Kashmann Family/ Konover Family

Collection — Box: Kashmann/Konover

Identifier: 0012-003-016g

Konover Family Scope and Content

DDRIS/ Miscellaneous

Newspaper clippings

Business/real estate

Oral history note, although both Simon and Doris Konover have been interviewed the JHSGH does not have transcripts.

Miscellaneous

Kashmann Family Scope and Content

Collection Contents by Folder:

Kashmann, Benjamin -- Health Commissioner Badge (see Artifacts collection)

Kashmann, Clara Katzenstein (Mrs. Isaac Kashmann)/Autograph Books

Kashmann, Fanny/Autograph Book

Kashmann, Isaac/Deeds for Property at Corner of Main St. and Canton St. 1888-1899

Kashmann, Joseph/Memorial Resolution by B'Nai B'rith, Ararat Lodge, 1914

Kashmann, Joseph/Memorial Resolution by Hartford Board of Health Commissioners, 1914

Kashmann, Joseph/Memorial Resolution by the Hartford Market Men's Assn., 1914

Kashmann, William/Miscellaneous

Dates

Creation: 1888-1914

Full Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 Box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Kashmann Family Abstract

The Kashmann family were prominent retailers who came originally from Germany. Joseph (1850-1917) was a meat market owner. He was married to Henrietta Katzenstein. His brother Isaac (1858-1933) was a clothing merchant for 50 years and was married to Clara Katzenstein. This collection is comprised of memorial tributes, autograph books, and miscellaneous clippings.

Konover Family Abstract

Simon Konover was born in Mokow, Poland. After the Nazis invaded the town in 1939, Konover was able to escape to Russia where he served in the Russian army. After the war, he eventually settled in West Hartford with the help of an older brother. After a series of jobs, Konover founded Konover & Associates, a highly successful real estate development firm. Several of Konover’s children have followed him into the family business.

Simon Konover and his wife Doris have been generous donors to a variety of charities.