Oral history interviews with members of the Jewish community of Tacoma, Washington, 1992.

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Oral history interviews with members of the Jewish community of Tacoma, Washington, 1992.

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The interviews with three members of Tacoma's Jewish community, Richard Rosenthal, Steph Farber, and Ruth Hurst, to some degree all touch upon the exodus of businesses (many of them Jewish-owned) from the downtown Tacoma business district. In two interview segments, Rabbi Rosenthal discusses early Jewish settlement in Tacoma, the 1960 merger of existing Conservative and Reform congregations to form Temple Beth El, and adds some details about his early life and training. Farber recounts his beliefs about misguided urban renewal practices of the 1960s and 1970s and reminisces about the many businesses that once flourished in downtown Tacoma. The transcript of the interview with Hurst appears to provide only an excerpt; she discusses her family business, Feist & Bachrach, as well as other downtown Tacoma stores operating prior to 1965.

Transcripts : 34 p.Sound recordings: 4 sound cassettes (ca. 60 min.) : analog, mono.

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University of Washington, Tacoma. Community History Project.

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Established by Michael Honey in 1991, the University of Washington, Tacoma's Community History Project has developed out of an ongoing series of classes, offered periodically, in which students research local history and interview people in the community about their lives, knowledge of Tacoma and its environs and opinions about a wide range of issues. Its initial goals were to document the history and ethnic diversity of the Tacoma area and to raise awareness of important aspects of history that...

Honey, Michael.

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Professor of labor and ethnic studies and American history at the University of Washington, Tacoma. Michael Honey received his Ph. D. in history from Northern Illinois University in 1988. In 1990 he joined the faculty of the University of Washington, Tacoma, as professor of labor and ethnic studies and American history in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program. He initiated and led the Center for the Study of Community and Society and the Ernie Tanner Labor and ...

Rosenthal, Richard, 1925-

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Rabbi of Temple Beth El, Tacoma, Washington, since 1956. Born 1929 in Germany, died 1999 in Tacoma. From the description of Oral history interview with Richard Rosenthal, Aug. 24, 1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 50444186 ...

LeRoy Jewelers (Tacoma, Wash.)

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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 ...

Fox, Nardah L.

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Hurst, Lucille

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Farber, Stephen

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