Old Friends

This book is a collection of photographs by the artist Walter Rabetz. they are respectful portraits of strong, resilient, brave people who have had long and productive lives. The photos were originally commissioned by West Hartford residents, Dr. and Mrs Irving Waltman in memory of Fran Waltman's parents, Rose Kramer Epstein and Julius Epstein. The collection, then titled "Long Time Residents of the Hartford Area," was presented to the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford in the late 1970's