Eva Esfeld Deutsch (1896-1991) was one of four children of Max and Jenny (or Jennie) Esfeld, Polish immigrants to the United States, who settled in Seattle, Washington. According to his 1908 naturalization petition, Max Esfeld emigrated from Poland to the United States, arriving in Galveston, Texas in 1904. Eva, who was born in Plotsk (or Plock, a community in Poland then under the control of Russia), and the rest of the family joined him in 1907. Attracted by the opportunities offered by the upcoming Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, the Esfelds settled in Seattle by 1908. Max Esfeld worked as a tailor and the family became members of the Herzl Conservative Congregation and participated in programs offered by the Settlement House. In 1916, Eva married Julius Deutsch (1886-1980); the couple also would have three daughters and one son, Dorothea (later Dorothea Deutsch Gordon), Helen (later Helen Deutsch Lott) and Elsie (later Elsie Deutsch Weiner), and Allen Deutsch. During the 1920s, Eva, who had learned sewing at the Settlement House, would teach English there. During World War II, she managed Western Leather Works.
From the description of Eva Esfeld Deutsch photograph collection [graphic], 1905-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 593928947
