Travel

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The bulk of this file features travel to Ocean Beach, New London, CT; Arlington, VA and Mount Vernon; St. Augustine, Marine Land, and Miami Beach in Florida; and Natchez, MS c. 1948-1949. Also includes undated photos of The Pines in Glastonbury; Cave of the Winds, Niagara Falls;

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Subjects covered during interview include: Family, immigration, immigrant, Father, traveling through Europe, Cincinnati, growing up Jewish (Jewish)Education, Israel, volunteer, work, Kosher, youth organizations, Charles Batt, end first tape, cut off Young Israel, Synagogue, Hadassah, Yeshiva, Children, Grandchildren, Charles Illness, National Association of Hebrew Day School PTA, Hebrew Lessons Incomplete Transcript (Only for second Tape)

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Subjects covered during interview include: Parents, family history, Massachusetts, Music School, Zionism, Orthodox, Hadassah, Marriage, Moving around Hartford (eventually Penn Drive and Fern), in-laws, Hartford Culture, music, Hadassah, Jewish Council, Jewish War Veterans, Family, children: film and war, travel

Interview Much about life in Palestine, Family went to Palestine in 1925 came back to New Britain in 1927 when she was still in school, Returned in 1932 because of Depression (at risk of losing their land if they didn’t return) and stayed for about 8 years until 1939 on cusp of World War II, knew Itmar Ben-Avi (son of Eliezer Ben-Yehudah, father of modern Hewbrew), participated in the Royal Army Service co. as a civilian and in the Haganah, patrolled the shoreline and sometimes helped illegal...

Scope and Contents A hard copy transcript exists but is in poor conditionEdit: New typed transcription attached. Interview Much about life in Palestine, Family went to Palestine in 1925 came back to New Britain in 1927 when she was still in school, Returned in 1932 because of Depression (at risk of losing their land if they didn’t return) and stayed for about 8 years until 1939 on cusp of World War II, knew Itmar Ben-Avi (son of Eliezer...