Fraternal Organizations/Masons/Knights of Pythias

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Obituary of World War II veteran - served in the Marines in various areas using his business skills for strategic war purposes

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Civillian defense card has photo, signiature, and fingerprint Marriage certificate in both Hebrew and English

Scope and Contents This file has a variety of items, from newspaper articles to passports to oral histories of the Hurwitz Family. Note that it seems like there may be two different Hurwitz families, one connected to Rabbi Isaac Hurewitz/Hurwitz and another consisting or Morris and Raymond and their families. Most of the information is connected to Isaac Hurewitz/Hurwitz's family. This Hurwitz family has several family trees that map out the generations.The oral history focuses on life in the home...

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This folder contains information on Henry Jonas's unexpected death, as well as his career as a grocer and his activity in local politics. Jonas served on the board of councilmen and as an Alderman for the First Ward in Hartford.

Jonas immigrated to the United States from England, where his sisters remained. He lived in Hartford for 43 years.

Scope and Contents This file contains two seperate oral history interviews, both conducted on the same day. One is with Abraham Katz, the other is with his wife Ida.Topics covered in Abraham Katz's interview: Growing up (Orthodox) Jewish in Hartford, regular and Jewish education, keeping kosher, time at Hartford Public High, going to Yale when very few Jews could (some undergrad, special degree to Law school), helped getting Jews into the YMCA, changing Hartford after war/people moving out,...

Abstract GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 76 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Katz, Abraham Date of Interview: August 16, 1974 Occupation: Lawyer Date of Birth: January 2, 1892 Place of Birth: Hartford, CT Transcript (yes/no): yes No. of Pages: 18Abstract: Mr. Katz attended the Brown School through first grade and then transferred to the Second North School. He continued on to Hartford Public High School, graduating in...

Scope and Contents The majority of this file contains information concernin the variety of entertainment events that Louis Katz participated in, often in the role of MC. While he was most known for his entertainment, his official profession was the opperation of the cafeteria in the Kolodney building on Capital Ave for nearly three decades. The file primarily contains newspaper articles and clippings about these events, various lettes of correspondence, and several programs/posters for events he participated...