Credit Unions and Oxies

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...

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Interview covers prohibition/prostitution in Jewish Hartford, discussion of various businesses including I. Finklestein's (Cheap John) clothing store, and a walking tour with reflections of what used to be in the area/his childhood.

Scope and Contents This interview covers Hyman's life as a weaver in Shisluwitz(?) and Bialystock, his immigration to join his parents in North Daktota, and his move to Hartford to join his wife's family who settled there. He also discusses his involvement in peddling and wholesaling, as well as his participation in the Jewish community at the Garden Street Synogogue and through oxies. His parents made Aliyah sometime before 1914, fulfilling the dream they had when Hyman's father initially left Europe....

Scope and Contents This interview covers Hyman's life as a weaver in Shisluwitz(?) and Bialystock, his immigration to join his parents in North Daktota, and his move to Hartford to join his wife's family who settled there. He also discusses his involvement in peddling and wholesaling, as well as his participation in the Jewish community at the Garden Street Synogogue and through oxies. His parents made Aliyah sometime before 1914, fulfilling the dream they had when Hyman's father initially left Europe....

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Life in Hartford, Jewish life in Hartford, family history. Pessin’s Deli on Windsor Street owned by her father and his brother. A brother died in World War II Career as a social worker Religious life and education Grandparents switched from Ados Israel to Agudas Achim.

This interview does NOT talk about Marcia's experience during WWII.