Klein, George G., 1885-1919
Biography
b. 1885 September 4, d. 1919 August 29. George Klein (originally Kleinberg) was born in New York to Russian born parents. His father, Hymen Kleinberg, came to Denver because he had TB and was admitted to JCRS in 1918. George moved to Denver because of his father, Bringing along his wife Rosa and two sons Harold and Marvin. George was a Denver police detective who was gunned down in the doorway of his home. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Clippings, 1919
Series contains 5 scanned pages of newspaper clippings related to the murder of Detective George G. Klein in 1919.
Denver Police Museum Materials, 2023
Box contains a framed certificate recognizing George Klein, dedication event flier, and Denver Police Museum coin.
Exhibit Photographs, August 8, 2023
The images in this folder were taken by Jeanne Abrams at the memorial for George Klein that happened on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.
George G. Klein Materials
The collection contains three (3) series: photographs, clippings, and material culture. The photographs include digital copies of a portrait photograph of George G. Klein and two photographs of grave. The clippings include newspaper articles about the murder of police detective George Klein in 1919. The material culture includes a certificate recognizing George Klein for his service with the related dedication event flier, and a Denver Police Museum coin.
Material Culture, 2023
The collection contains digital copies of a portrait photograph of George G. Klein, two photographs of grave, and newspaper articles about the murder of police detective George Klein in 1919.
Oral History Interview with Rose Stuhlbarg, 1978 August 6
Rose Stuhlbarg details Jewish life on the West Side of Denver, Colo. She also talks about her parents who emigrated from Russia. Her father practiced folk-medicine and her mother was a midwife. She mentions the Yiddish theater in Denver. She discusses her life after her first husband died, and the Depression years in Denver. Her first husband was murdered while on the Denver Police Force in 1919.
Photographs, circa 1919; 2010
Three scanned photographs: One portrait of George G. Klein and two pictures of George's headstone in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Photographs, circa 1919; 2010
Three scanned photographs: One portrait of George G. Klein and two pictures of George's headstone in Rose Hill Cemetery.