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 61 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Stained Glass Portrait of an Unknown Man, between 1970-1990
Stained glass portrait of an unknown man. The slide was used as part of the ''To Breathe Free'' slide show presented by the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS).
Table Setting at the 1978 Jewish Heritage Week Dinner, 1978
Table setting during a dinner for the 1978 Jewish Heritage Week, which took place between April 16th and April 21st.
Table Setting at the 1978 Jewish Heritage Week Dinner, 1978
Table setting during a dinner for the 1978 Jewish Heritage Week, which took place between April 16th and April 21st.
Table Setting at the Jewish Heritage Week Dinner, 1978
Table setting during a dinner for the 1978 Jewish Heritage Week, which took place between April 16th and April 21st.
Table Setting at the Jewish Heritage Week Dinner, 1978
Table setting during a dinner for the 1978 Jewish Heritage Week, which took place between April 16th and April 21st. A woman is sitting at the table behind a sign that reads "Rosh Hashanah".
Table Setting at the Jewish Heritage Week Dinner, 1978
Table setting during a dinner for the 1978 Jewish Heritage Week, which took place between April 16th and April 21st. Shows a "Happy Hanukah" banner and menorah.
Table Setting with Unknown Woman at the 1978 Jewish Heritage Week Dinner, 1978
Table setting during a dinner for the 1978 Jewish Heritage Week, which took place between April 16th and April 21st. A woman can be seen filling glasses at the table.
Tillye Levy Speech on Oral History Project, 1980 February 3
General introduction to the project of oral histories of Jewish social service organizations with anecdotes of the organizations involved. Recording of presentation given at Men's Hebrew Alliance breakfast.
Unknown Group Portrait, between 1970-1990
Unknown people posing for a portrait. The slide was used as part of the ''To Breathe Free'' slide show presented by the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS).
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- Colfax Avenue (Colo.) 5
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- Central City (Colo.) 4
- Men 4
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- Ceremonies 3
- Fort Collins (Colo.) 3
- Houses 3
- Jewish children 3
- Oral histories 3
- Rabbis 3
- Stores, Retail 3
- Synagogues 3
- Colorado Springs (Colo.) 2
- Cripple Creek (Colo.) 2
- Education 2
- Floods 2
- Leadville (Colo.) 2
- Mikveh 2
- Politicians 2
- Pueblo (Colo.) 2
- Schools 2
- Students 2
- Teachers 2
- Trinidad (Colo.) 2
- West Colfax (Denver, Colo.) 2
- Art 1
- Aspen (Colo.) 1
- Authors 1
- Berlin (Germany) 1
- Businesspeople 1
- Cemeteries 1
- Children 1
- Composers 1
- Concerts 1
- Cotopaxi (Colo.) 1
- Educators 1
- England 1
- Fairplay (Colo.) 1
- Holocaust survivors 1
- Holocaust victims 1
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 1
- Immigrants 1
- Jewish children in the Holocaust 1
- Jewish composers 1
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- Jewish way of life 1
- Jewish women -- Colorado -- Denver 1
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- Jews, East European 1
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- Saltiel (Colo.) 1
- Social service -- Colorado -- Denver 1
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