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Holocaust

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 345 Collections and/or Records:

Hacker, Bronia, cousin of Bernard L. Bloom, 1995-06

 File
Identifier: 7328
Scope and Contents

This document contains a translation of an interview conducted in French on the behalf of the Shoah Project with Bronia Hacker, who is the sole survivor of a once large Jewish family who lived in Poland before WWII.

Dates: 1995-06
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Holocaust collection / Survivors / National/International Survivors

Hans S. Bodenheimer

 Collection
Identifier: Rabbi-0012-001-005b
Abstract Rabbi Hans S. Bodenheimer (1913-1999) was born in Bad Nauheim, Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1939 after he and his wife barely survived Kristallnacht in 1938. Rabbi Bodenheimer was briefly arrested and deported to Buchenwald, where he was held for five weeks. Upon arrival in Hartford, he and a group of German immigrants founded Congregation Tikvoh Chadoshoh (New Hope), where he served as rabbi until his retirement. He also served as chaplain to the Bloomfield Fire Department...
Dates: 1933-1999
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Heilpern, George

 Digital Record
Identifier: heilpern, george s._1979
Dates: undated
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Heilpern, George, 1978 - 1992

 File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents The contents of this folder includes information on George Heilpern's photography career as well as remarks on his life by his children at his funeral.Additionally, this file includes the transcript of his Oral History Interview. The transcript is mostly complete, however the tape apparently ran out cutting off the conclusion of the interview. Regardless, the interview covers his childhood and family history in Jewish Hartford, particularly concerning the Emanuel Synogogue, as...
Dates: 1978 - 1992
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford People files / Files: H - Ke

Heilpern, George_1979, Oral History, March 21, 1979

 Item — Box 11, Box: unknown container
Identifier: 199
Abstract GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 199 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: George S. Heilpern Date of Interview: March 21, 1979 Occupation: Photographer, businessman Date of Birth: July 4, 1913 Place of Birth: Hartford, CT Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of Pages: 32Abstract: Mr. Heilpern’s father, Joseph S., came to the United States in 1890 from Brody, which was part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire on the...
Dates: March 21, 1979
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 1979

Herz, Roman, April 28, 1997

 File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents

The program honoring Roman Herz offers a bried biographical sketch about his life as the child of Holocaust survivors in Germany, his childhood in Israel and later Hartford, CT. It also discusses his professional and community achivements.

Dates: April 28, 1997
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford People files / Files: H - Ke

Himmelstein, Morgan, 1925 - 2010

 File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents This folder contains a partial oral history transcript outlining the life of Morgan Himmelstein, who grew up on a farm in Lebanon and who later became a teacher in Hartford. Other materials on file detail the history of the Himmelstein family, including a 1977 reflection by Morgan Himmelstein on his life, an article on the relfections of Morgan's aunt Rachel Himmelstein, as well as immigration lists of various Himmelsteins coming through Ellis Island.The file also has several...
Dates: 1925 - 2010
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford People files / Files: H - Ke

Himmelstein, Morgan_2002, Oral History, April 14, 2002

 File — Box 30a, Box: 635
Identifier: 0014 001 001635
Scope and Contents

This oral history covers the experience of Morgan Himmelstein growing up on a farm in Lebanon, CT, as well as his time in the service during World War II as well as his teaching career in Hartford.

Dates: April 14, 2002
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 2002

Historical Society Programs and Events/Echoes and Reflections 2010, 2010

 File
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 2010
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford records / Series 21a: Programs & Events (includes Bea's files)

Hitler, 1983-01-30-2002-06-21

 File
Identifier: 7346
Scope and Contents

Editorial piece on Adolf Hitler, remembering Hitler's rise to power 50 years prior. Also, newspaper clipping by Lothar Kahn from Jewish Monthly entitled, "A Long Night Settles On a Unsuspecting World". Another newspaper clipping by Peter Ephross called, "Were there Jews in Hitler's Army?"

Dates: 1983-01-30-2002-06-21
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Holocaust collection / Education

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