Family History
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 328 Collections and/or Records:
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
Kashmann, Seymour_1972, Oral History, March 22, 1972
Item — Box OHC-1, Box: 17, Box: 1
Identifier: 26
Abstract
GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 26
No. of Tapes:
Name of Interviewee: Seymour Kashmann
Date of Interview: March 22, 1972
Occupation: Meat Market Owner
Date of Birth: circa 1880
Place of Birth: Hartford, CT
Transcript (yes/no): yes
No. of Pages: 23Abstract:
Mr. Kashmann’s father came to the U.S. from Germany before 1875. He was married in Hartford and had two sons and three daughters. In Germany he dealt in...
Dates:
March 22, 1972
Kassow, Sam and Lisa Pleskow, 1978 - 2016
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
File contains information on the projects undertaken by the Kassows through Trinity College and the Hillel group, including working with Ugandan (Abayudaya) Jews. Samuel is a Trinity grad, as well as the child of Holocaust survivors. Many of the articles discuss Samuel's academic work and lectures, particularly his study of Easter European/Polish/Russian Jews and his book on the Warsaw Archives, "Who Will Write Our History?".The file also contains information on Lisa Pleskow...
Dates:
1978 - 2016
Katz, Abraham and Ida (Farber), August 26, 1974
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
This file contains two seperate oral history interviews, both conducted on the same day. One is with Abraham Katz, the other is with his wife Ida.Topics covered in Abraham Katz's interview:
Growing up (Orthodox) Jewish in Hartford, regular and Jewish education, keeping kosher, time at Hartford Public High, going to Yale when very few Jews could (some undergrad, special degree to Law school), helped getting Jews into the YMCA, changing Hartford after war/people moving out,...
Dates:
August 26, 1974
Katz, Captain Roslyn, October 4, 1983
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
Oral history outlines Roslyn Katz's life as told by her sister Gertrude after Roslyn's passing. Covers childhood as well as service in Calcutta, India, as well as her life after the service. Katz earned her degree at UCONN in Home Economics, became a teacher for a short time at the John Fitch High School in Windsor, which she disliked. She then worked in several New York Hospitals and learned to be a dietician. When World War II was gearing up, she signed up to join the WACS, serving as a...
Dates:
October 4, 1983
Katz family (Isaac, Lipman, Morris, George et al), 1908 - 1955
File — Box 7
Scope and Contents
3.5x5 black and white photograph of three generations of Katz’s at David’s 1st Birthday Party at Grandma Kramer’s apartment 240 Mather St, Hartford, CT. Lipman on right, George on left holding David. Taken six weeks before Lippy passed away. May 28, 1949.
3.5x5 black and white photographs and negatives (two duplicates of each) of Katz Family Wedding, 1908. Identifications located in Katz people file.
5x7 black and white photograph Samuel Katz, 1955.
8x10 black and white photograph of...
Dates:
1908 - 1955
Katz Family Tree, 1985
File
Scope and Contents
File contains a family tree with a brief write up of their history.
Dates:
1985
Katz, George (Greenberg Family), 1937 - 1973
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1937 - 1973
Katz, Harriette and Greenberg, Avrom, April 6, 1987
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
April 6, 1987