University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
1967 (Accession No. 1967-001)
Altose, Sophie
Oral history interview with Sophie
Altose
1972
1 sound cassette (ca. 60 min.);
transcript: 21 pages
Collection materials are in
English.
Oral history interview of Bellingham Jewish community member discussing her family business, other families and about Jewish activities
Mrs. Altose came to Bellingham from Odessa in 1913 to live with a
cousin. She soon met her future husband, Max, and was married in 1913.
Oral history interview conducted by Karyl Winn.
Mrs. Altose talks about the family business, a mattress factory
operated by her husband and his brothers in partnership with a Mr. Gurlick. She
mentions other families in Bellingham and their businesses and discusses
organized Jewish life in the community. She tells about the building of the new
schul, about the Hebrew schoool, how Kosher meat was obtained, how a local
chapter of Hadassah was organized, and how the cemetery was organized.
Describes the fire caused by lightning at the mattress factory. Mrs. Altose
died in Seattle 8/3/93 at the age of 103.
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Donated by Sophie Altose, Seattle, 7/24/1972.
Altose, Sophie--Interviews
Levinson, Elsa K
Winn, Karyl, 1942-
Bellingham Bedding Company
Beth Israel (Bellingham, Wash.)
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