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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Portrait of Nathaniel Goldstein, circa 1951

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00027
Abstract

Nathaniel Goldstein, Attorney General for the State of New York from 1943 to 1954. Goldstein was a personality and supporter of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: circa 1951

Rabbi Elias Hillkowitz, circa 1910

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Identifier: B063.06.0014.00002
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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

Samuel Krone Salting Meat at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00007
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Samuel Krone salting meat at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). All of the food served to the patients at the JCRS was kosher. Rev. Krone served as the mashgiach at the Sanatorium for over 18 years. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: circa 1941

Tillye Levy on I. Rude, 1978 November 1

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Identifier: B098.01.0003.00059
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Tillye Levy talks about I. Rude (Isadore). Mr. Rude was a Denver Jewish philanthropist with a JCRS and a B'nai B'rith building named after him. He is also the namesake of Rude Park.

Dates: 1978 November 1

Torah Dedication Ceremony of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00058
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Torah Dedication Ceremony of the synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Unidentified men and women are seated in the audience. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1930

Unidentified Man sits on a porch at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1905-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00039
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An unidentified man sitting on a front porch of one of the buildings at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: between 1905-1940

Unidentified Man standing in Front of an Automobile, between 1910-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00040
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An unidentified man standing in front of an automobile.

Dates: between 1910-1940