How did Seattle become home to a large Sephardic Jewish community?

August 29, 2019 / 12:04 am

caption: Solomon (Sam) Calvo (left) and Fred August stand in front of Waterfront Fish and Oyster Co. in the Pike Place Market.

The answer takes us all the way back to 1492. And it features a couple of excellent mustaches.

There's a bit of family legend in this answer too. And there are issues we're still wrestling with - race, immigration, and privilege.

This archive episode originally aired June 6, 2019.

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