fewer than…
ID Number:2000.107.19970401.32.29
Date:1997
Image of Jubilee 2000 Coalition march at WTO protest, Seattle, November 29, 1999
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Jubilee 2000 Coalition march at WTO protest, Seattle, November 29, 1999

The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991129.34.21
Date:1999
Image of Webbie Lee Jackson after receiving
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Webbie Lee Jackson after receiving "Fishers of Men" award, June 18, 2000

This image shows Webbie Lee Jackson at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church just after the church honored him with a “Fishers of Men” award. The award, which refers to a Biblical passage, is given annually to men who are positive role models for young Black men in the community. Jackson was honored for his devotion to family, and for always…
ID Number:2000.107.20000618.1.02
Date:2000
Image of Two children in the window of the Masjid Al-Salaam, SeaTac, August 3, 2001
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Two children in the window of the Masjid Al-Salaam, SeaTac, August 3, 2001

In 1974, the Masjid Al-Salaam opened in a small frame house at 3040 S. 150th St, in what is now the city of SeaTac, between Seattle and Tacoma. Worshipers included people from Somalia, Southeast Asia, Bosnia, Indonesia, and the Middle East. The Masjid, now also called the Islamic Center of Seattle, was the first mosque in Washington State. Sometime in…
ID Number:2000.107.20010803.1.13
Date:2001
Image of Men bowing during worship outside the Masjid Al-Salaam, SeaTac, August 3, 2001
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Men bowing during worship outside the Masjid Al-Salaam, SeaTac, August 3, 2001

In 1974, the Masjid Al-Salaam opened in a small frame house in 3040 S. 150th St, in what is now the city of SeaTac, between Seattle and Tacoma. Worshipers included people from Somalia, Southeast Asia, Bosnia, Indonesia, and the Middle East. The Masjid, now also called the Islamic Center of Seattle, was the first mosque in Washington State. Sometime in…
ID Number:2000.107.20010803.1.13A
Date:2001
Image of Women and children on the porch of the Masjid Al-Salaam, SeaTac, August 3, 2001
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Women and children on the porch of the Masjid Al-Salaam, SeaTac, August 3, 2001

In 1974, the Masjid Al-Salaam opened in a small frame house at 3040 S. 150th St, in what is now the city of SeaTac, between Seattle and Tacoma. Worshipers included people from Somalia, Southeast Asia, Bosnia, Indonesia, and the Middle East. The Masjid, now also called the Islamic Center of Seattle, was the first mosque in Washington State. Sometime in…
ID Number:2000.107.20010803.1.26
Date:2001
Image of Boy kicking soccer ball outside the Masjid Al-Salaam mosque building, SeaTac, August 3, 2001
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Boy kicking soccer ball outside the Masjid Al-Salaam mosque building, SeaTac, August 3, 2001

In 1974, the Masjid Al-Salaam opened in a small frame house at 3040 S. 150th St, in what is now the city of SeaTac, between Seattle and Tacoma. Worshipers included people from Somalia, Southeast Asia, Bosnia, Indonesia, and the Middle East. The Masjid, now also called the Islamic Center of Seattle, was the first mosque in Washington State. Sometime in…
ID Number:2000.107.20010803.2.03
Date:2001
Image of Men standing during worship at the Masjid Al-Salaam, SeaTac, August 3, 2001
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Men standing during worship at the Masjid Al-Salaam, SeaTac, August 3, 2001

In 1974, the Masjid Al-Salaam opened in a small frame house at 3040 S. 150th St, in what is now the city of SeaTac, between Seattle and Tacoma. Worshipers included people from Somalia, Southeast Asia, Bosnia, Indonesia, and the Middle East. The Masjid, now also called the Islamic Center of Seattle, was the first mosque in Washington State. Sometime in…
ID Number:2000.107.20010803.3.06
Date:2001
Image of Men sitting during worship at the Masjid Al-Salaam, SeaTac, August 3, 2001
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Men sitting during worship at the Masjid Al-Salaam, SeaTac, August 3, 2001

In 1974, the Masjid Al-Salaam opened in a small frame house at 3040 S. 150th St, in what is now the city of SeaTac, between Seattle and Tacoma. Worshipers included people from Somalia, Southeast Asia, Bosnia, Indonesia, and the Middle East. The Masjid, now also called the Islamic Center of Seattle, was the first mosque in Washington State. Sometime in…
ID Number:2000.107.20010803.3.12
Date:2001
Image of Exterior of St. Gebriel Ethiopian church, Seattle, January 2003
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Exterior of St. Gebriel Ethiopian church, Seattle, January 2003

Seattle's Ethiopian community has grown rapidly since the 1970s, when many Ethiopians fled their home country to escape war, famine, and ethnic violence. In the early 2000s, there were several thousand Ethiopians living around Seattle, and five Ethiopian churches (three Protestant, two Ethiopian Orthodox) served their spiritual needs. The Ethiopian churches met more worldly needs as well, such as sharing…
ID Number:2000.107.20030105.CD01.001
Date:2003
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