Gelb, Armin_1976/3/14, Oral History, 1976 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Subjects covered in interview included:Growing up Jewish in Czech., Education, Army America, Hartford, Work,
Dates
- Creation: 1976 - 1976
Interviewer
Shulamit Rockoff
Partial Extent
From the Collection: 21 Linear Feet (43 boxes) : Compact cassette tapes, VHS, CD-Rs, Microcassette tapes
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Interview conducted at Gelb Home, West Hartford, CT
Index Card
#120 1 tape, 2s, 60 mins Interveiwee: Armin Gelb Date: March 14, 1976 Place: Gelb Home, WH Interviewer: Shulamit Rockoff Personal Background: Born Silz (Czechoslovakia), 1911. Served in Czech army 1933-1935, arrived in NY in 1940, Served US army 1940-1945. Arrived Hartford 1945. Married 1945. Twosons. Education: Cheder; Yeshivot Occupation: Watchmaker and jeweler Community Involvement: Young Isral of Hartford; Sheltering Home Topics mentioned: European Yeshivot, Yeshiva of Hartford, European Army, learning to be a watchmaker, getting out o Europe before WWII
Container Summary
Box 7: cassette tape #120, side one, two w/ Transcript
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository