Businesses -- Advertising

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Presents information connecting David J. Burman to his wife's grandfather, Rabbi Israel Goldfarb Presents an image of the family as a whole although information could easily be separated into two separate groupings - one for Rabbi Israel Goldfarb and one for David J. Burman (including the information about his wife Luise)

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Contains newspaper articles from The Hartford Courant and the Connecticut Jewish Ledger featuring stories on Jerome Lowengard.

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One 3x5 black and white photograph of Alexander "Al" Cohen at right working on the radio WTHT. Became a marketing person for ads for radio stations in Hartford. Very active in radio history in Hartford.

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Folder contains a biographical sketch written by Cohen documenting his childhood growing up in Glastonbury and Hartford and his work in radio and advertising in the Hartford area. There also is a newspaper article covering his career and a photocopy of a photo which is filed with the photographs.

The folder also contains two obituaries, one for Alexander's brother Edward Cohen and one for Alexander.

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Active in marketing/advertising No other real information about family life

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Photocopy of obituary - best known as a shoman and staff member for work with the Bushnell Memorial Hall and other theaters in Hartford

People File This file contains the oral history interview release form from the 2003 interview, signed about a month after it took place. There is also a partial transcript from the 1997 interview (see corresponding Scope & Contents for more information) as well as a photocopied newspaper article about Kaufman's participation in an oratory competition sponsored by the Aleph Zadik Aleph organization. There are also two photocopied photographs of Leo Kaufman in various clubs at Weaver High as listed...

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Topics covered in this interview include: Growing up in Springfield, parent's immigration, family, employment in Hartford area, service in World War II and veterans organizations, advertising agency.

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Subjects of interview include: Music career; experience at UCONN; involvement with advertising; family success with patents, Initial Public Offerings, and stock market; career of children; recommendation not to get into the business of professional music playing; activity with Rotary Club and Shriners.