Charity Organization Society (Denver, Colo.)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A Legacy of Leadership: Colorado Jewish Women for 150 Years, 2020
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00021
Abstract
This DVD contains the film, "A Legacy of Leadership: Colorado Jewish Women for 150 Years." The film was created for the 2020 RMJHS annual dinner.
Dates:
2020
Frances Wisebart Jacobs, between 1880-1890
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Identifier: B148.03.0006.00001
Abstract
Frances Wisebart Jacobs in an oval portrait of her head and shoulders. Frances Wisebart Jacobs came to Colorado as a young bride in 1863, and she and her husband, Abraham Jacobs, made their first home in Central City, Colorado. After the family relocated to Denver, Colorado, she became known in the local Jewish and general community and nationally as Denver's ''Mother of Charities'' for her central role in philanthropy. She was an officer in several charitable organizations and helped to...
Dates:
between 1880-1890