Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy (Bloomfield, Conn.)
Organization
Historical Note
Began in 1940 as the Hartford Hebrew Academy. In 1944 it became the Yeshiva of Hartford. In 1971 its name was changed to Hebrew Academy of Greater Hartford until 1979 when it was renamed Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy of Greater Hartford. In 1988 "of Greater Hartford" was dropped from the name. It was relocated from Hartford to Bloomfield in 1972.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Kotkin, Max and David, undated
File — Flat_file_folder 4
Subjects
Subjects include: David Kotkin's role as contributor to cause of Jewish education in the greater hartford area; jewish education; Hartford Jewish Federation; honors received by David Kotkin; Max Kotkin Fund; UCONN sports; Kotkin's death. Scope and Contents Hand-filled biographical form of David Kotkin; Memo to Judge Jerry Wagner detailing service of Kotkin on behalf of Jewish education in the Greater Hartford area; Photocopies of news...
Dates:
undated
Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy (Hartford Yeshiva) records
File
Identifier: M 20
Scope and Contents Note
The Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy records(1940-2012; 7.5 cubic feet) documents the history of the Academy.A large portion of this collection consists of materials describing various volunteer and fundraising efforts by the school. The second major accretion to this collectionn was material accumulated by Leon Chameides while in the process of writing his book "Teach them Dilligently to Your Children: The Story of the Yeshiva of Hartford/Bess and Paul Sigel...
Dates:
1940 - 2012