Gross, Fannie_1973, Oral History, November 5, 1973

Item — Box: OHC-3, Box: 3, Box: 2

Identifier: 58

Scope and Contents

Subjects of interview include: Parents, Moving, Friends, Growing up in Hartford.

Fannie Gross seems to be related the the interviewer.

Dates

Creation: November 5, 1973

Creator

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

Interviewer

Fannie Gross was interviewed by Emma Cohen on November 5, 1973.

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

JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION

Tape No.: 59 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Fanny Gross (Mrs. James E.) Date of Interview: Nov. 5, 1973 Occupation: Date of Birth: (Circa) 1893 Place of Birth: Bulkeley Bridge area (?) Hartford Transcript (yes/no): yes No. of Pages: 15

Abstract: Father came from Ludmir, Russia about 1820. Father owned Harris Express. The first place she remembers is Pleasant Street. The Boardman’s also lived on that street. Recalled the yearly floods when boats were needed for transportation. Grandparents came to U.S. around the 80’s before Fanny’s mother was married. He was a jeweler. He was very orthodox, belonged to Ados Israel on Market St. Grandparents left for Palestine in 1914 when they were in their 60’s. Fanny went to Arsenal School, which had very few Jews. Parents were well-to-do, went to Hartford High School. Was interested in suffrage movement. Viewed the celebration of the new Bulkeley Bridge. Great Grandfather went to Palestine from Europe in the 1880’s.

Subject Index: Business Floods Hartford History – non-Jewish Civic Activities (in the greater non-Jewish community) Zionist Oral History