Avon (Conn.)

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Brief biographical sketch.

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Article: "The Dog Mess" from "Northeast", October 25, 1998. Carol "C. J." Hauss interviewed about her participation in the group "Trails for Tails", a group that opposed a leash law in Avon's Fisher Meadows Park.

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The program honoring Roman Herz offers a bried biographical sketch about his life as the child of Holocaust survivors in Germany, his childhood in Israel and later Hartford, CT. It also discusses his professional and community achivements.

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This file mostly contains information regarding the Hoffman auto group, though some items are more specifically about certain members of the family. One article of note discusses a charity lunch that Jeffrey Hoffman won with actress Jean Stapleton.

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...

Scope and Contents Many of the items document the Klau’s family’s involvement in Zionism, especially Joseph and Sadie, as well as other community organizations. There are also JHSGH information, including a bulletin with Judge Klau’s obituary and information about oral history programs (Either featuring Sadie or Judge Joseph as interviewee or interviewer). There is a lot of material on Judge Klau, including a letter written by his sister to JHSGH with biographical information and information on his parents....

Scope and Contents This folder contains newspaper clippings and photocopied photographs of Leo Kleinman's early life and time at Weaver High School and Jones Jr. High, as well as Leo's obituary. There are also several articles about his daughter, Donna Harris and her career as a golfer/golf coach at University of Hartford.Other people identified in 1954 article photos of Weaver class of 1939's 15th reunion: Mr. & Mrs. Warren Herrington, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Griffen, Susan Brownstein & Dr....

File This file contains information on Simon Konover’s experience fleeing the Nazis as well as his career in real estate and his philanthropic endeavors. There is some information about his wife Doris Konover and their there children. This file also contains the transcripts of Konover’s 1985 and 2004 interviews. 1985 Interview Topics covered in this interview include: Growing up in Poland, his father’s occupation driving buses before the war,...