Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut (JFACT)

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Many documents focus on his publication of his father's letters. His father wrote a number of letters home while serving as one of the lead prosecutors in the Nuremberg Trials. Other documents spotlight the Jewish communities' fondness for Senator Dodd and the work he did to protect interests close to the Jewish communities

Interview [Possibly a handwritten abstract but handwriting is messy and often difficult to read]Activism on behalf of Soviet Jews in Maryland and Hartford, helped get Hartford into this activism and interested in helping resettle Soviet refugees in Hartford. Tricky dynamics between some activists and the early immigrants-some activists only wanted them to go to Israel/didn’t like that they would not demonstrate, but they were afraid for their families. Trip to USR to meet refuseniks....

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Focuses on Robert's lengthy involvement in the Jewish community of the Greater Hartford area

Interview [Written abstract in the folder but handwriting is messy and often difficult to read.]Activism on behalf of Soviet Jews in Maryland and Hartford, helped get Hartford into this activism and interested in helping resettle Soviet refugees in Hartford. Tricky dynamics between some activists and the early immigrants-some activists only wanted them to go to Israel/didn’t like that they would not demonstrate, but they were afraid for their families. Trip to USR to meet refuseniks....

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Discusses Robert's life in the Jewish community of West Hartford and the role he played in the Federation

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This file contains information on Fred and Regina Jacobs's experience in the Holocaust, including surviving Auschwitz. In addition, the articles discuss their dry cleaning business of 34 years.

This interview discusses Fred and Regina Jacobs and their experience coming to Hartford after surviving the Holocaust.