Fundraisers

Celie discusses with Emma Cohen growing up in Hartford, organizations (such as Hadassah), the Jewish Community, Working with Mother with the Sick Education, Nursing children, and Family. She also talks about her Son fighting in WWII. The start of the interview includes Cohen listing off Pessin's Honors.

Subjects of 1972 interview include: early life in Russia; Jewish experience of Russian revloution; pogroms; immigration to America; Work as floor-cleaner in Hartford; work of Pioneer Women.

Subjects of 1975 interview include all that and: Ethnic relations in Hartford; early education; languages spoken at home; languages learned to survive World War i; Israel; experience of immigration; family life; marriage; intermarriage; New Deal programs.

Contents of foler include: photocopy of newspaper photograph showing Rapaport with David ben-Gurion and other Jewish communal leaders; copy of wording for presentation of certificate of appreciation

contents of folder include: news clippings; invitation and program for first annual induction ceremony at Hartford Jewish Athelete Hall of Fame; 8x11 photocopy of photograph with Rogow receiving UJA award of merit; short typed biography; speech about lives of honorees Louis and Helen Rogow; obituary for helen rogow; press release from American Technion.

Subjects of intervierw include: family, family businesses, early education, involvement with change in Emanuel and Beth El congregations, authorship of children's book, fundraising, work as executive at Hebrew Home.