Guggenheim, Meyer
Person
Biography
U. S. Senator, served from 1907 to 1913.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Citizens of the State: Colorado's Early Jewish Politicians, 2007
Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00006
Abstract
This film examines the pivotal role early Colorado Jewish citizens played in the state's political life. Despite their distinction as a religious minority, pioneer Jews in communities throughout Colorado were viewed as a positive and stablitizing influence who upheld morality and order in the new settlements. Virtually every town in Colorado had a Jewish mayor by the turn of the nineteenth century, including Denver, Central City, and Fairplay. Includes brief biographies of Jewish men and...
Dates:
2007
Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities, 2014
Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00014
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in small communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Dates:
2014
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