Holocaust -- Second Generation

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Newspaper clipping about David's promotion in the law office; Photocopy of newspaper article about David's appointment as JCC President; Photocopy of newspaper articles about Jean's appointment to chair the Federation's Women's Division; Newspaper clipping about David's election to the National Board of Directors of the Arthritis Foundation; Newspaper article about Jean's return to the places of her early life in Poland during/immediately after the Holocust.

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Articles about his 20 year career in the U.S. House of Representatives (1981-2000)

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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.

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Journal Inquirer newspaper clipping by Keith M. Phaneuf (4/20/1995) featuring a story about Ann Hirth and her parents experience of escaping Nazi Germany before the inception of WWII.

Scope and Contents M7, Holocaust collection (1937-2008; 3 c.f.) is an artifical collection created by the JHSGH. It consists of personal testimonies, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and photographs. Most of the material focuses on the experiences of survivors and witnesses who settled in the Greater Hartford area. Some material is related to national and international Holocaust studies and commemorations. The most significant portion of the collection consists of audio and videotaped interviews of local...

Scope and Contents File contains information on the projects undertaken by the Kassows through Trinity College and the Hillel group, including working with Ugandan (Abayudaya) Jews. Samuel is a Trinity grad, as well as the child of Holocaust survivors. Many of the articles discuss Samuel's academic work and lectures, particularly his study of Easter European/Polish/Russian Jews and his book on the Warsaw Archives, "Who Will Write Our History?".The file also contains information on Lisa Pleskow...

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Jewish Ledger newspaper clipping by Mara Dresner, featuring Sam Kassow's recollection of how his mother (Celia Cymer-Kassow and her sister (Slava Cymer-Fintel) were saved during WWII.

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Literary magazine of poems inspired by Holocaust

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Two newspaper clippings from the Jewish Ledger and Hartford Courant, on people writting stories and poems/accounts of the Holocaust.

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Jewish Ledger newspaper clippings, some written by Adele Gaster, reporting on teen participation in the "March of the Living," and the March istelf.