Immigrant(s)

Grody, undated

File — Flat_file_folder 2

Scope and Contents

This file contains several articles on Israel "Sam" Grody detailing his life as a car dealer as well as articles chronicallying the history of the dealership. There is also infomation on other members of his family, such as his daughter-in-law C. Rachel K. Grody.

Dates: undated

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford People files / Files: D-G

Gross, Cynthia_2009

Digital Record

Identifier: gross, cynthia_2009

Dates: undated

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Gross, Fannie_1973, Oral History, November 5, 1973

Item — Box OHC-3, Box: 3, Box: 2

Identifier: 58

Abstract JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 59 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Fanny Gross (Mrs. James E.) Date of Interview: Nov. 5, 1973 Occupation: Date of Birth: (Circa) 1893 Place of Birth: Bulkeley Bridge area (?) Hartford Transcript (yes/no): yes No. of Pages: 15Abstract: Father came from Ludmir, Russia about 1820. Father owned Harris Express. The first place she remembers is Pleasant Street. The Boardman’s also lived on...

Dates: November 5, 1973

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 1973

Gross, Robert, Howard, and Family, undated, bulk: 1980 - 1997

File — Multiple Containers

Scope and Contents Several different articles speak to Robert Gross's political career in West Hartford, primarily his role on the Town Council and that of deputy Mayor.Several documents related the the Gross family history, including citizenship papers and the documents which started E. Gross Company., which was the first Jewish scrap dealer in Hartford. Later, the company became Gross Paper Co. before being sold in 1979.Folder also contains notes from the 2005 oral history interview...

Dates: undated; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1997

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford People files / Files: D-G

Haas, Hannah, February 3, 1976

File — Folder 3

Scope and Contents

Subjects covered in interview include: Family, Growing up Jewish in Hartford Jewish Community, Husband, Religious Organizations, Vacationing on the beach

Dates: February 3, 1976

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford People files / Files: H - Ke

Haas, Hannah_1976, Oral History, February 3, 1976

Item — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 124

Scope and Contents

Subjects covered in interview include: Family, Growing up Jewish in Hartford Jewish Community, Husband, Religious Organizations, Vacationing on the beach

Dates: February 3, 1976

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 1976

Hackel, Serene

Digital Record

Identifier: hackel, serene_2012

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Hackel, Serene

File — Folder 3

Scope and Contents

One 4x6 color photograph is of Serene Hackel. Rest of photos are of various objects inside her house, pieces of art made by her father, including a ceramic dish with the names of people he fought. January 18, 2012.

Topics discussed in interview: Father's (Johnnie Sheppard) career as a Prize fighter, his immigration to London from Roumania, then later to America via Canada, and his career as a furrier and an artist. Also includes her family history in New York and Connecticut.

Dates: 1960s-2020s