Family History

4.5x7 black and white mounted print of Sophie (Lyon) Katzenstein, n.d.. 4.5x7 black and white mounted print of Moses Katzenstein, married to Sophie Stern, n.d. Two copies.

All images are of Katzenstein's Meat Market, located on Villiage Street, Hartford, 1920s. Man in the straw hat is probably Benjamin (Borah) Katzenstein, who owned the business along with Moses and Solomon Katzenstein. This was not a kosher business, as the offering of sliced ham in the photo suggests.

Enclosed photo descriptions are for these images as well as others which are presumably filed elsewhere but were donated all at the same time.

File contains information about second Katzin family reunion located in Israel in 1984. Dr. Irving Rosenberg, husband to Rochelle Katzin Rosenberg, was elected secretary of the family association at that time.

Topics covered in this interview include: B'nai Brith, Ararat Lodge, Jewish community (relations with German vs. Russian Jews, Jewish education, Jewish students at UCONN and Trinity (Hillel), family history, Great Depression, World War II, Hartford Circus Fire & death of his daughter Shirley and a nephew in it, adoption, politics, flood of 1955, antisemitism, McCarthy Era and it's effects on local Jews, Jewish women, Jewish humor/entertaining.

Subjects of interview include: B'Nai B'Rith, Awards, Flood of 1955, community service, Jewish education and upbringing, ethics & values, differences in Jewish/Gentile communities, adoption, retail.