Yeshiva of Hartford

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Most of the materials relate to various activities of and honors for the Gordon family. Also contains information on the Israel Bible tour.

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Newspaper clippings and articles about award presented to Maurice Greenberg for his service to Hebrew Day School and Torah education.

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Abraham Haller's obituary highlights his time in the military, his work in insurance, as well as his family life.

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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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These interviews cover much of the same material, focusing on Hartford's Jewish community in the early 1900s.

Abstract JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 179 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Samuel Hoffenberg Date of Interview: Occupation: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of Pages: 26Abstract: This interview is designed to bring up to date information obtained in a previous interview of 9/9/68. Mr. Hoffenberg stated that Chesed Emes, now known as the Hebrew Funeral Home, had existed in the early 1900s. A...

Abstract JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 179 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Samuel Hoffenberg Date of Interview: Occupation: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of Pages: 26Abstract: This interview is designed to bring up to date information obtained in a previous interview of 9/9/68. Mr. Hoffenberg stated that Chesed Emes, now known as the Hebrew Funeral Home, had existed in the early 1900s. A...

Abstract JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 179 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Samuel Hoffenberg Date of Interview: Occupation: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of Pages: 26Abstract: This interview is designed to bring up to date information obtained in a previous interview of 9/9/68. Mr. Hoffenberg stated that Chesed Emes, now known as the Hebrew Funeral Home, had existed in the early 1900s. A...

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Vertical reference files for individuals.

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Subjects of interview include: Tape One: Family History in Connecticut/Connecticut Jewish History Growing up Jewish in Hartford, Flood of 1936/Creation of New Synagogue, Funeral Involvement Tape Two: Jewish Education of Children Future of Jewish Community, Shoestring Contributions Book