Trinity Hillel

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Topics covered in this interview include: B'nai Brith, Ararat Lodge, Jewish community (relations with German vs. Russian Jews, Jewish education, Jewish students at UCONN and Trinity (Hillel), family history, Great Depression, World War II, Hartford Circus Fire & death of his daughter Shirley and a nephew in it, adoption, politics, flood of 1955, antisemitism, McCarthy Era and it's effects on local Jews, Jewish women, Jewish humor/entertaining.

Scope and Contents Topics covered in this interview include: Growing up Jewish in Hartford, Working organizations, collecting money, B'nai Brith, Ararat Lodge, Jewish community (relations with German vs. Russian Jews, Jewish education, Jewish students at UCONN and Trinity (Hillel), family history, Great Depression, Home during World War II, son in navy, Hartford Circus Fire & death of his daughter Shirley and a nephew in it, adoption, politics, flood of 1955, antisemitism, McCarthy Era and it's effects on...

Scope and Contents Folder contains: One newspaper article about Sam Laden; One newpaper article about Nelson Lassiter, Jr; One newpaper article about Dr. Douglas M. Lawson; One newpaper article about Rabbi Gary Lavit; One newpaper article about Dr. Rene Lerer; One newpaper article about Madelon Arla Levine; One newspaper article about Marc Nathaniel Levine; One newspaper article about Gretchen Levitz; One obituary for Edith "Cookie" Libbin; One newspaper article about Hannah Libman; One newspaper article about...

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Subjects of interview include: early life in Hartford; father's shoe business; Jewish education; fundraising for Jewish Federation; Trinity Hillel house

Scope and Contents From the File: M 11 Collection on Jewish Education in Greater Hartford is an articial collection consisting of various donations over the years. The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford holds a small amount of material related to the education of local Jewish students in the public schools and in institutions of higher learning. The society has greater holdings related specifically to Jewish education as described below. Public school education at the elementary and secondary level is also...

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Folder contains: news clippings; correspondence; Human Relations Award Reception program; photocopies of news clipipngs; oral history transcript ( 2 copies); release form