Beth Israel Hospital and Geriatric Center (Denver, Colo.)
Biography
The Beth Israel Geriatric Center became Beth Israel at Shalom Park. It started as the Beth Israel Home for the Aged and the hospital was added later.
Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Milton Kronfeld, 1978 September 23
Topics covered: Early life in Russia, immigration, life in New York, love of learning English.
Oral History Interview with Nathan Rosenberg, 1978 November 22
Topics include: Nathan Rosenberg's background and education, professional career, the Depression, WWII, working with AJF after the war. Nature of Denver community and their response, Jewish Youth Council, Hadassah, Anti-Defamation League, Rose Hospital, Community Center. Developing Young Leadership Institutes and trips to Israel, established Hillel House at DU and CU, Beth Israel Hospital and elderly Jews, issues in the Jewish community.
Oral History Interview with Nathan Rosenberg (continued), 1978 November 22
Topics include: Nathan Rosenberg's background and education, professional career, the Depression, WWII, working with AJF after the war. Nature of Denver community and their response, Jewish Youth Council, Hadassah, Anti-Defamation League, Rose Hospital, Community Center. Developing Young Leadership Institutes and trips to Israel, established Hillel House at DU and CU, Beth Israel Hospital and elderly Jews, issues in the Jewish community.
Oral History Interview with Rose Epstein, 1978 September 22
Topics include: Early family history, Russian heritage, born in New York and moved to Denver at age 11, mother was a healer, Rose worked at Golden Eagle store, marriage, moving to Fort Morgan and life there, cattlemen, and collection money for AMC.
Oral History Interview with Rose Hoffman (Sarah Smith), 1979 July 18
Topics covered: Born in New York, parents had menswear store, 6 years old when they came to Denver because uncle was here, grew up on East side, didn't get a religious education, belonged to BMH, modeled for Nestetter’s and worked as a buyer for them, her husband and her had a dime store, had a daughter.
Oral History Interview with Sophie Stillman, 1979 August
Topics covered: Lived in a poor village in Russia, mother would buy and sell chickens and eggs and father cattle, did housework in Russia, no opportunities there; brother came straight to Denver and worked in cattle; she came to US through NY, took train to Denver; she worked in a cigar factory, took some night school but quit, learned English from brother’s children; married, had 4 children, left husband but didn't divorce him; always lived on West Side, religious life.
Oral History Interviews with Harry Yaffe, 1978-1979
Two interviews with Harry, topics include: Harry's personal background, Beth Israel background, goals and growth of Beth Israel, relationship with other social service organizations, and feelings on the aging population.
Publications and Background Information, 1934-1981
Contains correspondence, histories, and brochures.
Publications,Scrapbooks, and Photographs, 1917-1992
Series 2 of 3 contains publications, newspaper articles, and documents on the history of Beth Israel Hospital.
Shalom Park
Filtered By
- Type: Archival Object X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Denver (Colo.) 23
- Oral histories 22
- Jewish way of life 19
- Jewish hospitals 14
- Geriatrics 10
- Jewish old age homes 9
- Jews 8
- United States -- Emigration and immigration 7
- Russia 6
- Hospitals 5
- Albums (Books) 4
- Jews -- Colorado -- Charities 4
- Nursing homes 4
- Records 4
- Social service -- Colorado -- Denver 4
- Colorado 3
- Community life 3
- New York (N.Y.) 3
- Photographs 3
- West Colfax (Denver, Colo.) 3
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
- Clothing workers 2
- Europe, Eastern -- Emigration and immigration 2
- Immigrants -- Colorado -- Denver 2
- Jewish families -- Colorado 2
- Jewish men 2
- Jewish merchants 2
- Jewish philanthropists 2
- Jewish women 2
- World War, 1939-1945 2
- Yiddish language 2
- Administrative reports 1
- Amusement parks 1
- Antisemitism 1
- Aspen (Colo.) 1
- Austria 1
- Awards 1
- Boards of trustees 1
- Buildings 1
- Charities 1
- Clothing factories 1
- Corporate minutes 1
- Department stores 1
- Dry-goods 1
- Event photographs 1
- Factories 1
- Family-owned business enterprises -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Fund raisers (Persons) 1
- Gerontology 1
- Groundbreakings 1
- Hospital care 1
- Israel 1
- Jerusalem 1
- Jewish children 1
- Jewish farmers 1
- Jewish men -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Judaism -- Customs and practices 1
- Labor unions -- United States 1
- Medical care 1
- Old age homes 1
- Orthodox Judaism 1
- Photograph albums 1
- Plaques (Flat objects) 1
- Poland 1
- Railroads 1
- Romania 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Synagogue fund raising -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Tailors 1
- Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Women dressmakers 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1 + ∧ less