| Unboxed |
| Shofar picture |
| Child's tallit |
| Tzedakah boxes/ Yeshiva of Hartford donate by Ida Ginsberg |
| Tzedakah boxes/ Palestine Orphanage donate by Edna Shain Farber |
| South end Hebrew women’s Talmud torah |
| B'nai Brith Ararat Lodge cup dated |
| Kiddush cup from J. Koplowitz golden wedding |
| 2 High Holiday, Rosh Hashanah, pictures donated b Irene Tabatsky |
| Haggadah, c. 1896, donated by Hebrew Home |
| 1 Wedgwood (light blue) covered candy dish |
| 1 teapot with sugar and creamer |
| 3 prayer books for World War II Servicemen |
| Wooden nickel |
| Jewish War rally Banner, 1918 |
| Red cross book donor's card, 1942 |
| Max Yaffe award ad booklet, moved to JWV artifact box |
| Israeli key ring |
| Oil lamp |
| Pitcher from Israel |
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| Army Uniforms |
| Midrasha banner and two t-shirts |
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| Badges, Pins, Buttons, Medals & Ribbons |
| Army uniform worn and donated by Muriel Phillips Engleman |
| Agudas Achim medals (2) |
| Brown School lapel pin, 1915 (belonged to North, Rose Rater - mother of Paula Smith) |
| Charter Oak enamel pin (donated by H. Funkenstein) |
| Council of Jewish Women button |
| Dedication ribbon of Buckley Bridge 1908 with gold-plated medallion, (donated by Selma Schwartz) |
| Emanuel Synagogue Religious School Award pin |
| Florence Nightingale club pin, c. 1930 |
| Free Soviet Jews button |
| Greater Hartford Baseball League 1974, 1976 buttons (2) |
| Hebrew Home & Hospital Large Button Pin ("Love is Ageless") |
| Hebrew Home & Hospital Large Button Pin, 1986 Groundbreaking (w/ green ribbon) |
| Hebrew Home & Hospital Small Button Pin, (teal blue, "Keep the Promise" -- created for Abrahms Blvd. facility fundraising) |
| Health Commisioner Badge 1920-1923 (belonged to Kashman, Benjamin) |
| Hartford Alderman Third Ward badge (belonged to Ellis, Robert I.) |
| Israel Independence, 30th Anniversary button, 1978, (donated by Phyllis Wachspress) |
| Jewish National Fund Button 1920s, w/ light blue and white ribbon |
| John Hay Lodge Medal, 1906 [see Artifacts/Organizations box for accompanied certifiicates) |
| Kone, Samuel Medals (5) and Ribbons (2) -- (inc. Jewish Consumptives Relief Society, Knignts of Pythias, Independent Order of B'rith Abraham) |
| Life Member Hartford Yeshiva lapel/hat pin, 1990s |
| Military Census, 1917 Badge with Ribbon (Local Board, 3rd District) |
| Mount Sinai Hospical Auxiliary lapel pin |
| Municipal Celebration, 1919 Committee Badge w/ ribbon (red, white, blue) |
| Retired Policeman badge Hartford, 1950 (belonged to Beizer, Jacob) |
| Square dancing badge belonging to Lillian and Vic Harriet |
| Star of David button |
| Yale button, 1933 (belonged to Vic Harris) |
| Joint Distribution Committee Conference, Philadelphia, 1925 (belonged to J. Hoffenberg) |
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| Businesses Artifacts |
| Children's curlers made from scups of leather by farmer in Colchester for extra income |
| Crown Market bottle caps (2) |
| Davidson and Leventhal (D & L) charge card (Mrs. Edward Lotstein) |
| Davidson and Leventhal (D & L) plastic shopping bag (blue and gray 17" x 13") |
| Farmer's Egg Scale, 1930's? |
| Finkelstein's Shoe Store - Shoe horn c. 1915 (donated by Ada and Jennie Wald) |
| G. Fox gift box (9 1/2" x 9 1/2", red) |
| G. Fox gift box (17" x 13", mauve) |
| G. Fox gift box (6" x 6" x 2", ivory with G. Fox lettering in script) |
| G. Fox merchandise (Hane's pantyhose in new packaging with labeled price) |
| G. Fox paper bag (9 1/2" x 7 1/2", mauve) |
| G. Fox price tags |
| Haddad's Linen Store receipt (1920s) with G. Fox tag affixed |
| Kashmann's promotional items -- button advertisement, hearts |
| Kashmann's wooden pictoral advertisement plague (donated by Marjorie Walton) |
L.B. Haas & Company (tobacco) medallion commemorating business 1855-1953 |
| Marlow's Inc. 50th Anniversary pot holder (gold with lettering) |
| Marlow's Inc. Shopping bag (white with red lettering "Marlow for Everything") |
| Miss Chocolate Fundraising - Barton's for Passover pens (3 pens) |
| Peddler license 1915, donate by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Paul |
| Peddler license badge, NYC #19772 (belonging to Jack Paul's father) |
