World War, 1914-1918
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:
Kahn, Margaret_2010, Oral History, May 12, 2010
File
Scope and Contents
This interview documents Margaret Kahn's experience of the Holocaust, as well as her understanding of herself as a result of the hardships of her childhood. Until Hitler rose to power, she states that she had a secure middle class upbringing in a home that did not keep kosher. Once she was forced to attend Jewish parochial schools once Jews were banned from German schools, this became an issue since it meant she had to watch what she brought for lunch. She made a friend there that helped...
Dates:
May 12, 2010
Kalmis, Jack, undated
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
This interview discusses Jack Kalmis' life growing up in Ukraine until the Russian Revolution, which led him to leave with his sister to Poland and later to America where they had some family. Kalmis started in the delicatessen business in New York, where he also met his wife Fannie. They moved to Hartford around 1944/45 when Kalmis became part owner of Platt's Delicatessen on Albany Ave.. After retirement, Kalmis wrote poetry on a variety of topics, ranging from violence in Israel and the...
Dates:
undated
Kalmis, Jack_1987,Oral History, July 18, 1987
Item — Box 23, Box: 409
Identifier: 409
Scope and Contents
This interview discusses Jack Kalmis' life growing up in Ukraine until the Russian Revolution, which led him to leave with his sister to Poland and later to America where they had some family. Kalmis started in the delicatessen business in New York, where he also met his wife Fannie. They moved to Hartford around 1944/45 when Kalmis became part owner of Platt's Delicatessen on Albany Ave.. After retirement, Kalmis wrote poetry on a variety of topics, ranging from violence in Israel and the...
Dates:
July 18, 1987
Karpman, Unknown
File — Box 2
Scope and Contents
This account details the life of Charles Karpman, starting from his childhood in a shtetl called Narovlya, Russia. He discusses Jewish life as well as daily life of a child in Russia.The family immigrated in 1916(?) when he was five through the east through Japan, then Seattle, then eventually to Hartford where his father and other family members had settled. This route was taken because passage west was blocked due to World War I.The milkman gave the Karpmans English...
Dates:
Unknown
Kashman, Marshall, 1993 - 1993
File
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Obituary outlines Kashman's career starting with buying jewelry and silver for Wise-Smith Co., serving in World War I, and his forty plus years as an executive at G. Fox & Co.. Additionally, it highlights his involvement in trying to get a zoo started in Keney Park.
Dates:
1993 - 1993
Kashmann, William/Miscellaneous, 1912 - 1918
File — Box Kashmann/Konover
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This file contains a photocopy of the 1912 graduation program from the Arsenal School, which was the year that William Kashmann graduated.
It also contains Kashmann's copy of "Readings from the Holy Scriptures for Jewish Soldiers and Sailors" from World War I.
Dates:
1912 - 1918
Katz, 1896 - 1988
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
File contains a variety of items documenting the lives of various people in the Katz family (Possibly multipled Katz families).There are several photocopied legal documents, including citizenship papers and a marriage certificate. Various newspaper articles document important achievements. Additionally, there are several photocopied photos as listed below:Wedding of Helen and Morris Katz, Picture taken in Norwich, Connecticut, 1908. Front Row: Jacob and Rochel (Katz)...
Dates:
1896 - 1988