Synagogues -- Colorado -- Denver
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Congregation Shearith Israel (Tenth Street Shul) Records
Collection
Identifier: B139
Abstract
Congregation Shearith Israel (Remnant of Israel), or the Tenth Street Shul as it was also known, was founded in 1899 as a Jewish orthodox synagogue. The young congregation bought a small stone church in Denver at the Tenth Street site in 1903 and remodeled the building to suit its needs as a synagogue. The last of the operating synagogues in the "Old Colfax" area of Denver, Shearith Israel closed its doors in 1958, having been largely used by Jewish businessmen working in the...
Dates:
1900-1979
Oral History Interview with Harry Shwartz, 1981 July 15
Item
Identifier: B098.13.0010.00005
Abstract
Topics include Harry's experiences in the Army during World War I and serving with General Maurice Rose; how Henry came to Denver, opportunity school, the 10th Street Shul and Beginnings and activities at Rodef Shalom.
Dates:
1981 July 15