Jewish Organizations
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 106 Collections and/or Records:
Hoffenberg, Samuel, 1968 - 1978
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
These interviews cover much of the same material, focusing on Hartford's Jewish community in the early 1900s.
Dates:
1968 - 1978
Hoffenberg, Samuel_1978, Oral History, March 12, 1978
Item — Box 10, Box: unknown container
Identifier: 179
Abstract
JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD
ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 179
No. of Tapes:
Name of Interviewee: Samuel Hoffenberg
Date of Interview:
Occupation:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Transcript (yes/no): Yes
No. of Pages: 26Abstract:
This interview is designed to bring up to date information obtained in a previous interview of 9/9/68.
Mr. Hoffenberg stated that Chesed Emes, now known as the Hebrew Funeral Home, had existed in the early 1900s. A...
Dates:
March 12, 1978
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
File
Identifier: M 3
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities, staff, and committees of the Jewish Federation from its founding to the present day. The collection covers a wide range of Federation activities, especially annual campaigns and special campaigns. The Federation photograph collection consists of both professional shots, most of which are black and white, and many snapshots. Although the majority of photos commemorate fund-raising events and other formal occasions, many document actual projects...
Dates:
1866 - 2012
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: M 5
Katz, Abraham and Ida (Farber), August 26, 1974
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
This file contains two seperate oral history interviews, both conducted on the same day. One is with Abraham Katz, the other is with his wife Ida.Topics covered in Abraham Katz's interview:
Growing up (Orthodox) Jewish in Hartford, regular and Jewish education, keeping kosher, time at Hartford Public High, going to Yale when very few Jews could (some undergrad, special degree to Law school), helped getting Jews into the YMCA, changing Hartford after war/people moving out,...
Dates:
August 26, 1974
Katz, Abraham_1974, Oral History, August 26, 1974
Item — Box OHC-4, Box: 8, Box: 1
Identifier: 76
Abstract
GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 76
No. of Tapes:
Name of Interviewee: Katz, Abraham
Date of Interview: August 16, 1974
Occupation: Lawyer
Date of Birth: January 2, 1892
Place of Birth: Hartford, CT
Transcript (yes/no): yes
No. of Pages: 18Abstract: Mr. Katz attended the Brown School through first grade and then transferred to the Second North School. He continued on to Hartford Public High School, graduating in...
Dates:
August 26, 1974