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Isidore Kahan photograph collection, 1929-1937
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Kahan, Isidore
- Title
- Isidore Kahan photograph collection
- Dates
- 1929-1937 (inclusive)19291937
- Quantity
- 11 photographic prints (1 folder) ; sizes vary
- Collection Number
- PH1073
- Summary
- The collection includes images of Rabbi Isidore Kahan in Seattle and abroad in Egypt and Greece
- Repository
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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
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Additional Reference Guides
These materials form part of the Isidore Kahan Papers, which are described in the guide to the Isidore Kahan Papers , MSS Collection No. 3019 in Special Collection.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Isidore Kahan was born in Tiszabergel, Hungary in 1887. He served as Rabbinical Director of the Rabbinical College at Rodi on the Isle of Rhodes from 1932-1933. He then went on to work as the Orthodox Rabbi at the Tempio Israelitico in Rome. In 1939, Rabbi Isidore Kahan emigrated to Seattle with his wife and two daughters to serve as rabbi for both Ezra Bessaroth and Sephardic Bikur Holim congregations. The arrangement only lasted for a short time, and Rabbi Kahan continued to serve as the rabbi for Ezra Bessaroth until his retirement in 1959.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes images of Rabbi Isidore Kahan in Seattle and abroad in Egypt and Greece.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Rabbinical College at Rodi on the Isle of Rhodes in Greece, and Rabbi Isidore Kahan abroadReturn to Top
Rabbi Isidore Kahan was Rabbinical Director of the college from 1932-1933.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | ||
| 1 | 1 |
Rabbi Prato of Alexandria, Egypt, during his visit to the Rabbinical College at Rodi on the Isle of Rhodes, with members of the local Jewish community Rabbi Isidore Kahan on far right; Mrs. Kahan to left of Rabbi Prato.
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1929 |
| 1 | 2 | 1929 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1929 | |
| 1 | 4 | circa 1933 | |
| 1 | 5 |
Italian-appointed Governor Lago visiting Rabbinical College at Rodi on Isle of Rhodes At far right (with beard) is an officer of the school and on the committee of the Jewish Community, Dr. Gaon next to an Italian Carabinieri policeman The bald man at left is school committee member Joe Menoshe talking to Lago's secretary. The students in Rabbinical College are giving Governor Lago the fascist salute.
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circa 1933 |
| 1 | 6 |
Interior of Tempio Israelitico di Roma, Rome, Italy The Temple was built in 1904; the Orthodox worshiped upstairs, while the Reform worshiped downstairs. Isidore Kahan was Orthodox Rabbi here from 1933-1938, until foreign Jews were expelled from Italy.
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1937 |
Rabbi Isidore Kahan in SeattleReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | ||
| 1 | 7 | September 1939 | |
| 1 | 8 | circa 1939 | |
| 1 | 9 | circa 1939 | |
| 1 | 10 |
Rabbi Isidore Kahan reading aloud in front of ark in Ezra Bessaroth Synagogue in Seattle Heib, Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1940-1950 |
| 1 | 11 | circa 1950-1959 |
