Beth Sholom B'nai Israel (BSBI) [Formerly Temple Beth Sholom and Congregation B'nai Israel]

Abstract Congregation Beth Sholom began in 1910 as the Manchester Hebrew Free Loan Society. In 1935 the organization evolved into the Jewish Community Club and began to hold High Holiday services. Until 1940 the congregation held services in Tinker Hall on Main Street with a visiting Rabbi and only a handful of congregants. Since then, the Temple has been housed in two different buildings.In 1937 the founding members purchased an old clubhouse from St. Mary’s church; the building was...

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Army papers are very difficult to read Korean War Veteran who served in the Counterintelligence Corps

Scope and Contents This file contains several copies of invitations to Ann Hirth's interview at the JHSGH as well as a letter of acknowledgement. Folder contains a Journal Inquirer newspaper article (4/20/1995) featuring a story about Ann Hirth and her parents experience of escaping Nazi Germany before the inception of WWII. Additionally, it contains the obituary of Ann's husband Mike Hirth. Interview This interview covers Ann Hirth’s life growing up in...

Scope and Contents This interview covers Ann Hirth’s life growing up in Vienna, her family’s emigration to Israel/Palestine, her education and ability as a translator, her travels and various jobs including meeting her husband Michael “Mike” Hirth, moving to New London and living on a chicken farm with her husband and in-laws, moving to Manchester for Mike’s job with the Central Connecticut Cooperative Farmers Association. Mike Hirth also speaks, giving details about his life and emigration to New...

Scope and Contents Most of these articles are editorials written by Dr. Ronald Kiener or Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener, though some are pieces about them. Cohen-Kiener wrote several pieces about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and environmental issues. Robert Kiener discusses various Middle Eastern conflicts as well as anti-Semitic incidents/lectures at Trinity. The Save the Date card is for a Shabbat Vayikra program at Camp Jewell organized in part by Andrea Cohen-Kiener through Synagogue Consulting...

Scope and Contents Many of the items document the Klau’s family’s involvement in Zionism, especially Joseph and Sadie, as well as other community organizations. There are also JHSGH information, including a bulletin with Judge Klau’s obituary and information about oral history programs (Either featuring Sadie or Judge Joseph as interviewee or interviewer). There is a lot of material on Judge Klau, including a letter written by his sister to JHSGH with biographical information and information on his parents....

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Vertical reference files for individuals.

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This collection contains oral history interviews with rabbis in the Greater Hartford area on cassette tape as well as detailed abstracts of the interviews.