Federation

Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Kessler, Irving_1975, Oral History, January 19, 1975

Item — Box OHC-5, Box: 86

Identifier: 86

Scope and Contents Subjects of the interview include: Parents coming from Gubernia (border between Poland and Russia), arrived in United States in their teens before World War I. Growing up Jewish, Military Involvement in World War II, seeing aftermath of Holocaust/film of camps distributed by Eisenhower. Seeing impact of Holocaust spurred his interest in Zionism/Jewish Community. Discussed Professor Philip Jessup at Tufts who was influential in hislife-read a telegram that Truman would recognize Israel. ...

Dates: January 19, 1975

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 1975

Kessler, Irving_1975 Transcript

Digital Record

Identifier: kessler, irving_1975

Dates: January 19, 1975

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Mendelson, Alan

File — Flat_file_folder 5

Scope and Contents

Folder contains: Release form, attached to short biographical questionnaire.

Dates: 1960s-2020s

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford People files / Files: Man - P