Avigdor, Rabbi Isaac, 1978 - 2010
Scope and Contents
Folder includes tribute to Rabbi Isaac Chaim Avigdor, 1994, United Synagogue program, newspaper articles dating up to 2010, Avigdor's obituary, and an oral history transcription from 1978 interview.
Dates
- Creation: 1978 - 2010
Access Restrictions
Open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Isaac C. Avigdor was born in Sanz, Poland in 1920. He studied in the Yeshiva of Cachmei Lublin, the Mir Yeshiva and the Belz Yeshiva. He was incarcerated at Mathausen Concentration Camp, liberated in 1945, and founded a rehabilitation Kibbutz in Italy. He emigrated to the United States, and became executive director of the Shlomo Kuger Yeshiva. He also served as the director of the National Hapoel Hamizrachl, and published five books and many articles in Hebrew.
Full Extent
1 folder(s) (oral history transcription, newspaper articles, tribute book)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository