Bordon, Abraham, 1963-1979
Scope and Contents
Full transcript of his interview show Bordon's life growing up in Hartford and his legal career first as a lawyer and then as a judge
Dates
- Creation: 1963-1979
Creator
- Bordon, Abraham, Judge (Kievskegubernia (Now Piater, Ukraine), Lawyer, Judge) (1891-1981) (Attributed name, Person)
Access Restrictions
Open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Abraham Bordon was born in 1891 in Russia in Kievskegubernia, and came to the United States in 1898. He attended high school in Hartford and graduated from Cornell University's law school, going on to practice law and become an alderman and secretary to the mayor. He served as a judge for forty years, eventually becoming a justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut. He and his wife helped to found the YMHA and the YWHA, and the Jewish Community Center.
Full Extent
From the File: 16 Linear Feet (2 filing cabinets)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Container Summary
Hard Copy Transcription Yearbook Photocopies of newspaper articles about his career as a judge Photocopy of photograph containing Bordon and others
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository