Berman Family, 1974-2016
Scope and Contents
Biographical materials, newspaper articles, invitations to oral history interview with Julius Berman, handwritten note
Dates
- Creation: 1974-2016
Access Restrictions
Open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Benton Berman was born in New Haven in 1917. He owned an advertising agency in hartford, then in Bloomfield, and worked on the State of Israel account in NYC in 1948.
Julis Berman served as the president of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, and as chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
Reuben Berman was born in the 1890s in Russia, and settled in Hartford, eventually founding a tire business. He was supposedly the originator of the custom that fans who catch a ball in the stands are allowed to keep it. He was the grandfather of Barbara Berman.
Full Extent
From the File: 16 Linear Feet (2 filing cabinets)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Subject
- Berman (Family)
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository