Russia

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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.

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This box contains various information about the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies.

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Folder includes: photocopy of typed introductory note to Rose's poems; poem by Rose; photocopy of poem; poor-quality photocopies of newspaper pages; news clipping about life of Rose and Mr. Max; newspaper page mounted on thin board; photocopy of page.

Scope and Contents Sadie Klau reflects on her childhood and young adult years growing up in Hartford. She talks about her parents and family’s life in Russia before they immigrated to Hartford when she was an infant. She also speaks about the roll of Yiddish in the immigration/assimilation process, how her grandmother was much more observant than the rest of her family, shared memories with Emma Cohen about their school days, meeting her husband Judge Joseph Klau, her time at Connecticut State Agricultural...

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Subjects covered in interview include: Family coming to America, education, learning about Judaism Lawyer, Practicing Judaism, Jewish Community, Zionism Jewish Organizations, Politics, Hartford Community, wife, children Judge, about family, personal philosophies

Scope and Contents Topics covered in this interview include: Growing up in Poland, his father’s occupation driving buses before the war, escaping a labor camp to Lumza, Russia where he joined the army driving trucks, experience during the war, being sent to Siberia, experience after the end of the war returning to Poland, immigration to America via Cuba to join brother David, last name change, information about his surviving brothers David and Harold, working in New York, moving to Hartford and working at...

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Folder contains: outline of transcript; draft of transcript introduction attached to short bio; photocopy of news article about celebrating Women of Valor; assorted materials paperclipped together including song lyrics, photocopies pf photographs, photocopies of news articles, program for Sisterhood induction cermony; correspondence from representative Barbara Kennely.

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Folder contains: Family history, handwritten for Emanuel Religious High School and typed later.