Farming: Livestock

Himmelstein, Rachel_1986,Oral History, February 14, 1986

Item — Box 21, Box: 385

Identifier: 385

Scope and Contents

This oral history details Rachel Himmelstein's experience growing up on a farm in Lebanon, CT, as well as teaching in a one room schoolhouse in that town and in Colchester.This oral history details Rachel Himmelstein's experience growing up on a farm in Lebanon, CT, as well as teaching in a one room schoolhouse in that town and in Colchester.

Dates: February 14, 1986

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 1986

Kashmann, Seymour

Digital Record

Identifier: kashmann, seymour_1972

Dates: March 22, 1972

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Kashmann, Seymour, March 22, 1972

File — Folder 3

Scope and Contents Topics of interview include life growing up in Hartford and in Jewish community, family grocery/meat business (did not sell kosher meat, eventually ate their own meat because it was better than the Kosher meat. Member at Temple Beth Israel. Married wife in Bridgeport with Rabbi Elkin and the rabbi his mother in law wanted. Active in Jewish organizatons in Hartford, including cemetary committee and was one of the incorporators of Mt. Sinai Hospital. Discussion of Jews in politics...

Dates: March 22, 1972

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford People files / Files: H - Ke / Kashmann Family

Kashmann, Seymour_1972, Oral History, March 22, 1972

Item — Box OHC-1, Box: 17, Box: 1

Identifier: 26

Abstract GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 26 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Seymour Kashmann Date of Interview: March 22, 1972 Occupation: Meat Market Owner Date of Birth: circa 1880 Place of Birth: Hartford, CT Transcript (yes/no): yes No. of Pages: 23Abstract: Mr. Kashmann’s father came to the U.S. from Germany before 1875. He was married in Hartford and had two sons and three daughters. In Germany he dealt in...

Dates: March 22, 1972

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 1972

Kleinman, Leo_2008, Oral History

Digital Record

Identifier: kleinman, leo_2008.doc

Dates: April 1, 2008

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Kleinman, Leo_2008, Oral History, April 1, 2008

File — Box 38, Box: 980

Identifier: 0014 001 001980

Scope and Contents

Subjects covered in interview are: Family history, parent’s immigrating to America from Russia, growing up in Hartford, childhood friend & actor Mike Kellin, baseball, education, newspaper route, career in accounting, famous people he interacted with (a pitcher for the Yankees for whom he did taxes, Angela Lansbury), home life, getting married, athletic coaching, children and their accomplishments, World War II.

Dates: April 1, 2008

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 2008

Lewis, Loreli

Digital Record

Identifier: lewis, loreli_1980

Dates: July 29, 1980

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Lewis, Loreli, July 29, 1980

File — Flat_file_folder 4

Scope and Contents

Folder contains: transcript of oral history interview, including subjects of jewish-gentile relations in pre-war Germany, world war 1, husband's dental practice in army.

Dates: July 29, 1980