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Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:

Kantrowitz, Gussie_1968, Oral History, October, 1968

 Item — Box OHC-1, Box: 3, Box: 1
Identifier: 5
Abstract GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 5 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Gussie Kantrowitz (Mrs. Samuel) Date of Interview: October, 1968 Occupation: Homemaker Date of Birth: Circa 1895 Place of Birth: Russia Transcript (yes/no): yes No. of Pages: 13Abstract: Mrs. Kantrowitz came to America at the age of 10 and with her parents settled on a farm in Willimantic, CT. She married at age 17 and moved to Hartford where her...
Dates: October, 1968
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 1968

Kantrowitz, Samuel

 Digital Record
Identifier: kantrowitz, samuel_1968
Dates: October, 1968
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Kantrowitz, Samuel, October, 1968

 File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Sam Kantrowitz discusses his immigration from Russia first to New York then to Hartford to join his sister. He left because of violence and pogroms. He became a furrier, which had been his family's trade in Russia and was the owner of Connecticut Furriers into the 1960s. He met his wife Gussie in 1910 and they married in 1912.

Dates: October, 1968
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford People files / Files: H - Ke

Kantrowitz, Samuel_1968/10, Oral History

 Digital Record
Identifier: kantrowitz, s
Dates: 1968
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Kantrowitz, Samuel_1968/10, Oral History

 Digital Record
Identifier: kantrowitz, sam_1968
Dates: 1968 - 1968
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Kantrowitz, Samuel_1968/10, Oral History, October, 1968

 Item — Box OHC-1, Box: 3, Box: 2
Identifier: 6
Abstract GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 6 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Samuel Kantrowitz Date of Interview: October 1968 Occupation: Furrier Date of Birth: Circa 1897 Place of Birth: Pinsk, Lithuania Transcript (yes/no): yes No. of Pages: 8Abstract: Mr. Kantrowitz has been in the furrier business known as Connecticut Furriers for 50 years in partnership with Israel Neiditch. He came to America in 1906 at age 17...
Dates: October, 1968
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 1968

Kaplan, Louis “Kid”, 1925 - 2011

 File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents This file covers Louis "Kid" Kaplan's career as a featherwieght boxer as well as his inuction into several halls of fame including the JHSGH Sports Hall of Fame. Kaplan took up fighting in Russia as a boy to defend himself because he was so small and poor (his father was in the junk business and Louis peddled various items), and continuted when his family moved to Meriden, CT when he was 19. His young age led to his nickname "Kid". He became the featherweight champion on January 2, 1925 when...
Dates: 1925 - 2011
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford People files / Files: H - Ke

Kaplan, Vladimir_1998, Oral History, August 20, 1998

 Item — Box 33, Box: 708
Identifier: 708
Scope and Contents

Interview focuses on Kaplan's experiences as a Soviet soldier during World War II as well as his career after the war, commenting on the ways in which anti-semitism impacted his life.

Dates: August 20, 1998
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 1998

Kaplan, Vladimir_1999, Oral History, November 9, 1999

 File — Box 34, Box: 744
Identifier: 0014 001 001744
Scope and Contents

Interview clarifies some points of 1998 interview, focusing on Kaplan's war experience and his experience in the Russian educational system. The transcript is not complete as the tape ended abruptly.

Dates: November 9, 1999
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 1999

Karpman

 Digital Record
Identifier: karpman family history
Dates: Unknown
Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

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