Nazi concentration camps

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Mutiple newspaper clippings from the Hartford Courant and Jewish Ledger, about Nazi war criminals and trials.

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This file contains information on Fred and Regina Jacobs's experience in the Holocaust, including surviving Auschwitz. In addition, the articles discuss their dry cleaning business of 34 years.

This interview discusses Fred and Regina Jacobs and their experience coming to Hartford after surviving the Holocaust.

Scope and Contents This interview documents Margaret Kahn's experience of the Holocaust, as well as her understanding of herself as a result of the hardships of her childhood. Until Hitler rose to power, she states that she had a secure middle class upbringing in a home that did not keep kosher. Once she was forced to attend Jewish parochial schools once Jews were banned from German schools, this became an issue since it meant she had to watch what she brought for lunch. She made a friend there that helped...

Scope and Contents Joza Karas experienced WW2 who is known for his written work, "Music in Terezin 1941-1945". A violinist and instructor of music at the Hartt School, Mr. Karas was raised in Poland, raised in Chechoslovakia. Newspaper clippings from; Bloomfeild Journal, Jewish Ledger, and Hartford Courant, discussing Mr. Karas' biography, community works, and the music from Terezin. This folder includes a musical program to the Hartford Symphony Orchestra presenting "Brundibar". Also, two photocopies of...

Scope and Contents This file contains two biographical essays describing Edith and Harry Kinas' Holocaust experiences as told by their daughter Barbara Sperber. One centers on her mother's experiences while the other focuses on her father.The accounts detail how Edith and Harry met after escaping the ghetto and going into hiding together. They fell in love and got married even though Harry was 11 years older than Edith. Harry may also have been a part of the resistance efforts, sneaking...