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 15 Collections and/or Records:
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Bus Trip to Pueblo, 1981 June 14
Unidentified man and women outside an old synagogue beside the former pump house that is currently being used as a storehouse in Colorado Springs during a RMJHS bus trip to Pueblo.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Bus Trip to Pueblo, 1981 June 14
Unidentified individuals entering the oldest synagogue in Colorado Springs during a RMJHS bus trip to Pueblo.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Bus Trip to Pueblo, 1981 June 14
An unidentified individual stands at the pulpit speaking in Temple Shalom in Colorado Springs during a RMJHS bus trip to Pueblo.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Trip to Colorado Springs and Pueblo, 1981 June 14
Recording of aspects of the trip to Colorado Springs and Pueblo that the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society took in 1981.
Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities, 2014
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in small communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
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