Manchester, CT

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This interview discusses the involvement of Ruth and Ron Jacobs in the Jewish community.

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5x7 black and white portrait of Deanne Katz, Co-chairperson, Manchester Camp[aign?], 1983. Photo by Roger V. Dollarhide.

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5x7 black and white photograph of Hank Katz, Co-chairperson, Manchester campaign, 1983. Photo by Roger V. Dollarhide.

Scope and Contents Many of the items document the Klau’s family’s involvement in Zionism, especially Joseph and Sadie, as well as other community organizations. There are also JHSGH information, including a bulletin with Judge Klau’s obituary and information about oral history programs (Either featuring Sadie or Judge Joseph as interviewee or interviewer). There is a lot of material on Judge Klau, including a letter written by his sister to JHSGH with biographical information and information on his parents....

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This file contains family history information for the Kleinman family as well as several articles on Daniel and Dr. Edward Kleinman and their professional/civic lives and their connection to Israel. Also obituaries for Albert M. Kleinman, Benjamin M. Kleinman, and Estelle (Fox) Kleinman.

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Jewish Ledger newspaper clipping by Berthold Gaster (10/04/1990) featuring story of Eva and Martin Libitzky of Manchester traveling to Poland to visit Holocaust sites.

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Folder contains: 1 news clipping.

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Subjects of interview include: growing up Jewish in Hartford; ethnic makeup of Hartford's South End; George's service as an attorney at law in World War II; father's grocery business; struggles to have children; activities in Keney Park; working at Pratt and Whitney during the war; the Jewish community in Manchester; local and regional politics; the great depression.