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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 69 Collections and/or Records:

Holocaust Memorial, between 1967-1988

 File
Identifier: Ba65.02.0002.0001
Abstract

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.

Dates: between 1967-1988
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B165, Hillel Academy (Denver, Colo.) Records / Photographs and Scrapbooks / Box 2

Individuals, 1962-1994

 File
Identifier: B113.01.0001.0004
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1962-1994
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B113, Beck Archives Clippings File Collection / Newspaper Clippings and Articles / Box 1

Jack Greenwald Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B344
Abstract Jack Greenwald was born June 14, 1928 in Columbus, Ohio, the youngest son of Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Greenwald (1888 - 1954). Rabbi Greenwald Rabbi Greenwald only knew German and had to learn Yiddish before he became rabbi of the Beth-Jacob Shul in Columbus, Ohio, a Yiddi. Jack Greenwald came to Denver, Colorado in 1946 and received his Bachelor of Science of Law, 1950, and his Juris Doctorate, 1952, both degrees from the University of Denver. Professionally, he specialized in the area of...
Dates: 1949 - 2012
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Jack Greenwald Papers

Jewish Contributions Scrapbook, 1943-1989

 Item
Identifier: B416.01.00004
Abstract

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.

Dates: Coverage: 1943-1989
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B416, James B. Radetsky Digital Papers / Scrapbooks

Mazuzah Photographs

 File
Identifier: B165.02.0002.0006
Abstract

Photographs of people touching a mazuzah.

Dates: 1954-2002
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B165, Hillel Academy (Denver, Colo.) Records / Photographs and Scrapbooks / Box 2

Minutes, 1954-1957

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0002
Abstract

Hillel Academy and minutes and associated materials.

Dates: 1954-1957
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B165, Hillel Academy (Denver, Colo.) Records / Events and Administrative Records / Box 1

Minutes, Jan. 1960-July 1965

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0003
Abstract

Contains Hillel Academy minutes and associated materials.

Dates: Jan. 1960-July 1965
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B165, Hillel Academy (Denver, Colo.) Records / Events and Administrative Records / Box 1

Minutes, 1963-1965

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0004
Abstract

Hillel Academy minutes and associated materials.

Dates: 1963-1965
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B165, Hillel Academy (Denver, Colo.) Records / Events and Administrative Records / Box 1

Minutes, 1965-1969

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0005
Abstract

Hillel Academy minutes and associated minutes.

Dates: 1965-1969
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B165, Hillel Academy (Denver, Colo.) Records / Events and Administrative Records / Box 1

Minutes, 1966-1967

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0006
Abstract

Hillel Academy minutes and associated materials.

Dates: 1966-1967
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B165, Hillel Academy (Denver, Colo.) Records / Events and Administrative Records / Box 1

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