Karpman, Unknown

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This account details the life of Charles Karpman, starting from his childhood in a shtetl called Narovlya, Russia. He discusses Jewish life as well as daily life of a child in Russia.

The family immigrated in 1916(?) when he was five through the east through Japan, then Seattle, then eventually to Hartford where his father and other family members had settled. This route was taken because passage west was blocked due to World War I.

The milkman gave the Karpmans English names. Charles was named after the milkman's horse, Charlie. His red hair also earned him the nickname "Red".

In Hartford, he peddled papers, picked tabacco, and caddied at a golf course to help supliment his family's income. He was sickly as a child (Lived through the Flu Epidemic of 1918), and was sent to the Outdoor School at 15 Hurlburt Street, the location of the Lydia Sigorney House for several years until it was closed.

Eventually the family moves to New York, however they returned to Connecticut.

Related to boxer Pinky Kaplan.