Cohen, Emma Perlstein (Hartford, CT)
Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:
Spodick, Esther_1973, Oral History, November 14, 1973
Subjects of interview include: Parents, Education, Jewish Community, Growing up in Jewish Zionism, family, the Hartt School, Husband, Son
S.S. St. Louis, 1971-12-1999-05
1971 pamphlet reprinted from the American Jewish Historical Quarterly entitled, "The St. Louis Tragedy." Also included is U.S Holocaust Memorial Museum publication on the "Voyage of the St. Louis". A letter to from the U.S Holocaust Memorial Museum about the St. Louis.
Tulin, Anna_1983/08/30,Oral History, August 30, 1983
Weiss, Magda_1983/07/19,Oral History, July 19, 1983
Yaffe, Molly Apter_1980/03/12, Oral History, March 12, 1980
Subjects covered during interview include: Growing up in Hartford, North End, Farming, Family, Father, Cattle, Kosher, Education, Work Husband (Simon), Simon's Family, Simon Education and Work, discrimination, music, children
Zachs, Louise_1997/08/25, Oral History, August 25, 1997
Zeldis, Louis_1973/3/4, Oral History Interview at Labor Zionist Alliance event at Agudas Achim Synagogue, March 4, 1973
A cultural afternoon at The Agudas Achim Synagogue presented on Sunday, March 4, 1973 by The Jewish National Workers Alliance, Branch 61 (Farband). Introduction by Mrs. Emma Cohen. Mr. Louis Zeldis was interviewed in Yiddish by Mrs. Marcia Pregozen. This interview was taped and presented to the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford for its archives. At that time, Mrs. Emma Cohen was a founder and President of The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford.
Zionism/ "Hartford's Role in the Birth of Israel"/ Transcript of interview with Judge Joseph Klau and Attorney Harry Kleinman, undated
This program featured Judge Joseph E. Klau and Attorney Harry H. Kleinman discussing Zionism/the creation of Israel in general, with a particular focus on the role Hartford played in the movement, listing many people who were involved. They also described the joyous reaction in Hartford to the news that Israel was being created.
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- Zionism 71
- Immigrant(s) 67
- Family History 66
- Israel 63
- oral histories (literary works) 63
- Jewish Community 52
- Jewish Education 46
- Education 45
- Agudas Achim (Rumanishe Shul) 43
- Emanuel Synagogue 43
- Religious Life 42
- Religious Celebration 39
- Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford 37
- Jews, Russian 37
- Growing up Jewish 36
- Russia 36
- Hartford Public High School 34
- World War, 1939-1945 34
- Family Life in Hartford 33
- Growing up Jewish in Hartford 33
- Growing up in Hartford 33
- Life in Russia 33
- Yiddish 33
- Anti-Semitism 31
- Hartford Public Schools 31
- Pogroms 30
- Politics 30
- Family Life 29
- Jewish Life in Hartford 29
- Music 29
- Talmud Torah 29
- Keeping Kosher/Kashrut 28
- Temple Beth Israel 26
- Hadassah 25
- Religious Education 25
- Barnard-Brown Schools 24
- Palestine 24
- Family 23
- Growing up Jewish in Russia 23
- Pleasant Street, Hartford, CT 23
- Rabbinate 22
- Jewish War Veterans 21
- Market Street, Hartford, CT 21
- World War, 1914-1918 20
- Businesses & Professions -- Teaching 19
- Holocaust 19
- Jewish Community Center 19
- War Veterans 19
- Front Street, Hartford, CT 18
- Orthodox Judaism 18
- Peddlers 18
- Windsor Street, Hartford, CT 18
- Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford 17
- Keney Park (Hartford, Conn.) 17
- Weaver High School 17
- Bellevue Street, Hartford, CT 16
- Beth Hamedrash Hagodol (Garden Street Synagogue) 16
- Fundraisers 16
- Great Depression 16
- New York 16
- Agriculture & Farming 15
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- Germany 15
- Marriage 15
- Bloomfield, CT 14
- Businesses -- Grocery 14
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- Zionist Organization of America 14
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- Connecticut Jewish History 13
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- motion picture film 13
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- Trinity College 12
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- Main Street, Hartford, CT 11
- Russian Revolution 11
- Socialism 11
- B'nai B'rith 10
- Businesses & Professions -- Lawyer 10
- Credit Unions and Oxies 10
- Eastern European Jews 10
- G. Fox & Co. 10
- German refugees 10