Keeping Kosher/Kashrut

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Folder contains typewritten biographies of partner/owners of Crown Market and materials which detail the history of this Kosher market in Hartford. Included are Crown Market coupon circulars and advertisements. Also folder contains many original and photocopied newspaper articles regarding Crown Market from the Hartford Courant, the Jewish Ledger, and the New York Times.

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Newspaper articles and photocopies thereof concerning the Ideal Meat Market's closing in 1981.

Interview Much about life in Palestine, Family went to Palestine in 1925 came back to New Britain in 1927 when she was still in school, Returned in 1932 because of Depression (at risk of losing their land if they didn’t return) and stayed for about 8 years until 1939 on cusp of World War II, knew Itmar Ben-Avi (son of Eliezer Ben-Yehudah, father of modern Hewbrew), participated in the Royal Army Service co. as a civilian and in the Haganah, patrolled the shoreline and sometimes helped illegal...

Scope and Contents A hard copy transcript exists but is in poor conditionEdit: New typed transcription attached. Interview Much about life in Palestine, Family went to Palestine in 1925 came back to New Britain in 1927 when she was still in school, Returned in 1932 because of Depression (at risk of losing their land if they didn’t return) and stayed for about 8 years until 1939 on cusp of World War II, knew Itmar Ben-Avi (son of Eliezer...

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Subjects covered during interview include: Family, Growing up Jewish in Russia, synagogue, community, music, family history, world history, Poland, Anti-Semitism, education, immigrant, immigration, Hartford, military service, barber shop, kosher, differences, trumpet, orchestra, sports, Zionism, family, organizations

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Subjects covered during interview include: Parents, Growing up Orthodox Jewish in Hartford, Kosher, Work at Restaurants Meeting Performers at Robin's Delicatessen, Robin's, Jewish Theater, Working, Organizations