Laderman, Bess Malin, 1911-1998
Biography
Bess Malin Laderman was born April 2, 1911 in a small village near Kiev, Ukraine. Bess Malin moved to Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 12 and attended public schools and college in Kansas City. She married Rabbi Manuel Laderman in 1933 and the couple moved to Denver, where Rabbi Laderman became the first rabbi of the Hebrew Educational Alliance in 1932. Bess Laderman served in many organizations and was active in the Hebrew Educational Alliance. She was program chair of the Hebrew Educational Alliance Sisterhood for many years and for 60 years, she was a leading force in the Denver Symphony Orchestra. She was elected president of the Denver Symphony Guild in 1964 and served on many committees of the orchestra, including the Family Concert Committee from 1951-1959. Bess Laderman chaired the Denver-Karmiel (Israel) Sister-Committee from its founding in 1977 until 1986. After Rabbi Laderman’s death in 1989, she moved to Israel to join her children and grandchildren. Bess Laderman died in Jerusalem, Israel on January 6, 1998.
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence with the City of Karmiel, 1978-1989
File contains correspondence with Mayor Baruch Venger and the Conservatory of Music in Karmiel and instruments sent to Karmiel; press releases and clippings about Karmiel.
Denver Sister Cities International, 1985-1989
Reports on Sister Cities, Board meeting agendas and minutes, newsletters, and examples of other sister cities.
Denver Symphony Guild, 1950-1989
Family Concerts, 1950-1969
The file contains notes, programs, flyers, correspondence and reports on the Family Concerts of the Denver Symphony Orchestra.
Fundraising, 1969-1974
File contains lists, notes, and correspondence related to fundraising.
Fundraising and Other Organizations, 1954-1972
Contains notes, correspondence, newsletters, minutes and lists of organizations that Bess Laderman belonged to, including the Adult Education Council of Denver, Mayors Advisory Music Committee, Colorado Council for the Arts, and the Greater Denver Council for Arts and Humanities.
Funeral Service, 1989-11-30
Contains two copies of Manuel Laderman's funeral service.
Hachodesh: Women's Branch U.O.J.C.A, 1954-1955
Bess Laderman was a member of the Hachodesh, the Sisterhood of the Women's branch of the Union of Jewish Orthodox Congregations of America. The folder contains speeches, correspondence, and several issues of the Hachodesh newsletter.
HEA: Prayers Delivered by Bess Laderman, 1958-1971
File contains typed prayers on half-sheets of paper with handwritten notes.