Sports -- Track

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Subjects of interview include: early life in Hartford; father's carpentry business; immigration of parents from Russia; ethnic makeup of Hartford's North End prior to it becoming a predominantly Jewish area; Influx of Jews into north end; work as salesman and Hartford Board of Ed member; local politics; soliciting help from the WPA; acting as Director of Plant Operations for board of ed; wife's teaching career.

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Subjects include: glass business; building houses in Harftord and West Hartford; short military service; ethnic mix of neighborhoods

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Contents of folder include: Invitation to ninth annual induction ceremony for sports hall of fame; corresnpondence; handwritten data sheet; photocopy of data sheet; 4 copes of short biography about Ms. Paul's sports career; handwritten notes

Abstract The JHSGH has had a long time interest in the history of Jews in sports. This collection consists of memorabilia, newspaper clippings, and other material related to the athletic achievements of local Jewish Athletes. Baseball Baseball/B’Nai B’rith Little League Cohen, Rubin family collection of newspapers clippings and other memorabilia Basketball Golf Gymnastics Hockey Jewish Athletic Club, 1940s, membership consisted of German Jewish Refugees and Holocaust...