Sage Allen Department Store

Scope and Contents Subjects of interview include: Mother's family/parents history in Europe/Connecticut, particularly their involvement in Yiddish Theater and socialism. Father worked as a Tailor/Furrier. She also discusses her childhood growing up in Hartford. Husbands, married twice, Children File contains various poems and short stories written by Doris Hurwitz, as well as a Yiddish poem by her mother. Also are several newspaper articles, including on where Doris models chicken soup, as well as...

Abstract GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 80 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Doris Hurwitz (Mrs. James) Date of Interview: Oct. 29,1974 Occupation: Date of Birth: Dec. 13,1902 Place of Birth: Hartford, Ct. Transcript (yes/no): yes No. of Pages: 38Abstract: A native of Hartford, Mrs. Hurwitz has written books about her childhood life in Hartford and is presently writing a book about her parents. Her father, whose original name was...

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In this interview, Eileen Hyman speaks about growing up in Hartford, touching on her Jewish education and family life. She also discusses her parent's immigration from Russia, her father's involvement in the family trucking business, and her mother's love of music and the way she was "ahead of her time".

Hyman spoke of the Brackett School, which appears to be the same as Northeast school.

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Folder 1 contains: 2 copies of Oral History Transcript for Dora Malley; scanned information checklist; summary. Folder 2 contains: 2 copies of oral history transcript for Solomon Malley; scanned information checklist; summary.