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Levitt, Isadore I., 1977-1950

 Person

Biography

Isadore Levitt was born in Russia February 27, 1877 and died in Colorado October 14, 1950. He came to the United States in 1904 and married Yetta Prezant. (Information from family tree, photographs, and genealogical records.)

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Family Picnic, circa 1951

 Item
Identifier: B315.01.00026
Abstract

Three adults and three children are sitting at a picnic table. There are trees behind them. The children from left to right are Gail Marcus and her cousins Bobby and Linda Tein. The adults from left to right are Anne Levitt Marcus and her mother Yetta Prezant Levitt and her father Isadore (Shea) Levitt.

Dates: circa 1951

Isadore and Yetta Prezant Levitt, circa 1945

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Identifier: B315.01.00015
Abstract

Isadore (Shea) and Yetta Prezant Levitt are standing on a sidewalk at 15th and Grove streets near their home in Denver, Colorado. Isadore and Yetta Prezant Levitt came from Russia and settled in the Eastern European Jewish neighborhood around West Colfax Avenue in Denver.

Dates: circa 1945

Isadore and Yetta Prezant Levitt 50th Wedding Anniversary, circa 1948

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Identifier: B315.01.00003
Abstract Isadore (Shea) and Yetta Prezant Levitt are standing inside the Congregation Zera Abraham synagogue in a full-length portrait. Yetta Levitt is wearing a dress with a corsage and Isadore Levitt is wearing a suit and hat with a boutonnière. They came from Russia in the early 1900s and settled in the Eastern European Jewish neighborhood around West Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The Zera Abraham synagogue, at 1560 Julian street, was founded in 1887 by former colonists in Cotopaxi,...
Dates: circa 1948

Levitt Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B315
Abstract Isadore and Yetta Prezant Levitt and their descendants have lived in Denver, Colorado for over a century. Isadore (Shea) and Yetta Prezant Levitt came to Denver, Colorado from Russia in the early 1900s and settled in the Eastern European Jewish enclave around West Colfax Avenue. The Levitt Family Papers contain a family tree, a reunion directory and scanned photographs. The papers reflect the Americanization of an Eastern European Jewish extended family during the twentieth...
Dates: 1876-1995; Majority of material found in 1940-1952

Morey and Anne Levitt Marcus Wedding Portrait, 1940 September 29

 Item
Identifier: B315.01.00004
Abstract

Morey and Anne Levitt Marcus are standing in a synagogue in a full-length portrait. Anne Marcus is wearing a wedding dress with a veil and Morey Levitt is wearing a suit and hat.

Dates: 1940 September 29

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Archival Object 4
Collection 1
 
Subject
Colorado 4
Denver (Colo.) 4
Jews 4
Social life and customs 4
Jewish families 3