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Samuel G. Holcenberg photograph collection, circa 1950s

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Holcenberg, Samuel G
Title
Samuel G. Holcenberg photograph collection
Dates
circa 1950s (inclusive)
Quantity
77 photographs (1 box) ; sizes vary
Collection Number
PH1160
Summary
Includes photographs taken on trips to Israel and Europe
Repository
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

Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Additional Reference Guides

These materials form part of the Samuel G. Holcenberg Papers, which are described and indexed in the guide to the Samuel G. Holcenberg Papers, MSS Acc. No. 3079 .

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Samuel G. Holcenberg was an attorney; (1899-1978); born in New York City, he and his family moved to the West Coast when he was a child. In 1926 he became the executive director (1926-1939) of the San Francisco-based Jewish Committee for Personal Service (JCPS). This organization considered mentally and physically disabled Jews, as well as Jewish prison inmates, the responsibility of the Jewish community, and it worked with them in California institutions. Under Holcenberg's leadership, the JCPS introduced new ideas into social welfare, including an innovative rehabilitation program for young offenders. In 1940, Holcenberg joined the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds (CJFWF), as a field representative for the western states region. As such, he helped small communities establish Jewish agencies. During years of increasing antisemitism at home and abroad, Holcenberg and the CJFWF helped convince the leadership of the local Jewish community of its responsibility to world Jewry. In 1943, Holcenberg was appointed the executive director of the Seattle Federation Jewish Fund and Council. During this time, he also served as the director of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith for both the city of Seattle and the state of Washington, and he guided the public relations efforts for both organizations. Holcenberg married Miriam Wasserman (1930), who was one of the first psychiatric caseworkers employed by the state of California and who later was associated with San Francisco's Jewish Family Service Agency and its Homewood Terrace.

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Content Description

The collection includes photographs taken on trips to Israel and Europe of refugees, construction, settlements, tour group, and Holcenberg with other people.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Samuel G. Holcenberg; Miriam Holcenberg, 1979; Mrs. Alan Schneider, 1981.

Processing Note

Processed by Don Romero; processing completed in 2014.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)


2014 (Last modified: 11/27/2017)

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