Beth HaMedrosh Hagodol (Denver, Colo.)
Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Leah Silverberg Eisen, 1982 April 30
Major subjects cover the familiy's immigration to Denver, her parents and siblings, Jewish religious education
Oral History Interview with Leo Block, 1989 May 12
Topics covered: Family roots in Colorado, Denver, Leadville and Aspen. Father Nathan was born in Russia, came in 1890. Mother born in Leadville, father worked in mining until it fizzled out. Father was close with Rabbi Kauvar and BMH. Leo graduated from DU, editor of the Clarion. Established a professorship at University of Denver.
Oral History Interview with Peryle Hayutin Beck, 1989 February 5
Oral History Interview with Tillie Flaks, 1978 July 25
Portrait of Henry Plonsky, between 1920-1930
Henry Plonsky sits, wearing a suit and holding a document in his hand. Polish-born Plonsky arrived in Denver in 1877. He helped form an Orthodox minyan above his store on Larimer Street. He became a successful shoe and boot merchant in partnership with Leopold Mayer and was instrumental in the establishment of the Orthodox Jewish congregation Ahavey Emunah in 1880 and later the Beth HaMedrosh Hagodol Synagogue and the Beth Joseph congregation.
Portrait of Jewish Woman, between 1880-1899
Portrait of a woman with a feather and fur hat. The dress is blue silk with a pale blue chiffon.
Portrait of Peryle Hayutin on Her Sixteenth Birthday, 1931 June 15
Peryle Hayutin (Beck) with her hair in long curls stands in front of a piano that has vases of flowers on it. This portrait was taken for her sixteenth birthday. She was also confirmed at Beth Ha-Medrosh Hagodol Synagogue (BMH) on that date. She wears a white dress with a sheer full length overdress.
Rabbi Charles E. H. Kauvar, 1954
Portrait of Rabbi Charles Kauvar sitting in front of a bookshelf and holding a book.
Rabbi Earl Stone and Rabbi and Mrs. Charles Kauvar, before 1971
Photograph of Rabbi Earl Stone of Temple Emanuel and Rabbi Charles and Belle Bluestone Kauvar of BMH.
Rabbi Samuel Adelman, 1957-1968
Rabbi Samuel Adelman (1916-1966) was the leader of Beth Ha Medrosh Hagodol (BMH) Synagogue from 1957 until his death in 1966. He was also the president of the Religious Council on Human Relations for Metropolitan Denver and the Denver Housing Board, and was well-known for his talks on Russian Jews. Adelman was buried at Mount Nebo Cemetery and an estimated 1,400 people attended memorial services at BMH.