| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 35.4

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| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 35.4 | The History Cooperative

Family of Strangers: Building a Jewish Community in Washington State. By Molly Cone, Howard Droker, and Jacqueline Williams. (Seattle: Washington StateJewish Historical Society and University of Washington Press, 2003. xiii + 394 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $45.00.)
This chronicle of Jewish activities in the State of Washington contains voluminous primary data, recording the establishment of Jewish residence in the state; the development of religious, cultural, educational, and welfare institutions; and the shifting, over time, from various kinds of activities to others. In addition to the information in the text itself, sidebars in the first half of the book provide glimpses into the personal life and views of early Washington Jews. (These appealing sidebars and boxes disappear in the second half of the book, suggesting an uneven editorial process.)	1
Sporadically, the style of writing depicts the colorful flavor of Jewish life. As an example, we read the following passage about the Kosher butcher shops:	. . .

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