| Savitt shopping bag, large with red and yellow lettering - "POMG" |
| Tailor's Thimble c.1850 |
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| Wedding Dresses |
| Bertha Seide Cohan's wedding dress |
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| Ceramic and Glass |
| Title & Rich Fashion Shop cloth pictograph mounted on wooden plaque |
| Afula Municipality, Israel china plate, |
| Advertising plates (2) of Nathan Baggish bakery c. 1915, (donated by Mrs. Morris Weiss) |
| Ceramic mugs (w/ broken handles and designations) (donated by daughters of Joseph B. and Lizzie Yael) |
| Commemorative plate, 20th anniversary of Rabbi P. Lazowsky, 1974 |
| Promotional Mug "Smirnoff mule", (copper-plated) |
| Shaving Mug/ Samuel Hartman |
| Shaving Mug/ Isaac Kashman |
| Silver Loving Cup, 1923 (YMHA to Daniel C. Melrose) |
| Wine Decanters (3, clear glass) |
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| Desk Embossers, Seals, and Offical Stamps |
| Sabbat plates, decorative [1 ceramic, metal/enamel plated] |
| Ados Israel, 1917 |
| Aladdin Shop -- office stamps from c. 1930 (donated by Emma Cohen) |
| Hebrew Ladies Free Loan Association office stamp c. 1900 (donated by Rabbi Avigdor) |
| New Britain federation Seal |
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| Fox Family/Lewis Fox |
| Shoor foundation seal |
| American Flags (2) |
| Award plates dedicated to Lewis Fox (3) |
| Bible |
| Black and orange knit tie (Princeton related) |
| Brass and enamel breast plate for Torah scroll |
| Cap with initials "A.H.C." (Asylum Hill Cadets) |
| Ceremonial hood and gown worn by Lewis Fox at reception of honorary doctoral degree |
| Felt armband with initials "NWS" (Noah Webster School) |
| Four pennnants labeled: Camp Greylock, Clio, Camp Wigwam, and Princeton |
| Honor Society plaque awarded to Beatrice Auerbach |
| H.P.H.S. Yearbook, 1977 |
| Large felt banner labeled "Princeton 1926" |
| Leather three-ring binder |
| Music book of Miriam Stern Fox |
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| Garments & Fashion Accessories |
| Sewing kit of Miriam Stern Fox |
| Feather used by Sophie Tucker |
| Annie fisher purse fan and handkerchief case donated by Mr. and Mrs. R. Bagley |
| Russian boot donate by Natalie Ziplow |
| Shawl (1850s, black) donated by Ruth and Jack Sacks |
| Elbert Weinberg’s dress (white) |
| Crocheted sign Jewish Historical Society made and donated by Doris Hurwitz, 1982 |
| Bris outfit and bowties donated by Julius Adler |
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| Matzah Covers |
| Women’s Night cap donated by Beatrice Sisk |
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| Organizations |
| Hand-made matzah cover, donated by Denese Mann |
| Hebrew Women’s Home for Children, foundation laying trowel 1928 |
| Jewish Center, Asylum Avenue, mezzuzah (set in glass plate) |
| John Hay Lodge certificates, Knights of Pythias,1906 (2) (donated by Isaac Missal;s family) -- [see badges/pin/medals box for accompanied medal] |
| Judith Lodge #33 Independent Order of the Free Sons of Israel, organized 1871 wooden gavel |
| Mt Sinai Hospital, foundation laying trowel, 1948 |
| Talmud Torah 1912 cornerstone box (metal) |
| Tzedakah boxes/ Jewish Children’s Service Organization (JCSO), 1915-1920 |
| Israel at 60, memorial t-shirt, produced for June 1, 2008 event sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford |
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| Personal Artifacts, Miscellaneous |
| Tzedakah boxes/ Yeshiva of Hartford (donated by Arline Wolansky) |
| Button hook of S. H. Rosenthal |
| Eyeglasses, 1900s in Gold frame belonged to David Abramovitz, donated by Irene Tabatsky |
| Hat Pins, 1910 (2) (12" long w/ jeweled tops) donated by Esther Slavkin |
| Lead dreidle made by father of Dr. Morris Cohen, donated by Seth Brown |
| Military Dogtags (belonged to Rosker, Esther) |
| Medicine container (tin w/ lining), German c. 1930s |
| Mortar & Pestle, c. late 1800's, Germany |
| Mother's Day card, 1916 |
| Olive wood gavel, gift from Israel (gift of Sam Kellin, 1969) |
| Ten Commandments written head of a pin, donate by Flora Kaplan Dublin |
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| Politics |
