Koret, Cantor Arthur, undated
Interview
Subjects of interview include: Musical influences, mother, wife, children, Cantors and their later careers, choirs, records, festivals, radio, cantorate of Greater Hartford and rise to prominence in early 1950s, rabbinate of Greater Hartford.
Materials include flyers advertising JHS meeting 6/13/1973; Newspaper clippings of eulogies; Copy of newspaper clipping about honoring UofH veterans; Mylar folder of mixed materials relating to Koret’s death; Mylar folder of mixed materials relating to Koret’s retirement as Cantor; Loose mixed materials relating to the later period of Koret’s life (Retirement, comemmorations, death); Black and White photocopies of photographs of Koret; Mixed materials relating to Festival of Jewish Music on 3/21/1954; Photocopy of pages from 1956 Emanuel Bethel Yearbook; Manila Envelope of mixed materials relating to Cantors Assembly 1972; 3 copies of transcript of oral history.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- Cohen, Emma Perlstein (Hartford, CT) (Moderator, Person)
- Gaster, Berthold, Editor of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger (Vienna) (1926-1992) (Interviewer, Person)
Access Restrictions
Open for research use.
Interviewer
Cantor Arthur Koret was interviewed by Berthold Gaster at the Jewish Community Center in Hartford, on June 3 1973.
Full Extent
From the File: 16 Linear Feet (2 filing cabinets)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Container Summary
News clippings. Flyers advertising JHS meeting 6/13/1973. Photocopies of articles. Photocopies of black-and-white photos. Oral History transcript (3 copies).
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository