Main Street, Hartford, CT

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All items are of the same image, the grand opening handbill for New England Boot & SHoe, Hirshberg & Samuels, Main Street, 1905.

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These interviews cover much of the same material, focusing on Hartford's Jewish community in the early 1900s.

Abstract JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 179 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Samuel Hoffenberg Date of Interview: Occupation: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of Pages: 26Abstract: This interview is designed to bring up to date information obtained in a previous interview of 9/9/68. Mr. Hoffenberg stated that Chesed Emes, now known as the Hebrew Funeral Home, had existed in the early 1900s. A...

Abstract JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 179 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Samuel Hoffenberg Date of Interview: Occupation: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of Pages: 26Abstract: This interview is designed to bring up to date information obtained in a previous interview of 9/9/68. Mr. Hoffenberg stated that Chesed Emes, now known as the Hebrew Funeral Home, had existed in the early 1900s. A...

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All items are of the same image. Holtz Portrait Studio, 1234 Main St. 1905.

Scope and Contents Subjects of interview include: Mother's family/parents history in Europe/Connecticut, particularly their involvement in Yiddish Theater and socialism. Father worked as a Tailor/Furrier. She also discusses her childhood growing up in Hartford. Husbands, married twice, Children File contains various poems and short stories written by Doris Hurwitz, as well as a Yiddish poem by her mother. Also are several newspaper articles, including on where Doris models chicken soup, as well as...

Abstract GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 80 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Doris Hurwitz (Mrs. James) Date of Interview: Oct. 29,1974 Occupation: Date of Birth: Dec. 13,1902 Place of Birth: Hartford, Ct. Transcript (yes/no): yes No. of Pages: 38Abstract: A native of Hartford, Mrs. Hurwitz has written books about her childhood life in Hartford and is presently writing a book about her parents. Her father, whose original name was...

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In this interview, Eileen Hyman speaks about growing up in Hartford, touching on her Jewish education and family life. She also discusses her parent's immigration from Russia, her father's involvement in the family trucking business, and her mother's love of music and the way she was "ahead of her time".

Hyman spoke of the Brackett School, which appears to be the same as Northeast school.