Hartford Public High School
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:
Kaufman, E. Jerome, May 7, 1977
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
Topics included in this interview: Family history/death of his father/location of various relatives, growing up as a Jewish boy in Romania, immigration to Hartford to join brother Jack Kaufman, learning English and education in Hartford, working as a child, path towards career in pharmacies/drug stores including education and following in his brothers' (Jack and Irving) footsteps, membership at The Emanuel and religious life, active in Masonic Lodge Number 88 (Fifty-Fifty club-half Jewish,...
Dates:
May 7, 1977
Kaufman, E. Jerome, Oral History, May 7, 1977
Item — Box 9, Box: 161
Identifier: 161
Scope and Contents
Topics included in this interview: Family history/death of his father/location of various relatives, growing up as a Jewish boy in Romania, immigration to Hartford to join brother Jack Kaufman, learning English and education in Hartford, working as a child, path towards career in pharmacies/drug stores including education and following in his brothers' (Jack and Irving) footsteps, membership at The Emanuel and religious life, active in Masonic Lodge Number 88 (Fifty-Fifty club-half Jewish,...
Dates:
May 7, 1977
Kemler, Leonard M.D., 1920 - 2001
File — Folder 3
1993 Interview
The topics covered in this interview are: Childhood/growing up Jewish in Hartford, being raised by grandparents after the death of his mother, founding of Emanuel and discussion of some of the spiritual leaders, served in Navy in WWII and was unofficial Jewish chaplain, medical residency/medical school, meeting his wife Joan, talks about his two children David and Louise, opening practice in Hartford as thoracic surgeon, work in various area hospitals, bias against Jewish doctors at Hartford...
Dates:
1920 - 2001
Kemler, R. Leonard_1993/05/11, Oral History, May 11, 1993
Item — Box 26, Box: 489
Identifier: 489
Interview
The topics covered in this interview are: Childhood/growing up Jewish in Hartford, being raised by grandparents after the death of his mother, founding of Emanuel and discussion of some of the spiritual leaders, served in Navy in WWII and was unofficial Jewish chaplain, medical residency/medical school, meeting his wife Joan, talks about his two children David and Louise, opening practice in Hartford as thoracic surgeon, work in various area hospitals, bias against Jewish doctors at Hartford...
Dates:
May 11, 1993
Klau, Joseph_1974/4/17, Oral History, April 17, 1974
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 70
Scope and Contents
Subjects of interview include:
Tape One: Growing up Jewish in Hartford, Jewish political involvement, attending law school
Tape Two: Wife, Sadie Caulton Klau, Hartford Jewish Community
Judge Joseph Klau reflects on his childhood growing up in Hartford, the fact that twins run in his family (his mother, his sisters, his daughters, grandchildren), involvement in a protest while at Hartford High when the administration wanted to extend the school day an hour (and thus cutting into...
Dates:
April 17, 1974
Klau, Judge Joseph, April 17, 1974
File — Flat_file_folder 4
Scope and Contents
Judge Joseph Klau reflects on his childhood growing up in Hartford, the fact that twins run in his family (his mother, his sisters, his daughters, grandchildren), involvement in a protest while at Hartford High when the administration wanted to extend the school day an hour (and thus cutting into the time students could work after school), debating club, going to Harvard for college and law school, meeting/marrying his wife Sadie and starting their family, early career as a lawyer, politics...
Dates:
April 17, 1974
Klau, Judge Joseph and Family, 1940 - 2011
File
Scope and Contents
Many of the items document the Klau’s family’s involvement in Zionism, especially Joseph and Sadie, as well as other community organizations. There are also JHSGH information, including a bulletin with Judge Klau’s obituary and information about oral history programs (Either featuring Sadie or Judge Joseph as interviewee or interviewer). There is a lot of material on Judge Klau, including a letter written by his sister to JHSGH with biographical information and information on his parents....
Dates:
1940 - 2011
Klau, Sadie (Mrs. Joseph E.), 1976 - 2002
File — Flat_file_folder 4
Scope and Contents
Sadie Klau reflects on her childhood and young adult years growing up in Hartford. She talks about her parents and family’s life in Russia before they immigrated to Hartford when she was an infant. She also speaks about the roll of Yiddish in the immigration/assimilation process, how her grandmother was much more observant than the rest of her family, shared memories with Emma Cohen about their school days, meeting her husband Judge Joseph Klau, her time at Connecticut State Agricultural...
Dates:
1976 - 2002