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'''David Kaufman''' (18 June 1933 – 23 Aug 1912) was an [[History of the Jews in the American West|early Jewish pioneer]] in [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]. |
'''David Kaufman''' (18 June 1933 – 23 Aug 1912) was an [[History of the Jews in the American West|early Jewish pioneer]] in [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]. |
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David Kaufman (18 June 1933 – 23 Aug 1912) was an early Jewish pioneer in Seattle, Washington.
Early life
David Kaufman was born to Salomon Kaufman and Sarah Dwore Israel in Fordon, Prussia on June 13th, 1833. His sister, Rosa (b. 1839) was an early Jewish immigrant to Sonora, California.
Arrival to America
Kaufman arrived to America and settled in San Francisco in 1858, originally working as a clothes renovator.[1] In 1859, he married his childhood sweetheart, Huldah Harris, and they moved to Victoria, British Columbia. In Victoria, he helped establish the Congregation Emanu-El (Victoria, British Columbia). He was elected as "messenger" and earned $10 a month for his position.
The couple moved to Seattle with Harris's mother in 1869. In Seattle, he worked as a tailor and shoes merchant, but also helped with his local Jewish community. His daughter, Sara, was the first Jewish child born in Seattle. He helped find Ohaveth Sholum Congregation, the first synagogue in Seattle. The synagogue used Reform influences, such as Reform prayerbooks, mixed-gender seating, and the usage of both Hebrew and English. The synagogue purchased rights to a cemetery in 1889. Kaufman bought a torah scroll from New York City in 1891 and it became the scroll used for Ohaveth Sholum. Unfortunately, due to financial difficulties, the synagogue had to shut down.[2]
After the closing of Ohaveth Sholum, Temple De Hirsch Sinai was built in its place. Named after Maurice de Hirsch, Kaufman also helped establish this synagogue and donated the torah scroll to the new synagogue. That torah scroll is still is in use to this day.[3]
Kaufman was well known throughout Seattle and relatively wealthy, buying many plots of land. When the streetcar shop was built in Seattle, it was named "Kaufman Station" after him.[1][4]
Death
Kaufman passed away on August 28, 1912, at his home in Seattle.[5]
Further reading
- Meta Buttnick, “A Seattle Jewish Home Through Eight Decades and Two Families,” Western States Jewish History 21/1.
References
- ^ a b "David Kaufman: Pioneer Jewish Merchant & Tailor of Early Seattle". Jewish Museum of the American West.
- ^ Micklin, Lee (October 30, 1998). "Ohaveth Sholum Congregation, Seattle's first Jewish congregation, is established on July 25, 1889". historylink.org.
- ^ "David and Huldah Kaufman, probably Seattle, Washington, approximately 1864-1875". University Libraries at the University of Washington.
- ^ "Aurora Ave. N,. northwest of Green Lake, February 9, 1921". digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "The Spokesman-Review 24 Aug 1912, page 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.