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Children playing games at Purim carnival, Congregation Herzl, Seattle, March 18, 1962
The Jewish holiday Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jews of the ancient Persian Empire from a plot by the king’s advisor, Haman, to exterminate them all on a single day. His plan is foiled by Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai, who ultimately save the Jews of Persia from destruction. The holiday is also called the “Feast of Lots,”…
ID Number:1986.5.4598.1
Date:1962
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Children playing games at Purim carnival, Congregation Herzl, Seattle, March 18, 1962
The Jewish holiday Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jews of the ancient Persian Empire from a plot by the king’s advisor, Haman, to exterminate them all on a single day. His plan is foiled by Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai, who ultimately save the Jews of Persia from destruction. The holiday is also called the “Feast of Lots,”…
ID Number:1986.5.4598.2
Date:1962
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Preparations for Sukkot at Temple de Hirsch, Seattle, September 20, 1964
Sukkot, also called the Festival of Booths, is a Jewish holiday of thanksgiving and a harvest festival. It also commemorates the ancient Israelites’ wandering in the desert after liberation from Egypt. The Hebrew word “Sukkot” (singular “sukkah”) means “booths” or “huts” and one of the holiday’s most important rituals is building ceremonial sukkot that are then decorated with plants and…
ID Number:1986.5.4601.1
Date:1964
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Mrs. Lee Ross at fundraiser for the National Council of Jewish Women, Seattle section, April 1965
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a volunteer and social organization that focuses on helping women, children, and families. The NCJW was founded in 1893 in Chicago and the Seattle section was founded in 1900. Over its history, the Seattle section of the NCJW has built a center to help recent immigrants with education and employment and a…
ID Number:1986.5.4603.1
Date:1965
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Joan Lerner at fundraiser for the National Council of Jewish Women, Seattle section, April 1965
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a volunteer and social organization that focuses on helping women, children, and families. The NCJW was founded in 1893 in Chicago and the Seattle section was founded in 1900. Over its history, the Seattle section of the NCJW has built a center to help recent immigrants with education and employment and a…
ID Number:1986.5.4603.2
Date:1965
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Four people with poster for Israel Emergency Fund benefit concert, Seattle, August 1967
In late summer of 1967, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra toured the United States to raise money for the Israel Emergency Fund. The Fund collected money to help Israelis rebuild after the Six-Day War, which occurred in June 1967. The Philharmonic played at the Seattle Center Arena on August 9, 1967. In this photo, four people inspect an advertisement poster for…
ID Number:1986.5.4604.1
Date:1967
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Women workers standing in front of the Kirkland Cooperative Cannery, Kirkland, July 1939
In 1939, during the Great Depression, Washington State operated four cooperative canneries, all funded by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). Canneries at Kirkland and Kent served families from as far as away Everett and Tacoma. Any family with an income of less than $100 a month could bring fruit, vegetables, and meat to the cannery to preserve them for…
ID Number:1986.5.4890.1
Date:1939
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Women working at the Kirkland Cooperative Cannery, Kirkland, July 13, 1939
In 1939, during the Great Depression, Washington State operated four cooperative canneries, all funded by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). Canneries at Kirkland and Kent served families from as far as away Everett and Tacoma. Any family with an income of less than $100 a month could bring fruit, vegetables, and meat to the cannery to preserve them for…
ID Number:1986.5.4890.2
Date:1939
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Mill worker at a rolling machine in a plywood mill, July 1937
Written on photo: Plywood mill Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): July 22, 1937
ID Number:1986.5.5335.2
Date:1937
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Four men playing mahjong, Seattle, April 1947
This photo shows Henry K.K. Ching, the "unofficial mahjong champion of Seattle," according to the Post-Intelligencer caption, playing a game with three other men. Chinn is at the lower right and his opponents are, left to right, Moses Kay, David Chinn, and Harry Tang. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ…
ID Number:1986.5.5375.1
Date:1947