Bordon, Abraham, Judge (Kievskegubernia (Now Piater, Ukraine), Lawyer, Judge) (1891-1981)
Person
Biography
Very active career as a judge in Hartford and CT including serving as a justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Katz, Abraham and Ida (Farber), August 26, 1974
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
This file contains two seperate oral history interviews, both conducted on the same day. One is with Abraham Katz, the other is with his wife Ida.Topics covered in Abraham Katz's interview:
Growing up (Orthodox) Jewish in Hartford, regular and Jewish education, keeping kosher, time at Hartford Public High, going to Yale when very few Jews could (some undergrad, special degree to Law school), helped getting Jews into the YMCA, changing Hartford after war/people moving out,...
Dates:
August 26, 1974
Katz, Ida_1974, Oral History, August 26, 1974
Item — Box OHC-4, Box: 8, Box: 2
Identifier: 77
Abstract
GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 77
No. of Tapes:
Name of Interviewee: Ida Katz (Mrs. Abraham)
Date of Interview: August 16, 1974
Occupation: Homemaker
Date of Birth: circa 1894
Place of Birth: Hartford, CT
Transcript (yes/no): yes
No. of Pages: 15Abstract:
Mrs. Katz lived first on Morgan Street and then on Pleasant Street and her neighbors and friends were the Dr. Winick family and Abe and Bessie Bordon. She went...
Dates:
August 26, 1974
Kessler, Irving*, 1975 - 2010
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
This file contains documentation of Irving Kessler’s career as Hartford Jewish Federation Director as well as his work for United Israel Appeal and other Jewish organizations. It also contains information about various JHSGH programs he participated in. 1975 Interview Subjects of the interview include: Parents coming from Gubernia (border between Poland and Russia), arrived in United States in their teens before World War I. Growing up...
Dates:
1975 - 2010
Kessler, Irving_2003, Oral History, July 28, 2003
File — Box 31, Box: 646
Identifier: 0014 001 001646
Scope and Contents
Early involvement in Zionism/supporting Israel upon its creation in college years. Went to graduate school Columbia, undergraduate at Tufts. Wanted to go to Tufts for graduate school (specifically the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy) but war delays prevented this-mentioned several times. Involvement in Boston Federation. Discusses moving to the Hartford Federation working under and eventually taking over from Bernie Gottlieb who was director of the Federation before him....
Dates:
July 28, 2003
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