Hadassah

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Subjects covered in interview include: Family coming to America, education, learning about Judaism Lawyer, Practicing Judaism, Jewish Community, Zionism Jewish Organizations, Politics, Hartford Community, wife, children Judge, about family, personal philosophies

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Subjects covered during interview include: Parents, Growing up Jewish, Religious Education, Zionism, Jewish Activities Husband, family, Work, Teaching English Language, Teaching Immigrants, Sons in Wars, Short Afterward

Scope and Contents Interview subjects include: Jewish family life on Connecticut farm; dairy and egg production; poverty; family influence in Colchester; family selling farm and moving to Hartford in 1928; clothing store; insurance business; being restricted from hotels; Mildred's career as teacher; teaching jobs excluded from jews in Hartford; teaching jobs excluded from Catholics in Hartford; father's early death; marriage to Maurice Levin; Mildred's sons; Zionism; Mother active in Hadassah; Mildred active...

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Folder contains: Scanned information schecklist; abstract of transcript; Oral history transcript; second copy of transcript on translucent paper.

Abstract GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 41 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Levine, Fanny Sheketoff (Mr. Harry) Date of Interview: November 1, 1972 Occupation: Bookkeeper in Hadassah and Garden Street. Synagogue Date of Birth: Circa 1890 Place of Birth: Kiev, Russia Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of Pages: 20Abstract: Mrs. Levine was not quite three years old when she came to America with her parents and two older...

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Contents of folder include: Flyer advertising Dr. Herschel Levine's interview of Mark Sobotka on 11/6/1974; newspaper clippings relating to Florence Levine's life and work; obituary for Herschel.