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:
Rotogravure National Letters, 1970
The file contains solicitation correspondence outside of Colorado.
Rotogravure Project, 1968-1972
Rotogravure Supplements, 1969-1971
File contains Rotogravure Supplements in Sunday Denver Post papers, 1969-1971.
Rotogravure Supplements, 1972-1973
File contains Rotogravure Supplements in Sunday Denver Post papers, 1972-1973.
Sister Cities: Karmiel, 1978-1989
Symphony Guild, Bess Laderman President, 1963-1989, bulk: 1964-1965
File contains correspondence speeches, newspaper articles, and membership programs.
Tribute Programs, 1972-1988
Contains award dinner programs: "For the Sake of Our Aged," General Rose Memorial Hospital, Guardian of the Menorah, Adult Educational Council of Metropolitan Denver, Rabbinical Council of America, and Hebrew Theological Council.