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Sam Prottas photograph collection, 1892-1966
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Prottas, Sam, 1899-1977
- Title
- Sam Prottas photograph collection
- Dates
- 1892-1966 (inclusive)18921966
- Quantity
- 119 photographic prints (1 box and 1 folder) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0883
- Summary
- Photographs of the Chevra Bikur Cholim as well as the Talmud Torah (which would eventually become the Seattle Hebrew Academy) the Jewish National Fund Seattle Council, and Sam Prottas, various rabbis and other people
- 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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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Sam Prottas was born in 1899 in New London, Connecticut. His father was a Hebrew teacher who learned to be a mohel. Sam attended the University of Washington and worked in the family business until 1966. He was active in the Seattle Jewish community, particularly on behalf of Jewish education, the Bikur Cholim congregation, and Zionism. He was on the Board of Directors for the Talmud Torah as well as its Building Committee. Prottas died in 1977.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs of the Chevra Bikur Cholim as well as the Talmud Torah, (which would eventually become the Seattle Hebrew Academy) the Jewish National Fund Council, Sam Prottas, various Jewish rabbis and others.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath (BCMH)Return to Top
Bikur Cholim was incorporated in the city of Seattle in 1891. In 1897 property was bought and turned into a synagogue at 13th Avenue and Washington Street. The community quickly outgrew the building however and a new location was sought after. In 1909, property was purchased to build a synagogue at 17th Avenue and Yesler Way. It was dedicated in 1915 and served as Bikur Cholim's home for 60 years. In 1971, Bikur Cholim changed its name to reflect a merger with the congregation of Machzikay-Hadath, the name became Bikur Cholum-Machzikay-Hadath. In 1966, Bikur Cholim purchased property in Seward Park. High Holy Day services were held in an interim synagogue on the site until 1972, at which time the completed synagogue was dedicated. As of 2010, services continue to be held there.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 1 | 1892 | |
1/1 | 2 | 1898 | |
1/1 | 3 |
Mock-up of a plaque celebrating members
of the Bikur Cholim Congregation who served in World War I Superior Engraving Company (Creator)
|
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1/1 | 4 | 1941 | |
1/1 | 5 | 1941 | |
1/1 | 6 |
Soldiers eating Yom Kippur dinner at
Bikur Cholim Caption: Eating their last meal before the twenty-four-hour Holy
Day fast are Privates Calvin Kramer of Chicago, left, and Abe Fox of Brooklyn.
They are being served at Bikur Cholum Synagogue by Mrs. Celia Borish. Many
soldiers and sailors attended Seattle services.Written on verso: Names (left to right) Pvt. Isidor Rabinovich,
Cpl. Isadore Rosen, Pvt. Calvin Kramer, Pfc. Abe Fox, Sgt. Herman M. Bleiberg
(back) Joseph Harris, Mrs. Celia Borish, Frank Anteel
|
1943 |
box-folder:oversize | |||
OS5 | 7 | ||
OS5 | 8 | ||
Box/Folder | |||
1/1 | 9 | circa 1950 | |
1/1 | 10 |
A group of people celebrating BCMH's
60th Anniversary Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
1951 |
1/1 | 11 |
A Rabbi from St. Louis speaking and
shaking hands with Rabbi Rivkin at his installation Photographer: Hartsook Studio, Seattle
|
1959 |
1/1 | 12 |
Three men attaching the Mezuzah to the
addition of the synagogue The Seattle Times,
Seattle (photographer)
|
1962 |
Return to Torah Banquet |
|||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/2 | 13 |
Rabbi Bernard Goldenberg of
Congregation Schara Tzedeck in Vancouver, British Columbia, speaking at the
Return to Torah Banquet Martin Duchin,
Seattle (photographer)
|
1963 |
1/2 | 14 |
Cantor David Kousevitsz performing at
the Return to Torah Banquet Martin Duchin,
Seattle (photographer)
|
1963 |
1/2 | 15 |
Cantor David Kousevitsz and Ben
Glower at the Return to Torah Banquet Martin Duchin,
Seattle (Photographer)
|
1963 |
1/2 | 16 |
Cantor David Kousevitsz signing an
autograph at the Return to Torah Banquet Martin Duchin,
Seattle (photographer)
|
1963 |
1/2 | 17 |
Rabbi Leo Jung speaking at the Return
to Torah Banquet Martin Duchin,
Seattle (photographer)
|
1963 |
1/2 | 18 | 1963 | |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 19 |
A photograph of President John F.
