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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 128 Collections and/or Records:

Dr. Alan Kraut Speaks at a 2004 RMJHS/HAI Program, 2004 November 16

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Identifier: B230.02.0007.0019.00001
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 Rocky Mountain West. These activities include: trips to historical sites, annual dinners, fundraisers, and commemorative events.

Dates: 2004 November 16

Dr. Stephen Whitfield, 1978

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Identifier: B230.02.0006.0023.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Dr. Stephen Whitfield, Professor of American Studies at Brandeis University. Dr. Whitfield gave a lecture at the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Ninth Annual Meeting, held on Sunday, November 10th, 1995. The lecture was titled ''Jews in American Films.''

Dates: 1978

Early Colonist Synagogue, between 1970-1990

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Identifier: B230.02.0014.00022
Abstract

Early colonist synagogue in Cotopaxi, Colorado.The slide was used as part of the ''To Breathe Free'' slide show presented by the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS).

Dates: between 1970-1990

Frances Wisebart Jacobs Stained Glass in the Colorado State Capitol Dome, between 1970-1990

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Identifier: B230.02.0014.00033
Abstract

Frances Wisebart Jacobs stained glass in the Colorado State Capitol building, located in Denver. Frances Wisebart Jacobs has been hailed as ''the mother of all charities'' and is included in the Colorado Hall of Fame. The slide was used as part of the ''To Breathe Free'' slide show presented by RMJHS.

Dates: between 1970-1990

From Cotopaxi to Denver: Immigrant Jewish Farmers Become American Urban Community Leaders, 2010

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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00009
Abstract

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.

Dates: 2010

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

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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

Group at Jewish Community: In Search of our Roots Lecture, 1977

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Identifier: B230.02.0005.0009.00001
Abstract

Picture shows a group of people at a 1977 lecture titled, The Jewish Community: In Search of our Roots. This lecture was put on by the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and displayed a photographic history of the Jews of Colorado.

Dates: 1977

Group at the Jewish Heritage Week, 1978

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Identifier: B230.02.0005.0004.00004
Abstract

Group of four people at a table during a dinner for the 1978 Jewish Heritage Week, which took place between April 16th and April 21st.

Dates: 1978

Group at the Jewish Heritage Week, 1978

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Identifier: B230.02.0005.0004.00005
Abstract

Group of people at a table during a dinner for the 1978 Jewish Heritage Week, which took place between April 16th and April 21st.

Dates: 1978

Group at the Jewish Heritage Week, 1978

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Identifier: B230.02.0005.0004.00006
Abstract

Group of people at a table during a dinner for the 1978 Jewish Heritage Week, which took place between April 16th and April 21st.

Dates: 1978

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Temples 54
Denver (Colo.) 49
Jewish women 49
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Jewish men 43
Photographs 40
Pueblo (Colo.) 28
Trinidad (Colo.) 21
Historic sites 19
Colorado Springs (Colo.) 15
Rabbis 11
Tours 10
Synagogues 8
Hospitals 6
Colfax Avenue (Colo.) 5
Jewish families -- Colorado 5
Merchants 5
Central City (Colo.) 4
Greeley (Colo.) 4
Jewish children 4
Jewish families 4
Jewish hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 4
Jewish women -- Colorado 4
Jews -- Colorado -- Denver 4
Men 4
Oral histories 4
Women 4
Anniversaries 3
Ceremonies 3
Colorado -- History 3
Fort Collins (Colo.) 3
Jewish community centers 3
Jewish pioneers -- Colorado 3
Jewish way of life 3
Jewish women -- Colorado -- Denver 3
Publications 3
Schools 3
Stores, Retail 3
Tour buses 3
West Colfax (Denver, Colo.) 3
Community organization 2
Cotopaxi (Colo.) 2
Cripple Creek (Colo.) 2
Education 2
Floods 2
Grocers 2
Grocery trade 2
Jewish businesspeople 2
Jewish hospitals 2
Jewish lawyers 2
Jewish lawyers -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Jewish men -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Jewish merchants 2
Jewish physicians -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Jewish pioneers 2
Jews -- Colorado -- Charities 2
Lawyers 2
Leadville (Colo.) 2
Mikveh 2
Politicians 2
Synagogues -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Teachers 2
Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Archives 1
Art 1
Aspen (Colo.) 1
Authors 1
Businesspeople 1
Candy industry 1
Cemeteries 1
Charities 1
Charity organization 1
Children 1
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
Composers 1
Concerts 1
Copy negatives 1
Corporate minutes 1
Correspondence 1
Digital images 1
Drafts (Documents) 1
Educators 1
Europe, Eastern -- Emigration and immigration 1
Fairplay (Colo.) 1
History--Societies, etc. 1
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 1
Immigrants 1
Jewish Refugees 1
Jewish athletes 1
Jewish boys 1
Jewish businesspeople -- Colorado 1
Jewish businesspeople -- Colorado -- Denver 1
Jewish college students 1
Jewish day schools 1
Jewish farmers 1
Jewish girls 1
Jewish high school students 1
Jewish marriage customs and rites 1
Jewish middle school students 1
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