Congregation Knesseth Israel

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Contents of folder include: photocopy of release form; sample questions for family history; oral history interview transcript; "Through the Window Pane" autobiography

Scope and Contents This account details the life of Charles Karpman, starting from his childhood in a shtetl called Narovlya, Russia. He discusses Jewish life as well as daily life of a child in Russia.The family immigrated in 1916(?) when he was five through the east through Japan, then Seattle, then eventually to Hartford where his father and other family members had settled. This route was taken because passage west was blocked due to World War I.The milkman gave the Karpmans English...

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Recordings of JHSGH sponsored/attended programs pertaining to all aspects of Jewish History as related to the Greater Hartford area. The majority of the tapes do not have transcripts or abstracts. Special topics include building dedication, informational lectures, and performances.

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Folder contains: correspondence regarding memoir; printout of memoir.

Scope and Contents Folder 1 contains: Correspondence; handwritten note; news clippings; photocopies of news clippings; photocopy of certificate of membership in INternational Mark Twin Society; various play scripts for TV and Radio as written and performed by Maskell's class; poetry; essays; photo of grave of Dag Hammarskjold; sheet music written in memory of Dag Hammarskjold; "The Meaning of Freedom and Responsibility of Judaism" monography by Abarahn I. Kaish; essay by Anna Maskel.Folder 2...