Kennedy in a place of honor during a memorial service at Bikur
Cholim Bob Miller, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle (photographer)
|
November 22, 1964 |
1/3 | 20 | September 1964 | |
1/3 | 21 |
Colonel Foster, Luba Grunbaum
Alexander, Jean Glower, Dorothy Klein and an unidentified woman at a Civil
Defense course at BCMH The Seattle Times,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1965 |
1/3 | 22 |
Julius Rickles and Meta Buttnick
outside the Seattle Central Building On verso: BCMH rented a room [at the Seattle Central Building]
for a Hedar circa 1895. Pupils J. Rickles, Joe Buttnick and Robert Shapiro.
|
before 1966 |
Committees and Groups of Bikur Cholim-Machzikay HadathReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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BCMH Board of Directors and
Officers |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 23 |
BCMH Officers and Board Walters,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1956 |
1/4 | 24 |
Board of Directors of Congregation
BCMH Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1957 |
1/4 | 25 |
Officers of Congregation Bikur
Cholim Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1963 |
1/4 | 26-27 | 1966 | |
1/4 | 28 | 1966 | |
1/4 | 29 | 1966 | |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 30-31 | 1966 | |
Men's Club |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/5 | 32 |
BCMH Men's Club Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
before 1958 |
1/5 | 33 | October, 1964 | |
1/5 | 34 |
Men's Club Officers and
Board Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1966 |
1/5 | 35 | 1966 | |
Sisterhood |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/5 | 36 |
Four women from the BCMH Sisterhood
group Walters Studio (photographer)
|
circa 1957 |
1/5 | 37 |
Congregation BCMH Sisterhood group
Officers and Board Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
1957 |
1/5 | 38 |
Women of the Sisterhood Group at
Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1966 |
1/5 | 39 | 1966 | |
1/5 | 40 | 1966 | |
Chevra Kadisha or Hachnosas Orchim
committee |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/6 | 41 |
Group of men on the Chevra Kadisha or
Hachnosas Orchim committee Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1957 |
1/6 | 42 |
A group of men and women representing
either Chevra Kadisha or Hachnosas Orchim committee Walters Studio (photographer)
|
circa 1957 |
1/6 | 43 |
Officers of Chevra Kadisha, the
Burial Society Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1966 |
1/6 | 44 | 1966 | |
Couples Groups |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/6 | 45 |
Couples Group Officers of Bikur
Cholim-Machzikay Hadath Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1966 |
1/6 | 46 | 1966 | |
Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath Sunday
School |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/6 | 47 | circa 1957 | |
1/6 | 48 | circa 1957 | |
1/6 | 49 |
Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath Sunday
School children with Rabbi Rivkin Martin Duchin,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1960 |
Camp Noar |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/7 | 50 | October 1966 | |
1/7 | 51 | 1966 | |
1/7 | 52 | 1966 | |
1/7 | 53 | Summer 1966 | |
Yeshiva Group |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/7 | 54 |
The class of Yeshiva Rabeinu Hayim
Ozer Martin Duchin,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1957 |
1/7 | 55 |
Yeshiva Group of Bikur
Cholim-Machzikay Hadath Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1964 |
1/7 | 56 | 1966 | |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/7 | 57 |
Anniversary Committee of Bikur
Cholim-Machzikay Hadath Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
1966 |
1/7 | 58 | circa 1966 | |
1/7 | 59 | 1966 |
Talmud Torah, 1930Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/8 | 60 |
