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 39 Collections and/or Records:
Minutes, 1970-1972
Hillel Academy minutes and associated materials.
Minutes, 1972-1975
Hillel Academy minutes and associated materials.
Minutes, Jan. 1976 - March 1978
File contains Hillel Academy minutes and associated documents.
Minutes, 1988-1997
Contains minutes and associated materials.
Mountain States Sefer Torah, 1989-Sept. 1991
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.
Newsletters, 1957-2002
File contains newsletters of Hillel Academy and the Hillel Academy Ladies Auxiliary.
Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1953-2002
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.
President Betty Lee Hahn Notes, 1974-1975
File contains a spiral notebook with board president Betty Lee Hahn notes, minutes, and event planning.
Staff, Classes, and Students, Between 1960-1980
Contains color and black and white photographs of staff, classes, and graduation classes.