Gedaliah Halpern family photograph collection, circa 1910-1985
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Other Descriptive Information
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Rachel Halpern, circa 1910
- Morris Halpern (right) and three other members of U.S. Army Medical Corps, San Francisco, 1918
- Street of tents at Camp Fremont, California, where Morris Halpern (son of Rabbi Gedaliah and Rachel Halpern) went to boot camp, April 20, 1918
- Woman, circa 1920s
- Rachel Halpern and her daughter Etta in long summer dresses, undated
- Louis Halpern (brother of Morris, son of Rabbi Gedaliah and Rachel) and woman, standing outdoors, 1920s
- Rabbi Gedaliah Halpern, the first ordained Orthodox rabbi in the city of Seattle., circa 1920s
- Rabbi Gedaliah Halpern in New York City, circa 1927
- Lizzie (Lena) Halpern Schwartz (daughter of Rabbi Gedaliah and Rachel Halpern), 1930s
- Morris Halpern (fourth from right, front row) and other members of U. S. Coast Guard in front of armory building, circa 1944
- Temple de Hirsch gathering, 1953
- Morris and Helen Halpern, November 11, 1985
- Group at banquet - 50th reunion, November 11, 1985
- Group at banquet including Helen Halpern and Morris Halpern, November 11, 1985
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Eskenazi, Ruth Halpern
- Title
- Gedaliah Halpern family photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1910-1985 (inclusive)19861992
- Quantity
- 15 photographs (1 folder) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0753
- Summary
- Photographs of a Jewish rabbi, Rabbi Gedaliah Halpern, and his family
- 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 required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Rabbi Gedaliah Halpern (1864-1927) was born in Slonim, Russia, and attended the yeshivas of Volozhin and Slonim (both in present-day Belarus). As the first ordained Orthodox rabbi in the city of Seattle, Rabbi Halpern served at Congregation Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath from 1905 until 1919, when he accepted a pulpit in Mount Vernon, New York. In 1913, Rabbi Halpern published the Hebrew work "Me Geve". Rabbi Halpern was the 18th-generation rabbi descending from Rabbi Yechiel Heilprin (1660-1746), author of Seder Hadoros.
Content Description
Photographs of the family of Rabbi Gedaliah Halpern including his wife Rachel (Weinstein) and son Morris Halpern and wife Helen Halpern.
Other Descriptive Information
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.
Use of the Collection
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 Information
Custodial History
Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.
Acquisition Information
Donor: Morris Halpern via Meta Kaplan, 1978 (photographs 1, 8, and 9); Ruth Halpern Eskenazi, December 1999
Processing Note
Processed by Jack Falk, 2012; processing completed in 2013
Three photographs transferred from Morris Halpern Papers MSS Acc 2756-002, 2013.
Related Materials
See also the Guide to the Morris Halpern papers, Manuscript Accession no. 2756
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Rachel HalpernDates: circa 1910Container: Folder 1, Item 1
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Description: Morris Halpern (right) and three other members of U.S. Army Medical Corps, San FranciscoDates: 1918Container: Folder 1, Item 2
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Dates: April 20, 1918Container: Folder 1, Item 3
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Description: WomanJames & Merrihew, Seattle-Tacoma (photographer)
Incorrectly identified in file as Rachel Halpern
Dates: circa 1920sContainer: Folder 1, Item 4 -
Description: Rachel Halpern and her daughter Etta in long summer dresses
Handwritten on verso: mother, Etta-sister
Dates: undatedContainer: Folder 1, Item 5 -
Description: Louis Halpern (brother of Morris, son of Rabbi Gedaliah and Rachel) and woman, standing outdoorsDates: 1920sContainer: Folder 1, Item 6
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Description: Rabbi Gedaliah Halpern, the first ordained Orthodox rabbi in the city of Seattle.
Rabbi Halpern served at Bikur Cholim synagogue at 17th & Jackson Sts.
Dates: circa 1920sContainer: Folder 1, Item 7 -
Description: Rabbi Gedaliah Halpern in New York CityDates: circa 1927Container: Folder 1, Item 8-9
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Description: Lizzie (Lena) Halpern Schwartz (daughter of Rabbi Gedaliah and Rachel Halpern)Alexandre's, Mount Vernon, NY (photographer)Dates: 1930sContainer: Folder 1, Item 10
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Description: Morris Halpern (fourth from right, front row) and other members of U. S. Coast Guard in front of armory buildingDates: circa 1944Container: Folder 1, Item 11
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Dates: 1953Container: Folder 1, Item 12
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Dates: November 11, 1985Container: Folder 1, Item 13
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Description: Group at banquet - 50th reunion
Back row: Earl Conner, John Meyer, Hal Fernyham (?), Lynn Foster, Morris Halpern, unidentified man
Dates: November 11, 1985Container: Folder 1, Item 14 -
Dates: November 11, 1985Container: Folder 1, Item 15
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
