Beth HaMedrosh Hagodol (Denver, Colo.)

An unidentified man speaks to a crowd during the groundbreaking ceremony for Beth haMedrosh Hagodol Congregation (BMH). George Washington High School can be seen in the background.

An unidentified man speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for Beth haMedrosh Hagodol Congregation (BMH). Five other men stand behind him and propped on easels in front of the podium are interior and exterior drawings of the proposed building.

Six unidentified men hold full shovels of dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for Beth haMedrosh Hagodol Congregation (BMH).

An unidentified man speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for Beth haMedrosh Hagodol Congregation (BMH). Five other men sit behind him and propped on easels in front of the podium are interior and exterior drawings of the proposed building.

An unidentified man stands at a podium speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for Beth haMedrosh Hagodol Congregation (BMH). Propped on easels in front of the podium are interior and exterior drawings of the proposed building.

An unidentified man stands at a podium speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for Beth haMedrosh Hagodol Congregation (BMH) with two other men sitting behind him. Propped on an easel in front of the podium is an interior drawings of the proposed building.

An unidentified man stands at a podium speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for Beth haMedrosh Hagodol Congregation (BMH). Propped on easels in front of the podium are interior and exterior drawings of the proposed building.

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.