Washington State Postcards, 1907 Source These historic postcards were donated to the museum by Sara Borczuk Applebaum. Jonathan Friedmann is curator for this Washington State Postcards exhibit.
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Read more →Leon Behar Values Codes I – E – L – P Leon Behar was born in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1900. Behar was the founder and director of the Jewish National Troupe, a successful amateur theater group, in Istanbul. Seattle Leon Behar came to Seattle, Washington
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