Solomon Maimon papers, 1978-1986, 2006

Scope and Content: Tape-recorded interview with trancripts, August 13, 1978, and August 3, 1979.

First interview discusses in general the establishment and history and character of the Seattle Sephardic community. The second is more detailed and emphasizes Rabbi Maimon's family background. Maimon is Rabbi of Sephardic Bikur Holim, Seattle. The interviews also discuss the congregation and the founding of the Seattle Talmud Torah.

Scope and Content: Testimonial Dinner program.

Program is from testimonial dinner held at the Westin Hotel in August 1986.

Scope and Content: Oral history interview conducted with Joseph Adatto on May 23, 2006. Rabbi Maimon discusses his family's immigration to Seattle from Turkey in 1924, his development as a rabbi, and his career at Sephardic Bikur Holim synagogue. Maimon describes his time at Yeshiva University, influential rabbis and professors, and his involvement in the Syrian community in Brooklyn. He then discusses his transition to, and time at, Sephardic Bikur Holim synagogue, specifically his challenges, fellow rabbis, and the summer camp that he initiated. Also described are the customs of circumcision, weddings, and ritual divorce. Maimon's activities post-retirement are discussed at the end of the interview, including his remarriage, brief move to Israel, and the founding of the Seattle Kollel in 1991.