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For more information on Samuel C. Kone, see the Samuel C. Kone collection, box 1, shelved in the families & Individual section.

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This interview covers the following topics: Growing up Jewish in Hartford, secular and religious education, growing up in an orthodox family, family history including father’s occupation as a whip maker who later started a hardware store on Maple Street, her involvement in the American Jewish Congress particularly fundraising efforts, and life in retirement (including advice about what to do in a potential mugging situation).

File This file contains information on Simon Konover’s experience fleeing the Nazis as well as his career in real estate and his philanthropic endeavors. There is some information about his wife Doris Konover and their there children. This file also contains the transcripts of Konover’s 1985 and 2004 interviews. 1985 Interview Topics covered in this interview include: Growing up in Poland, his father’s occupation driving buses before the war,...

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This file contains a list of Hartford women organizing to sell war bonds sent to Mrs. Koopman from Rae Neditz. Undated, but presumably refering to World War II.

The file also contains obituaries for Richard & Georgette Koopman.

Interview Subjects of interview include: Immigrant, growing up Jewish in Hartford, synagogues, Jewish community, organizations, dedication of the Ados Israel Synagogue, assignation of President McKinley, father was the Cantor. Scope and Contents General notes on immigration and living in New Haven including occupations and activities. Paper includes a geneology tree begining with Bernard and Ruth Lander.Joseph was active and State...

Newspaper clippings Exhibit information "A Look Back - Albany Avenue in the 1920's" held at United Synagogue of Greater Hartford. The display included the Ark saved from the old Garden Street Synagogue - the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol. The opening states Irving Kopmar of Hartford to perform Yiddish selections. One of the clipping describes the east end of Hartford - where Constitution Plaza now stands as populated by Jews who later moved and relocated towards the northwest. Anartivl dated 1979 describes Cantor...

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This file contains geneological materials for the Kolbin/Mandell families. The following lived in the Greater Hartford area:

Ben Kolbin, Meriden Andy & Joyce Mandell, West Hartford Harry & Edith Mandell, Newington

Interview Topics include pre-war Soviet Ukraine, experience during the holocaust, resistance to the Germans, testifying at a war crimes tribunal, and immigration to the United States. Korduner took his surname from his wife. Korduner talks a bit about his family and how he thinks the holocaust ought to be taught to children. Scope and Contents Publicity materials for 1979 interview: newspaper clippings, flyer. Newspaper clipping publicizing 50th...

interview This interview contains Abraham Koppelmann's account of his life growing up in Hartford, his employment selling newspapers, working as an elevator operator at the Hartford Courant, his career discussion with G.F. Heublein, his work as a liquor salesman and honesty as a jewelry store employee, his acquaintance with Mark Twain, his family's immigration from Russia, his brother Herman Koppelmann's political career, involvement in the Jewish community, and his involvement with Zionist...

Interview Topics include family history, Bea's professional art career and personal craft work, involvement in Emanual Synagogue and Yeshiva of Hartford, marriage to Arthur Koret, and current disposition of her children. Scope and Contents Materials include partial transcript of oral interview; printed black-and-white photographs of Bea's life and work; printed black-and-white photo of photograph of parents next to photograph of maternal grandparents;...