Hillel Academy (Denver, Colo.)
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 62 Collections and/or Records:
Graduating Classes, 1990-1999
Photographs of graduation classes with identifications from the 1990s.
Graduation Classes, 2000-2006
File contains photographs of graduating classes with identification of students.
Hillel Academy, 1992
Hillel Academy in Denver, Colorado.
Hillel Academy Buildings, 1954-2004
File contains correspondence, newsletter about the Maple Grove Building in 1958, dedication booklet for the 1966 dedication of the new building, and 2004 correspondence from the Denver Fire Department regarding remediation measures needed for the annex building and Chabab House.
Holocaust Memorial, between 1967-1988
The file contains photographs of a ceremony at the Hillel Academy "Memorial to the Holocaust and Warsaw Ghetto Uprisings." The memorial was created in 1967 and was probably the first in the state. Rabbi Manuel Laderman attended the ceremony.
Individuals, 1962-1994
File contains newspaper clippings from 1962-1994 that are about individual people in the Jewish Denver community. The majority of the articles are from the early 1980s.
Jewish Contributions Scrapbook, 1943-1989
Scrapbook containing ephemera relating to James Radetsky's numerous service and philanthropic endeavors in addition to the Jewish National Fund. James, along with three other community members, founded a Jewish Day School in Denver, Hillel Academy. He also served on the board of many Denver area organizations.
Mazuzah Photographs
Photographs of people touching a mazuzah.
Minutes, 1954-1957
Hillel Academy and minutes and associated materials.
Minutes, Jan. 1960-July 1965
Contains Hillel Academy minutes and associated materials.