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Goldberg, Miriam Harris, 1916-2017

 Person

Biography

Miriam Harris Goldberg (1916-2017) was born May 18, 1916, in Chicago to Harry and Minnie Harris. Harry Harris was the postmaster in Cripple Creek, Colorado in the 1890s. The couple later moved to Denver where Harry Harris operated a coal company. Miriam graduated from East High school in Denver. On Feb. 12, 1936, Miriam Harris married Max Goldberg in Denver at the BMH Synagouge. Max Goldberg purchased the Intermountain Jewish News in 1943. He also wrote a weekly column, "Side Street," for The Denver Post in the 1950s and 1960s. Max Goldberg died in 1972 and Miriam Goldberg succeeded her late husband at the helm of the IJN. Miriam Goldberg died Sunday, January 8th in 2017 in Denver at the age of 100 and is interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Box 1, 1943-2019

 File — Box B434.01.0001: Series B434.01; Series B434.02 [Barcode: U186023300356]
Identifier: B434.02.0001
Abstract

Box contains "The Max Goldberg Story" by Owen Chariton, clippings and journal articles on Max and Miriam Goldberg, and DVDs with interviews done by Max Goldberg.

Dates: 1943-2019

IJN Century Edition, 2013

 File
Identifier: B113.01.0001.0003
Scope and Contents

File contains articles and reprints from the Century Edition of the Intermountain Jewish News, published throughout 2013. Articles cover highlights of the past 100 years (1913-2013).

Dates: 2013