Savitt, William, Jeweler (Springfield, MA)
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Kellin, Samuel, March 21, 1973
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
Topics covered in this interview include: B'nai Brith, Ararat Lodge, Jewish community (relations with German vs. Russian Jews, Jewish education, Jewish students at UCONN and Trinity (Hillel), family history, Great Depression, World War II, Hartford Circus Fire & death of his daughter Shirley and a nephew in it, adoption, politics, flood of 1955, antisemitism, McCarthy Era and it's effects on local Jews, Jewish women, Jewish humor/entertaining.
Dates:
March 21, 1973
Kellin, Samuel_1973/3/21, Oral History, March 21, 1973
Item — Box OHC-2, Box: 15, Box: 1-2
Identifier: 45
Scope and Contents
Topics covered in this interview include: Growing up Jewish in Hartford, Working organizations, collecting money, B'nai Brith, Ararat Lodge, Jewish community (relations with German vs. Russian Jews, Jewish education, Jewish students at UCONN and Trinity (Hillel), family history, Great Depression, Home during World War II, son in navy, Hartford Circus Fire & death of his daughter Shirley and a nephew in it, adoption, politics, flood of 1955, antisemitism, McCarthy Era and it's effects on...
Dates:
March 21, 1973
Kleinman, Harry, 1950 - 1994
File — Flat_file_folder 4
Scope and Contents
Much of the documents in this file pertain to an event honoring Harry Kleinman in 1979, as well as later dinners in his honor after his death in 1981. Other material refers to his oral history interviews and family history. One article is an editorial written by Kleinman on the issue of State's Rights. Also are many obituaries and tributes after his death. Many of the article talks about his long career as Democratic Town Chairman in West Hartford, his passion for voter registration, and his...
Dates:
1950 - 1994
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