Growing up Jewish in Hartford
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 202 Collections and/or Records:
Hurwit, Doris Schwartz (also Sklarinsky), 1927 - 2001
File — Folder 3
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...
Dates:
1927 - 2001
Hurwit, Doris_1974, Oral History, October 29, 1974
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 80
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...
Dates:
October 29, 1974
Hurwitz Family (Rabbi Isaac, David, Jacob, and Morris, Raymond), 1891 - 1998
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
This file has a variety of items, from newspaper articles to passports to oral histories of the Hurwitz Family. Note that it seems like there may be two different Hurwitz families, one connected to Rabbi Isaac Hurewitz/Hurwitz and another consisting or Morris and Raymond and their families. Most of the information is connected to Isaac Hurewitz/Hurwitz's family. This Hurwitz family has several family trees that map out the generations.The oral history focuses on life in the home...
Dates:
1891 - 1998
Hurwitz, Joe_2008, Oral History, March 4, 2008
File — Box 38, Box: 973
Identifier: 0014 001 001973
Scope and Contents
This interview focuses on Joe's grandfather Rabbi Isaac Hurewitz (also spelled Hurwitz), an early leader of the Hartford Jewish community. He also reflects on life growing up in Hartford, particuialrly focusing on Keney Park. He also touches on his war service in Korea and that of some of his other family members.
The interview is somewhat disjointed and repetitious, in part because of the way it was transcribed, but also because Hurwitz started repeating himself.
Dates:
March 4, 2008
Hurwitz, Joseph, 1955 - 2008
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
The 2004 interview focuses on Hurwitz's time in the Korean War as well as his involvement in the Hartford Jewish community and the Federation. The additional materials in the file speak to these topics and well.The topics covered in the 2006 interview include: Family history/his children. His childhood growing up Jewish in Hartford. His grandfather Rabbi Isaac Hurwitz (Hurewitz). his Bar Mitzvah at the Emanuel in Hartford. Zionism in Connecticut. Emanuel renting out space in...
Dates:
1955 - 2008
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: M 5