University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0688Friedman, Susie M. (Susie Michael)Susie Michael
Friedman photograph collection 1924-1976122 photographic
prints (1 box) ; sizes varyEnglish
HebrewYiddishPhotographs of
Jewish musical performers Susie Michael, Maurice Friedman, and film actor David
Hoffman, originally from Seattle, as well as images of other Jewish
performersSusie Michael (1898-1990) was a music teacher and pianist in Seattle
when she met Maurice Friedman who sang baritone in the Seattle Bikur Cholim
choir. Maurice immigrated to Seattle from Vilna, Poland when he was six years
old, and his father, Sam Friedman, was Seattle's first cantor at Bikur Cholim.
Susie Michael married Maurice Friedman in 1930 and they spent many years
thereafter performing together. After participating in a lecture series
arranged by Rabbi Philip Langh (Herzl) in 1935 on Jewish music, they became
concerned with the importance of sharing Jewish folk music with others.
Together they created "The Cavalcade of Jewish Music," and other Jewish music
programs infused with humor, using Hebrew, Yiddish, and English liturgical and
secular music. Maurice sang and pantomimed while Susie narrated and played
piano. They moved to New York in 1939 and toured their Jewish musical programs
throughout the United States and Canada for nearly two decades. They returned
to Seattle in the 1950s and became actively involved in the Jewish Music
Festival sponsored by the Seattle Jewish Community Center. Following Maurice's
death in 1962, Susie Michael Friedman started a business selling dolls to earn
extra income. She died in 1990.
This collection consists of photographs of Susie Michael and Maurice
Friedman, Jewish music performers, and Jewish actor David Hoffman. The Friedman
photographs include publicity pictures and photographs of other Jewish
performers. The Hoffman photographs are studio photographs of movie scenes and
plays. The collection also includes color photographs of various dolls from
Susie Friedman's business after the death of her husband.
As performers, the Friedmans were known as Susie Michael and Maurice
Friedman. The name Susie Michael has been used to describe photographs from
their professional life; the name Susie Michael Friedman is used when
describing photographs from their personal life.
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Following Susie Michael Friedman's death, the collection passed to her
late husband Maurice's niece, Tibe Hoda (Stusser) Greenberg. Tibe Greenberg
donated the collection to the Jewish Archives Collection in the Archives and
Manuscripts Division, University of Washington Libraries in 1990.
Donor: Tibe Hoda Greenberg, received 1990.
One photograph was donated by Susie Michael Friedman in 1973.
Processed by Toby Harris, 2005; Ryan Hard, 2008, and Don Romero,
2013.
Photographs were relocated from the Susie M. Friedman Papers,
Manuscripts Accession Nos. 2115-001 and 2115-002 in the repository, on May 10,
1990.
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Friedman, Susie M. (Susie Michael)--PhotographsFriedman, Maurice, -1962--PhotographsHoffman, David, 1904-1961--PhotographsMichael, Susie--PhotographsJewish Community Center of Greater SeattleJewish musicians--Washington (State)--Seattle--PhotographsDolls|zWashington (State)--Seattle--PhotographsFolk music festivals--Washington (State)--Seattle vPhotographsJewish actors zUnited States--PhotographsJewish composers--United States--PhotographsJewish musicians--United States--PhotographsJewish AmericansPhotographsArts and HumanitiesPhotographic printsPhotographsBeast with five fingers (Motion picture)
Susie Michael Friedman and Maurice
Friedman Portraits1/11Maurice Friedmancirca 1930s-1950sS. Walters, Walters
Studio, Seattle 1/12Maurice Friedmancirca 1930s-1950sWalters Studio,
Seattle 1/13Maurice Friedmancirca 1930s-1950s1/14Maurice Friedman next to
pianocirca 1930s-1950sJames Abresch, New
York City 1/25Susie Michaelcirca 1930s-1950s 1/26Susie Michael circa 1930s-1950sS. Walters, Walters
Studio, Seattle 1/27Susie Michaelcirca 1930s-1950sSuttell1/28-9Susie Michaelcirca 1930s-1950sJames Abresch, New
York City1/210Susie Michaelcirca 1930s-1950sM. Berman, New
York1/211Susie Michaelcirca 1930s-1950sVoss1/212Susie Michaelcirca 1930s-1950sBushnell1/313Susie Michael and Maurice
Friedmancirca 1930s-1950sS. Walters, Walters
Studio, Seattle 1/314-15Susie Michael and Maurice
Friedmancirca 1930s-1950sJames Abresch, New
York City 1/316Susie Michael and Maurice Friedman
holding sheet music: "Songs of Israel"circa 1930s-1950sVoss 1/317Susie Michael and Maurice
Friedmancirca 1930s-1950sMoss Photo, New
YorkPhotographic postcard: "Susie Michael and Maurice Friedman,
Creators of 'Cavalcade of Jewish Music' & 'Jewish Humor Through Jewish
Song'."
