Richard Arensberg
Richard Arensberg, with the support of his cousin Mel Freeman, shares about his family's migration from Latvia to Bellingham, and his childhood in the tight-knit Jewish community on Capitol Hill. He discusses the family shoe business, and reflects on the importance of kindness and respect.
Chapters
Locations
Bellevue, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Capitol Hill (Seattle)
Bellingham, Washington
Temple de Hirsch (Seattle)
Herzl Congregation (Seattle)
Holy Names Academy (Seattle)
Three Tree Point (Burien)
U.S. Route 99 (Seattle–Tacoma corridor)
Tacoma, Washington
Roycroft Theatre (Capitol Hill, Seattle)
Montlake (Seattle)
Puget Sound
Meany Junior High School (Seattle)
Garfield High School (Seattle)
Broadmoor (Seattle)
Chinatown–International District (Seattle)
Cherry Street area (Central District, Seattle)
Latvia
Poland
Russia
Holland (Netherlands)
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Washington State
Roosevelt Way NE & NE 66th St (Seattle)
Roosevelt neighborhood (Seattle)
Downtown Seattle
Pike Street (Downtown Seattle)
Pine Street (Downtown Seattle)
Fourth Avenue (Downtown Seattle)
Fifth Avenue (Downtown Seattle)
Interstate 405 (Eastside, WA)
Mercer Island Bridge (I-90 Floating Bridge)
Lake Union (Seattle)
Lake Sammamish
Oregon
Coast Radio (historic store location)
Mercer Island, Washington
Seattle City Hall
Fourth Avenue and James Street (Seattle)
J.M. Aarensburg (shoe findings store)
Nordstrom Downtown Seattle (Flagship)
Rhodes Department Store (historic, Seattle)
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
Temple De Hirsch Sinai (Seattle Campus)
Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation (Mercer Island)
Congregation Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath (BCMH)
McPherson’s (shoe findings competitor, Seattle)
The Seattle Times
England (United Kingdom)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Related Tags
Eastern Europe
High Holidays
Passover
Jewish-Owned Businesses