Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado

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A group of seven teens, representatives of various synagogues and temples, with their group leaders and tour guide for a 1974 Israel teen tour Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zuckerman, Rabbi and Mrs. Harold Kranzler, and Avi Brown.

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Back row left to right Mr. Morton Margolin, ME Committee Chairman; Mr. Ian Gardenswartz, American student for Israel D.U.; and Mrs. Harry (Lil) Hoffman and front row left to right Mr. Yakov (Jacob) Barmore and Mr. John Kamlet, 1971 Allied Council President pose together at the Anti-Defamation League Mideast Information Committee.

Abstract The Grossman family emigrated to America from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and moved to Denver because of tuberculosis. Abraham Grossman was an active member of the traditional Beth Ha Medrosh Hagodol (BMH) Synagogue and later of the Oheb Zedek Congregation which broke away from BMH in 1911. The Oheb Zedek Congregation rejoined the parent synagogue toward the end of the Great Depression. Abraham Grossman was the proprietor of the Grossman's Haberdashery, located on Sixteenth Street in...

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Topics covered: Family history, life in Denver, working for the Rocky Mountain News and starting the West End Press; B'nai B'rith and several other organizations: JCC, JCRS, Rose Medical Center, Allied Jewish Federation. Index in file B098.18.0022.0008.

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Topics covered: Brief personal history, talks about his father, experiences as chairman and president of Federation, involvement in other organizations as well

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Topics covered: Brief history of Mrs. Frankle, history of the Federation, fundraising goals, primary functions, WWII, fund raising, serving on the board, Community Chest (now United Way), president of Allied, Frankel's family background, other Jewish communities, Jewish culture and community in Denver.

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Topics covered: Allied Jewish Federation and involvement in several other Jewish organizations (see agents), brief background, Denver Jewish community, experiences at University of Denver, War effort at home.

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Topics covered: Briefly covers Mo's personal life, growing up in Colorado, education and business- Chemical Sales Company. Began working with Allied in 1948, 1956 became president, talks about presidency and events during that time, Nat Rosenberg, charitable organizations.

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Topics covered: Very brief personal background, fundraising campaigns, presidency and activities since, organizations Federation helped, Russian Jewish immigration, Israel, Denver Jewish Community and merits of the oral history project.