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Cynthia Flash Hemphill papers, 1932-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hemphill, Cynthia Flash
- Title
- Cynthia Flash Hemphill papers
- Dates
- 1932-2004 (inclusive)19322004
- Quantity
- 2 folders
- Collection Number
- 5793 (Accession No. 5793-001)
- Summary
- Prints of school completion certificates from the Hebrew School in Rhodes and a collected family history including translated correspondence and other documents from the 1930s and 40s
- 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
Open to all users
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English, Italian
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Cynthia Flash Hemphill is the daughter of Claire Barkey Flash and Phil Flash. Clara Barki (later changed to Claire Barkey in the United States) attended the Scuole Israelitiche Italiane in Rhodes as a child during the Italian occupation. Her family of three adults and six children was expelled from Rhodes in 1939. The family sought refuge in Tangier, Morocco, for seven years, before migrating to Seattle in 1946.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection contains two large giclee prints of school completion certificates from the Hebrew School in Rhodes and a collected family history including translated correspondence and other documents from the 1930s.
Clara Barki (later changed to Claire Barkey in the United States) received two certificates from the Scuole Israelitiche Italiane in Rhodes, one in 1932 and one in 1934, when she was 11 and 13 years old. The documents are believed to be two of the few, if any, that remain after the Jews were expelled from Rhodes prior to the Nazi invasion in 1944. The Flash family believes that Clara Barki carried these with her when her family of three adults and six children was expelled from Rhodes in 1939. The family sought refuge in Tangier, Morocco, for seven years, before migrating to Seattle in 1946. The original documents were found in the home of Claire Barkey Flash (1921-1991) and her husband Phil Flash (1918-) in Mercer Island, Wash.
Claire Barkey Flash and her daughter Cynthia Flash Hemphill created a bound family history including translated correspondence and other documents from their family history, documenting the family's journey from Rhodes to Seattle. She would go on to publish this as A Hug from Afar: One Family's Dramatic Journey through Three Continents to Escape the Holocaust.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
A published version of the family history:
Flash, Claire Barkey, Hemphill, Cynthia Flash, and Barkey, Morris. A Hug from Afar : One Family's Dramatic Journey through Three Continents to Escape the Holocaust. Second ed. Bellevue, WA: Cynthia Flash Hemphill, Flash Media Services, 2016. Print.
is available through UW libraries.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| folder:oversize | ||
| Oversize folder | School completion certificates | 1932-1934 |
| VF | ||
| VF3144 | "A Hug from Afar: One Family's Immigration Story" | 2004 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Jewish women--Washington (State)
- Jews--Greece--Rhodes--History
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Schools--Greece--Rhodes--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Barki Family--History
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
