University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections2014AMIT Women. Avivah Chapter (Seattle, Wash.)AMIT Women, Avivah Chapter (Seattle, Wash.)
records1940-19981.97 cubic feet (6 boxes) plus
2 vertical filesCollection materials are in
English.The junior group
(Avivah Chapter) of Seattle branch of Mizrachi was organized by Bessie Gotsfeld
in 1939Women's religious Zionist organization supporting secondary
technological education in Israel. The name changed in 1984 to AMIT, an acronym
for Americans for Israel and Torah.
Organized into 6 accessions.
- Accession No. 2014-001, Mizrachi Women's Organization of America
Avivah Chapter (Seattle Wash) records, 1940-1976
- Accession No. 2014-002, Mizrachi Women's Organization of America
Avivah Chapter (Seattle Wash) records, 1955-1986
- Accession No. 2014-003, Mizrachi Women's Organization of America
Avivah Chapter (Seattle Wash) records, 1959-1987
- Accession No. 2014-004, Mizrachi Women's Organization of America
Avivah Chapter (Seattle Wash) booklets, 1961
- Accession No. 2014-005, Mizrachi Women's Organization of America,
Avivah Chapter (Seattle, Wash.) records, 1949-1964
- Accession No. 2014-006, AMIT Women, Avivah Chapter (Seattle,
Wash.) records, 1981-1994
Scrapbook, membership lists, programs, anniversary information,
correspondence, board minutes, annual luncheon booklets, and other
materials.
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives
Open to all users
Request at UW
Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact
Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
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Accession No. 2014-001: Mizrachi Women's Organization of America Avivah Chapter (Seattle Wash) records, 1940-19760.36 cubic feet (2
boxes)Scope and Content: Scrapbook including programs and clippings, 1940-1950; minutes,
1953-1957; ephemera, 1963-1976. Bessie Gotsfeld began the scrapbook.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Esther Sidel, 10/3/1972.
Mizrachi Women's Organization of America Avivah Chapter
(Seattle Wash) recordsAccession No. 2014-002: Mizrachi Women's Organization of America Avivah Chapter (Seattle Wash) records, 1955-19860.36 cubic feet (1
box)Scope and Content: Membership lists; programs, 1955-1986; letters and invitation,
1985; photograph, 1981; 60th Anniversary booklet, 1986.
The 60th Anniversary booklet contains a history of the Seattle
chapters. Accession also contains later programs for donor luncheon of 3
Seattle chapters.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Israel Rosenfeld, 1/1/1981.
Mizrachi Women's Organization of America Avivah Chapter
(Seattle Wash) recordsAccession No. 2014-003: Mizrachi Women's Organization of America Avivah Chapter (Seattle Wash) records, 1959-19870.82 cubic feet (2
boxes)Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, newsletters, lists, clippings,
scrapbooks.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Mrs. John Frankel, 10/1/1988.
Mizrachi Women's Organization of America Avivah Chapter
(Seattle Wash) recordsAccession No. 2014-004: Mizrachi Women's Organization of America Avivah Chapter (Seattle Wash) booklets, 19610.43 cubic feet (1
box)Scope and Content: Annual Luncheon booklets.
Open-ended accession containing a complete run of Annual Luncheon
booklets 1961 onward, except for the following missing issues: 1966, 1967, 1978
and 1979.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Meta Buttnick, 1/1/1984.
Mizrachi Women's Organization of America Avivah Chapter
(Seattle Wash) bookletsAccession No. 2014-005: Mizrachi Women's Organization of America, Avivah Chapter (Seattle, Wash.) records, 1949-19641 vertical fileScope and Content: Board minutes, 1949- 1953, 1964.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Ruth Sassoon, 2004-03-01
Mizrachi Women's Organization of America, Avivah Chapter
(Seattle, Wash.) recordsAccession No. 2014-006: AMIT Women, Avivah Chapter (Seattle, Wash.) records, 1981-19981 vertical fileScope and Content: Avivah chapter newsletters, 1981-1986 and 1993-1994; a 60th
Anniversary booklet (1986) which contains a history of the AMIT Seattle
chapters; and photocopy of typed speech delivered in tribute to Susi Frankel as
AMIT's 1990 Special Award recipient, February 25, 1990. Speech contains many
details about Susi Frankel's life, from her upbringing in Hamburg, Germany, to
the Frankels' experiences during the Holocaust and after arrival in the United
States in 1941.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication.
Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Acquisition Info: Meta Buttnick, 1990-01-20; and unknown donor 2012-10-25
AMIT Women, Avivah Chapter (Seattle, Wash.)
records