Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Rabbi Elias Hillkowitz, circa 1910
Item
Identifier: B063.06.0014.00002
Abstract
Rabbi Elias Hillkowitz was considered the dean of Denver's early west-side Orthodox Jewish rabbis. He was an early supporter of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), where his son, Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, served as president from 1904 to 1948. Rabbi Hillkowitz suggested the JCRS motto from the Talmud: ''He who saves one life saves the world.''
Dates:
circa 1910