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Hebrew Educational Alliance (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Sources

found: NUCMC data from Judah L. Magnes Museum for Celia Ragooland scrapbook, 1928-1932 (Denver Hebrew Educational Alliance; collection contains a scrapbook with a poster about the dedication of the Denver Hebrew Educational Alliance)

found: Hebrew Educational Alliance WWW, Jan. 24, 2007 (on June 17, 1920, the Denver Hebrew Institute [no publs. in LC database] was incorp. with the mission to provide a Jewish education for the growing numbers of Jewish youth living in the are of West Colfax. In the fall of 1926, through the efforts of Mrs. N.H. Chernyk and Mrs. S. Friedman, the Beth David Sisterhood [no publs. in LC database] was founded; by 1928, the Sisterhood had succeeded in interesting a number of local men in their efforts to create new facilities for Jewish education and the Beth David Brotherhood [no publs. in LC database] was formed; in Nov. 1928, the Beth David group and the Denver Hebrew Institute, wanting to work together to encourage Jewish education, formed an alliance; the newly created Hebrew Educational Alliance, with William Yoelin serving as it first president, acquired a gift of ten lots; on Oct. 25, 1932, Rabbi Manuel Laderman arrived to serve as the first Rabbi of the Hebrew Educational Alliance; congregation grew and flourished; third synagogue planned and completed; variants: Congregation Hebrew Educational Alliance; HEA)

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Box 1, 1932 - 1969

 File — Box B429.01.0001: Series B429.01 [Barcode: U186023298907]
Identifier: B429.01.0001
Abstract

This box contains 31 folders of sermons spanning 1932-1969. Many of the sermons exist in duplicate or triplicate as marginalia and notes typically exist on one or more sermons and the other copy(ies) are facsimiles without the marginalia or notes.

Dates: 1932 - 1969

Box 1 , 1932-2019

 File — Box B340.01.0001: Series B430.02; Series B340.03 [Barcode: U186023258321]
Identifier: B430.01.0001
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains personal materials, including biographical information, certificates, correspondence, Hachodesh: Women's Branch of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, and Denver Health Redication of the bas relief of Rabbi Manuel Laderman. It contains materials and histories of the Denver Symphony guild, including files on fundraising, concerts and commitees headed by Bess Laderman. There are materials on Denver's Sister City of Karmiel, which Bess Laderman created...
Dates: 1932-2019

Box 2, March 1969 - July 1971

 File — Box B429.01.0002: Series B429.01 [Barcode: U186023299351]
Identifier: B429.01.0002
Abstract

This box contains 12 folders of sermons spanning March 1969 to July 1971. Many of the sermons exist in duplicate or triplicate as marginalia and notes typically exist on one or more sermons and the other copy(ies) are facsimiles without the marginalia or notes.

Dates: March 1969 - July 1971

HEA: Prayers Delivered by Bess Laderman, 1958-1971

 File
Identifier: B430.01.0001.0003
Abstract

File contains typed prayers on half-sheets of paper with handwritten notes.

Dates: 1958-1971

Sermons, 1938

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0003
Abstract

This folder contains two sermons. The first is titled, "Hear, O Israel," and was delivered February 25, 1938. The second is titled, "What Hope in the New Year," and was delivered on the first day of Rosh HaShanah (September 26), 1938.

Dates: 1938

Sermons, 1964

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0021
Abstract

This folder contains one sermon.

1. I Believe in Prayer - September 15, 1964 - Kol Nidrei

Dates: 1964

Sermons, Jan - Feb 1968

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0025
Abstract This folder contains six sermons. 1. The World Conference of Synagogues - January 6, 1968 - Weekly Torah portion Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27) (in triplicate) 2. What We Saw in Israel - January 27, 1968 - Weekly Torah portion Va'era (Exodus 6:2-9:35) (in duplicate) 3. The Shield of Abraham - February 3, 1968 - Amidah Series #1 (in triplicate) 4. The Living and the Dead - February 10, 1968 - Amidah Series #2 [inferred] (in triplicate) 5. The Idea...
Dates: Jan - Feb 1968

Sermons, March 1968

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0026
Abstract This folder contains six sermons. 1. The Ways of Repentance - March 2, 1968 - Amidah Series #5 [inferred] - Weekly Torah portion Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19) (in triplicate) 2. The Redemption of Israel - March 9, 1968 - Amidah Series #6 [inferred] - Weekly Torah portion Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10) (in triplicate) 3. Personal Involvement - March 14, 1968 - Purim (in triplicate) 4. Grace and Forgiveness - March 16, 1968 - Amidah Series #7 [inferred] - Weekly...
Dates: March 1968

Sermons, Jul - Sep 1968

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0028
Abstract This folder contains seven sermons. 1. How to Thank G-d - July 6, 1968 - Amidah Series #18 [inferred] (in duplicate) 2. The Blessings of Peace - July 13, 1968 - Amidah Series #19 [inferred] (in duplicate) 3. Ethics of the Fathers (chapter 2) - July 27, 1968 - (in triplicate) 4. Ethics of the Fathers (chapter 4) - August 10, 1968 - (in triplicate) 5. Living Dynamically as a Jew Today - September 7, 1968 6. Our G-d and G-d of our Fathers -...
Dates: Jul - Sep 1968

Sermons, Oct - Nov 1968

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0029
Abstract This folder contains eight sermons. 1. Wanted: Penitents - October 1, 1968 - Kol Nidrei (in triplicate) 2. The Faculty of Memory and the Facility of Forgetting - October 14, 1968 - Shemini Atzeret, Yizkor 3. The Beauty of Nature - October 26, 1968 - Psalm 104 4. The Deceitful Tongue - November 2, 1968 - Psalm 120 (in duplicate) 5. I Lift Mine Eyes Unto the Mountains - November 9, 1968 - Psalm 121 (in triplicate) 6. Jerusalem--The United...
Dates: Oct - Nov 1968