Germany

Scope and Contents From the File:

Numerous newspaper clippings are scattered and cover many topics related to his life and his role as a Rabbi in the West Hartford and Hartford communities Hardcopies of two oral history interviews: June 5, 1972 and April 10, 1980

Scope and Contents

German Christmas poster talking about a sale from November 29 to December 20th. Title in German, "grosser weihnachts-verkaui" translted it means "Big Christmas Sale." Lists various clothing items on sale.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Goldstein was well known as a public speaker and writer, but relatively few examples of his skill exist in English in this collection. Perhaps 40% of this collection is in Yiddish, including most of the examples of Goldstein's writing abilities. The collection gives a behind-the-scenes look at various internal policy issues that occasionally gripped the ZOA and other major organizations. As a friend of national figures and a man trusted for his integrity, Goldstein was privy to some of...

Scope and Contents

Neuremberg Trial program.

Scope and Contents

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.

Scope and Contents Subjects of interview include: Mother's family/parents history in Europe/Connecticut, particularly their involvement in Yiddish Theater and socialism. Father worked as a Tailor/Furrier. She also discusses her childhood growing up in Hartford. Husbands, married twice, Children File contains various poems and short stories written by Doris Hurwitz, as well as a Yiddish poem by her mother. Also are several newspaper articles, including on where Doris models chicken soup, as well as...

Abstract GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 80 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Doris Hurwitz (Mrs. James) Date of Interview: Oct. 29,1974 Occupation: Date of Birth: Dec. 13,1902 Place of Birth: Hartford, Ct. Transcript (yes/no): yes No. of Pages: 38Abstract: A native of Hartford, Mrs. Hurwitz has written books about her childhood life in Hartford and is presently writing a book about her parents. Her father, whose original name was...

Scope and Contents

This interview focuses on Hurwitz's time in the Korean War as well as his involvementin the Hartford Jewish community and the Federation.