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Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society

 Organization

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 20 Collections and/or Records:

80th Anniversary at Temple Aaron, 1969 September 17

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0022.00047
Abstract

Several unidentified people stand in groups in the Congregation Aaron cemetery during the 80th Anniversary celebration of Temple Aaron in Trinidad, Colorado.

Dates: 1969 September 17

80th Anniversary at Temple Aaron, 1969 September 17

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0022.00048
Abstract

Photograph of a photograph of the interior of Temple Aaron in Trinidad, Colorado. View from the back of the synagogue looking at the pulpit.

Dates: 1969 September 17

80th Anniversary at Temple Aaron, 1969 September 17

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Identifier: B063.06.0022.00049
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1969 September 17

Civilizing the West: Early Colorado Jews in the Arts, 2011

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00010
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish artists, musicians, composers, and conductors in Colorado. Jewish influence on arts in Colorado.

Dates: 2011

From Peddlers to Merchant Princes: Early Colorado Jewish Entrepreneurs, 2006

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00005
Abstract Jews played a central role in the development of Colorado through their contributions to economic life and development. Denver's first mercantile store was opened by Jewish citizen Fred Salomon in 1859. Before long, stores run by Jewish merchants and their family members in search of work and wealth flourished on the main streets of most Colorado towns including, Denver, Central City, Leadville, Trinidad, and Fairplay. This film focuses on the lives of a number of early merchants, including...
Dates: 2006

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Trip to Trinidad and Pueblo, 1979 July

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0022.00031
Abstract

Exterior view of Temple Aaron in Trinidad during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's trip to Trinidad and Pueblo.

Dates: 1979 July

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Trip to Trinidad and Pueblo, 1979 July

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0022.00032
Abstract

Interior view of the pipes for the organ at Temple Aaron in Trinidad during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's trip to Trinidad and Pueblo.

Dates: 1979 July

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Trip to Trinidad and Pueblo, 1979 July

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0022.00033
Abstract

Interior view of the pulpit at Temple Aaron in Trinidad during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's trip to Trinidad and Pueblo.

Dates: 1979 July

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Trip to Trinidad and Pueblo, 1979 July

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0022.00034
Abstract

Interior view of Temple Aaron in Trinidad during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's trip to Trinidad and Pueblo.

Dates: 1979 July

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Trip to Trinidad and Pueblo, 1979 July

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0022.00035
Abstract

Interior view, a table and chairs in front of stained glass, in Temple Aaron in Trinidad during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's trip to Trinidad and Pueblo.

Dates: 1979 July

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