Kaufman, E. Jerome, May 7, 1977
Scope and Contents
Topics included in this interview: Family history/death of his father/location of various relatives, growing up as a Jewish boy in Romania, immigration to Hartford to join brother Jack Kaufman, learning English and education in Hartford, working as a child, path towards career in pharmacies/drug stores including education and following in his brothers' (Jack and Irving) footsteps, membership at The Emanuel and religious life, active in Masonic Lodge Number 88 (Fifty-Fifty club-half Jewish, half gentile, created because of anti-semitism in many masonic organizations).
Dates
- Creation: May 7, 1977
Access Restrictions
Open for research use.
Interview
E. Jerome (Jerry) Kaufman was interviewed at his home in West Hartford by Morris Hurwitz on May 7, 1977.
Full Extent
From the File: 16 Linear Feet (2 filing cabinets)
Language of Materials
English
Container Summary
Oral History Transcript.
Genre / Form
- Anti-Semitism
- Family History
- Immigration
- Jewish Education
- Newspapers
- Yiddish
- oral histories (literary works)
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Aetna Life Insurance Company
- Arsenal School
- Bond Hotel
- Businesses -- Pharmacies
- Celebration
- Child Labor
- Connecticut College of Pharmacy,
- Drug Store
- Eastern European Jews
- Emanuel Synagogue
- Fraternal Organizations/Masons/Knights of Pythias
- Goodwill Club
- Growing up Jewish
- Growing up Jewish in Hartford
- Growing up Jewish in Romania
- Growing up in Hartford
- Hartford Public High School
- Hartford Public Schools
- Immigrant(s)
- Jewish Organizations
- Religious Education
- Saint Francis Hospital
- Sports -- Baseball
- World War, 1914-1918
- Zionism
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository