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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Box 1, 1982-1994
Contains CAJE scrapbooks in binders from 1982-1998.
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.
Scrapbooks, 1982-2009
Series includes 6 scrapbooks and two folders of scrapbook materials.