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 69 Collections and/or Records:
Box 15, 1963-1972
Contains a Class Album (1963-1966), Graduating Classes (1967-1969) and Graduating Classes 1970-1972). Scrapbooks are in poor condition.
Box 16, 1969-2010
Box contains dinner journals, film cassettes of dinners, and a VCR of the 2000 dinner.
Box 17, 1960-2004
Box contains photographs of staff, students, and graduations.
Box 18, 1953-2001
The box contains photographs of Hillel Academy students, staff, and rabbis at Estes Park; a photograph of Morris Hagler, first president of Hillel Academy; and architectual drawings of the synagogue at Conejos and Stuart. The architectual firm was Crowther and Marshall Designers.
By-Laws and Hillel Academy Information, 1959-2008
File contains Hillel Academy historical information, brochures, By-laws, handbooks and policies, and Ladies Auxiliary materials.
Clippings, 1954-1967
Contains newspaper clippings about Hillel Academy.
Community Education Information, 2005
Denver Proclamations and Photographs, 1982-2002
Dinner Journals, 1974-1991
One folder containing two dinner journals from dinners honoring Jack Greenwald. One journal is from the Hillel Academy (1974) and one is from the Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy (1991).
Education Minutes and Course Levels, 1956-1957
Folder contains the Education Board and Education Committee minutes and associated materials. There are also Hebrew department Course of Study for kindergarten through fifth grade.