| Weaver High School Diploma (belonged to Rosker, Esther) |
| Campaign button; Gloria Schaffer, U. S. Senate |
| Campaign button; Abe/ Abraham Ribicoff |
| Campaign buttons; Abe '74, Jerry Wagner (Senate), Joe Lieberman (Senate) |
| White skull cap reading "2000 Lieberman" |
| Oversized -- Abe Ribicoff plastic shopping bag, 1974 |
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| Religious/Ritual Objects [synagogue related] |
| Agudas Achim commemorative print block plate (Memorial Service) |
| Agudas Achim groundbreaking trowel, 1928 [given to Barney Wachtel] |
| Agudas Achim Skull Caps (2) (commemorating Diamond Jubilee 1881-1962) |
| Anniversary plate (clear glass), 50th, Emmanuel Synagogue |
| Challah cover |
| Door handle, Florence Street synagogue |
| Haggadah of Passover, scroll |
| "Keren Ami" box donated by Shirley Seltzer |
| Kippah, early 1800s from Vilna |
| Kippah, 18th Annual Testimonial Dinner Congregation Teferes Israel, 1974 in honor of Rabbi Haskel Lindenthal |
| Kippots, c. 1900 (3) from Chesterfield, CT synagogue (donated by Ben Schwab) |
| Matzo cover (hand-embroidered) and Passover Saltcellar (donated by Mrs. Michael Fleisher) |
| Matzo cover (cloth/powder blue) |
| Matzo cover (green w/ hand embroidery) of Florence Welk Marder, donated by Sarah Plen |
| Skullcap (white), Connecticut Orthodox Youth Conference |
| Skullcap from Eastern Europe early 1800s |
| Skullcap [rose colored, unidentified] |
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| Small Books, Ledgers, and Journals |
| Wimpel of William Rothschild c. 1860 donated by Sam Hoffenberg |
| Annie Fisher Bible (donated by Eleanor Bagley) |
| Autograph Album 1883-1886 (owned by Knock, Adeline) |
| "Daniel Deronda" by George Eliot, 2 vols. given to Cantor Israel Tabatsky on Bar Mitvah |
| Gelb's Hartford City Directory, 1850 (donated by Bea Hirschberg, 1995) |
| Genesis, English translation (belonged to M. Mancall) |
| Pharmaceutical Notebook of Samuel Maislen |
| Prayers/blessing book for Klein-Frankel Wedding 1938 |
| Prayer book, c. 1855 donated by Mrs. Rose Weinberg |
| Prayer books (2) of Abraham Dubrow donated by Mr. and Mrs. Kurnitsky |
| Rubiyat of Omer Kyam in Yiddish, donated by Sophie Botack Kellin |
| Siddur, Book of Psalms 1848 |
| Sephath Emeth (Speech of Truth) Prayerbook, Orders of Prayer for the Whole Year |
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| Tefellin & Tallis Bags |
| Upsilon Lambda Phi Fraternity Directory, 1932 |
| Tallis bag, 1920s/ Suisman, Michael |
| Tallis bag, 1950s/ Sudarsky, Michael |
| Hand-embroidered tallit bag (black) (donated by Mrs. Michael Fleisher) |
| Tefellin in bag of Pichus Baggish, grandfather (donated by P. Baggish, 1980) |
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Tefillin bag, c. 1895 used by father of Harry Goldberg |
| Tefillin and bag 1905 wedding present, (donated by Morris Robbins) - two sets of Tefellin |
| Hand-made tefillin bags c. 1850 one with tefillin (donated by Michael Sudarsky) |
| Tallit, large (donated by Harriet Katz) |
| 3 Tallit bags w/ tefillin [unidentified] |
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| Film: On Shelf (Oversized) |
| Tallit in Bag of Dr. William Leichner (1883-1943) |
| 2011.01 "Jews in Early Hartford" 16mm film, release print |
| 2011.02 "About People: Jews of Hartford 1900-1925", 16mm film |
| 2011.03 "Mission to Israel", 16mm film, 1953-4 |
| 2011.04 "About People: Greater Hartford Section-NCJW Justice for Children", TV Panel, moderated by Norma Schatz |
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| Machzorim Belonging to Rabbi I. Hurewitz |
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| Cantorial Music Books, Prayer Books [Original] |
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| Hand-made Matzo Cover, embroidery, donated by Denise Mann |
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| Commemorations |
| Yellin Saloon, small glasses (2) |
| Citation of Honor (framed), Dr. Morris Cohen (from JHSGH) |
| Citation of Honor (plaque), Herman P. Kopplemann (from Emanual Synagogue) |
| Doorplates, (metal-plated) (3) for JHSGH exhibits |
| Exhibit plate (brass) presented by the Hartford Hebrew Women's Aid Society |
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