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Congregation Zera Abraham (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

Non-profit Certification Paperwork and Correspondence, bulk: 1993-1994

 File
Identifier: B464.01.0001.0007
Abstract This folder contains the original and two copies of a letter from the Internal Revenue Service certifying Congregation Zera Abraham (listed as Zehrra Abraham) as a non-private organization. Also included is three copies of a certificate of exemption for sales and use tax as well as a letter from the IRS stating the organization's exemption from filing federal income tax. A Form 1023, an Application for Recognition of Exemption, is included with accompanying documentation depicting revenue...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1993-1994

Organizational Information, June 2004

 File
Identifier: B464.02.0002.0003
Abstract

This folder contains the organizational details of the Zera Abraham board of directors including correspondence, reorganization guidelines, and resignation information. Included are two resignation letters, one of which from a board member in 2004 and the other from the congregation's rabbi in 1971, a blank proxy form, and a packet of information detailing the responsibilities of the board and discussion of reorganization of the board in 2002.

Dates: June 2004

Oversized and Digital Materials

 Series
Identifier: B464.04
Abstract

This series contains oversized materials including event posters and newspaper clippings.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1967-2019

Pearl J. Shames Estate, bulk: May 2005-September 2005

 File
Identifier: B464.01.0001.0014
Abstract This folder contains correspondence and paperwork relating to the estate of Pearl J. Shames in which Congregation Zera Abraham was named a beneficiary. The items in this folder two copies of the information of appointment for Shames's will, one of which includes a letter from the attorneys representing Shames's daughter, Sonia Landau, who was appointed the personal representative. A letter from Sander J. Slatkin, Zera Abraham's attorney, to Shames's attorneys requested more information in...
Dates: Majority of material found within May 2005-September 2005

Photographs, 2010

 File
Identifier: B464.03.0003.0014
Abstract This folder contains eleven photographs of significant individuals and places in the early establishment of the Denver West Side Jewish community. Each photograph has text superimposed that describes the invidual(s) or the events depicted in the photograph including biographical and historical information. Photographs include Label Ginsburg in his store, the Star Bakery delivery wagon, three formal portraits of the Sunshine, Feiner, and Ginsburg families, Shul Baer Milstein, a class...
Dates: 2010

Programs, Events, and Initiatives

 Series
Identifier: B464.03
Abstract

This series contains materials relating to congregation programs, events, iniatives, and celebrations. Such events include anniversary celebrations, lectures, summer camps, banquets, religious ceremonies, and fundraising events.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1967-2019

Property Taxation, 1978-1991

 File
Identifier: B464.01.0001.0015
Abstract

This folder contains documentation of Congregation Zera Abraham's property tax information in relation to their status as a nonprofit organization. Included items are copies of "Report of Exempt Property Owned and Used for Religious Worship" from 1978 to 1991. Also included is a Personal Property Schedule from 1989 and 1991.

Dates: 1978-1991

Rabbinical Health and Life Insurance Coverage, 2001-2008

 File
Identifier: B464.01.0001.0017
Abstract

This folder contains documentation and related correspondence for the health and life insurance coverage for the congregation's rabbi in 2001-2008. Enclosed are benefits packets, tax information, and cost/monthly premium information over the course of seven years. Also included are various instances of correspondence with the congregation's insurance broker and insurance companies.

Dates: 2001-2008

Rabbinical Search and Employment, 2004-2012

 File
Identifier: B464.02.0002.0004
Abstract This folder contains information pertaining to the process of selecting a rabbi for the congregation in approximately 2012 and issues with the renewal of Rabbi Yehuda Cahan's contract in 2011. Materials include correspondence with the rabbi and board members discussing the issue, negotiations, a contract officially cutting the professional relationship between the rabbi and the congregation, and ballots from members of the congregation voting on the rabbi's contract renewal. Due to...
Dates: 2004-2012

Ruth Shapiro Charitable Trust, 1997-2006

 File
Identifier: B464.01.0001.0011
Abstract This folder contains the trust registration statement, information of appointment, a letter to Shapiro's nephew and attorney, the section of Shapiro's estate outlining the details of her charitable trust, and a letter from her nephew, Jacques S. Ruda, to Congregation Zera Abraham and three other institutions (Beth Jacob High School, Yeshiva Toras Chaim, and Hillel Academy) providing them with information about the trust and future payments. Additionally, the folder contains three copies a K1...
Dates: 1997-2006

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Denver (Colo.) 14
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Cotopaxi (Colo.) 8
Financial records 7
Jewish men 7
Rabbis 7
Nonprofit organizations 6
West Colfax (Denver, Colo.) 6
Associations, institutions, etc. 5
Boards of directors 5
Ceremonies 5
Community organization 5
Jewish businesspeople 5
Leadership 5
Peddlers 5
Religious history 5
Social life and customs 5
Administration of estates 4
Anniversaries 4
Butchers 4
Charitable bequests 4
Civic leaders 4
Colfax Avenue (Colo.) 4
Posters 4
Shehitah 4
Banquets 3
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 3
Endowments 3
Financial statements 3
Jewish women 3
Judaism 3
Orthodox Judaism -- Colorado -- Denver 3
Rabbis -- Colorado -- Denver 3
Rabbis--Installation 3
Synagogue fund raising -- Colorado -- Denver 3
Synagogues -- Colorado -- Denver 3
Account books 2
Administrative regulations 2
By-laws 2
Colorado Springs (Colo.) 2
Deeds 2
Donation 2
Jewish religious schools 2
Jews 2
Merchants 2
Nonprofit Organizations--Taxation 2
Orthodox Judaism 2
Property tax 2
Pueblo (Colo.) 2
Synagogues--Membership 2
Trust and trustees 2
Administration 1
Administrative reports 1
Advertisements 1
Agricultural colonies 1
Announcements 1
Articles of incorporation 1
Booklets 1
Brochures 1
Businesspeople 1
Central City (Colo.) 1
Cheyenne (Wyo.) 1
Colonists 1
Community development, Urban 1
Compact Discs (CD's) 1
Counseling--Religious aspects--Judaism 1
Cripple Creek (Colo.) 1
Dealers (Retail trade) 1
Dedications (Ceremonies) 1
Deeds of trust 1
Dinners and dining 1
Dinners and dining--Religious aspects--Judaism 1
Education 1
Elections 1
Evergreen (Colo.) 1
Floods 1
Fort Collins (Colo.) 1
Fund raising 1
Fund raising -- Colorado -- Denver 1
Grant(s) 1
Health insurance 1
Historic buildings 1
History--Societies, etc. 1
Immigrants 1
Institutional Missions 1
Invitation cards 1
Jewish camps 1
Jewish children 1
Jewish families -- Colorado 1
Jewish mourning customs 1
Jewish religious education 1
Jews -- Colorado -- Denver 1
Jews, East European 1
Judaism -- Customs and practices 1
Lawyers 1
Leadville (Colo.) 1
Life insurance 1
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