Marder, Abraham (see also Plen), undated

File — Flat_File_Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 contains: black and white photocopy of group photograph "Marder family emigrating to Palsetione, Oct. 21, 1933, Vulcania 1933 -- Mrs. Lilian (Eisenberg) Marder and Alice Marder (Mileikowsky) and Sarah Marder (Plen) went to settle in Palestine (Sitting -- bottom row)"; Correspondence from Jewish Historical Society thanking her for donations; Sarah Plen's translation of marriage confirmation; news clippings; handwritten minutes of Zionist meeting; paper in Hebrew; certificate of award for Abraham Marder from Zionist Organization of America.

Folder 2 contains: 5 copies of oral history transcript: scanned information checklist.

Scope and Contents

Subjects of interview include: Farming in pre-Israel Palestine; Arab-Jewish conflict in 1930s Palestine; Fundraising for Zionism; emigration to America; Emigration to Israel; meeting the son of Eliezer Ben Yehuda; Surviving pogroms in Moldavia; construction of a Jewish library in Hartford.

Dates

Creation: undated

Creator

Cohen, Emma Perlstein (Hartford, CT) (Person)

Access Restrictions

Open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

Abraham Marder was interviewed by Emma Cohen on October 11, 1972.

Full Extent

From the File: 16 Linear Feet (2 filing cabinets)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Additional Description

Separated Materials

"original photo located in 'Oversize I/Photographs/Israel + Zionism'"

Container Summary

Folder 1: Photocopy of photograph Donation receipt News clippings marriage confirmation slip Handwritten meeting minutes Note in hebrew Certificate Folder 2: 4 copies of oral history transcript Scanned information checklist