University of Denver. Institute for Islamic-Judaic Studies
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Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:
Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner, 1987 June 08
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Identifier: B063.04.0020.00072
Abstract
Several unidentified individuals at the Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner hosted by the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver. The head table can be seen in the background. Seated at the head table left to right Gary Antonoff, Carol Antonoff, Governor Roy Romer, Beatrice Romer, Larry Mizel, Eva Hecht, Dr. Renee Rabinowitz, Elfi Smith, Senator Tim Wirth, and Barbara Altman. Standing behind the head table beside the podium left to right are Dr. Emil Hecht, Dr. Elie Wiesel, and...
Dates:
1987 June 08
From Cotopaxi to Denver: Immigrant Jewish Farmers Become American Urban Community Leaders, 2010
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00009
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History of the ill-fated Cotopaxi Colony of Jewish immigrants in Colorado. Brief biographies of the families involved and their contribution to Denver and Colorado after they left the colony.
Dates:
2010
From Peddlers to Merchant Princes: Early Colorado Jewish Entrepreneurs, 2006
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00005
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Jews played a central role in the development of Colorado through their contributions to economic life and development. Denver's first mercantile store was opened by Jewish citizen Fred Salomon in 1859. Before long, stores run by Jewish merchants and their family members in search of work and wealth flourished on the main streets of most Colorado towns including, Denver, Central City, Leadville, Trinidad, and Fairplay. This film focuses on the lives of a number of early merchants, including...
Dates:
2006
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00011
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Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Dates:
2012
Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities, 2014
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00014
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Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in small communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Dates:
2014
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- Businesspeople 1
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- Concerts 1
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- Jews, East European 1
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- Saltiel (Colo.) 1
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