American Jewish History
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Kahn, Dr. Lothar, 1961 - 1994
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
This file contains many newspaper clippings and obituaries, detailing Professor Lothar Kahn's career at Central Connecticut State University and his many publications. Many articles focus on the honorary degree posthumously grated to Kahn by the Johann Wolfgang Goeth Univeristy of Frankfurt, Germany. Other materials include newspaper and journal articles written by Kahn, a JHSGH newsletter, fliers for ordering several of Kahn's publications, and a memorial tribute written by his friend Rabbi...
Dates:
1961 - 1994
Kaplan, Louis “Kid”, 1925 - 2011
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
This file covers Louis "Kid" Kaplan's career as a featherwieght boxer as well as his inuction into several halls of fame including the JHSGH Sports Hall of Fame. Kaplan took up fighting in Russia as a boy to defend himself because he was so small and poor (his father was in the junk business and Louis peddled various items), and continuted when his family moved to Meriden, CT when he was 19. His young age led to his nickname "Kid". He became the featherweight champion on January 2, 1925 when...
Dates:
1925 - 2011
Koskoff, Milton and Gertrude, undated
File — Flat_file_folder 4
Interview
Subjects of the interview include: The immigrant parents of both subjects; their early lives; their school careers; ther political careers; the cynical and amoral nature of legislative bodies; crime; civil rights; the death penalty; outward signs of fascism in early 1990s America; anti-semitism or lack thereof; various politicians involved with the lives of the Koskoffs; the nature of being a plaintiff's attorney; prisons and the rights of mentally ill prisoners; Religion....
Dates:
undated
Lady Deborah Society_1974/5/17, Oral Event History, May 17, 1974
Item — Box OHC-4, Box: 1, Box: 1
Identifier: 71
Scope and Contents
Subjects: Starts with Piano, then 120 Celebration: Summation of History, Life as Jewish Woman in Hartford
Speakers: Various- Members of Lady Deborah Society
Dates:
May 17, 1974