Goldberg, Miriam Harris, 1916-2017
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 13 Collections and/or Records:
Attendees at a Reunion of Emanuel Confirmands, 1992 August 23
Goldberg Women, circa 1937
Four generations of women, left to right: Minnie S. Harris, Miriam Goldberg, Amelia Shepco, and Dorothy Lee Goldberg (in front).
Intermountain Jewish News Records
Max and Miriam Goldberg, 1970
Miriam Goldberg and Max Goldberg hold and award that says, ''Presidents Special Recognition Award 1970 to Max Goldberg [the rest is illegible].''
Max Goldberg, 1972 November 3
Copy of a page from the Intermountain Jewish News featuring a collage of photographs from Max Goldberg's personal and professional life. Photos include Max and Mariam Goldberg's wedding portrait, Max shaking hands with President John F. Kennedy, Max standing with Robert Kennedy, Max holding a sheriff's badge, Max posed with President Dwight Eisenhower, Max posed with President Gerald Ford, Max shaking hands with Danny Kaye, and shaking hands with Max Baer.
Miriam Goldberg and Family, 1953
Miriam Goldberg sits on a couch in a living room surrounded by her children, mother, and grandmother. Left to right seated on the couch are Amelia Shibko, Minnie Harris, Miriam Goldberg, Dorothy Goldberg, and Charles Goldberg and seated on the floor are Hillel Goldberg and Richard Goldberg.
Oral History Interview with Miriam Goldberg, 1982 July 15
Program to Save Old Temple Emanuel, 1983 February 10
Men and women in the basement of the Temple Emanuel, 16th and Pearl Street, during a program to save the Old Temple Emanuel. Miriam Goldberg on the right.
Program to Save Old Temple Emanuel, 1983 February 10
Men and women in the basement of the Temple Emanuel, 16th and Pearl Street, during a program to save the Old Temple Emanuel. Jeanne Abrams and Miriam Goldberg can be seen in the center of the photograph.
Rededication of Francis Wisebart Jacobs Park, 1993
Miriam Goldberg and Dr. Thomas McGonagle at the rededication of Francis Wisebart Jacobs Park.