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Oral history interview with Fred Ehrlich, 2016
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Ehrlich, Fred, 1939-
- Title
- Oral history interview with Fred Ehrlich
- Dates
- 2016 (inclusive)20162016
- Quantity
- Originals as received: 1 digital audio file (WAV format) and 1 computer file (PDF format transcript)
- Collection Number
- 6054 (Accession No. 6054-001)
- Summary
- Oral history with a Seattle-area Jewish American.
- 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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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Fred Ehrlich was born on 23 November 1939 in Butte, Montana. He earned a BA in Biology from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and then a DDS at Northwestern in Chicago. After serving in the army as a dentist, including time in Vietnam, he and his wife moved to Seattle, Washington in 1967, and then to Edmonds and Lynnwood, Washington.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
In this interview Fred Ehrlich provides his grandparents' names and where they were from, and describes his education and marriage and move to the West Coast. Fred talks about how he decided to go into dentistry and some aspects of having had that career. The Jewish organizations of which he's been a member include: Temple de Hirsch, Beth Shalom, Emanuel Congregation, Chabad Lubavitch, Capital Hill Minyan. He's also participated in the Seattle District and Snohomish County Dental Societies, Edmonds Jaycees, Anti-Defamation League, and Americans for a Safe Israel (AFSI). He concluded with some information about his family and advice he'd give to young people growing up today.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Dentists--Washington (State)
- Dentists--Washington (State)--Interviews
- Jewish dentists--Washington (State)
- Jews--Washington (State)
- Jews--Washington (State)--Interviews
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Synagogues--Washington (State)
- Veterans--Washington (State)
- Veterans--Washington (State)--Interviews
Personal Names
- Ehrlich, Fred, 1939- --Interviews
Corporate Names
- Temple de Hirsch (Seattle, Wash.)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Blase, Nancy (interviewer)
Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington) (host institution)
