Eva Deutsch

Eva Esfeld Deutsch was born in Pultusk, Poland. In this interview, she describes her memories of life there, including hiding from Cossack searchers and being smuggled out of the country.  Her father was a tailor who immigrated to Texas. Two years later, Eva, her siblings, Sol and Molly, and her mother traveled by boat to Galveston, where they were reunited with her father. Her early memories in Texas include reflections on Waco, Cleburne, and Dallas. The Alaska Yukon Exposition attracted her family to Seattle. She describes her involvement with the Settlement House, which inspired her love of sewing.  Deutsch describes life in Seattle, her early education, individuals she knew while growing up, her marriage to Julius Deutsch, and her memories of various Seattle-area Jewish organizations. Listen to Eva's Oral History at the UW Jewish Archives.