In February 1910, a group of 35 women met in the vestry of the Charter Oak Temple to organize the Hartford chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women. The national organization, founded in 1893 by American-born German Jews, focused on improving the social welfare, health care, and Americanization ofRead More →
This lesson is part of the “Learning Through Places” project of Where I Live Connecticut, a social studies resource for 3-4 grades. It highlights the Himmelstein family farm in Lebanon, Connecticut, which has been farmed by three generations. It started with Louis and Doris Himmelstein, Jewish immigrants who purchased theRead More →
One of the most influential politicians to emerge from Hartford’s immigrant East Side, Herman Koppelmann was elected to Hartford’s City Council in 1903, and went to serve in the Connecticut General Assembly, the State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first Jewish person from Connecticut electedRead More →