Central Agency for Jewish Education (1973-2016)
Biography
The Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) was established in Denver in 1973 and merged with Jewishcolorado, formerly the Allied Jewish Federation, in 2016. The mission of CAJE was Jewish education and it sponsored a resource center that held materials on Jewish issues, life, and culture, including books, and audio/visual resources. They also had teacher training and ran seminars and workshops for Jewish schools and educators for the Rocky Mountain Region. CAJE worked closely with the Jewish Educators Council. CAJE sponsored the Joyce Zeff Annual Israel Study Tour and Jewish Explorers. After the merger CAJE retained its name and brand as the educational and programming division of Jewishcolorado.
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Beck Archives - Curriculum Guide, circa 1998-2002
File folder contains "A Curriculum Guide for the Study of the Early History of Jews of Colorado", a photograph of curriculum materials, and additional information about the curriculum guide.
Box 1, 1982-1994
Contains CAJE scrapbooks in binders from 1982-1998.
Box 2, 1995-2009
Contains three scrapbooks (1995-1998) and two folders of scrapbook materials removed from a binder.
Box 3, 1983 - 1987
This box contains four (4) folders. 1. The Bagel Digested, 2. Interaction, 3. Mailers, and 4. Viewing World Jewish History. Folders 1, 2, and 4 are publication series, while folder 3 contains miscellaneous mailers from the Central Agency for Jewish Education.
Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) Records
Colorado Jewish History: A Guide For Teachers, 1983
File folder contains the 1983 Teachers Guide on Colorado Jewish History. The guide is a publication of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and the Central Agency for Jewish Education.
Curriculum Grant Application, 1996-2005
Grant application materials for Colorado Jewish History Curriculum Guide. The grant was awared by the the Rose Community Foundation to the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and Beck Archives in conjunction with the Central Agency for Jewish Education. Additionally, there is a letter and grant application from RMJHS to the Rose Community Foundation for the Colorado Jewish History Week.
Hebrew High Classes, 1999-2007
Contains photographs and graduation materials for CAJE Hebrew High classes. The materials were removed from a binder and placed in two folders.
Media Clippings, January - June 2009
The records contain 2 boxes of CAJE scrapbooks and scrapbook materials.
Publications, 1983 - 1987
This series contains publications and mailings created by the Central Agency for Jewish Education in Denver Colorado. It includes publications such as "The Bagel Digest-ED," "Interaction," and "Viewing World Jewish History." Several of the publications were edited, or contain pieces, by Marilyn Lande.