WAUAzoseIsaac5867.xml Guide to the Oral History Interview With Isaac Azose 2014 Azose (Isaac) Oral History Interview Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2015 (Last modified: 1/31/2020)
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 5867 (Accession No. 5867-001) Azose, Isaac Oral history interview with Isaac Azose 2014 Originals as received: 1 digital audio file (WAV format) and 1 computer file (transcript) Collection materials are in English. Oral history of Isaac Azose

Isaac Azose was born in Seattle to parents from two prominent Sephardic families, the Azoses and the Maimons. He became the cantor (hazzan) at Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, a position he held for more than thirty years. He is also responsible for publishing Hebrew-English Sephardic siddurim which are used in Sephardic congregations around the world.

In this interview Isaac Azose discusses his Turkish Sephardic family history, childhood, service in the Air Force, and career at Boeing. He also discusses his role as hazzan (cantor) at Congregation Ezra Bessaroth and his efforts to compile and publish Hebrew-English Sephardic siddurim (prayer books). Lastly, he discusses his musical recordings and concerts and his work with Ladino in Seattle.

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Isaac Azose, 10/17/2014

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

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