Kline, David
Biography
David Kline, a Jewish merchan and philanthropist, was born in Bohemia in 1836 and landed in New Orleans in 1855. He and his wife came to Central City by covered wagon in 1860 from Leavenworth, Kansas and moved to Denver in 1865. He served as the first president of Denver's B'naiohemia in 1836 B'nith Lodge No. 171. He and Charles Schayer had also been leading members of the Hebrew Burial Society, which evolved into the Hebrew Benevolent Society. He died in Denver in 1911.
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David Kline, First President of Denver's B'nai B'rith, circa 1872
Formal portrait of Denver Jewish pioneer merchant David Kline, who moved to the city in 1865 and served as the first president of Denver's B'nai B'rith Lodge No. 171. He and Charles Schayer had also been leading members of the Hebrew Burial Society, which evolved into the Hebrew Benevolent Society.
Independent Order of B'nai B'rith Lodge 171 (Denver, Colo.) Records
Jewish Benevolence, Panel 2, 2001
One of 12 exhibit display panels from the exhibit "Blazing the Trail: Denver's Jewish Pioneers." Panel titled "Jewish Benevolence" and includes B'nai B'rith and David Kline, Denver Sheltering Home, National Council of Jewish Women and Channah Milstein.
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