Businesses & Professions -- Professor

Scope and Contents Related to Rome Family on mother's side.The interview covers Renee's time spent in Connecticut and Hartford, though originally from Baltimore, MD, where she returned after her husband Gilbert's death. Particular emphasis on role in the Yeshiva of Hartford, as well as other community members involved in the Yeshiva. Also participated in musical activities, composing cantatas for Emanuel Choaraleers. Sister in law to Irene Kahn Berkman of the Hartt School.Came to...

Scope and Contents Related to Rome Family on mother's side.The interview covers Renee's time spent in Connecticut and Hartford, though originally from Baltimore, MD, where she returned after her husband Gilbert's death. Particular emphasis on role in the Yeshiva of Hartford, as well as other community members involved in the Yeshiva. Also participated in musical activities, composing cantatas for Emanuel Choaraleers. Sister in law to Irene Kahn Berkman of the Hartt School.Came to...

Interview This interview covers Truda Kaschmann's life growing up in Germany, her family's departure upon the Nazi rise to power, and settling into America in both Boston and Hartford. In Hartford, she taught dance to support her family (including her parents and in-laws who came from Germany in 1936). She taught at the Hartford Conservatory starting in 1935 and at the Hartford School for Women starting in 1940. As of the 1982 interview, she was still teaching. Was on many school's dance faculty (Miss...

Scope and Contents This interview covers Truda Kaschmann's life growing up in Germany, her family's departure upon the Nazi rise to power, and settling into America in both Boston and Hartford. In Hartford, she taught dance to support her family (including her parents and in-laws who came from Germany in 1936). She taught at the Hartford Conservatory starting in 1935 and at the Hartford School for Women starting in 1940. As of the 1982 interview, she was still teaching. Was on many school's dance faculty (Miss...

Scope and Contents File contains information on the projects undertaken by the Kassows through Trinity College and the Hillel group, including working with Ugandan (Abayudaya) Jews. Samuel is a Trinity grad, as well as the child of Holocaust survivors. Many of the articles discuss Samuel's academic work and lectures, particularly his study of Easter European/Polish/Russian Jews and his book on the Warsaw Archives, "Who Will Write Our History?".The file also contains information on Lisa Pleskow...

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This file contains various items, motsly articles, describing the lives and activities of various members of the Keller family. Most articles forcus on their careers, though their personal lives are touched upon.

See biographical note for more information.

Scope and Contents Most of these articles are editorials written by Dr. Ronald Kiener or Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener, though some are pieces about them. Cohen-Kiener wrote several pieces about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and environmental issues. Robert Kiener discusses various Middle Eastern conflicts as well as anti-Semitic incidents/lectures at Trinity. The Save the Date card is for a Shabbat Vayikra program at Camp Jewell organized in part by Andrea Cohen-Kiener through Synagogue Consulting...

Scope and Contents Many of the items document the Klau’s family’s involvement in Zionism, especially Joseph and Sadie, as well as other community organizations. There are also JHSGH information, including a bulletin with Judge Klau’s obituary and information about oral history programs (Either featuring Sadie or Judge Joseph as interviewee or interviewer). There is a lot of material on Judge Klau, including a letter written by his sister to JHSGH with biographical information and information on his parents....

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The file has a number of articles which mainly focus on Komisar’s academic career and work in the field of psychology, particularly at the University of Hartford. His service in World War II is touched upon briefly. The obituaries elaborate on his professional career, his service in World War II, and his family.