Kopplemann, Abraham, July 11, 1972
interview
This interview contains Abraham Koppelmann's account of his life growing up in Hartford, his employment selling newspapers, working as an elevator operator at the Hartford Courant, his career discussion with G.F. Heublein, his work as a liquor salesman and honesty as a jewelry store employee, his acquaintance with Mark Twain, his family's immigration from Russia, his brother Herman Koppelmann's political career, involvement in the Jewish community, and his involvement with Zionist organizations during the Great Depression.
Dates
- Creation: July 11, 1972
Creator
- Cohen, Emma Perlstein (Hartford, CT) (Interviewer, Person)
Access Restrictions
Open for research use.
interview
Abraham Koppelmann was interviewed by Emma Cohen on July 11, 1972.
Full Extent
1 folder(s) (Oral History Transcript. Abstract.)
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Acheduth Club
- Agudas Achim (Rumanishe Shul)
- Child Labor
- Depression Era
- Ellis Island
- First Hebrew ladies Free Loan Association
- Growing up Jewish in Russia
- Hartford Public High School
- Hartford Public Schools
- Immigrant(s)
- Jewish Life in Hartford
- Jews, Russian
- Keeping Kosher/Kashrut
- Life in Russia
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- Old South School
- Religious Life
- Zionism
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository