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Series I: Tikvoh Chadoshoh Records & Manuscripts, A-R

Series II: Tikvoh Chadoshoh Records & Manuscripts,: S-Z

Summary Information

Repository

Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Title

Congregation Tikvoh Chadoshoh, Bloomfield (1939 - 2007 merger with B'nai Israel, New Britain and later, B'nai Sholom, Newington)

ID

Synagogue.0011.001.003a

Date [inclusive]

1939- present

Extent

1.0 Cubic feet

Language

Biographical/Historical

Biographical/Historical note In 1942 Rabbi Hans Bodenheimer and other German Holocaust survivors founded Congregation Tikvoh Chadoshoh “New Hope” in Hartford. After meeting in borrowed space for many years, the Congregation’s first building was dedicated in 1956. In 1971, following a series of anti-Semitic acts in Hartford, the congregation built a new synagogue in Bloomfield. Rabbi Bodenheimer served as spiritual leader of the Congregation until his retirement.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents note This is a small collection consisting of minutes from the 1960s through 1980s, scrapbooks and a handful of other materials. Several scrapbooks, compiled and donated by Gloria Bein are included. Due to serious deterioration, these scrapbooks have been photocopied onto plain paper. Box 1: A-R Anniversaries/20th, 1961 Anniversaries/25th, 1966 Anniversaries/35th, 1977 Anniversaries/40th, 1981 Anniversaries/45th, 1987 Anniversaries/50th, 1992 Awards/Jewish Writing Awards for children Board of directors/Members Board of Directors/Minutes, 1960s Board of Directors/Minutes, 1970s Board of Directors/Minutes, 1970s-1980s Board of Directors/Minutes, 1980s-1990s Buildings/25 Cornwall Street, 1956 Buildings/18 Still Road, 1971 Education/Graduations and Confirmations Education/ School Activities Fundraising Historical Highlights Holocaust Commemorations, 1940s-2000s Holocaust Commemorations/Kristallnacht Members and Membership Music, Choir, and Cantorial Programs New Americans/Soviet Jews, Newsletters Newspaper clippings Miscellaneous Rabbis Rabbis/Bodenheimer see also Bodenheimer Collection Rabbis/Fish, Joseph M. “Ron” Rabbis/Kaplan, Larry G. Ritual Matters and Shabbat Events Box 2: S-Z 1.Scrapbook, 1930s-1980s 2.Scrapbook, 1980s-1990s 3.Scrapbook, 1980s-1990s 4. Scrapbook, 1980s-1990s Sisterhood

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Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT, 06117
860-727-6171
ekafer@jewishhartford.org

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