Marriage

Folder contains: photocopies of certificates relating to family of Arnold Maislen, including military health papers and discharge papers of Samuel, birth certificates of Ada and Arnold, death certificate of Elizabeth and Lena, marriage certificate of Samuel; discharge papers of David Goldstein; photocopy of "ode to a dead salami" written by Irving Maislen; photocopesof news clippings and newspaper comics.

Subjects of interview include: early life in Hartford; father's carpentry business; immigration of parents from Russia; ethnic makeup of Hartford's North End prior to it becoming a predominantly Jewish area; Influx of Jews into north end; work as salesman and Hartford Board of Ed member; local politics; soliciting help from the WPA; acting as Director of Plant Operations for board of ed; wife's teaching career.

Subjects of interview include: growing up Jewish in Hartford; ethnic makeup of Hartford's South End; George's service as an attorney at law in World War II; father's grocery business; struggles to have children; activities in Keney Park; working at Pratt and Whitney during the war; the Jewish community in Manchester; local and regional politics; the great depression.

This collection contains the records, correspondence, newsletters, photographs, and other materials which document the functions and activities of the Jewish Historical Society. The bulk of the collection covers the 1990s to the present. Much of the collection relates JHSGH's programs, exhibits, tours, and other projects.

Subjects: "Mikveh Dedication Banquet". Jack Schuss. Children singing, acknowledgements, speakers intermarriage, tradition, culture, preservation, family