Morris Perlman collection, undated.

Citron, William M. (William Michael), 1896-1976

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William Michael Citron (August 29, 1896 – June 7, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served as U.S. Representative from Connecticut's at-large district from 1935 to 1939. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Citron moved with his parents to Middletown, Connecticut in 1899. He attended the grammar and high schools in Middletown before graduating from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut and from the law department of Harvard Universit...

Asch, Sholem, 1880-1957

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Sholem Asch (November 1, 1880 – July 10, 1957) was a Polish-Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in the Yiddish language. Born in Kutno, Poland to a Hasidic family, Asch received a formal Jewish education. He moved to Warsaw in 1899 and met and was mentored by prominent Yiddish writer I.L. Peretz. His first book of stories, In a Shlekhter Tsayt (In a Bad Time), was published in 1902 and he rose to prominence. He relocated to the United States in 1914. Asch became increasingly active in publi...

Perlman, Morris, -1958

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Perlman was born in Minsk, Russia. He came to Stamford in 1906. He worked at the Yale and Towne Mfg. Co before opening a store on West Main St. for the sale of musical instruments. Later the store branched out into the sale of jewelry and by 1925 had become solely a jewelry store. He was one of the founders of the Stamford Jewish Center and at the time of his death was its only honorary president. He was advisory chairman of the United Jewish Appeal and president of the Farband-Labor Zionist Ord...

Overbrook Foundation

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Zionist Organization of America

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Altschul, Frank, 1887-1981

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Frank Altschul was born in San Francisco on April 21, 1887. He graduated from Yale in 1908 and served as chairman of the General American Investors Co. Inc. Altschul died on May 29, 1981. From the guide to the Frank Altschul papers, 1924-1941, (Manuscripts and Archives) Investment banker, philanthropist, bibliophile, authority on international affairs. From the description of Frank Altschul papers, 1900-1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCa...

Perlman, Kahlman D., -1944

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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)

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The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel was originally built as the Waldorf Hotel at Fifth Avenue and 33rd St. in New York City in 1893 and was merged with the Astoria Hotel in 1897. The hotel was torn down in 1929 and the new Waldorf-Astoria Hotel opened in 1931 on Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets. From the guide to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel records, 1893-1929, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Weizmann, Chai͏̈m, 1874-1952

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Chaim Weizmann was an organic chemist, famous for his acetone synthesis, who founded what is now known as The Weizmann Institute of Science, and became the first president of the State of Israel. From the description of The Weizmann Archive, Ca. 1900-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81802980 These photocopies were obtained by Nathan Kurz in the course of research for his B.A. honors thesis in History, Stanford University. From the description of Chaim Weizman...