1/318-19Susie Michael and Maurice Friedman
performingcirca 1930s-1950sVoss1/320Susie Michael and Maurice
Friedmancirca 1930s-1950sVossFriends and
celebrities1/421Sigismund Stojowski,
composer1924Hartsook Photo Signed with note to Susie.
1/422circa 1925Sigismund Stojowski in center of a
group or class, with Susie Michael to his left1/423circa 1925Sigismund Stojowski in front of a
building, with Susie Michael just behind him, seated with group or
class1/424Sigismund Stojowski, surrounded by
group or class (Susie Michael on right), SeattleAugust 1928Linkletter Studio Signed with note to Susie.
1/425Sigismund Stojowski,
SeattleJuly 1936 Signed with note to Susie Michael and Maurice Friedman.
1/425aSigismund Stojowski with Susie
Michael and another woman near Seattle Art Museum (now the Seattle Asian Art
Museum)undated1/425bSigismund Stojowski with Susie
Michaelundated1/426Lazar Weiner, New YorkJanuary 1940Ossip Garber, New
YorkLazar Weiner, born in 1897, was a composer of Yiddish
art-songs.
Signed to the Friedmans.
1/427Leo Lowe, New YorkJune 24, 1948 Leo Lowe was a choirmaster.
Signed to the Friedmans.
1/427aMaurice Friedman, Susie Michael, Mrs.
Lowe and Leo Lowe in a park undated1/427bLeo Lowe and man in a park
undated1/427cLeo Lowe near bushesundated1/427dMrs. Lowe and Leo Lowe near
bushesundated1/427eMaurice Friedman, Mrs. Lowe, Leo Lowe
and other woman under trees undated1/427fSusie Michael, Leo Lowe, Mrs. Lowe
and other womanundated1/428Dorothy Gordon in costumeJuly 24, 1924Maurice Goldberg Signed with note to Mr. and Mrs. Friedman.
1/429Mort Sahlcirca 1940 Autographed in Hebrew or Yiddish.
1/430Gertrude and Manny Okkuucirca 1940 Signed to the Friedmans.
1/430a Gertrude and Manny Okkuu sitting on
steps outside a house19471/430b Gertrude and Manny Okkuu outside a
houseundated1/430c Gertrude and Manny Okkuu near a
statue of a camel outside the Seattle Art Museum (now the Seattle Asian Art
Museum)undated1/430d Manny and Gertrude Okkuu with Susie
Michael near a statue of a camel outside the Seattle Art Museum (now the
Seattle Asian Art Museumundated1/431Portrait of a mancirca 19401/431a Man sitting in chair19481/431b Man and woman in a chair19481/431cLeo Lowe and two men near a piano
19481/431d Two women sitting in front of
piano19481/431eLeo Lowe and woman sitting in front
of piano19481/431f Group of people; Susie Michael and
Maurice Friedman in front row, Leo and Mrs. Lowe in upper left hand
corner19481/431gSusie Michael, Leo Lowe, Mrs. Lowe
and Maurice Friedman 19481/431h Maurice Friedman, Susie Michael and
others sitting at dinner tableundated1/431iMan standing near a microphone in
front of a group of people undatedPerformances and activities of
Susie Michael and Maurice Friedman1/532-33Children at a performance in
Nebraskacirca 1940Jordan, Omaha,
Nebraska1/533aSusie Michael and Maurice Friedman
with soldiers around a piano in Orlando, FloridaDecember 2, 19441/533bSusie Michael and Maurice Friedman
with men at USO clubundated1/534-35Maurice Friedman performing at Camp
Parks, California1943-19461/536 Susie Michael and Maurice Friedman
performing "Cavalcade of Jewish Music," Camp Shoemaker, CaliforniaAugust 8, 1948 1/537Susie Michael, Maurice Friedman, and
nine others at meal, Bronx, NY 1948 1/538-39Susie Michael, Maurice Friedman, and
others at meal during Memories of Jewish Music Festival, Poughkeepsie, New
YorkFebruary 19501/540Melvin A. Block Award
plaqueundatedPeter A. Juley & Son, New York CityMelvin A. Block Award is given for Professional Distinction
from the Associated Young Men's/Young Women's Hebrew Association (YM-YWHA) of
Greater New York.
1/641Susie Michael performing in music
festival at Jewish Community Center, Seattle19571/642Lucille and Bill Rosenberg, folk
singers, performing at the Second Annual Jewish Music Festival,
SeattleMarch 10, 1957Heib1/643Susie Michael and Maurice Friedman
shaking hands with Norman Davis, at Cultural Series sponsored by the Jewish
Community CenterOctober 20, 1957Heib1/644Susie Michael performing "Cavalcade
of Jewish Music," Seattle1965Heib1/645Publicity photograph of Zelma
Spiegelman with cello, Goldie Jaffe at piano, and Minnie Bergman with violin,
for concert sponsored by the Jewish Community Center1965 1/646-47Audience watching Susie Michael
performing "Cavalcade of Jewish Music," Seattle1965Heib1/648Reception tables at "Cavalcade of
Jewish Music," Seattle1965Heib1/649Mrs. Stan Fleischmann, Elsa Levinson,
and Minnie Bergman with record albums of The Best of
Maurice Friedman1965These women are the Planning Committee for "Cavalcade of
Jewish Music," Seattle.
