WAUKaplanCharles3425.xml Guide to the Oral History Interview With Charles Kaplan 1982 Kaplan (Charles) papers Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2007 (Last modified: 4/16/2018)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 3425 (Accession No. 3425-001) Kaplan, Charles, 1913-2008 Oral history interview with Charles Kaplan 1982 2 sound cassettes 1 transcript (52 pages) Collection materials are in English. Tape-recorded interview of Charles Kaplan, 1982

Charles Kaplan (February 24, 1913-April 18, 2008) was born to Russian parents who immigrated to Toronto in 1906. He was a graduate of University of Toronto Medical School and moved to Seattle in 1948 after serving in the Army Medical Corps for four years. He practiced pediatrics in the University District and served as an adjunct faculty member of the UW Medical School. He served as president of the Jewish Community Center, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, and the American Jewish Committee. He was a founding member of Temple Beth Am and the Seattle Jewish Community School. Dr. Kaplan and his wife Lillian were generous contributors to many community organizations.

This interview covers Kaplan's medical training in the United States, and his Army Service. He briefly explains his decision to become a pediatric physician, then continues to explain his involvement in the Seattle Jewish community. He chronicles the founding of Temple Beth Am and of the Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island, including fundraising, construction, operations, and staffing.

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Donated by Dr. Charles Kaplan, 11/7/1982

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