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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 72 Collections and/or Records:

Jacob Lefkowitz Cantorial Melodies

 Collection
Identifier: B177
Abstract Cantor Jacob Lefkowitz was considered one of the preeminent American-born cantors of the 20th century and composed liturgical music for prayers, psalms, cantatas and recitatives. His first cantorial positon was at Denver's Hebrew Educational Alliance, where he was cantor from 1941-1957. Jacob Lefkowitz was born in 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cantor Jacob Lefkowitz Cantorial Melodies collection contains three 33rpm 12-inch records with "Cantorial Melodies" composed and sung by Cantor Jacob...
Dates: circa 1950

Manuel Laderman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B429

Oral History Interview with Wolfe Karsh, 1977 March 1

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0001.00008
Abstract

Wolfe Karsh discusses his family's emigration from Poland to Denver, Colorado when he was three years old. He describes Jewish life in Denver in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the Jewish religious community in the early 20th century. He talks about Shul Baer Milstein and the Hebrew Educational Alliance. He also discusses his interest in singing, his various jobs in Denver, his experience in the U.S. Navy, and his experience as a farmer and cattle rancher.

Dates: 1977 March 1

Rabbi Manuel Laderman at Union Station, 1932 October 25

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0006.00025
Abstract

Twenty-three-year-old Rabbi Manuel Laderman (tallest man in the group) surrounded by delegates from the Hebrew Educational Alliance upon his arrival at Union Station, Denver, Colorado in 1932. He graduated from the Hebrew Theological College in Illinois and had just been ordained when he came to Denver to serve as the first Rabbi of the Hebrew Educational Alliance. He served as rabbi at the Orthodox synagogue until 1979. He was born August 25, 1909 and died in Denver on November 27, 1989.

Dates: 1932 October 25

Sermons, Jun - Sep 1972

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0003.0004
Abstract This folder contains eight sermons. 1. Self Motivation in Religion - June 3, 1972 2. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 3 - June 10, 1972 3. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 5 - June 24, 1972 4. Tisha B'Av 1972 - July 15, 1972 5. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 4 - July 29, 1972 6. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 1 - August 19, 1972 - (in duplicate) 7. Some Historical Changes - August 26, 1972 8. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 6 -...
Dates: Jun - Sep 1972

Sermons, Oct - Dec 1972

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0003.0006
Abstract This folder contains eight sermons. 1. Who Understands the Isaac Story Best? - October 28, 1972 - (in duplicate) 2. The Inner Sense of Childhood - November 4, 1972 - (in duplicate) 3. What Makes History - November 11, 1972 4. The Jewish Attitude Toward Dreams - November 18, 1972 5. Thanksgiving as an Ongoing Holiday - November 25, 1972 6. The Chanukah Story in Modern Dress - December 2, 1972 7. Two Great Jewish Assemblies -...
Dates: Oct - Dec 1972

Sermons, Jan - Mar 1973

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0003.0007
Abstract This folder contains eight sermons. 1. Confrontations Then and Now - January 13, 1973 - (in duplicate) 2. The Song of Triumph - January 20, 1973 - (in duplicate) 3. Golda-LBJ-Vietnam - January 27, 1973 - (in duplicate) 4. Understanding the Word Halacha - February 4, 1973 - (in duplicate) 5. Woman's Part in the Synagogue - February 10, 1973 - (in duplicate) 6. The Blessedness of Marriage - February 17, 1973 - (in duplicate) 7....
Dates: Jan - Mar 1973

Sermons, April 1973

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0003.0008
Abstract This folder contains seven sermons. 1. The Oracles on the Foreign Nations in the Books of the Prophets - April 5, 1973 2. Jewish Rites of Passage - April 7, 1973 - (in duplicate) 3. Preparation of Home and Heart - April 14, 1973 - (in duplicate) 4. Repeating the Passover Experience - April 17, 1973 - First day of Passover (in duplicate) 5. Singing and Sobbing Simultaneously - April 23, 1973 - Seventh day of Passover (in duplicate) 6. Does...
Dates: April 1973

Sermons, May - Jun 1973

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0003.0009
Abstract

This folder contains six sermons.

1. Nationalism and Religion - May 5, 1973 - (in duplicate)

2. The Holiday Cycle - May 12, 1973 - (in duplicate)

3. The Signs of Heroism - May 19, 1973 - (in duplicate)

4. From Book to Book - May 26, 1973 - (in duplicate)

5. Torah in Modern Garb - June 6, 1973 - First day of Shavuot (in duplicate)

6. The Jewish Future - June 7, 1973 - Second day of Shavuot (in duplicate)

Dates: May - Jun 1973

Sermons, Sep - Dec 1973

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0003.0010
Abstract This folder contains five sermons. 1. The Novelty of the New Year - September 27, 1973 - First day of Rosh HaShanah (in triplicate) 2. The Shofar has Many Meanings - September 28, 1973 - Second day of Rosh HaShanah (in triplicate) 3. What We Believe and How We Act - October 5, 1973 - Kol Nidrei (in triplicate) 4. Holiness Has Many Manifestations - October 6, 1973 - Yom Kippur (in triplicate) 5. Chanukah-Story of Courage and Light - Hanukkah...
Dates: Sep - Dec 1973