WAUSingerRaida3819.xml Guide to the Oral History Interview With Raida Singer 1986 Singer (Raida) Oral History Interview Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2007 (Last modified: 4/19/2018)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 3819 (Accession No. 3819-001) Singer, Raida Oral history interview with Raida Singer 1986 2 sound cassettes; transcript: 63 pages Collection materials are in English. Tape recorded interview of the wife of Rabbi Jacob Singer who recollects her life, describing her upbringing, schooling and her husband.

Wife of Rabbi Jacob Singer.

Tape-recorded interview conducted by Leatrice Kraft on 9/16/86 and 10/9/86.

Raida Singer shares recollections of her life, describing her religious upbringing, schooling, and courtship with her husband. Mrs. Singer discusses her husband's background, his schooling, and his decision to become a Rabbi. After their marriage and posting to other pulpits, they came to Temple de Hirsch where they remained for thirteen years. The major thrust of the interview is the formation and establishment of Temple B'nai Torah as a viable congregation in this area.

Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.

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Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Donated by Raida Singer, 10/9/1986.

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