National Council of Jewish Women. Denver Section
Biography
The National Council of Jewish Women, Denver Section (NCJW) was a women's philanthropic organization founded by Carrie Benjamin in October 1893 to serve the Denver, Colorado Jewish community. Most of the early members were members of Temple Emanuel in Denver and were dedicated to social causes. Education was an early priority of the Denver Section and classes were held to serve Eastern European Jewish immigrants in the West Colfax area of Denver. The Council established a settlement house in West Denver for Jewish boys, worked with disabled children and initiated the Children's Traveling Theatre. During World War II, the Council was involved in the resettlement of Jewish refugees in Denver.
Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:
Box 11 - Traveling Theater Program, 1983 - 2012
Box includes two file folders (FF) from this series. FF 1 contains correspondence with administrators from Denver public schools as well as contact lists. FF 2 contains correspondence with a variety of organizations and companies about the traveling theater program, ranging from 1985-1998.
Box 11 - Traveling Theater Program and S.O.A.R. Program, 1967 - 2023
Box 12 - Costumes, undated
Box contains one [1] wooden and felt puppet, one [1] black costume cape, one [1] orange pumpkin costume, all of which were used in NCJW's traveling theater productions.
Box 13 - Posters, 1999 - 2023
box includes two [2] file folders (FF) from this series. FF1 contains posters created by the Jewish Women's Archive about Hannah G. Solomon, and FF2 contains posters from Colorado Section's 130th Anniversary Gala.
Box 13 - Scrapbooks, 1968 - 2006
Box contains two [2] file folders (FF) from this series. These include, FF3: An NCJW traveling theater troupe scrapbook, which holds materials ranging in date from 1972-2006; FF4: Doris Lackner's (past Colorado section president) scrapbook, which holds materials ranging in date from 1968-1974.
Box 14 - Costumes, undated
Box contains costume articles from NCJW Denver section's traveling theater troupe. Items include one [1] clear plastic mask with painted facial features, two [2] black hats (one with glitter), and one [1] straw hat with yarn embellishment - likely used in NCJW productions of "The Wizard of Oz".
Box 15 - Banner, 2013
Tube contains one [1] blue vinyl banner from NCJW's 120th Anniversary in 2013.
Carrie (Caroline Shevelson) Benjamin, 1841-1931
Certificates, Wedding Invitation, and Play, 1939-1989
Contains marriage certificate between William Stein and Lillian Stein, play about families in crisis, Certificates of Recognition, including from Allied Apartments, The American National Red Cross (January 1, 1946) and for Israel bonds.
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