Chase, David Theodore, 1927-2016
Person
Biographocal Note
David T. Chase was born in 1927 in Kielce, Poland to Leon and Helen Ciesla. He survived Nazi concentration camps and emigrated to Connecticut in June 1946. He graduated from Weaver High School in 1948. He attended Hillyer College and University of Connecticut. He later married Rhoda Cohen and had two children, Cheryl and Arnold. He and Rhoda launched Chase Enterprises, Inc. in the 1960s. The company engages primarily in real estate development.
Chase was a Council member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum from 1988 to 1993. He was committed to philanthropic work.
Chase passed away at his home on 1 June 2016.
Obituary
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Holocaust Survivors and Nazi War Criminals, 1986-03-05-1997-08-01
File
Identifier: 7340
Scope and Contents
Mutiple newspaper clippings from the Hartford Courant and Jewish Ledger, about Nazi war criminals and trials.
Dates:
1986-03-05-1997-08-01
Filtered By
- Subject: Nazi concentration camps X