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 14 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Members of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society at National Jewish Hospital, 1982 June 27
Group of unidentified members of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society standing outside of National Jewish Hospital in Denver Colorado. National Jewish Hospital is located on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. This photograph was taken during the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Historic Denver Tour in 1982.
Members of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society at National Jewish Hospital, 1982 June 27
Group of unidentified members of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society standing inside of National Jewish Hospital in Denver Colorado. National Jewish Hospital is located on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. This photograph was taken during the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Historic Denver Tour in 1982.
Members of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society at National Jewish Hospital, 1982 June 27
Group of unidentified members of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society standing outside of National Jewish Hospital in Denver Colorado. National Jewish Hospital is located on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. This photograph was taken during the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Historic Denver Tour in 1982.
Members of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society at National Jewish Hospital, 1982 June 27
Group of unidentified members of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society standing outside of National Jewish Hospital in Denver Colorado. National Jewish Hospital is located on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. This photograph was taken during the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Historic Denver Tour in 1982.
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.
Phil Goodstein Exploring Jewish Colorado Papers
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Colorado Heritage Award, 1995 May
Left to right David Kazzaz, Louise Kazzaz, and Rabbi Marc Angel pose together at the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Colorado Heritage Award ceremony when Dr. John Livingston was honored in May 1995.
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