Hartford Theatre

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The articles include information on Coleco's sponsorship of a Chanukah special, a grant to allow students to see shows at the Bushnell, and a partnership with the Charter Oak school.

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The contents of this file covers reflections on the life of Ann Randall after her death and upon the dedication of the Cultural Arts Committee of the Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center in her honor.

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,...

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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.

Abstract GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 77 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Ida Katz (Mrs. Abraham) Date of Interview: August 16, 1974 Occupation: Homemaker Date of Birth: circa 1894 Place of Birth: Hartford, CT Transcript (yes/no): yes No. of Pages: 15Abstract: Mrs. Katz lived first on Morgan Street and then on Pleasant Street and her neighbors and friends were the Dr. Winick family and Abe and Bessie Bordon. She went...