University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH1067Friedman, HenryHenry Friedman
photograph collection1993-200015 photographic prints (1 folder) ; sizes varyCollection materials are in
English.Collection
includes images of Henry Friedman at event for Yom Ha'Shoah, at Holocaust
Museum opening, and other events.Henry Friedman was born in 1928 in Brody, Poland (present day
Ukraine). After Poland was invaded by Germany at the beginning of World War II,
Friedman and his family were hidden by neighbors for 18 months and were
liberated in March of 1944. Friedman immigrated to the United States in 1949,
settling in Seattle. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950 and upon his
discharge, worked in the fashion jewelry business for 28 years. Henry Friedman
founded the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center and was
instrumental in helping establish the United States Holocaust Museum in
Washington D.C.
The collection includes images of Henry Friedman and Washington
Governor Mike Lowry at event for Yom Ha'Shoah, Henry Friedman at Holocaust
Museum opening, and with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.
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Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.
Donor: Henry Friedman; July 1993, May 1994, October 2000.
Processed by Jack Falk, Don Romero; processing completed in 2013.
These materials form part of the Henry Friedman Papers, which are
described in the Preliminary Guide to the Henry Friedman Papers, accession
4403.
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Jewish AmericansPhotographsWashington (State)Seattle
11Washington Governor Mike Lowry and Henry
Friedman shaking hands at event for Yom Ha'ShoahApril 18, 1993 Yom Ha'Shoah is Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Day, and
is observed as Israel's day of commemoration for the Jews who perished in the
Holocaust. It was inaugurated in 1953 in Israel and is a national memorial day
there.
12Washington Governor Mike Lowry and Henry
Friedman embracing at event for Yom Ha'ShoahApril 18, 1993 13Cantor Joseph Frankel at podium during
event for Yom Ha'Shoah; Rabbi David Rose on right. Sign on podium states that
names of Holocaust victims are being readApril 18, 1993 14Henry Friedman receiving proclamation for
the Mercer Island Council on Yom Ha'ShoahApril 18, 1993 15Henry Friedman and Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Judith Billings, on Yom Ha'ShoahApril 18, 1993 16Henry Friedman and Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Judith Billings, with Jacob Friedman and the 2nd Annual
Creative Writing Contest winners at event for Yom Ha'ShoahApril 18, 1993 17Henry Friedman and Washington Governor
Mike Lowry in front of the Holocaust memorial sculpture at the Mercer Island
Jewish Community CenterApril 18, 1993 18Left to right: Sandy Friedman, Debbie
Benezra, and Henry Friedman at the United States Capitol Rotunda for Days of
Remembrance eventApril 19, 1993 19Henry Friedman at opening of Holocaust
Museum in Washington D.C.April 1993 110Henry Friedman and Congressman Tom Foley
at opening of Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C.April 1993 111Hillary Clinton, Sandy Friedman, and
others at opening of Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C.April 1993 112Left to right: Henry Friedman, Rob
Friedman, and Debbie Benezra at opening of Holocaust Museum in Washington
D.C.April 1993 113Sandy and Henry Friedman with Pope John
Paul II at Vatican commemoration of Yom Ha'Shoah; Henry Friedman is handing
Pope a videotapeApril 7, 1994 114Sandy Friedman shaking hands with Pope
John Paul II, Henry Friedman in centerApril 7, 1994 Color xerox
115Portrait of Henry Friedman outdoors2000