Levy, Gertrude, undated
Scope and Contents
Subjects of interview include: early life and education in Hartford ca. 1913; immigrant status of family; location of Jewish neighborhoods in Hartford; forced moving of Market Street synagogue; establishment of new synagogue; Aid to Jewish immigrants; establishment of Hebrew burial society that became Hebrew Funeral Home.
Folder contains: 4 copies of oral history transcript; handwritten note to Gloria Bein; flyer from sage-allen featuring a young Gertrude Levy dancing; scanned information checklist; transcript notes.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Access Restrictions
Open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Gertrude Levy was interviewed by Sadie Klau in Levy's home on August 28, 1968.
Full Extent
From the File: 16 Linear Feet (2 filing cabinets)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Container Summary
Scanned information checklist notes oral history transcript
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Ados Israel (Market St. Shul, moved to Pearl St.)
- B'nai B'rith
- Barnard-Brown Schools
- Burial societies
- Businesses -- Department Stores
- Businesses -- Grocery
- Chesed Shel Emeth
- Emanuel Synagogue
- Hartford Public High School
- Hartford Public Schools
- Immigrant(s)
- Keeping Kosher/Kashrut
- South End Talmud Torah
- Sports -- Dancing
- Temple Beth Israel
- Yeshiva of Hartford
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository