Businesses & Professions -- Builders

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Folder contains a series of newspaper articles and correspondences pertaining to Rabbi Charles Batt's contributions to the Jewish community in Hartford. File includes photographs.

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Contains newspaper articles and obituaries from The Hartford Courant and the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. Includes a note to see, for more information, Individuals & Families Vertical File/Savin Family.

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These interviews cover much of the same material, focusing on Hartford's Jewish community in the early 1900s.

Abstract JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 179 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Samuel Hoffenberg Date of Interview: Occupation: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of Pages: 26Abstract: This interview is designed to bring up to date information obtained in a previous interview of 9/9/68. Mr. Hoffenberg stated that Chesed Emes, now known as the Hebrew Funeral Home, had existed in the early 1900s. A...

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The interview consists of Sue Huetensky's reflections on her childhood growing up in Hartford (including getting penny candy withher siblings and playing) as well as her life in 2008. She touches on her father's career as a builder, her family's observance of Passover/going to synagogue. Also touches on experience during both World Wars.

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The interview consists of Sue Huetensky's reflections on her childhood growing up in Hartford (including getting penny candy with her siblings and playing) as well as her life in 2008. She touches on her father's career as a builder, her family's observance of Passover/going to synagogue. Also touches on experience during both World Wars.

Scope and Contents Sadie Klau reflects on her childhood and young adult years growing up in Hartford. She talks about her parents and family’s life in Russia before they immigrated to Hartford when she was an infant. She also speaks about the roll of Yiddish in the immigration/assimilation process, how her grandmother was much more observant than the rest of her family, shared memories with Emma Cohen about their school days, meeting her husband Judge Joseph Klau, her time at Connecticut State Agricultural...