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:

Chase Family collection

File

Identifier: M 6

Scope and Contents Note

The Chase family collection (0.25 cubic feet; 1950s-2010s) consists mainly of clippings, some photos of David and Rhoda Chase, and the oral history transcript of David T. Chase.

Dates: 1950s-2010s

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

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Subject: transcripts X