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1972 |
| Manuscript Collection No.: | 1967 |
| Accession No.: | 1967-001 |
| Creator: | Altose, Sophie, creator |
| Title: | Sophie Altose oral history interview |
| Date Span: | 1972 |
| Quantity: | 1 sound cassette (ca. 60 min.); transcript: 21 pages |
| Languages: | Collection materials are in English. |
Mrs. Altose came to Bellingham from Odessa in 1913 to live with a cousin. She soon met her future husband, Max, and was married in 1913.
Oral history interview conducted by Karyl Winn.
Mrs. Altose talks about the family business, a mattress factory operated by her husband and his brothers in partnership with a Mr. Gurlick. She mentions other families in Bellingham and their businesses and discusses organized Jewish life in the community. She tells about the building of the new schul, about the Hebrew schoool, how Kosher meat was obtained, how a local chapter of Hadassah was organized, and how the cemetery was organized. Describes the fire caused by lightning at the mattress factory. Mrs. Altose died in Seattle 8/3/93 at the age of 103.
Open to all users.
Creator's literary rights retained.
Donated by Sophie Altose, Seattle, 7/24/1972.