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Kesselman, Fern (Bloom), 1913-2002

 Person

Biography

Founding member of Rodef Shalom, daughter of Pizer and Ida Bloom who owned Downing's Hardware store. Married Jerry Kesselman.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Downing's Hardware Store Interior, 1927

 Item
Identifier: B409.02.00002
Abstract Interior of the Downing's Hardware store on Downing Street. Standing in the store left to right: Ida Bloom, Pizer Bloom, unidentified employee, Sam Bloom, and Fern Bloom. Pictured are paints and Celsior paint samples on shelves at the right of the image, a ladder, roll of packaging paper, different sizes of wire, scale with a scoop, watering can, and shelves filled with unkown same size materials. Sam Bloom was born in Denver, Colorado in 1911. His parents were Pizer and Ida Strait Bloom....
Dates: 1927

Oral History Interview with Fern and Jerry Kesselman, 1981 July 8

 Item
Identifier: B098.13.0010.00004
Abstract

Both founding members of Rodef Shalom, the interview discusses the beginnings of the congregation, leaving BMH and the reasons for starting a synagogue, Presidents of the synagogue, beginning of the Rodef Sisterhood and the religious education at Rodef Shalom.

Dates: 1981 July 8

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