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Growing up in Hartford

 Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 193 Collections and/or Records:

Herrman, Bernice_1976, Oral History, September 29, 1976

 Item — Box 8, Box: unknown container
Identifier: 136
Scope and Contents

Subjects covered during interview include: Growing up in Jewish Hartford, family, education Parents, Wedding Dress, Children, Family

Dates: September 29, 1976

Hillman, Lillian

 Digital Record
Identifier: hillman, lillian_2011_

Hillman, Lillian, 2004 - 2011

 File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents

The oral histories cover Lillians Hillman's life growing up in Hartford and helping her father in his cattle dealing and butcher business.

Dates: 2004 - 2011

Hillman, Lillian_2011, Oral History, July 21, 2011

 File — Box 41, Box: 1099
Identifier: 0014 001 0011099
Scope and Contents

The oral histories cover Lillians Hillman's life growing up in Hartford and helping her father in his cattle dealing and butcher business.

Dates: July 21, 2011

History of Ados Israel - Holtz, Herman - 1987-04-23, Oral History, April 23, 1987

 Item
Identifier: 405
Scope and Contents

Herman Holtz discusses his involvement in Ados Israel, detailing the history of that as well as various other shuls in Hartford. Some anecdotes are the dedication of the synogogue (as well as the death of the Rabbi Kram two days later), the floods of 1936 and 1938, and the schnudder book made my Herman's uncle Louis Price.

Dates: April 23, 1987

Hoffenberg, Samuel, 1968 - 1978

 File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents

These interviews cover much of the same material, focusing on Hartford's Jewish community in the early 1900s.

Dates: 1968 - 1978

Hoffenberg, Samuel_1968, Oral History, September 15, 1968

 Item — Box OHC-1, Box: 10, Box: 1-2
Identifier: 16
Abstract JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 179 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Samuel Hoffenberg Date of Interview: Occupation: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of Pages: 26Abstract: This interview is designed to bring up to date information obtained in a previous interview of 9/9/68. Mr. Hoffenberg stated that Chesed Emes, now known as the Hebrew Funeral Home, had existed in the early 1900s. A...
Dates: September 15, 1968

Hoffenberg, Samuel_1972, Oral History

 Digital Record
Identifier: hoffenberg, sam_1972
Dates: 1972 - 1972

Hoffenberg, Samuel_1972, Oral History, December 13, 1972

 Item — Box OHC-2, Box: 13, Box: 1-2
Identifier: 43
Abstract JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 179 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Samuel Hoffenberg Date of Interview: Occupation: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of Pages: 26Abstract: This interview is designed to bring up to date information obtained in a previous interview of 9/9/68. Mr. Hoffenberg stated that Chesed Emes, now known as the Hebrew Funeral Home, had existed in the early 1900s. A...
Dates: December 13, 1972