The mission of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is to ensure Jewish survival and enhance the quality of Jewish life by meeting needs locally, in Israel, and worldwide. The Federation was established in 1936 as the Federated Jewish Fund. The name was changed in 1951 to Federated Fund and Council of Seattle and in 1966 to its present form. Samuel Holcenberg, the first Executive Director, served 1943-1964. Succeeding Directors have been Albert Dorner, 1964-71, Arnold Feder (acting Executive Director), 1971-1972, and Murray Shiff, 1972- .
The Holocaust Memorial Committee was formed in 1979 to make recommendations to the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle's Board of Directors regarding the nature, location, and funding of a memorial to victims of the Holocaust. The Committee grew out of the 1978 Holocaust Memorial Subcommittee of the Community Relations Committee. The memorial was dedicated on November 29, 1981, and is located on the grounds of the Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island, Washington.
Organized into 20 accessions.
Organizational information, annual reports, financial records, committee files, correspondence, minutes, agendas, scrapbooks, photographs, and other materials relating to the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.
Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Some restrictions exist on copying, quotation or publication. Contact Repository for details.
Records pertain to the Community Relations Council including material regarding the Council's position opposing Apartheid in South Africa.
Bulk of this accession consists of its Community Relations Council's records.
Boxes 26-34 are restricted.
Cover for the packet documents permanent location of Jewish Federation and includes color pictures of the building and floorplan at 2031 Third Avenue in Seattle.
Records of the Community Relations Council are listed most completely. Folder headings are as used by CRC.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Boxes 19-26 are restricted.
Box 20 is restricted.
Unrestricted records: public access, but users must sign a statement agreeing not to identify individuals for which financial or other personal information is included in records; copying is permitted but staff may refuse to copy items needing restriction. If restricted records are present: access only to scholarly researchers (admitted by Manuscripts Librarian) and Federation representatives by referral of Executive Director; NO COPYING FOR SCHOLARS. See also contract.
Boxes 1-9 are restricted.
John W. Friedmann was the chairman of the Holocaust Memorial Committee. The sculptor of the memorial was Gizel Berman, a survivor of Auschwitz.
Box 54 and 64 restricted.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice is required for use.