Ohaveth Sholum Congregation
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Ohaveth Sholum Congregation was the first synagogue in Seattle, Washington, in the United States.
An image of the former synagogue, taken between 1892 and 1897
Sigismund Aronson, president of the congregation. The photo dates from about 1900, after the congregation dissolved.
Bailey Gatzert
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Bailey Gatzert was an American politician and the eighth mayor of Seattle, Washington, serving from 1875 to 1876. He was the first Jewish mayor of Seattle, narrowly missing being the first Jewish mayo
Ohaveth Sholum Congregation
…secretary-treasurer of the prominent Seattle wholesaler Schwabacher Brothers, was congregation president. Other prominent members of the congregation, were Bailey Gatzert, Seattle's first (and, as of 2008, still only) Jewish mayor, also associated with Schwabacher Brothers, Jacob Furth, a banker and a key figure in the…
Bailey Gatzert Portrait