Main Street, Hartford, CT

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....

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This collection contains records of the JFS, newsletters, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs. The collection covers topics including foster care, domestic violence, senior adults, and the resettlement of Soviety Jewry.

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...

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...

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Black and white photocopy of Old State House Square, of Isle of Safety with view of Kashmann's Clothing, taken from Phoenix Bank at State and Main Streets, 1895.

Black and white photocopy of State St. near Main St., Opposite Isle of Safety, Kashmann's Clothing, City Coal Co., Rundbaken Real Estate, December 6, 1903. Two copies.

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All items are of the same image of Morris G. Kaufman, founder of Kaufman Luggage Store, Main Street, Hartford, n.d..

Photo can also be found on page 201 of the Silverman Hartford book.