1/650Mrs. Alfred Lassers, Susie Michael,
and Mrs. Samuel Peizer, holding Beloved Jewish
Songs booklet, Seattle1965 David HoffmanDavid Hoffman was a Jewish performer born in Seattle in 1904. He
was the son of Louis Hoffman, who owned a grocery and delicatessen in Seattle's
Jewish neighborhood. David sang in the Bikur Cholim choir as a youth and went
on to radio in 1924 as an announcer and storyteller at KOMO. Hoffman moved to
California in 1930 and later traveled back and forth from Hollywood to New
York. He appeared on Broadway, other shows and plays, radio, motion pictures
and television, as a character actor.
1/7511944Hoffman in movie scene with two other
menProbably from Warner Brothers movie: The
Mask of Dimitrios
1/752Hoffman in movie scene behind
bars 1944Jack Weiner Agency,
Hollywood, CaliforniaProbably from Warner Brothers movie: The
Conspirators
1/753Hoffman in movie scene from Warner
Brothers movie: Mission to Moscow1943M. Marigold, Warner
Bros.1/754-57Scenes from Warner Brothers movie:
The Beast with Five Fingers1946Actor Peter Lorre also appears in the photographs.
1/758Scene in Warner Brothers movie:
The Beast with Five Fingers1946Earl Kramer Agency, Beverly
Hills, CaliforniaHoffman at left and Peter Lorre in center.
1/759Hoffman in movie scenecirca 1940sSusie Michael Friedman's doll business1/860Susie Michael Friedman selling M.&
S. Shillman doll clothing1965Amy S. Goldstein; Portland, Oregon1/861Kehagias dolls from Greececirca 19651/862Bride dollcirca 19651/863-66Dolls in different costumescirca 1965Personal Photos of Susie Michael and Maurice
FriedmanSusie Michael and Maurice Friedman1/967Susie Michael Friedman and Maurice with group of
people next to building19471/968Susie Michael Friedman and Maurice sitting
outdoorsundatedPhoto also has double exposure of three men.
1/969Susie Michael Friedman and Maurice with another
coupleundated1/970Susie Michael Friedman and Maurice, probably with Mr.
Greenbergundated 1/971Susie Michael Friedman and Maurice with another couple
next to wagon wheelundated1/972Susie Michael Friedman and Maurice sitting at table
with the Rosenbergs1960Susie Michael Friedman in different
locations1/1073Susie Michael Friedman and Ruth outside of
club1922 1/1074Susie Michael Friedman next to NBC Studio19411/1075Group of women sitting outdoorsundatedWritten on verso: Left to right: Vera Ginnette-Bellingham,
WA; Myself; Gwen Harper-Victoria B.C.; Mrs. Armstrong-Moosejaw, Sask, Canada;
Rhoda Armstrong-her little girl; Miss Terrill-Billings, Montana;
Queenie-Morris's [?] dog. Notice Puget Sound in the background. Building to the
right is the gym.
1/1076Susie Michael Friedman sitting next to Drumheller
Fountain at University of Washingtonundated 1/1077Susie Michael Friedman standing outdoors with group of
womenundated1/1078Susie Michael Friedman and three other women with
water in backgroundundated1/1079Susie Michael Friedman and two other women next to
houseundated 1/1080Susie Michael Friedman and two other women on
lawnundated1/1081Susie Michael Friedman standing in front of
buildingundated1/1082Susie Michael Friedman19471/1083Susie Michael Friedman next to motel or apartment
building19691/1084Susie Michael Friedman with man and woman1969 1/1085Susie Michael Friedman with man and woman in front of
house1969Maurice Friedman in different locations1/1186Maurice Friedman holding coatsundated 1/1187Maurice Friedman next to carundated1/1188Maurice Friedman in front of 1400 Hubbell Place,
Seattleundated1/1189Maurice Friedman with two other men and a
womanundated1/1190Maurice Friedman sitting with two other
menundated Friends and possible family members1/1291Man and two women outdoors1928Written on verso: A good excuse for not writing.
1/1292Family standing on porch of houseundated1/1293Man and three women sitting on benchundatedPhoto is attached to part of album page; verso has photo
that has been cut in half with image of boy on steps.
1/1294Man standing next to buildingundated1/1295Man and woman in front of houseundated 1/1296Man next to house holding a catundated1/1297Group photo of costumed children in
theaterundated1/1298Man and woman standing next to carcirca 1950s 1/1299Woman standing outdoors in Century City,
California19701/12100Woman standing in apartment courtyard19721/12101Florence sitting on couch19731/12102Gussie at the Mount of Olives in Israel1976