Jewish Family Services
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:
Catler, Marvin, 2012
File — Folder Catler/Case
Scope and Contents
Folder contains: oral history transcript
Dates:
2012
Catler, Marvin, 2004
File — Folder Catler/Case
Scope and Contents
Full copy of transcript No other personal information besides brief biographical page (missing)
Dates:
2004
Civic Activities/ Miscellaneous
File — Box 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contents by Series Folders:Hirshberg, Manel and Beatrice/ Charitable ActivitiesHirshberg, Manel and Beatrice/ Children (Elena, Nancy)Hirshberg, Manel and Beatrice/ Correspondence (Ribicoff letters)Hirshberg, Manel and Beatrice/ Financial RecordsHirshberg, Manel and Beatrice/ MiscellaneousHirshberg, Manel and Beatrice/ TravelHirshberg, Manel and Beatrice/ WeddingHirshberg, Beatrice/ Biographical...
Dates:
1924 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1951 - 1961
Cohn, Yale and Rita, 1963 - 1999
File — Flat_file_folder 1
Scope and Contents
Minimal information about Yale - only what is received through his obituary Rita had an impressive career as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal Her oral history highlights some challenges she faced over 35 years in education
Dates:
1963 - 1999
Danaher, Anne, November 8, 2017
File — Box 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains oral history interviews with rabbis in the Greater Hartford area on cassette tape as well as detailed abstracts of the interviews.
Dates:
November 8, 2017
Dr. Manuel and Beatrice Hirshberg
Collection
Identifier: 0012-003-008f
Abstract
Dr. Manuel Hirshberg (1903-1985) was a pediatrician and epidemiologist in Bloomfield. He was also the physician to the Bloomfield Public Schools. He served as president of Mt. Sinai Hospital. His wife Beatrice (1906-1997) was a social worker and was very active in local charities, especially those for children. This collection would not directly serve as a research topic, but some of its materials could be useful supporting material for a study of the roles of women in the 20th...
Dates:
1924 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1951 - 1961
Dr. Meyer Delott Garber
Collection
Identifier: 0012-002-008e
Abstract
Dr. Meyer Delott Garber (1908-1991) was for several decades one of Hartford's leaders in promoting interracial and intercultural understanding. Through both his professional and civic activities, Garber worked tirelessly for the reduction of "intergroup tensions" both locally and nationally.Garber received a B.A. from Stanford University, a B.E. from Teachers' College of Connecticut, an M.A. from the University of Connecticut, and his PhD from Yale. Garber spent much...
Dates:
1908 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1941 - 1960
Fishman, Robert, January 11, 2000
File — Box 1
Interview
[Possibly a handwritten abstract but handwriting is messy and often difficult to read]Activism on behalf of Soviet Jews in Maryland and Hartford, helped get Hartford into this activism and interested in helping resettle Soviet refugees in Hartford. Tricky dynamics between some activists and the early immigrants-some activists only wanted them to go to Israel/didn’t like that they would not demonstrate, but they were afraid for their families. Trip to USR to meet refuseniks....
Dates:
January 11, 2000