Anfenger, Milton L. (Milton Louis), 1874-1952

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Milton Louis Anfenger was born in Denver, Colorado, September 3, 1874. It is said that Congregation Emanuel in Denver, Colorado was founded at the bris or circumcision ceremony of Milton Anfenger, the eldest son of Louis and Louise Anfenger. He married Essie Wolfshon in 1911. Milton Anfenger became a successful attorney and leader in Denver. He was a lifetime board member of National Jewish Hospital and wrote a book about its early history. Anfenger was active in state politics and was elected to the Colorado state senate in 1904. From 1923 to 1932, he was the owner of the Denver Bears baseball club. Milton Anfenger was a humanitarian, and civic leader in Denver, president of the Denver Western Baseball Club, and a member of the Elks, Masons, Shriners, and B'nai B'rith. Milton Anfenger died in Denver in 1952.

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B'nai B'rith Denver Lodge No. 171 Newsletter, 1911

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Identifier: B091.02.0001.0003.00002

Abstract Newsletter of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith Denver Lodge No. 171. The lodge met the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 1543 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The newsletter has meeting information and announcements about the District Grand Lodge No. 2 convention to be held in Denver, Colorado. Milton Louis Anfenger served as president of the Denver Lodge and president and treasurer of B'nai B'rith Grand Lodge No. 2. Milton Anfenger was also a Colorado state senator and an...

Dates: 1911

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B091, Milton Louis Anfenger Papers / B'nai B'rith / Box 1 / Ephemera

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