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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 341 Collections and/or Records:

Box 18, 1980-1990

 File — Box B098.16.0018: Series B098.16 [Barcode: U186020739580]
Identifier: B098.16.0018
Abstract

Copies of Beck Archives oral histories: Holocaust. numbers 1-19.

Dates: 1980-1990

Box 19, circa 1990

 File — Box B098.15.0019: Series B098.15 [Barcode: U186020739598]
Identifier: B098.15.0019
Abstract

(8) VHS and (1) DVD include:Jewish Historical Society records- Peryle Beck 80th Birthday; Sisterhood of Congregation Emanuel; Morris Brown Oral History Interview; RMJHS 11th Annual Heritage Award Recepient; Max Sklar oral history interview. DVD includes Sobol and Gross Family Films.

Dates: circa 1990

Box 20, circa 1990

 File — Box B098.15.0020: Series B098.15 [Barcode: U186020739603]
Identifier: B098.15.0020
Abstract

(8) VHS include: Donald Meyer interview; (2) RMJHS oral history interview with Sylvia Ginsburg, Zelda Guttman; NCJW Tapestry- Robert Lasky; Arthur Lang; (2) Arnold Cook oral history interview; The Beck Family.

Dates: circa 1990

Box 21, 1996

 File — Box B098.15.0021: Series B098.15 [Barcode: U186020739611]
Identifier: B098.15.0021
Abstract

U-matic and VHS tapes with oral history interviews with Hispano Crypto Jews and VHS tape of Hispano Crypto Jewish Resource Center annual meeting May 1966.

Dates: 1996

Box 22, 1950-2005

 File — Box B098.18.0022: Series B098.18 [Barcode: U186020739629]
Identifier: B098.18.0022
Abstract

(37) file folders include: Oral Histories general releases; files on each project; guide to the oral histories collection; digital information; photographs.

Dates: 1950-2005

Box 23, 2000-2016

 File — Box B098.15.0023: Series B098.15 [Barcode: U186020739637]
Identifier: B098.15.0023
Abstract

4 items include: (1) VHS "Scrapbook of an American Family - The Hershkovitz Family of Denver"; (1) CD RMJHS oral history interviews - Sylvia Ginsberg, Zelda Guttman; (3) DVDs - Lynn Lehman video interview (3/28/2007); "The Times of Your Life" - Frieda Shames Makovsky Englard; and "Ann Susel Life Story."

Dates: 2000-2016

Box 24, 2009 May

 File
Identifier: B098.17.0024
Scope and Contents From the Collection: RMJHS Oral Histories comprises audio and video cassettes of oral history interviews recorded by the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society. The recordings document Jewish history and culture in Colorado in the 19th and 20th century. The men and women interviewed for this collection are descendants of early Jewish pioneers in Colorado or were Jewish newcomers to the region at the beginning of the 20th century. Most of the interviewees were born between 1886 and 1927 and died in the 20th...
Dates: 2009 May

Box 24, 2004-2016

 File — Box B230.0024: Series B230.02; Series B230.04 [Barcode: U186023258143]
Identifier: B230.04.0024
Abstract

17 folders of financial records and 3 folders of budget information.

Dates: 2004-2016

Box 25, circa 1970

 File — Box B098.01.0025: Series B098.01 [Barcode: U186020739653]
Identifier: B098.01.0025
Abstract

(33) CD copies of Beck Archives oral histories: General, numbers 1-55.

Dates: circa 1970

Box 25, 2002-2019

 File — Box B230.02.0025: Series B230.02 [Barcode: U186023258151]
Identifier: B230.02.0025
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains records of the promotional activities of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society to publicize the history of the Jewish experience in the west. These activities include: trips to historical sites, annual dinners, fundraisers, and commemorative events.

Dates: 2002-2019

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 334
Collection 7
 
Subject
Photographs 137
Tours 118
Colorado 115
Historic sites 87
Denver (Colo.) 63
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Oral histories 63
Jewish women 55
Temples 54
Jewish men 51
Greeley (Colo.) 50
Fairplay (Colo.) 48
Jews 44
Alma (Colo.) 35
Synagogues 33
Pueblo (Colo.) 28
Cheyenne (Wyo.) 26
Wyoming 26
Trinidad (Colo.) 21
Colorado Springs (Colo.) 15
Art museums -- United States 13
Rabbis 11
Jewish way of life 7
Hospitals 6
Colfax Avenue (Colo.) 5
Jewish families 5
Leadville (Colo.) 5
Merchants 5
Mikveh 5
Cemeteries 4
Central City (Colo.) 4
Fort Collins (Colo.) 4
Gardens 4
Jewish children 4
Jewish families -- Colorado 4
Men 4
West Colfax (Denver, Colo.) 4
Women 4
Anniversaries 3
Ceremonies 3
Colorado -- History 3
Editors 3
Houses 3
Jewish hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 3
Jewish women -- Colorado 3
Publications 3
Schools 3
Stores, Retail 3
Sukkot 3
Tour buses 3
Community organization 2
Composers 2
Concerts 2
Cotopaxi (Colo.) 2
Cripple Creek (Colo.) 2
Education 2
Floods 2
Grocers 2
Grocery trade 2
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 2
Immigrants 2
Jewish businesspeople 2
Jewish community centers 2
Jewish composers 2
Jewish lawyers 2
Jewish lawyers -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Jewish men -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Jewish merchants 2
Jewish pioneers -- Colorado 2
Jewish women -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Jews -- Colorado -- Charities 2
Kitchens 2
Las Vegas (Nev.) 2
Lawyers 2
Log cabins 2
Musicians 2
Open-air museums 2
Orchestra 2
Physicians 2
Politicians 2
Questionnaires 2
Reunions 2
Students 2
Teachers 2
Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Denver (Colo.) 2
Archives 1
Art 1
Aspen (Colo.) 1
Authors 1
Authors and publishers 1
Berlin (Germany) 1
Businesspeople 1
Chapels 1
Charities 1
Charity organization 1
Children 1
Chugwater (Wyo.) 1
Church buildings 1
Concert programs 1
Copy negatives 1
Digital images 1
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