This folder contains several newspaper articles related to Holocaust commemorations throughout the 1970's. Includes several group photos of important figureheads in the Jewish community.
Holocaust, 1937-200812.0 Linear feet Paper format: 7 document boxes and 1 box of photographs
Abstract Or Scope
The Holocaust collection consists of personal testimonies, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and photographs. Most of the material focuses on the experiences of survivors and witnesses who settled in the Greater Hartford area. Some material is related to national and international Holocaust studies and commemorations. The most significant portion of the collection consists of audio and videotaped interviews of local Holocaust survivors.
Hartford Courant article (5-28/1996) featuring story of Helen Kopman of Manchester and her perspectives on the relation of Bosnian war crimes trials to the Nuremberg Trials.
Hartford Courant 10/23/1995 obituary of Leonard Merin. Additionally, a Jewish Ledger article (8/13/1987) featuring David Merin's and Helen Kopman's recollections of the World Gathering of Holocaust Survivors in Jerusalem.