German refugees

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Subjects of interview include: B'Nai B'Rith, Awards, Flood of 1955, community service, Jewish education and upbringing, ethics & values, differences in Jewish/Gentile communities, adoption, retail.

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Subjects of interview include: B'Nai B'Rith, Awards, Flood of 1955, community service, Jewish education and upbringing, ethics & values, differences in Jewish/Gentile communities, adoption, retail.

Scope and Contents Topics discussed in this interview are: how Sol Kiotic's family came to America and got involved in farming, his experience growing up in Lebanon, CT on a farm, his educational opportunities, his career as a farmer, the Jewish community of Lebanon/Colchester (including the slight impact of Zionism, not experiencing anti-semitism, that his family gave the land for the Lebanon synagogue), and how life changed in the area over the years.Also mentioned are the Liebman and Himmelstein...

Scope and Contents Topics discussed in this interview are: how Sol Kiotic's family came to America and got involved in farming, his experience growing up in Lebanon, CT on a farm, his educational opportunities, his career as a farmer, the Jewish community of Lebanon/Colchester (including the slight impact of Zionism, not experiencing anti-semitism, that his family gave the land for the Lebanon synagogue), and how life changed in the area over the years.Also mentioned are the Liebman and Himmelstein...

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Folder contains: correspondence in English; Correspondence in German; Copy of german passport for Hugo Lederer; Immigration application; certificate of good character for Hugo Lederer; ID card for Edith Thierfeld; typed sheets of names of people living in greater hartford, area, presumably german immigrants; Copy of Irene Frischmann's letter relating survival of Holocaust and aftermath; newspaper column relating nature of Mr. Thierfeld's tailor business in West Hartford.

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Folder contains: empty envelope with former contents written on one side; Acquisition sheet listing former contents of envelope; typed memoirs of Leo and Trudy detailing survival of the Holocaust; obituary; thank you note for work on Yom Hashoa exhibit; thank you note in envelope.

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Folder contains: biography handwritten by David Markowicz; typed transcript of biography.

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Folder includes: correspondence in Italian and German related to records of death of family in Holocaust; handwritten translations attached on back of correspondence; passport photocopies; photocopy of death certificate; handwritten notes; photocopies of photographs; photocopies of newspaper pages; photocopies of newspaper advertisements; certificates of recognition.