B'nai B'rith. Anti-defamation League. Mountain States Regional Office
Biography
The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Mountain States Regional Office began in 1913 as a volunteer committee led by Simon Heller. The purpose of the organization was to fight prejudice and intolerance and to preserve the Jewish democratic heritage. The formal organization was established in 1941 as the tri-state office with Harold Saks as the first director. The Mountain States Regional Office in Denver worked toward the elimination of discrimination in employment, housing, accommodations and education.
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Anti-Defamation League Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, 1965 January 13
Left to right an unidentified man; Oscar Cohen, New York ADL National Program Director; two unidentified men; Sheldon Steinhauser, ADL's Regional Director; Rev. Francis J. Malecek, S. J., Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Regis College; and an unidentified man stand in a row during an Anti-Defamation League Catholic-Jewish Dialogue meeting at Regis College in Denver, Colorado.
Anti-Defamation League Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, 1965 January 13
Anti-Defamation League Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, 1965 January 12
Left to right Oscar Cohen, ADL National Program Director; Robert Adelstein, ADL Council Chairman; Mandel Berenbaum, vice-chairman of ADL's Denver Executive Committee and first chairman of the Council; and Sheldon Steinhauser, ADL's Regional Director, pose together in a hallway during an Anti-Defamation League Catholic-Jewish Dialogue meeting at Regis College in Denver.
Anti-Defamation League Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, 1965 January 13
Eight unidentified individuals sit around the perimeter of a classroom at Regis College during an Anti-Defamation League Catholic-Jewish Dialogue meeting in Denver.
Anti-Defamation League Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, 1965 January 13
Several unidentified individuals stand in a large room listening to an unidentified speaker during an Anti-Defamation League Catholic-Jewish Dialogue meeting at Regis College in Denver.
Anti-Defamation League Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, 1965 January 12
Left to right two unidentified men; Sheldon Steinhauser, ADL's Regional Director; Rev. Francis J. Malecek, S. J., Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Regis College, Chairman of the Conference Steering Committee; and former Judge Charles Rosenbaum, member of the ADL's National Executive Committee pose together during an Anti-Defamation League Catholic-Jewish Dialogue meeting at Regis College in Denver.
Anti-Defamation League Mideast Information Committee, 1972 January 21
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.
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith Private Event, 1968 January
Dr. Yoram Dinstein poses with three unidentified men and an unidentified woman at a private, confidential briefing session hosted by the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith and the Mid-East Public Information Committee. Dr. Dinstein, Consulate General of Israel in New York conducted the session titled ''The Jews and Russia.''
Oral History Interview with Anti-Defamation League ''Oldtimers.'', 1977 April 30
Four members of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) share their memories of ADL activities. They describe the founding of the ADL Mountain States office in 1941 and the leadership of this office. They also discuss antisemitism in Denver around World War II, Jewish life on the west side of Denver, and Jewish involvement in Colorado politics.
Oral History Interview with J. Harold Saks, 1977 June 6
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