Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society
Biography
The Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS) was established in 1976 to promote and sponsor historical activity related to the Jewish experience in the Rocky Mountain region. The Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado partners with the RMJHS and Ira M. Beck and Perle Hayutin Beck Memorial Archives of Rocky Mountain Jewish History to publicize and preserve the Jewish history of the Rocky Mountain region. The first director was Belle Marcus and Dr. Jeanne E. Abrams became the director in 1982. The Beck Archives became a fully integrated part of University of Denver Penrose Library (now University Libraries) Special Collections and Archives in 1995.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Box 24, 2006 - 2016
Box 25, 2002-2019
This series contains records of the promotional activities of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society to publicize the history of the Jewish experience in the Rocky Mountain West. These activities include: trips to historical sites, annual dinners, fundraisers, and commemorative events.
Box 32: Event Planning, 1993 - 2022
Forty-three [43] file folders containing materials from annual meetings and heritage dinners (1994-2022), as well as the 1993 Beck Archives Dedication. The materials in the annual meeting and dinner folders largely have to do with the planning process, communication, and promotion of the events.
Fort Collins, Colorado Trip Panel, 1986 August 1
Recording covers a bus tour of Fort Collins, Colorado by the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and a discussion about growing up Jewish in Fort Collins.
Oral History Interview with Bessie Winograd Lewis, 1981 July 24
Bessie is interviewed about life as a child growing up in La Junta, Colorado.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Records
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Trip to Colorado Springs and Pueblo, 1981 June 14
Recording of aspects of the trip to Colorado Springs and Pueblo that the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society took in 1981.
Tillye Levy Speech on Oral History Project, 1980 February 3
General introduction to the project of oral histories of Jewish social service organizations with anecdotes of the organizations involved. Recording of presentation given at Men's Hebrew Alliance breakfast.
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