Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

Abstract Box contains 57 reading room exhibit labels and reproduction photographs from the Beck Archives collection mounted on foam core boards. labels and photos cover a variety of individuals, families, and organizations. Some of those included are the Hornbein family; The Anfenger family; Rabbi William S. Friedman; The Jewish Consumptives Relief Society; Temple Emanuel; Peryle Hayutin Beck; Channah Milstein; Jesse Shwayder; Frances Wisebart Jacobs; Seraphine...

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In 2019, The Legacy of Healing exhibit was installed at the Colorado History museum. Professor Jeanne Abrams, Curator of the Beck Archives at DU University Libraries, and her staff and History Colorado staff created and installed the exhibit. The collection consists of exhibit panels, wall images and labels, planning documents and digital images.

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Ben and Bessie Glass both came to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) as patients in 1928. Bessie Glass was treated for six years. They met in the hospital and married in 1931. Ben Glass was a printer at the JCRS bindery from 1928 through 1978. They discuss how the JCRS was like a large family of young adults from all over the country and talk about what life was like at the JCRS. They also talk about the transition from JCRS to AMC Cancer Center.

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Daughter of Abrahm & Fannie Vear Juddlowitz from Lithuania, came to Denver. Family had 7 boys and 2 girls. Interview covers activities in Denver, JCRS, Ex-Patients home and BMH.

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Mrs. Aaron (Ray) Shapiro was born and raised in New York City and became involved in the fund raising activity for the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society as a member of the New York Ladies' Auxiliary. The collection consists of an 1899 photograph of Ray Shapiro and a photograph of a plaque for a building on the JCRS campus erected with funds collected by the New York Ladies' Auxiliary.

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Contains 11 folders with photographs in box with 29 folders from series 4 through 8 and 10.

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Contains three exhibit panels from the Legacy of Healing exhibit at History Colorado: To Serve the Need of Every Creed (Rose Hospital); Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society with image of heliotherapy; and The Spark: Frances Wisebart Jacobs with image of Frances Jacobs Hospital.