Hartford Board of Education
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Fox Family and G. Fox & Co.
Collection
Identifier: Business-0012-002-008b
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs, artifacts, scrapbooks, and documents relating to the Fox Family, including Beatrice Auerbach, and the G. Fox & Co. store. A significant portion of the collection focuses on Lewis Fox, including charitable and civic activities.
Dates:
1847 - 1960
Gordon, Yale and Bea, undated, bulk: 1967 - 1984
File — Flat_file_folder 2
Scope and Contents
Most of the materials relate to various activities of and honors for the Gordon family. Also contains information on the Israel Bible tour.
Dates:
undated; Majority of material found within 1967 - 1984
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: M 5
Kashmann, Beatrice , March 22, 1972
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
This interview covers Beatrice Kashmann's experience moving from Bridgeport to Hartford, which included becoming much more active in the Jewish community through Jewish Women’s Organizations, particularly in the Deborah Society (a group which was local, never national). Also covered are various charities which helped immigrants among others. Participated in the suffrage movement.She also discusses things like her involvement singing in musical groups and Sisterhood, family life,...
Dates:
March 22, 1972
Kashmann, Beatrice_1972, Oral History, March 22, 1972
Item — Box OHC-1, Box: 17, Box: 2
Identifier: 27
Scope and Contents
Subjects of interview include: Family, Jewish Women Organizations, singing, Charity, ImmigrantsThis interview covers Beatrice Kashmann's experience moving from Bridgeport to Hartford, which included becoming much more active in the Jewish community through Jewish Women’s Organizations, particularly in the Deborah Society (a group which was local, never national). Also covered are various charities which helped immigrants among others. Participated in the suffrage movement....
Dates:
March 22, 1972
Kashmann, Seymour, March 22, 1972
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
Topics of interview include life growing up in Hartford and in Jewish community, family grocery/meat business (did not sell kosher meat, eventually ate their own meat because it was better than the Kosher meat. Member at Temple Beth Israel. Married wife in Bridgeport with Rabbi Elkin and the rabbi his mother in law wanted. Active in Jewish organizatons in Hartford, including cemetary committee and was one of the incorporators of Mt. Sinai Hospital. Discussion of Jews in politics...
Dates:
March 22, 1972