Amelia Capeluto (center) and family in Rhodes, Greece, approximately 1930s

Amelia Capeluto (center) and family in Rhodes, Greece, approximately 1930s

Courtesy of UW Special Collections

Washington Jewish Museum

Washington State’s first Jewish museum preserving the stories and events that shape Jewish life.

Generously funded by grants from: 4Culture; The Herbert and Rita Rosen Foundation; The Loeb Family Charitable Foundation; The Jewish Federation of Great Seattle; The Alfred and Tillie Shemanski Testamentary Trust; Humanities Washington and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid; Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan of 2020; Helen Stusser; and other generous individuals.

Washington State Jewish Archives

The collections of the Jewish Archives are physically housed in the Special Collections Division of the University of Washington Libraries. The Jewish Archives are a collaborative project between the UW Special Collections and WSJHS.

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Baronsky family portrait including Isaac and Mrs. Baronsky with two daughters and two sons, approximately 1910s

Baronsky family portrait including Isaac and Mrs. Baronsky with two daughters and two sons, approximately 1910s

Courtesy of UW Special Collections

Traveling Exhibits

Washington State Jewish Historical Society (WSJHS) proudly offers exhibits that tell stories about the aspirations and interests of Jewish residents of Washington State and how our history has impacted not only our local community, but also the global community. Please contact the WSJHS office for more information about our traveling exhibits and to make arrangements to borrow them.

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We Will Not Tolerate Nazism! banner at the Seattle counter-march and demonstration in response to Nazi march in Skokie, Illinois, July 9, 1978.

"We Will Not Tolerate Nazism!" banner at the Seattle counter-march and demonstration in response to Nazi march in Skokie, Illinois, July 9, 1978

Courtesy of UW Special Collections

Digital Exhibits

The Washington Jewish Museum is the first Jewish museum dedicated to preserving the stories, lives, memories, and events that have and continue to shape Jewish life in Washington State.

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