B'nai B'rith
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:
Kashmann, Seymour_1972, Oral History, March 22, 1972
Item — Box OHC-1, Box: 17, Box: 1
Identifier: 26
Abstract
GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 26
No. of Tapes:
Name of Interviewee: Seymour Kashmann
Date of Interview: March 22, 1972
Occupation: Meat Market Owner
Date of Birth: circa 1880
Place of Birth: Hartford, CT
Transcript (yes/no): yes
No. of Pages: 23Abstract:
Mr. Kashmann’s father came to the U.S. from Germany before 1875. He was married in Hartford and had two sons and three daughters. In Germany he dealt in...
Dates:
March 22, 1972
Katz, Abraham and Ida (Farber), August 26, 1974
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
This file contains two seperate oral history interviews, both conducted on the same day. One is with Abraham Katz, the other is with his wife Ida.Topics covered in Abraham Katz's interview:
Growing up (Orthodox) Jewish in Hartford, regular and Jewish education, keeping kosher, time at Hartford Public High, going to Yale when very few Jews could (some undergrad, special degree to Law school), helped getting Jews into the YMCA, changing Hartford after war/people moving out,...
Dates:
August 26, 1974
Katz, Abraham_1974, Oral History, August 26, 1974
Item — Box OHC-4, Box: 8, Box: 1
Identifier: 76
Abstract
GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 76
No. of Tapes:
Name of Interviewee: Katz, Abraham
Date of Interview: August 16, 1974
Occupation: Lawyer
Date of Birth: January 2, 1892
Place of Birth: Hartford, CT
Transcript (yes/no): yes
No. of Pages: 18Abstract: Mr. Katz attended the Brown School through first grade and then transferred to the Second North School. He continued on to Hartford Public High School, graduating in...
Dates:
August 26, 1974
Katz, Louis Y., 1918 - 1977
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
The majority of this file contains information concernin the variety of entertainment events that Louis Katz participated in, often in the role of MC. While he was most known for his entertainment, his official profession was the opperation of the cafeteria in the Kolodney building on Capital Ave for nearly three decades. The file primarily contains newspaper articles and clippings about these events, various lettes of correspondence, and several programs/posters for events he participated...
Dates:
1918 - 1977
Katz, Louis_1977, Oral History, February 14, 1977
Item — Box 8, Box: unknown container
Identifier: 148
Scope and Contents
Subjects covered during interview include: Family history in Lituania, Work, Marriage (Ethel), theater (some topics not found in incomplete transcript).
Family history in Hartford/Mass area, Sophie Tucker, his time as an entertainer at various society functions in CT and up and down te eastern seaboard.
Katz family all related-at times unclear how. See Katz Family Tree for more information.
Dates:
February 14, 1977
Kaufman, Leo, 1930 - 2003
File — Folder 3
People File
This file contains the oral history interview release form from the 2003 interview, signed about a month after it took place. There is also a partial transcript from the 1997 interview (see corresponding Scope & Contents for more information) as well as a photocopied newspaper article about Kaufman's participation in an oratory competition sponsored by the Aleph Zadik Aleph organization. There are also two photocopied photographs of Leo Kaufman in various clubs at Weaver High as listed...
Dates:
1930 - 2003
Kaufman, Leo_1997, Oral History, October 30, 1997
Item — Box 29, Box: 572
Identifier: 572
Scope and Contents
Topics covered in this interview include: Growing up in Springfield, parent's immigration, family, employment in Hartford area, service in World War II and veterans organizations, advertising agency.
Dates:
October 30, 1997
Kellin, Sam, Mike, and Sophie, 1952 - 1989
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
The programs, acting resume, and many of the newspaper articles document the achievements of Mike Kellin's acting career and his death.Advertisement for The Warner & Bailey Co, run by Samuel Kellin.Several atricles detail Sam Kellin's involvement in various Hartford institutions, particularly B'nai Brith.Several articles discuss the Sophie Kellin Yiddish Literary Society, which was founded in the late 1980s after her death.Sophie Keller was...
Dates:
1952 - 1989