Cohen, Emma Perlstein (Hartford, CT)
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Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Goldman, Robert, 1944 - 2013
File — Flat_file_folder 2
Interview
Family history in Europe and in New York/CT (father from Brest-Litovsk in Poland and mother from Baranovitch, Lithuania)
Father’s family had farm in Hebron from 1910-17, father moved to NY after there was a fire, though Robert’s Grandfather and uncle remained. In the late 1920s, his father (along with him and his mother) returned to the Hebron farm and later moved to Woodstock.
Life on the farm.
Dealing with anti-Semitism/KKK/living in a town with a small Jewish population in...
Dates:
1944 - 2013
Goldman, Robert_1985,Oral History, December 4, 1985
Item — Box 21, Box: 378
Identifier: 378
Interview
Family history in Europe and in New York/CT (father from Brest-Litovsk in Poland and mother from Baranovitch, Lithuania)
Father’s family had farm in Hebron from 1910-17, father moved to NY after there was a fire, though Robert’s Grandfather and uncle remained. In the late 1920s, his father (along with him and his mother) returned to the Hebron farm and later moved to Woodstock.
Life on the farm.
Dealing with anti-Semitism/KKK/living in a town with a small Jewish population in...
Dates:
December 4, 1985
Greene, Julie Novick, undated
File — Flat_file_folder 2
Scope and Contents
This folder contains a paper redirecting to the other files indicated in the Related Archival Material note.
Dates:
undated
Greene, Julie Novick_1985, Oral History, February 11, 1985
File — Box 19, Box: 343
Identifier: 343
Scope and Contents
This interview covers Julie Greene's childhood, her time in the service, and her life in the Hartford area aftern having moved back here from Detroit with her husband Bernard Greene. For more focus on her service career, see the 2009 interview.
Dates:
February 11, 1985
Greene, Juliette Novik, 1941 - 1943, 1985
File — Box 10, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Contains transcript of 1985 oral history interview conducted by Gloria Bein, a copy of photo of Greene in uniform, 1942-1943, a photo of Greene Standing by water at Oklahoma A and M College, 1941-1942. Also contains CD and transcript of an oral history interview conducted in 2009.
Dates:
1941 - 1943; 1985
Heilpern, George_1979, Oral History, March 21, 1979
Item — Box 11, Box: unknown container
Identifier: 199
Abstract
GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 199
No. of Tapes:
Name of Interviewee: George S. Heilpern
Date of Interview: March 21, 1979
Occupation: Photographer, businessman
Date of Birth: July 4, 1913
Place of Birth: Hartford, CT
Transcript (yes/no): Yes
No. of Pages: 32Abstract: Mr. Heilpern’s father, Joseph S., came to the United States in 1890 from Brody, which was part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire on the...
Dates:
March 21, 1979
Holtz, Herman, 1899 - 1987
File — Folder 3
Scope and Content Note
From the File:
Vertical reference files for individuals.
Dates:
1899 - 1987
Klau, Sadie (Mrs. Joseph E.), 1976 - 2002
File — Flat_file_folder 4
Scope and Contents
Sadie Klau reflects on her childhood and young adult years growing up in Hartford. She talks about her parents and family’s life in Russia before they immigrated to Hartford when she was an infant. She also speaks about the roll of Yiddish in the immigration/assimilation process, how her grandmother was much more observant than the rest of her family, shared memories with Emma Cohen about their school days, meeting her husband Judge Joseph Klau, her time at Connecticut State Agricultural...
Dates:
1976 - 2002
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