Foster, Joyce C. (Joyce Cohn), 1944-
Person
Biography
As a City Councilwoman from 1993 to 2003, two of the projects she worked on were creating Skate Park and the University Hills Mall renovation. She was the first Jewish woman to sit on the City Council and served as City Council President from 2001 to 2002
Found in 5 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
Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner, 1987 June 8
Item
Identifier: B063.05.0053.00018
Abstract
Left to right Charles Schayer, Faye Schayer, Rabbi Steve Foster, and Joyce Foster during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner at the Marriot.
Dates:
1987 June 8
Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner, 1987 June 8
Item
Identifier: B063.05.0053.00038
Abstract
Rabbi Steve and Joyce Foster and Max Frankel during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner at the Marriot.
Dates:
1987 June 8
Joyce Foster Political Papers
Collection
Identifier: B064
Abstract
Joyce Foster served as a member of the Denver City Council in Denver, Colorado from 1993-2003 representing District 4. She was the first Jewish woman to sit on the City Council and served as City Council President from 2001 to 2002. She worked on Skate Park and the University Hills Mall renovation. Prior to being elected to City Council, Foster was director of resource development for the Jewish Family and Children's Service from 1977 to 1993. Her husband, Steven Foster, became the longtime...
Dates:
1993-2003
Rededication of Francis Wisebart Jacobs Park, 1993
Item
Identifier: B063.05.0053.00113
Abstract
Left to right Joyce Foster, Polly Flobeck, Jean Morris, and Milton Morris at the rededication of Francis Wisebart Jacobs Park.
Dates:
1993
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