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 49 Collections and/or Records:
80th Anniversary at Temple Aaron, 1969 September 17
Photograph of a photograph of seventeen unidentified men and women sitting and standing around a dining room table with a cake for the 80th Anniversary of Temple Aaron in Trinidad, Colorado.
A Legacy of Healing: Early Colorado Jews in Medicine, 2005
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who contributed to medicine, the Jewish community, and Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people who knew some of the early key figures.
Civilizing the West: Early Colorado Jews in the Arts, 2011
Brief biographies of Jewish artists, musicians, composers, and conductors in Colorado. Jewish influence on arts in Colorado.
From Cotopaxi to Denver: Immigrant Jewish Farmers Become American Urban Community Leaders, 2010
History of the ill-fated Cotopaxi Colony of Jewish immigrants in Colorado. Brief biographies of the families involved and their contribution to Denver and Colorado after they left the colony.
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Peryle Beck Receiving a Tribute, 1990 June 7
Dr. Stanley Wagner presents Peryle Beck with a tribute statue for her work with the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and the Ira M. Beck Memorial Archive.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Bus Trip to Pueblo, 1981 June 14
A group of men and women entering Temple Shalom in Colorado Springs during a RMJHS bus trip to Pueblo.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Bus Trip to Pueblo, 1981 June 14
A group of men and women entering Temple Shalom in Colorado Springs during a RMJHS bus trip to Pueblo.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Bus Trip to Pueblo, 1981 June 14
Rabbi David Kline stands at the pulpit in Temple Shalom in Colorado Springs during a RMJHS bus trip to Pueblo.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Bus Trip to Pueblo, 1981 June 14
Unidentified individuals in the sanctuary at Temple Shalom in Colorado Springs during a RMJHS bus trip to Pueblo.
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