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 21 Collections and/or Records:
Box 41: IST VHS Tapes and DVDs, 1996 - 2006
This box contains nineteen (19) VHS tapes, one (1) mini VHS tape, and two (2) DVDs with material related to the Israel Study Tour through Allied Jewish Federation and Central Agency for Jewish Education.
Box 46, 1955 - 2021
This box contains two (2) large CD books filled with CDs and DVDs for the Allied Jewish Federation, forty-seven (47) CDs and DVDS in single cases, one (1) VHS tape labeled "A Ptioneering Legacy: Early History of the Jews in COloraod, and one (1) audio cassette.
Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) Records
Colorado Agency for Jewish Education, ca. 1999-2007
Materials pertaining to the Colorado Agency for Jewish Education, in particular their relationship with AJF.
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.
Israel Study Tour
This series contains material related to the Israel Study Tour hosted by JEWISHcolorado (Allied Jewish Federation), which indludes applications for the trip, educational material, and VHS tapes of the trips, and other Israel related information.
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.