Vershbow, Mary Zinman_1968/07/15, Oral History, July 15, 1968

Item — Box: OHC-1, Box: 1, Box: 2

Identifier: 3

Scope and Contents

Subjects of interview include: Moving to Hartford, Jewish community Education, Jewish Organizations, Teddy Roosevelt in Hartford

Dates

Creation: July 15, 1968

Partial Extent

From the Collection: 21 Linear Feet (43 boxes) : Compact cassette tapes, VHS, CD-Rs, Microcassette tapes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION

Tape No.: 3 No. of Tapes: 1 Name of Interviewee: Mary Zinman Vershbow Date of Interview: July 15th, 1968 Occupation: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of Pages:

Abstract: Mary Zinman Vershbow left Russia at the turn on the century and came to New York to licve with her grandmother. Her father had already moved to America and had a house set up for their family. Mary attended Henry Barnard School. When registering she did not know a word of English (yet). She is currently married to a prominent Hartford physician

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