Levy, Tillye Shulman (Matilda), 1895-1984
Biography
Tillye Shulman Levy was one of the Denver Jewish community’s most dedicated and effective volunteers. Born in Central City in 1895, she first became involved in philanthropic charity work as a young woman, after meeting Fannie Lorber, the longtime president of the Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children. As a teenager, Tillye worked at the Denver Trunk Factory in downtown Denver, located next door to the Lorber Shoe Company. Mrs. Lorber interested Tillye in the children and soon she was spending Sundays at the Home, visiting and playing with the young charges. After her marriage, Mrs. Levy became a member of the Sheltering Home Board. She later recalled, “Mrs. Lorber really started me off on a career of social service,” which was to include the boards of the Allied Jewish Federation, National Council of Jewish Women, and the Jewish Family and Children’s Service. She spearheaded a number of organizations that helped refugees. The Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral Histories, B098, have a number of audio recordings of Tillye Levy, including one in which she relates the history of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service, in rhyme.
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Not found in LCNAF or VIAF. mmata 2016-09-14
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Box 42 (Women of Valor: Eishet Chayil), , 2021
Box contains exhibit materials for "Women of Valor: Eishet Chayil."
Clippings and Pages from Scrapbook, bulk: 1943 - 1949
This folder contains clippings and miscellaneous ephemera about and from the life of Tillye Levy. Many of the items are glued to cardboard scrapbook pages.
Invitations and 75 Years of Service, bulk: 1972 - 1980
Folder 2 contains an invitation to a reception paying tribute to Tillye Levy in 1978, an invitation to Tillye's birthday party in 1980, lyrics for a song written for Tillye's 85th birthday, and a copy of the Denver Section of the National Council of Jewish Women's, "75 Years of Service" booklet.
Mary Jacobs and Tillye Levy, between 1960-1984
Left to right an unidentified woman, Tillye Levy, and Mary Jacobs at an event.
Oral History Interview with Tillye Levy, 1978 May 15
Topics covered: Tillye’s work with the National Council of Jewish Women and her time on the National Board in 1940; council activities, resettlement of refugees, visiting hospitals and homes for children.
Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities, 2014
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in small communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Tillye Levy interviewed about Lena (Mrs. John) Elsner, 1979 January 2
Tillye Levy being interviewed by Alby Segall about Lina (Mrs. John) Elsner.
Tillye Levy Papers
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