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 14 Collections and/or Records:
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.
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.
RMJHS Bus Trip, 1983 June 26
Dr. Edmond Cohen, Miriam Goldberg, Yehudah Abrams, and Jeanne Abrams stand in front of the South Park Sentinel during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.
RMJHS Bus Trip, 1983 June 26
A woman takes notes as a man speaks at Silver State Mining during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.
RMJHS Bus Trip, 1983 June 26
Miriam Goldberg sits at an old typewriter in the newspaper office in the Fairplay Museum during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.
RMJHS Bus Trip, 1983 June 26
Miriam Goldberg sits at an old typesetter in the newspaper office in the Fairplay Museum during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.
RMJHS Bus Trip, 1983 June 26
Miriam Goldberg stands in the newspaper office in the Fairplay Museum during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.
Wedding Portrait of Miriam and Max Goldberg, 1936
Miriam and Max Goldberg pose together for their wedding portrait.