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Hillel Academy (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

Jews from around Denver founded the Hillel Academy in 1953. It began with two teachers and 27 students in kindergarten and the first grade. The aim was to provide religious and secular education and to give the students pride in Judaism and Americanism. The Academy grew by adding a new grade each year until classes included preschool through eighth grade. Beth Ha Medrosh Hagodol and Beth Joseph Synagogues provided space for the Academy until 1958, when the Academy moved to Holly and Leetsdale. A new facility opened at 450 S. Hudson in 1966. Hillel Academy is part of a network of Orthodox day schools in the United States. There are more than 300 students currently, with students in need receiving scholarships.

Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:

Minutes, 1972-1975

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0010
Abstract

Hillel Academy minutes and associated materials.

Dates: 1972-1975

Minutes, Jan. 1976 - March 1978

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0012
Abstract

File contains Hillel Academy minutes and associated documents.

Dates: Jan. 1976 - March 1978

Minutes, 1988-1997

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0014
Abstract

Contains minutes and associated materials.

Dates: 1988-1997

Mountain States Sefer Torah, 1989-Sept. 1991

 File
Identifier: B165.02.0002.0002
Abstract

File contains photographs of the dedication of the Mountain States Sefer Torah which was writtn by and for the Mountain States Jewish Community. There is also a letter dated January 5, 1989 about the Sefer Torah Project.

Dates: 1989-Sept. 1991

Newsletters, 1957-2002

 File
Identifier: B165.02.0002.0008
Abstract

File contains newsletters of Hillel Academy and the Hillel Academy Ladies Auxiliary.

Dates: 1957-2002

Oral History Interview, 2012 May 23

 File
Identifier: B344.01.0001.0001.00001
Abstract

Oral history with Jack Greenwald (two DVD copies) where he speaks briefly about his family history and then talks about various Jewish organizations. Jack Greenwald was president or chairman of sixteen Jewish organizations.

Dates: 2012 May 23

Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1953-2002

 Series
Identifier: B165.02
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains nine folders with Ladies Auxiliart meeting minutes and administrative notes, 1963-1997, two scrapbooks, seven Annual Dinner programs from 1973-1980 and one from 2010, and appointment calendars from 1987 from the Ladies’ Auxiliary of Hillel Academy of Denver, Colorado, from 1963 through 2010.

Dates: 1953-2002

Photographs of Hillel Presidents, between 1950 and 2000

 File
Identifier: B165.02.0019.0004
Abstract

File contains photographs of presidents and principals of Hillel Academy including Abe Auerbach, Sheldon K. Baron, Dr. Leonard Prenz Lau, Manny Feder, Dr. Leonard Levisohn, Jack Greenwald, Ivan Goldstein, Ralph Auerbach, Joseph Schwartz, Gary A. Feder, Evan Makovsky, Hillel Erlanger, David I Beren, Elly Zussman, Zev Beren, and Hillel Erlanger.

Dates: between 1950 and 2000

President Betty Lee Hahn Notes, 1974-1975

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0011
Abstract

File contains a spiral notebook with board president Betty Lee Hahn notes, minutes, and event planning.

Dates: 1974-1975

Raoul Wallenberg Day in Denver, 1986

 File
Identifier: B165.02.0019.0008
Abstract File contains a Proclamation signed by Mayor Frederico Pena proclaiming December 7, 1986 as Raoul Wallenberg Day in Denver. File also contains three photographs: 1) Guest Speaker Jacob Wallenberg. and Emil Hecht. 2) Rabbi Mordechai Gerwirtz, Principal, Jacob Wallenberg, and Rabbi Pesach Lerner, Executive Director of Hillel Academy. 3) Jacob Wallenberg speaking to upper classes at Hillel Academy.Jacob Wallenberg was a member of the Raoul Wallenberg family, and Vice Chairment of the Raoul...
Dates: 1986