Palestine

Hurwitz, Joe_2008, Oral History

Digital Record

Identifier: hurwitz, joseph_2008

Dates: March 4, 2008

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Hurwitz, Joe_2008, Oral History, March 4, 2008

File — Box 38, Box: 973

Identifier: 0014 001 001973

Scope and Contents

This interview focuses on Joe's grandfather Rabbi Isaac Hurewitz (also spelled Hurwitz), an early leader of the Hartford Jewish community. He also reflects on life growing up in Hartford, particuialrly focusing on Keney Park. He also touches on his war service in Korea and that of some of his other family members.

The interview is somewhat disjointed and repetitious, in part because of the way it was transcribed, but also because Hurwitz started repeating himself.

Dates: March 4, 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

Hurwitz, Joseph, 1955 - 2008

File — Folder 3

Scope and Contents The 2004 interview focuses on Hurwitz's time in the Korean War as well as his involvement in the Hartford Jewish community and the Federation. The additional materials in the file speak to these topics and well.The topics covered in the 2006 interview include: Family history/his children. His childhood growing up Jewish in Hartford. His grandfather Rabbi Isaac Hurwitz (Hurewitz). his Bar Mitzvah at the Emanuel in Hartford. Zionism in Connecticut. Emanuel renting out space in...

Dates: 1955 - 2008

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

Hurwitz, Joseph_2006

Digital Record

Identifier: hurwitz, joseph_2006

Dates: 1955 - 2008

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Hyman, Louis, October, 1968

File — Folder 3

Scope and Contents This interview covers Hyman's life as a weaver in Shisluwitz(?) and Bialystock, his immigration to join his parents in North Daktota, and his move to Hartford to join his wife's family who settled there. He also discusses his involvement in peddling and wholesaling, as well as his participation in the Jewish community at the Garden Street Synogogue and through oxies. His parents made Aliyah sometime before 1914, fulfilling the dream they had when Hyman's father initially left Europe....

Dates: October, 1968

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

Hyman, Louis_1968, Oral History, October, 1968

Item — Box OHC-1, Box: 12, Box: 1-2

Identifier: 19

Scope and Contents This interview covers Hyman's life as a weaver in Shisluwitz(?) and Bialystock, his immigration to join his parents in North Daktota, and his move to Hartford to join his wife's family who settled there. He also discusses his involvement in peddling and wholesaling, as well as his participation in the Jewish community at the Garden Street Synogogue and through oxies. His parents made Aliyah sometime before 1914, fulfilling the dream they had when Hyman's father initially left Europe....

Dates: October, 1968

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection / SERIES 1: Interview recordings and transcripts / 1968

Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Oral History Collection

Collection

Identifier: M 5

Dates: 1968 - 2018

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Juster, Morris, see also Herzl, Agudas Achim, 1898 - 1998

File — Folder 3

Scope and Contents

Most of the materials in this file relates to Juster's work with the Jewish National Fund. Also enclosed is a copy of a responce Juster got from writing to Theodore Herzl about wanting to go to Palestine. The letter has been translated into English.

Also included is a biographical sketch provided by one of Juster's grandchildren on her family history, particularly in Palestine/Israel and Romania.

Dates: 1898 - 1998