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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 348 Collections and/or Records:

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Bus Trip to Pueblo, 1981 June 14

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0022.00113
Abstract

Star of David in the roof of the social and education hall of Temple Emanuel in Pueblo, Colorado during a RMJHS bus trip to Pueblo.

Dates: 1981 June 14

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Bus Trip to Pueblo, 1981 June 14

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0022.00114
Abstract

Star of David in the roof of the social and education hall of Temple Emanuel in Pueblo, Colorado during a RMJHS bus trip to Pueblo.

Dates: 1981 June 14

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Cheyenne Trip, 1980 July 13

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0003.00061
Abstract

Recording of aspects of the tour of Cheyenne and Chugwater that the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society took in 1980 including the history and tour of the synagogue and the community history.

Dates: 1980 July 13

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B098
Abstract In 1976 the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS) began conducting interviews of Denver's long-time Jewish community members in an effort to record oral histories reflecting Jewish history and culture in Colorado. The interviews were made by the former and current directors of RMJHS as well as its trained volunteers. These recordings of Jewish men and women reveal information about the history of various individuals and families, Jewish organizations, religious groups, medical...
Dates: 1970s-2009; Coverage: 1859 - 2009

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: B230
Abstract 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 the 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 Beck Archives became a fully...
Dates: 1970-2021

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Trip to Colorado Springs and Pueblo, 1981 June 14

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0004.00073
Abstract

Recording of aspects of the trip to Colorado Springs and Pueblo that the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society took in 1981.

Dates: 1981 June 14

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Colorado Heritage Award, 1995 May

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0038.00094
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1995 May

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Colorado Heritage Award, 1995 May

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0038.00095
Abstract

Left to right Arnie Hayutin, Dr. Jeanne Abrams, Dr. John Livingston, Nancy Livingston, Rabbi Marc Angel, Marvin Meyers, and Rabbi Stanley Wagner pose together at the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Colorado Heritage Award ceremony when Dr. John Livingston was honored in May 1995.

Dates: 1995 May

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Colorado Heritage Award, 1995 May

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0038.00096
Abstract

Left to right Dr. Jeanne Abrams, Marvin Meyers, and Peryle Beck pose together at the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Colorado Heritage Award ceremony when Dr. John Livingston was honored in May 1995.

Dates: 1995 May

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Historic Jewish Denver Tour, 1982 June 27

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0042.00001
Abstract

Several men and women sit in the BMH Chapel listening to a speaker during the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Historic Jewish Denver Tour. Dr. Jeanne Abrams' sons sit in the front row.

Dates: 1982 June 27

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 340
Collection 8
 
Subject
Photographs 136
Tours 118
Colorado 114
Historic sites 87
Oral histories 63
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Denver (Colo.) 62
Jewish women 56
Temples 54
Jewish men 51
Greeley (Colo.) 50
Fairplay (Colo.) 48
Jews 45
Alma (Colo.) 35
Synagogues 34
Pueblo (Colo.) 28
Cheyenne (Wyo.) 26
Wyoming 26
Trinidad (Colo.) 21
Colorado Springs (Colo.) 15
Art museums -- United States 13
Rabbis 11
Jewish families 8
Jewish way of life 8
Hospitals 6
Jews -- Colorado -- Denver 6
Colfax Avenue (Colo.) 5
Jewish children 5
Jewish families -- Colorado 5
Leadville (Colo.) 5
Merchants 5
Mikveh 5
Cemeteries 4
Central City (Colo.) 4
Correspondence 4
Fort Collins (Colo.) 4
Gardens 4
Jewish hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 4
Jewish pioneers -- Colorado 4
Jewish women -- Colorado 4
Men 4
West Colfax (Denver, Colo.) 4
Women 4
Anniversaries 3
Ceremonies 3
Colorado -- History 3
Editors 3
Houses 3
Immigrants 3
Jewish businesspeople 3
Jewish community centers 3
Jewish lawyers 3
Jewish pioneers 3
Jewish women -- Colorado -- Denver 3
Publications 3
Schools 3
Stores, Retail 3
Sukkot 3
Tour buses 3
Archives 2
Community organization 2
Composers 2
Concerts 2
Cotopaxi (Colo.) 2
Cripple Creek (Colo.) 2
Education 2
Exhibitions 2
Floods 2
Grocers 2
Grocery trade 2
History--Societies, etc. 2
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 2
Jewish boys 2
Jewish composers 2
Jewish girls 2
Jewish hospitals 2
Jewish lawyers -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Jewish men -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Jewish merchants 2
Jewish philanthropists 2
Jewish physicians 2
Jewish physicians -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Jews -- Colorado -- Charities 2
Kitchens 2
Las Vegas (Nev.) 2
Lawyers 2
Log cabins 2
Musicians 2
Newsletters 2
Open-air museums 2
Orchestra 2
Physicians 2
Politicians 2
Presentations (Communicative events) 2
Promotional materials 2
Questionnaires 2
Reunions 2
Students 2
Synagogues -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Teachers 2
Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 2
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