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Subjects of interview include: Life as jewish child in Russia; Jewish education; occupation of town by Germans in World War i; immigration to the United States; Zionism; Jewish orphans in the United States being raised non-Jewish; creation of Jewish orphanage, the Children's Orphan Home; teaching orphans; writing career; teaching at the YMHA and YWHA; Hartford Talmud Torah; Jewish literature.

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Contents of folder include: Handwritten correspondence; stationery and bill slips for Perl Company; photcopies of correspondence; newspaper clippings; transcript of talk about 17th-century Rabbi Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, at B'Nai Sholom in Newington; 2 copies of Accredidation certificate from The Instutite of Real Estate management; 2 copies of biography of Hillel Perlstein; note directing researcher to other file on Hotel Perl.

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Vertical reference files for individuals.

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Celie discusses with Emma Cohen growing up in Hartford, organizations (such as Hadassah), the Jewish Community, Working with Mother with the Sick Education, Nursing children, and Family. She also talks about her Son fighting in WWII. The start of the interview includes Cohen listing off Pessin's Honors.

Scope and Contents Contents of folder include: Obituary for Lewis Pessin and Harold Pessin (unrelated); pamphlets with locations of American military cemeteries overseas; booklet with information about disposition of dead soldiers and arrangements for survivors; change-of-address card; correspondence from the government detailing options for final burial place of Lewis; map of basic path of battles in the Ardennes; program for memorial service at Columbi University; "Trees in Memoria" certificates for trees...

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Contents of folder include: Hand-filled and typed biographical sheet for Jewish Historical Society; photocopy of photographs from Jewish Ledger 4/22/94, showing Passover seder with Gerald Pitegoff and Lerman family.

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Folder contents include: mylar binder sleeves containing Eulogy for Lewis by Rabbi Isaac Avigdor, photocopy of handwritten bio, and photocopy of newspring photograph; plastic binder sleeve containing newspring photograph mounted on blue paper, with mhandwritten biography on reverse.

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Vertical reference files for individuals.

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Contents of folder include: Short biography of Pinsky's sports career; 2 photocopies of news clippings; 2 photocopies of news article; 8x10 black and whtie photograph, presumably of Pinsky accepting an award; handwritten notes; photocopy of photograph of Pinsky kicking football, with handwritten notes; hand-filled data sheet for sports hall of fame; programs for induction ceremony

Scope and Content Note From the File:

Vertical reference files for individuals.