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 33 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Bus Trip to Pueblo, 1981 June 14
Miriam Goldberg stands on stage speaking at the pulpit in the sanctuary of Temple Emanuel in Pueblo, Colorado during a RMJHS bus trip to Pueblo.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Bus Trip to Pueblo, 1981 June 14
Miriam Goldberg stands on stage speaking at the pulpit in the sanctuary of Temple Emanuel in Pueblo, Colorado during a RMJHS bus trip to Pueblo.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Bus Trip to Pueblo, 1981 June 14
Miriam Goldberg and an unidentified man stand on stage, her speaking at the pulpit in the sanctuary of Temple Emanuel in Pueblo, Colorado during a RMJHS bus trip to Pueblo.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Trip to Cheyenne and Chugwater, 1980 July 13
Miriam Goldberg and the Rabbi stand at the back of the sanctuary in front of a large stain glass window depicting a menorah inside a synagogue in Cheyenne, Wyoming. During a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society trip to Cheyenne and Chugwater.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Trip to Cheyenne and Chugwater, 1980 July 13
Miriam Goldberg and the Rabbi of the Mt. Sinai Synagogue stand in front of a stained glass window in the Mt. Sinai Synagogue in Cheyenne, Wyoming. During a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society trip to Cheyenne and Chugwater.
Wedding Portrait of Miriam and Max Goldberg, 1936
Miriam and Max Goldberg pose together for their wedding portrait.
West Side Reunion, circa 1985
Miriam Goldberg and Jeanne Abrams stand under a tent at the West Side Reunion picnic and dance.