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Chameides, Leon, Dr.

 Person

Biography

Connecticut Holocaust survivor (survived as a hidden child) Doctor of Pediatric Cardiology Actively involved in the educational community, the medical community, and the Jewish community of Hartford

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Holocaust collection

 Collection
Identifier: M 27
Scope and Contents M7, Holocaust collection (1937-2008; 3 c.f.) is an artifical collection created by the JHSGH. It consists of personal testimonies, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and photographs. Most of the material focuses on the experiences of survivors and witnesses who settled in the Greater Hartford area. Some material is related to national and international Holocaust studies and commemorations. The most significant portion of the collection consists of audio and videotaped interviews of local...
Dates: 1937-2008

Jewish Farmers_1994/11/2, Oral Event History

 Item — Box 28, Box: 540
Identifier: 540
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Recordings of JHSGH sponsored/attended programs pertaining to all aspects of Jewish History as related to the Greater Hartford area. The majority of the tapes do not have transcripts or abstracts. Special topics include building dedication, informational lectures, and performances.

Dates: 1968 - 2018

Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford records

 Collection
Identifier: M 4
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the records, correspondence, newsletters, photographs, and other materials which document the functions and activities of the Jewish Historical Society. The bulk of the collection covers the 1990s to the present. Much of the collection relates JHSGH's programs, exhibits, tours, and other projects.

Dates: 1978 - 2018

Kantor, Samuel and Elka

 Digital Record
Identifier: kantor, samuel and elka_1988
Dates: 1988 - 1992

Kantor, Samuel and Elka, 1988 - 1992

 File — Box 2
Scope and Contents 1988 Interview:This interview discusses growing up in Soviet Russia, strating around the beining of the Revolution until the 1970s when Samuel and Elka left Russia for the United States. It hightlights their careers in economics (Elka) and engineering (Samuel), though they immigrated after they retired. They mention an adopted child (children?) but their names are unclear. Hard to understand at times, probably due to the subjects learning English later in life, however most of it...
Dates: 1988 - 1992

Kantor, Samuel and Elka_1988,Oral History, October 19, 1988

 Item — Box 32, Box: 676
Identifier: 676
Scope and Contents

This interview discusses growing up in Soviet Russia, strating around the beining of the Revolution until the 1970s when Samuel and Elka left Russia for the United States. It hightlights their careers in economics (Elka) and engineering (Samuel), though they immigrated after they retired. They mention an adopted child (children?) but their names are unclear. Hard to understand at times, probably due to the subjects learning English later in life, however most of it is legible.

Dates: October 19, 1988

Kotkin, Max and David

 Digital Record
Identifier: kotkin, david 001

Kotkin, Max and David

 Digital Record
Identifier: kotkin, david

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

Meetings and Programs/1996 March 12/Leon Chameides/Jews of Prague, March 21, 1996

 File — Box
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains the records, correspondence, newsletters, photographs, and other materials which document the functions and activities of the Jewish Historical Society. The bulk of the collection covers the 1990s to the present. Much of the collection relates JHSGH's programs, exhibits, tours, and other projects.

Dates: March 21, 1996

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Education 8
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford 7
Holocaust survivors 6
Jewish Education 6
Immigrant(s) 5
Immigration 5
Jewish Community Center 5
Holocaust 4
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford 4
Anti-Semitism 3
Beth El Temple 3
Businesses & Professions -- Lawyer 3
Businesses & Professions -- Real Estate 3
Businesses -- Grocery 3
Factories 3
Family History 3
Growing up Jewish 3
Growing up Jewish in Europe 3
Growing up Jewish in Russia 3
Growing up Jewish in Ukraine 3
Growing up in Russia 3
Hebrew Union College 3
Interpreter 3
Israel 3
Jewish Family Services 3
Jewish Ledger 3
Jews, Russian 3
Keeping Kosher/Kashrut 3
Life in Russia 3
Politics 3
Religious Education 3
Religious Life 3
Russia 3
Russian Revolution 3
Social Welfare 3
Soviet Jewry 3
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 3
War Veterans 3
World War, 1939-1945 3
Yiddish 3
oral histories (literary works) 3
Businesses & Professions -- Author/Writer 2
Businesses & Professions -- Physician 2
Connecticut Children's Medical Center 2
Hartford Hospital 2
Holocaust -- Hidden Children 2
Agudas Achim (Rumanishe Shul) 1
Americanization 1
Businesses & Professions -- Professor 1
Businesses -- Medical 1
Catholic Church 1
Community Voices Oral History Project 1
Connecticut, USA 1
Denial 1
Genocide 1
Growing up Jewish in Poland 1
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society 1
Holocaust -- Second Generation 1
Mount Sinai Hospital 1
Nazis/ Nazi Germany 1
War Criminals 1
Witnesses 1
Yeshiva of Hartford 1
clippings (information artifacts) 1
motion picture film 1
photographs 1