Congregation Micah (Denver, Colo.)
Biography
The congregation is sometimes referred to as
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Administrative Records
The series consists of minutes for Congregation Micah Board of Trustees meetings, correspondence, and other administrative records.
Box 1, 1960-1980
11 bound ledgers; receipt books; dispersements and deposits; four spiral books with bank deposits and check stubs
Box 2, 1959-1976
Executive, administrative, and operational records
Box 3, 1970-1980
2 file folders with bank statements; 18 envelopes of cashed checks and deposit slips
Congregation Micah Records
Congregation Micah Sisterhood Records
The Sisterhood of Congregation Micah was a unit in the congregation until 1976. Membership declined during the 1960s and in 1976 the Congregation sold their buildings to the Mount Gilead Baptist Church and the Sisterhood ceased to exist. The collection primarily contains administrative and financial records, but also newsclippings, event materials, and recipes.
Oral History Interview with Beatrice Weil, 1978 May 22
Childhood in Humboldt, Tennessee- first Jewish child born in Humboldt, brother was first Jew buried in Humboldt, Tennessee and prominent city figure so the city allowed the funeral service to be integrated. Came to Denver in 1928 for husband’s work, thought Denver was only tuberculars and asthmatics at first. She was president of NCJW from 1942-44 and activities of the Council. Formation of Temple Micah.
Oral History Interview with Mindell Stein, 1979 July 18
Mindell Stein discusses the philosophy of Temple Micah, reason why people were compelled to start Temple Micah, the character of the congregation and its relationship with the community, the rabbi's that have served the congregation and the problem of declining membership.
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