Kantrowitz, Gussie, October 1968
File — Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Gussie Kantrowitz reflects on her connection to Sophie Tucker. Her father went to heder with Sophie Tucker's mother back in Aslev, Russia, and they met the Abuza family (Tucker's family) in Hartford through Anna, Tucker's sister.
Gussie came to Hartford when she married her husband Samuel Kantrowitz in 1912, immigrated to America from Russia with her family at the age of 10.
Dates
- Creation: October 1968
Creator
- Cohen, Emma Perlstein (Hartford, CT) (Interviewer, Person)
Access Restrictions
Open for research use.
Interview
Gussie Kantrowitz was interviewed by Emma Cohen, October, 1968.
Full Extent
From the File: 16 Linear Feet (2 filing cabinets)
Language of Materials
English
Container Summary
Zachs project scanned information checklist. Abstract. Oral History Transcript.
Subject
- Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966 (Person)
Genre / Form
- Education
- Family History
- Immigration
- Jewish Education
- Music
- motion picture film
- oral histories (literary works)
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Barnard-Brown Schools
- Family
- Family Life
- Family Life in Hartford
- Gravestones
- Growing up Jewish
- Growing up Jewish in Russia
- Growing up in Hartford
- Growing up in Russia
- Immigrant(s)
- Jews, Russian
- Keeping Kosher/Kashrut
- Life in Russia
- Morgan Street
- Pogroms
- Religious Celebration
- Religious Education
- Tucker Music Recording
- Tucker, Sophie
- Vaudeville Theater
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository