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Topics covered include Handler's family history and childhood growing up in Hartford, discussion of immigration, politics, and the move towards West Hartford.

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This file contains Herbert Hoffman's release form as well as a handwritten transcript. No audio file seems to exsist nor information about when, where, and by whom the interview was conducted. Handwritten transcript is hard to read; reccomend typing up a copy for better legibility.

Scope and Contents Discusses life in Russia/Moldova as a Jew-antisemitism, early death of parents causing trauma. Raising daughter in face of anti-semitism. Red hair apparently is a marker of Jewishness in Russia, which her daughter had. Husband faced discrimination finding employment because he was clearly Jewish-government sanctioned anti-semitism.Jew as nationality more than religion-didn't get as much passed down because of lack of parents but still felt strong Jewish identity. Engaged more...

Scope and Contents 1988 Interview:This interview discusses growing up in Soviet Russia, strating around the beining of the Revolution until the 1970s when Samuel and Elka left Russia for the United States. It hightlights their careers in economics (Elka) and engineering (Samuel), though they immigrated after they retired. They mention an adopted child (children?) but their names are unclear. Hard to understand at times, probably due to the subjects learning English later in life, however most of it...

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