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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 335 Collections and/or Records:

Bed Endowment Plaques of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00054
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Bed endowment plaques 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: between 1920-1960

Bedside Instruction at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1942

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00071
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Bedside instruction in English and citizenship 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: circa 1942

Ben Englander Standing on a Sidewalk, between 1920-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00041
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Ben Englander standing on a sidewalk. Englander was the State Representative of Colorado and a Board Member 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1960

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks and Fellow Patients of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00068
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Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks (second from left), with fellow patients of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) sit on a car next to the Main Building on the JCRS campus. 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: 1929

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1930 March 17

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00066
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Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks, a patient of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) stands on the campus grounds. 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: 1930 March 17

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1930 August 3

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00069
Abstract Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks, a patient of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) stands with her back to wall outside the Main Building on the JCRS campus. The reflection of mountains can be seen in the window pane above the door. 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...
Dates: 1930 August 3

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks, Patient of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00065
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Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks, a patient of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) sits in lounge chair in bathrobe. 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: 1929

Beth Jacob Synagogue at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1925-1935

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0032.00005
Abstract Interior view of the synagogue at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The Mashgiach (kosher supervisor) for the JCRS sits on a chair on the bimah. The synagogue was erected in 1911 by Isaac Solomon in memory of his son Jacob. It was rebuilt in the form seen here in 1925 after a fire. At some later point it came to be known as the JCRS Isaac Solomon Synagogue. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen...
Dates: between 1925-1935

Board of Directors of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00030
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Board of Directors of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Seven men and one woman stand on the steps of a building. Rabbi Charles Kauvar stands second from the right and all others are unidentified. 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 1930-1940

Bob Hope at a Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Convention, circa 1945

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0116.00001
Abstract Bob Hope performing for patients at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) Convention. Tony Romano, Jerry Colonna and Vera Vague (stage name of actress Barbara Jo Anderson) are also pictured and the event was held in the Mary Harris Auditorium at the JCRS. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish working men along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West...
Dates: circa 1945