Building Committee members in front of
building Walters (Photographer)
|
October 26, 1930 |
1/8 | 61 |
Board of Directors in front of
building Walters (Photographer)
|
1930 |
box-folder:oversize | |||
OS5 | 62 |
Dedication of the new Talmud Torah
building Walters (Photographer)
|
October 25, 1930 |
OS5 | 63 |
Large group in front of building after
the march to the new Talmud Torah Walters (Photographer)
|
October 25, 1930 |
Jewish National Fund Seattle CouncilReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/9 | 64 |
Leo Weisfield, Sam Prottas and Sam
Tarshis at the Annual Jewish National Fund Meeting Heib,
Seattle (photographer)
|
December 19, 1949 |
1/9 | 65 | December 19, 1949 | |
1/9 | 66 | undated | |
Jewish National Fund Banquet at
Norselander Restaurant |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/9 | 67-70 | undated | |
1/9 | 71-72 |
The head table at the Jewish National
Fund Banquest at Norselander Restaurant Heib,
Seattle (photographer)
|
undated |
1/9 | 73 | undated | |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/9 | 74 |
Sam Prottas, Ben Majlan and Abe and
Anna Silver, honoring the Silver's on their 50th anniversary Heib,
Seattle (photographer)
|
1963 |
PeopleReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/10 | 75 |
Max Bender Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/10 | 76 |
Mrs. Bob Block Dolph Zubick,
Seattle (Photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/10 | 77 |
Max Block Shelburne Studios, New
York City (Photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/10 | 78 |
Ben Bridge Hartsook Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/10 | 79 |
Miriam Brill Walters Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/10 | 80 |
Mert Cohen Parker Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/10 | 81 | circa 1950 | |
1/10 | 82 | circa 1950 | |
1/10 | 83 | circa 1950 | |
1/10 | 84 |
Mendel N. Fisher Alexander Archer, New
York City (photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/10 | 85 | circa 1950 | |
1/10 | 86 | circa 1950 | |
1/10 | 87 | circa 1950 | |
1/10 | 88 |
Rabbi Genss Issac Katz, Tremont Row, Boston,
Mass.
|
circa 1880s |
1/10 | 89 | circa 1950 | |
1/11 | 90 | circa 1950 | |
1/11 | 91 |
Mr. Hartholy Hartsook Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/11 | 92 |
Rabbi Chiantzui Hollander Written on verso: Rosh Yeshivah (head of the Hebrew higher
learning classes); Teacher in S.H.A.
|
Circa 1958 |
1/11 | 93 | 1956 | |
1/11 | 94 | circa 1950 | |
1/11 | 95 | circa 1950 | |
1/11 | 96 | circa 1950 | |
1/11 | 97 |
Mrs. Moe (Hannah) Marx, Sisterhood
President Hartsook Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/11 | 98 |
Mrs. Moe (Hannah) Marx Hartsook Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/11 | 99 | circa 1950 | |
1/11 | 100 | circa 1966 | |
1/11 | 101 | circa 1950 | |
1/11 | 102 |
Sam Prottas Walter Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/11 | 103 | circa 1950 | |
1/11 | 104 |
Miriam Radinsky Mulholland Studios,
Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/12 | 105 | circa 1960 | |
1/12 | 106 |
Rabbi Rivkin George August Photography (photographer)
|
circa 1960 |
1/12 | 107 | circa 1950 | |
1/12 | 108 | circa 1950 | |
1/12 | 109 | circa 1950 | |
1/12 | 110 | circa 1950 | |
1/12 | 111 |
Jack Willard Bruno, New York City and
Hollywood (photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/13 | 112 |
Portrait of a couple Boyd,
Seattle (Photographer)
|
undated |
1/13 | 113 | undated | |
1/13 | 114 |
Portrait of an unidentified
man Hartsook Studio,
Seattle (Photographer)
|
undated |
1/13 | 115 |
Usadian Associates meeting at the
Washington Hotel Walter P. Miller,
Seattle (photographer)
|
December 29, 1933 |
1/13 | 116 |
Two men with the Gray Ladies of
Veterans Hospital Rose Prottas is in the back row
Northwest Photographers,
Seattle (photographer)
|
undated |
1/13 | 117 | undated | |
1/13 | 118 | circa 1951 | |
1/13 | 119 | 1962 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)