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JCC of Louisville Concert Program
This Jewish community of Louisville musical program in honor of the 34th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel features Kurt Ackermann as concertmaster. -
Jewish Community Center Orchestra
The Jewish Community Orchestra playing on the handball courts of the JCC on Dutchman's lane. Kurt Ackermann is playing first violin. -
Program for Sunday Musicale at Four Courts
From the late 1950s through the early 2000s, Four Courts was Louisville's residential home for Jewish seniors. Concert programs such as this one featuring Kurt Ackermann were a common form of community-led volunteerism , bring cultural and spiritual enrichment to elders. -
Advertisement for the First Concert of the University of Louisville Symphony Orchestra, 1956
The concert was held on December 14, 1956 at Columbia Auditorium. Tickets were 50 cents (about $5.00 in 2022 dollars). -
Letter to Kurt Ackermann from conductor Sidney Harth, 1956
In September of 1956, violinist and Louisville Symphony Orchestra Conductor, Sidney Harth invites Kurt Ackermann to audition for a new orchestra forming at the University of Louisville. The audition was successful and Kurt Ackermann is listed as a violinist in the program for the new orchestra's first performance December 1956. -
Trude Breiner in her Milliner Shop
Elegant and fashionable Trude Breiner ran her own hat store on Bardstown Rd. -
The Ackermanns and Breiners on a Millitary Base in Washington
Left to Right: Kurt and Gerda Ackermann, Trude and Emil Breiner. During his service in the US Armed Forces Kurt Ackermann was stationed in Louisianna, Texas, Washington, and California. World War II ended right before he was scheduled to ship overseas. Following discharge, he returned to Louisville to set up his opthamology practice. -
Kurt Ackermann's Certification to Practice Medicine in the United States
It took several years for Kurt Ackermann to transfer his medical credentials and become certified to continue his career as a doctor in the United States. -
Kurt Ackermann In Uniform
Kurt Ackermann in his US Armed Forces uniform outside his home 2063 Sherwood Avenue in Louisville, KY. -
Birth Certificate for Kurt Ackermann, produced for Emmigration in 1938
This birth certificate for Kurt Ackermann was produced in 1938 by the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wein or the Jewish Community of Vienna. First organized as an official Jewish community organization in the mid-19th century, in 1938 the IKG was tasked with managing emmigration and deportation of Vienese Jews. -
Kurt Ackermann's Austrian Passport
Kurt Ackermann's passport contains stamps from the various ports of passage on his year and a half long journey out of Austria and to the United states. -
The Ackermanns on Sherwood Ave
Left to Right: Trude Breiner, Kurt Ackermann, Gerda Ackermann, outside the Ackermann home 2063 Sherwood Avenue in Louisville, KY. -
Article about the Y.M.H.A Symphony in the June 1929 Issue of the Y.M.H.A Chronicler
In a review of its recent program of Jewish Music, Hilmar Rosenthal reports that the the Y.M.H.A Little Symphony was planning an expansion into a full symphony, inviting donors to help a fund that would make "a real contribution to the cultural life of the city." -
Article about the Y.M.H.A Symphony in the May 1929 Issue of the Y.M.H.A Chronicler
This article by Hilmar Rosenthal reviews a successful year-long musical education concert series hosted by the Y.M.H.A, led by Jay W. Fay, Morris Simon, and Joseph Horvath. Themed performances explored topics ranging from Romantic and Modern styles, to German and Russian composers. The series was a reported success noting "Something new had been offered to Louisville, and all performances had been met with instance and permenant favor." -
Program for the First Concert of the Louisville Civic Orchestra, October 17, 1932
Concert held at the Memorial Auditorium in Louisville, October 17th, conducted by Joseph Horvath -
Y.M.H.A Orchestra Rehearsal, ca. 1920
Morris Simon leads an Orchestra Rehearsal at the Young Men's Hebrew Association at Second and College Streets in Louisville, Ky. Ca. 1920 -
"Helen Humes - Still Tops" newspaper clipping, n.d.
An unidentified newspaper clipping covering the resurgence of Helen Humes after a several year hiatus in her singing career. -
Club photograph of Helen Humes, ca. 1940s
Professional photograph of Helen Humes taken at the Avery Willard Studio in new York City. -
Club photograph of Helen Humes, circa 1950s
Photograph of Helen Humes lounging in a chair and holding a cigarette in her right hand. -
Helen Humes Photograph in Los Angeles, n.d.
Photograph of Helen Humes. She is dressed in a floral, sleeveless dress with a matching shawl and is wearing a pearl necklace and matching earrings.