Jewish Children

Scope and Contents This file has a variety of items, from newspaper articles to passports to oral histories of the Hurwitz Family. Note that it seems like there may be two different Hurwitz families, one connected to Rabbi Isaac Hurewitz/Hurwitz and another consisting or Morris and Raymond and their families. Most of the information is connected to Isaac Hurewitz/Hurwitz's family. This Hurwitz family has several family trees that map out the generations.The oral history focuses on life in the home...

Scope and Contents This interview covers Hyman's life as a weaver in Shisluwitz(?) and Bialystock, his immigration to join his parents in North Daktota, and his move to Hartford to join his wife's family who settled there. He also discusses his involvement in peddling and wholesaling, as well as his participation in the Jewish community at the Garden Street Synogogue and through oxies. His parents made Aliyah sometime before 1914, fulfilling the dream they had when Hyman's father initially left Europe....

Scope and Contents This interview covers Hyman's life as a weaver in Shisluwitz(?) and Bialystock, his immigration to join his parents in North Daktota, and his move to Hartford to join his wife's family who settled there. He also discusses his involvement in peddling and wholesaling, as well as his participation in the Jewish community at the Garden Street Synogogue and through oxies. His parents made Aliyah sometime before 1914, fulfilling the dream they had when Hyman's father initially left Europe....

Scope and Contents This interview documents Margaret Kahn's experience of the Holocaust, as well as her understanding of herself as a result of the hardships of her childhood. Until Hitler rose to power, she states that she had a secure middle class upbringing in a home that did not keep kosher. Once she was forced to attend Jewish parochial schools once Jews were banned from German schools, this became an issue since it meant she had to watch what she brought for lunch. She made a friend there that helped...

Scope and Contents Discusses life in Russia/Moldova as a Jew-antisemitism, early death of parents causing trauma. Raising daughter in face of anti-semitism. Red hair apparently is a marker of Jewishness in Russia, which her daughter had. Husband faced discrimination finding employment because he was clearly Jewish-government sanctioned anti-semitism.Jew as nationality more than religion-didn't get as much passed down because of lack of parents but still felt strong Jewish identity. Engaged more...

Scope and Contents Discusses life in Russia/Moldova as a Jew-antisemitism, early death of parents causing trauma. Raising daughter in face of anti-semitism. Red hair apparently is a marker of Jewishness in Russia, which her daughter had. Husband faced discrimination finding employment because he was clearly Jewish-government sanctioned anti-semitism.Jew as nationality more than religion-didn't get as much passed down because of lack of parents but still felt strong Jewish identity. Engaged more...