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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

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Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

Embroidered Guest Towels, between 1940-1950

 Item
Identifier: B002.16.0202.00001
Abstract

Pink Dolby-print tea or kitchen towels embroidered four inches from bottom of one end. The embroidery consists of three colors: dark pink, light pink and burgundy in a semi-Southwestern motif. The top and bottom of towels have three-quarter inches of pink fringe. The towels were embroidered by Esther Mislov for occupational therapy during her stay at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) in 1946.

Dates: between 1940-1950
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B002, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records / Religious, Material Culture Objects, and Art / Box 202

From Cotopaxi to Denver: Immigrant Jewish Farmers Become American Urban Community Leaders, 2010

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00009
Abstract

History of the ill-fated Cotopaxi Colony of Jewish immigrants in Colorado. Brief biographies of the families involved and their contribution to Denver and Colorado after they left the colony.

Dates: 2010
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B230, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Records / Publications / Box 23 (DVDs)

Golda Meir and the Korngolds, 1914

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0021.00003
Abstract

Future Israeli prime minister Golda Meir (center) stands with her sister and brother-in-law, Shana and Sam Korngold, and their daughter, Judith. The formal portrait was taken in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1914
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Families and Groups / Box 21

Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00011
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.

Dates: 2012
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B230, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Records / Publications / Box 23 (DVDs)

JCRS Plaque, circa 1910

 Item
Identifier: B286.02.0001.0002.00001
Abstract Photograph of bronze plaque, ''This tablet is erected by the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society in appreciation of the efforts made by The New York Ladies' Auxiliary in rearing this structure for the relief and cure of tuberculosis.'' The officers, directresses, and trustees are listed. Mrs. Aaron Shapiro is listed as a directress. ''He who saves one life is considered as if he had preserved the whole world,'' the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) motto appears at the bottom. The...
Dates: circa 1910
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B286, Ray Shapiro Photographs / JCRS Plaque / Box 1 / Photograph of JCRS Plaque

Legacy of Healing Exhibit (History Colorado)

 Collection
Identifier: B437
Abstract

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.

Dates: 2019-2020
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Legacy of Healing Exhibit (History Colorado)

Lena Sni, between 1960-1971

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0051.00084
Abstract

Portrait of Lena Sni, past president of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Auxiliary.

Dates: between 1960-1971
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Individuals / Box 51

Lena Sni, between 1960-1971

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0051.00085
Abstract

Portrait of Lena Sni, past president of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Auxiliary.

Dates: between 1960-1971
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Individuals / Box 51

May Arno Schwatt Publications, 1928-1930

 File
Identifier: B002.05.0360.0013
Abstract May Arno Charsky immigrated to America in the 1880s and developed an interest in singing and acting. Under the stage name May Arno, she traveled as an actress and singer with a theater company in the early years of the twentieth century. May Charsky married Dr. Herman Schwatt in New York City (NY), who served as the Medical Superintendent of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society from 1910 to 1915 and a few years after Dr. Spivak's death in 1927. While in Denver May Arno Schwatt opened a...
Dates: 1928-1930
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B002, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records / Publications / Box 360

Nan Gaon, between 1960-1980

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0051.00086
Abstract

Portrait of Nan Gaon, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Women's Auxiliary President, 1950s and Brico Symphony Violinist.

Dates: between 1960-1980
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Individuals / Box 51

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