Epstein Family, 1907-2001
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings; photocopies of newspaper clippings; photocopies of immigration records; handwritten explanation of records from Martin Epstein; handwritten biography by Kenneth Epstein.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-2001
Access Restrictions
Open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Linda Epstein is a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and studied law in Toronto, and then studied at the Sorbonne in Paris; worked as news editor and broadcaster for Kol Israel radio in Israel. Alberta Epstein was a salutatorian of her Hartford Public High School class of 1943; became a Phi Beta Kappa scholar at Wellesley; worked as an insurance agent and lived in West Hartford. Kenneth Epstein was born in Yaneva, Poland, in 1907. Emigrated to United States in 1921.
Full Extent
From the File: 16 Linear Feet (2 filing cabinets)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
General
Some pieces of historical significance, but unable to determine if these items fully fit together and how. Family relationship between various Epsteins is not made clear. These Epsteins may not be related.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository