Business & Professions -- Barber

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...

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Subjects covered during interview include: "Holocaust Remembrence Meeting", Growing up Jewish in Russia, Education WWII, German invasion, Ghettos, Escape to Poland, Pogroms, testifies at post-war trial retrospect, future generations, Q&A

Interview Subjects include: The workings of the Crystal Barbershop in the 1920s; the way barbershops changed their names to "hair salons" and the like; Esquire magazine; Collier's magazine; the Saturday Evening Post; Jack Mullins; Keeping children in the barbershop busy; racy calendars; the details of hair-cutting instruments; sterilization of instruments; Samuel Katz and his meat market near the barbershop; the price of haircuts; Kosoff as the first jewish Barber Commissioner; Closure of the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains the records, correspondence, newsletters, photographs, and other materials which document the functions and activities of the Jewish Historical Society. The bulk of the collection covers the 1990s to the present. Much of the collection relates JHSGH's programs, exhibits, tours, and other projects.

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Folder contains: outline of transcript; draft of transcript introduction attached to short bio; photocopy of news article about celebrating Women of Valor; assorted materials paperclipped together including song lyrics, photocopies pf photographs, photocopies of news articles, program for Sisterhood induction cermony; correspondence from representative Barbara Kennely.

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Folder 2 contains:Photocopy of "Four To Remember" biography compilation; currency from the Theresienstadt/Terezin Ghetto printed in 1943; program for Victor Chenkin's performance at the Bushnell 3/16/1930; memo to Tager from Hartford Jewish Federation; news clipping imploring Tager's radio program to come back; postcard with a picture of Akatui prison; clipping of Hartford Courant title line