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Matilda Menashe oral history interview, 1982
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Menashe, Matilda
- Title
- Matilda Menashe oral history interview
- Dates
- 1982 (inclusive)19821982
- Quantity
- 4 sound cassettes (60 minutes each); transcript
- Collection Number
- 3445 (Accession No. 3445-001)
- Summary
- Tape-recorded interview in Ladino talking about the experience of immigration to the US in 1919, her activities for Israel and her husband's illness
- 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.
- Languages
- English, Ladino
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Tape-recorded interview in Ladino by Leni LaMarche, with a translation on tape by L. LaMarche.
Mrs. Menashe grew up on the Island of Rhodes. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1919 and talks about the experience and the journey. Matilda talked about the ways she worked for Israel, the beginning of Congregation Machzikay Hadath, and her experience in becoming a United States Citizen. She also talked about how her husband's sickness in the last years of his life was helped by keeping busy making the traditional candy, lecume.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Listen to the audio recording of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
- Sephardim--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Sephardim--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
Personal Names
- Menashe, Matilda--Archives
- Shapiro, Baruch, 1880-1970
Corporate Names
- Golden Age Club (Seattle, Wash.)
- Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle
- Machzikay Hadath Congregation (Seattle, Wash.)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- LaMarche, Leni (creator)
Corporate Names
- Jewish Archives (University of Washington) (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
