Businesses -- Dairy

Scope and Contents This file contained a biographical info sheet from a 1997 oral history interview, a packet from the JHSGH 30 years celebration with a summary of Handler's accomplishments, as well as the transcript of an Oral History interview conducted in 1990.1990 Interview covers prohibition/prostitution in Jewish Hartford, discussion of various businesses including I. Finklestein's (Cheap John) clothing store, and a walking tour with reflections of what used to be in the area/his...

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Interview covers prohibition/prostitution in Jewish Hartford, discussion of various businesses including I. Finklestein's (Cheap John) clothing store, and a walking tour with reflections of what used to be in the area/his childhood.

Scope and Contents This folder contains a partial oral history transcript outlining the life of Morgan Himmelstein, who grew up on a farm in Lebanon and who later became a teacher in Hartford. Other materials on file detail the history of the Himmelstein family, including a 1977 reflection by Morgan Himmelstein on his life, an article on the relfections of Morgan's aunt Rachel Himmelstein, as well as immigration lists of various Himmelsteins coming through Ellis Island.The file also has several...

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This oral history covers the experience of Morgan Himmelstein growing up on a farm in Lebanon, CT, as well as his time in the service during World War II as well as his teaching career in Hartford.

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This oral history details Rachel Himmelstein's experience growing up on a farm in Lebanon, CT, as well as teaching in a one room schoolhouse in that town and in Colchester.This oral history details Rachel Himmelstein's experience growing up on a farm in Lebanon, CT, as well as teaching in a one room schoolhouse in that town and in Colchester.

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Many of the documents in this file are military records. There are two Honorable discharges, one being done so that George Katz could re-enlist in 1938.

Mainly katz's responcibilities were as a Finance Clerk.

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This biographical sketch covers a variety of topics including immigration from feudal Russia, farming and peddling in Hartford area, as well as information about Agudas Achim and Greenberg's time as a cantor there.