Cohen, Emma Perlstein (Hartford, CT)
Person
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Dambrov, Judy_1973; Kellin, Sophie_1973, Oral History, May 13, 1973
Item — Box OHC-3, Box: 6, Box: 1
Identifier: 62a
Scope and Contents
Subjects of interview include: Family life in Hartford, teaching at a Hebrew school
Dates:
May 13, 1973
Hurwit, Doris Schwartz (also Sklarinsky)
Digital Record
Identifier: hurwit, doris schwartz (also sklarinsky)_1974
Hurwit, Doris Schwartz (also Sklarinsky), 1927 - 2001
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
Subjects of interview include: Mother's family/parents history in Europe/Connecticut, particularly their involvement in Yiddish Theater and socialism. Father worked as a Tailor/Furrier. She also discusses her childhood growing up in Hartford.
Husbands, married twice, Children
File contains various poems and short stories written by Doris Hurwitz, as well as a Yiddish poem by her mother. Also are several newspaper articles, including on where Doris models chicken soup, as well as...
Dates:
1927 - 2001
Hurwit, Doris_1974, Oral History, October 29, 1974
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 80
Abstract
GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 80
No. of Tapes:
Name of Interviewee: Doris Hurwitz (Mrs. James)
Date of Interview: Oct. 29,1974
Occupation:
Date of Birth: Dec. 13,1902
Place of Birth: Hartford, Ct.
Transcript (yes/no): yes
No. of Pages: 38Abstract:
A native of Hartford, Mrs. Hurwitz has written books about her childhood life in Hartford and is presently writing a book about her parents. Her father, whose original name was...
Dates:
October 29, 1974
Hurwitz, Joe_2004, Oral History, September 22, 2004
File — Box 36, Box: 915
Identifier: 0014 001 001915
Scope and Contents
This interview focuses on Hurwitz's time in the Korean War as well as his involvementin the Hartford Jewish community and the Federation.
Dates:
September 22, 2004
Hurwitz, Joseph, 1955 - 2008
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
The 2004 interview focuses on Hurwitz's time in the Korean War as well as his involvement in the Hartford Jewish community and the Federation. The additional materials in the file speak to these topics and well.The topics covered in the 2006 interview include: Family history/his children. His childhood growing up Jewish in Hartford. His grandfather Rabbi Isaac Hurwitz (Hurewitz). his Bar Mitzvah at the Emanuel in Hartford. Zionism in Connecticut. Emanuel renting out space in...
Dates:
1955 - 2008
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- Zionism 30
- Family History 28
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- Education 22
- Israel 22
- Pogroms 22
- Family Life 21
- Family Life in Hartford 21
- Growing up Jewish 21
- Keeping Kosher/Kashrut 21
- Jewish Community 20
- Growing up Jewish in Russia 19
- Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford 18
- Religious Celebration 18
- Agudas Achim (Rumanishe Shul) 17
- Yiddish 17
- Emanuel Synagogue 16
- Growing up in Hartford 16
- Hartford Public Schools 16
- Religious Education 16
- Growing up Jewish in Hartford 15
- Hartford Public High School 14
- Keney Park (Hartford, Conn.) 14
- New York 14
- Music 13
- Politics 13
- American Jewish Congress 12
- Anti-Semitism 12
- Jewish Life in Hartford 12
- Palestine 12
- Pleasant Street, Hartford, CT 12
- Talmud Torah 12
- World War, 1939-1945 12
- Barnard-Brown Schools 11
- Bellevue Street, Hartford, CT 11
- Beth Hamedrash Hagodol (Garden Street Synagogue) 11
- Weaver High School 11
- Hebrew Ladies' Old People's Association 10
- Jewish Federation 10
- Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford 10
- Jewish War Veterans 10
- Rabbinate 10
- Socialism 10
- Temple Beth Israel 10
- War Veterans 10
- Windsor Street, Hartford, CT 10
- Zionist Organization of America 10
- Germany 9
- Growing up in Russia 9
- Six Day War, 1967 9
- Theatre, Yiddish 9
- Agriculture & Farming 8
- Businesses & Professions -- Furrier 8
- Businesses & Professions -- Lawyer 8
- Businesses & Professions -- Teaching 8
- Colchester, CT 8
- Fundraisers 8
- Holocaust 8
- Jewish Community Center 8
- Jewish Daily Forward [Forverts] 8
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- Jewish National Fund 8
- Russian Revolution 8
- United Jewish Appeal 8
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- Yiddishkeit 8
- Businesses & Professions -- Builders 7
- Connecticut Jewish History 7
- Depression Era 7
- Front Street, Hartford, CT 7
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- Mount Sinai Hospital 7
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- Women's Auxiliary 7
- "Max and His Rose" 6
- American Jewish Committee 6
- Bloomfield, CT 6
- Crown Market 6
- Eastern European Jews 6
- Family 6
- Farming 6
- Garden Street, Hartford, CT 6
- Jewish National Fund of Greater Hartford, Keren Kayemeth 6
- Jewish Welfare Board 6
- Jewish families 6
- Jewish life in Europe 6
- Korean War 6
- New York, New York 6
- North End -- Hartford, CT 6
- Northeast School 6