Oral history interview with Lena Rotman and Rose Friedman, Sept. 1, 1986.

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Rotman, Lena, 1888-1986,. Oral history interview with Lena Rotman and Rose Friedman, Sept. 1, 1986.

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Oral history interview with Lena Rotman and Rose Friedman, Sept. 1, 1986.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50514014

Abstract

Rotman describes the Tacoma Jewish community, the two synagogues, Chevra Talmud Torah and Congregation Beth Israel, and the early families who were active in them. She talks about Beth Israel's controversial rabbi, Montague Cohen, who was succeeded by Rabbi Bernard Rosenberg. She explains that Chevra Talmud Torah had many rabbis and while originally Orthodox, became a Conservative congregation under Rabbi Baruch Treiger's leadership. She describes the 1960 merger of the two temples into Temple Beth El under the leadership of Dr. Leon Diamond and Rabbi Richard Rosenthal. Mrs. Rotman was head of the Sisterhood (a Temple Beth El auxiliary) rummage sale for many years. She was also a charter member of the Tacoma section of the Council of Jewish Women.

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Sound recordings: 2 sound cassettes : analog, mono.

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University of Washington. Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7626291

University of Washington. Libraries

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Jewish Archives (University of Washington)

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Treiger, Baruch I. (Baruch Israel), 1895-1954

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Rotman, Lena, 1888-1986,

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Rotman was born in 1888 in Sassmachen (now Valdemarpils), Lativa, and came to the Seattle, Washington, area in 1910. She lived in Tacoma, Washington, for 62 years until her death in 1986. Her daughter, Rose Friedman, was born in Tacoma and graduated from the University of Washington. From the description of Oral history interview with Lena Rotman and Rose Friedman, Sept. 1, 1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 50514014 ...

Temple Beth Israel (Tacoma, Wash.)

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Temple Beth El was formed in 1960 as a merger of Tacoma's two synagogues, Temple Beth Israel and Sinai Temple From the description of Temple Beth El records, 1968-1993 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123953241 ...