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Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath photograph collection, approximately 1892-1991

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Congregation Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath (Seattle, Wash.)
Title
Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath photograph collection
Dates
approximately 1892-1991 (inclusive)
Quantity
126 photographic prints, 30 negatives, 2 slides (1 box and 1 folder) ; various sizes
Collection Number
PH0914
Summary
Photographs of congregation members and activities of the Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath Jewish synagogue in Seattle, Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Selections from the collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Jewish organization, Chevra Bikur Cholim, (Hebrew for "society for visiting the sick"), incorporated in Seattle in 1891 with the purpose of caring for the sick and providing proper burial. Within a decade it evolved into a religious congregation. Before incorporating, the chevra held Simchas Torah (Rejoicing with the Torah) services in 1889 in Red Man's Hall on 2nd Avenue and Seneca Street. Burial grounds were purchased at Oak Lake, circa 1890. Bikur Cholim's first synagogue was a remodeled private residence, at 14th Avenue and Washington Street. It became the center of religious and social activity for orthodox Jewry. Congregation Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath began with the founding of Chevra Bikur Cholim in 1891. The congregation moved to Seward Park in the early 1960s, and merged with Congregation Machzikay Hadath in 1971. On January 22, 1972, Congregation Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath celebrated the official opening of its newly constructed Seward Park building with the bar mitzvah of a fourth generation member of the original Bikur Cholim. Today, Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath is the largest Ashkenazic Orthodox synagogue in the greater Seattle area, with nearly 300 member families.

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Content Description

The collection includes photographs of the past presidents of Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath, and Bikur Cholim related businesses, activities, and people. It also includes the 70th, 75th, and 90th anniversary banquets for Bikur Cholim, and dedication of the Vestry at 17th & Yesler in Seattle.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

View selections from the collection in digital format

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Donors: Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath, 1981, 1986, 1988; Meta Buttnick, 1985; Marguerite Portnoff, 1986.

Processing Note

Processed by Don Romero; processing completed in 2018.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Ashkenazim--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Orthodox Judaism--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Chevra Bikur Cholim (Congregation : Seattle, Wash.)
  • Congregation Bikur Cholim (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Congregation Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Congregation Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath (Seattle, Wash.)--History--Photographs
  • Congregation Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath (Seattle, Wash.)--Presidents--Photographs

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington) (curator)


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