Oral history interview with Mary Kosher Brown, Dec. 17, 1985.

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Oral history interview with Mary Kosher Brown, Dec. 17, 1985.

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Brown relates the experiences of her parents and relatives, who were born in Russia (father Abraham Kosher was born near Kiev) and settled in Everett, Washington. She describes her childhood in Everett, the Jewish community, the synagogue, family friends, school activities, and holiday celebrations. Brown discusses her father in detail, including his business, his role in both the Jewish and general Everett community, and his dealings with a young Henry Jackson. She also talks about her mother and her role as a liberated woman, and her involvement in business. Brown also metions her husband, Harry Brown, earning her degree in journalism at the University of Washington, her career, and her involvment in Jewish organizations.

Sound recordings: 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.Transcript: 27 leaves.

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Jewish Archives (University of Washington)

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Stusser, Isabel,

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Jewish Consumptive Relief Society (U.S.)

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Brown, Mary Kosher,

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Jewish community member of Everett, Washington. From the description of Oral history interview with Mary Kosher Brown, Dec. 17, 1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 50819880 ...

Kosher, Abraham.

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Council of Jewish Women (U.S.). Everett Section.

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Montefiore Congregation (Everett, Wash.)

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Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983

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Jackson's tenure in the House was briefly interrupted by service in the U.S. Army. He enlisted in 1943, but was recalled by President Roosevelt to congressional service after basic training. Jackson was assigned to the Government Operations Committee's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, a position which quickly put him at the center of the un-American activities controversies and in the national spotlight. He won recognition ...

Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Everett Chapter.

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