Newington Veterans’ Hospital, 1948 - 1950

The bulk of this collection focuses on Jewish War Veterans Hartford Laurel Post #45 and Ladies’ Auxiliary. Materials related to the national Jewish War Veterans of the United States organization, as well as the Jewish War Veterans Harry Berson Post #56 and Eddy Glover Post #6, are also documented. A large portion of this collection also documents the activities of other organizations, including the Jewish Welfare Board and the USO in the Greater Hartford area.

In addition to materials related to the Jewish War Veterans of the United States, this collection also contains materials documenting the service of local Jewish men and women. The Individuals’ Military Service and Jewish Women in Service series contain service documents, photographs, correspondence, personal information, clippings, and interview transcripts of Jewish service members.

This collection also contains the project files and oral history transcripts of the Jewish Women in World War II Oral History project that was undertaken by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford in conjunction with the Women’s Archive in Boston, MA in 2008-2009.