Folder 3

Scope and Contents This interview discusses Jack Kalmis' life growing up in Ukraine until the Russian Revolution, which led him to leave with his sister to Poland and later to America where they had some family. Kalmis started in the delicatessen business in New York, where he also met his wife Fannie. They moved to Hartford around 1944/45 when Kalmis became part owner of Platt's Delicatessen on Albany Ave.. After retirement, Kalmis wrote poetry on a variety of topics, ranging from violence in Israel and the...

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Article discusses the experiences of Israel and Paula Kaminsky in a labor camp in Siberia during World War II, their time in a DP camp, and their arrival in the United States, settling in New Britain, CT.

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Vertical reference files for individuals.

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Vertical reference files for individuals.

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Vertical reference files for individuals.

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Gussie Kantrowitz reflects on her connection to Sophie Tucker. Her father went to heder with Sophie Tucker's mother back in Aslev, Russia, and they met the Abuza family (Tucker's family) in Hartford through Anna, Tucker's sister.

Gussie came to Hartford when she married her husband Samuel Kantrowitz in 1912, immigrated to America from Russia with her family at the age of 10.

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Sam Kantrowitz discusses his immigration from Russia first to New York then to Hartford to join his sister. He left because of violence and pogroms. He became a furrier, which had been his family's trade in Russia and was the owner of Connecticut Furriers into the 1960s. He met his wife Gussie in 1910 and they married in 1912.

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File contains some biographical information on Annie and Ben Kaplan, as well as their parents, particularly as it pertains to their connection to University of Hartford. Main focus of article is Annie and Ben's establishment of an endowment in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, helping students who lost parents in the World Trade Center attack as well as minority students.

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The file mainly focuses on the solar house that Bernard Kaplan built in Westbrook, CT. It also highlights Kaplan's involvement in the Connecticut Cancer Society.

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File discusses Ella Kaplan's continued pursiut of education as well as her travels. Included is a travel document with a photograph from one of her trips to Russia, probably not the one where she visited her homeland of Latvia.