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Irene Pletner oral history interview and ephemera, 2000
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pletner, Irene, 1954-
- Title
- Irene Pletner oral history interview and ephemera
- Dates
- 2000 (inclusive)20002000
- Quantity
- Total extent: .11 cubic ft.; 2 sound cassettes (90 minutes); Transcript: 19 pages
- Collection Number
- 5450 (Accession No. 5450-001)
- Summary
- Tape recorded interview of a Russian American discussing her life in Russia, emigration to the United States in 1978 and her experiences as a Russian Jew in Seattle
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users
Special Media: 2 cassette audio tapes
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Born June 25, 1954 in Klintzy, Russia. Grew up in Moscow. Married January, 1977. Left Moscow in 1978 with husband, Solomon Pletner, when she was 23. Arrived in Seattle in 1980.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Tape recorded interview covering the years 1971-2000, taken on August 21, 2000; transcript, copies of photographs, and certificates
Mrs. Pletner talks about her life in Russia up to the time when she, her husband and son emigrated to the United States in 1978. She describes their journey and the two years they lived in New York, before settling in Seattle in 1980. Irene talks about her family, and her husbands work as an interpreter and his new town-car business. Irene talks about her work at the University of Washington School of Dentistry since 1984. She also talks about the experience of being a Russian Jew in Seattle and her family's Jewish identity.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's rights dedicated to the public. May be used for research, instruction, publication or similar purposes.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Hebrew Sheltering And Immigrant Aid Society Of America
- Stroum Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle. Northend Branch
- Temple Beth Am (Seattle, Wash.)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Pletner, Irene, 1954- (creator)
- Stiefel, Doris J (creator)
