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Congregation Emanuel (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

Established October 11, 1874. This Reform Jewish congregation was officially incorporated as Congregation Emanuel, but it is also referred to as Temple Emanuel in documents and research materials.

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

Box 114, 1951-1983

 File
Identifier: B258.07.0114
Abstract

FF17 inlcudes six (6) Temple Emanuel religious school yearbooks. The years include 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1980-81, 1981-82, and 1982-83.

Dates: 1951-1983

Box 116, 1959

 File
Identifier: B258.07.0116
Abstract

Box contains one file folder from the seventh series. File Folder one [1] contains 1959 confirmation materials.

Dates: 1959

Box 116 (photographs), c. 1959

 File — Box B258.06.0116: Series B258.06 [Barcode: U186023306043]
Identifier: B258.06.0116
Abstract

Box contains one file folder in the sixth series. File folder one [1]: Photographs of the 1959 Missouri Valley NFTY (also known as MoVFTY).

Dates: c. 1959

Civilizing the West: Early Colorado Jews in the Arts, 2011

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00010
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish artists, musicians, composers, and conductors in Colorado. Jewish influence on arts in Colorado.

Dates: 2011

Congregation Emanuel Records

 Collection
Identifier: B258
Abstract Congregation Emanuel, the oldest synagogue in Colorado, was founded in Denver by a group of mostly German Jewish immigrants. At a meeting in 1874, members of the congregation decided to draft a constitution and incorporate the congregation as an institution of Reform Judaism. Rabbi Samuel Weil became the congregation's first rabbi in 1876; he served the congregation for only a year and was followed by a number of rabbis whose terms were short-lived. Rabbi William S. Friedman became the...
Dates: 1862-2013

Establishing Jewish Life, Panel 1, 2001

 Item — Object B297.02.01.00030: Series B297.02 [Barcode: U186023282647]
Identifier: B297.02.01.00030
Abstract

One of 12 exhibit display panels from the exhibit "Blazing the Trail: Denver's Jewish Pioneers." Panel titled "Establishing Jewish Life" features more historical information and includes Congregation Emanuel, Rabbis William Freidman and Charles Kauvar.

Dates: 2001

Fair Cook Book

 Collection
Identifier: B295
Abstract The Fair Cookbook was published by the Ladies of Congregation Emanuel in Denver, Colorado in 1888. It is the earliest known Jewish fundraising cookbook in America. The cookbook was sold at the fair that the Ladies of Temple Emanuel organized in 1888 to pay off the mortgage on the Temple. It is 49 pages in length with 13 sections, and features both traditional Jewish kosher recipes and recipes for non-kosher items as well as the names of individual contributors. The collection is a...
Dates: 1888

Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00011
Abstract

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

Henry J. Schwartz Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: B413
Abstract

Henry J. Schwartz was born in Russia and came to New York with his parents. He settled in Denver in 1895 and married Mollie K. Kohn in 1898. Henry Schwartz was an original member of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society board of directors and served as president and vice president of the JCRS. He was also a member of the Town Club. Much of the scrapbook has clipplings on the JCRS, but also on politics, Temple Emanuel, and obituaries for Dr. Philip Hillkowitz.

Dates: 1934-1953

Jewish Congregations in Colorado, 1918

 File
Identifier: B115.01.0001.0021
Abstract

Article about Congregations, National Jewish Hospital, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, and B'nai B'rith.

Dates: 1918