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Friedman, William S., Rabbi, 1868-1944

 Person

Biography

Rabbi of Temple Emanuel, Denver, Colo. 1889-1939. His A few thoughts on Creation, 1889: OCLC record 173020708 (hdg. Friedman, William S.) HUC catalog record vtls000263710 (hdg Friedman, William S.; thesis is missing) His Modern methods of fighting tuberculosis, 1905: OCLC record 14688314 (usage William S. Friedman; hdg; Friedman, William S.) His Papers, 1880-1939: OCLC record 13488672 (prov. Rabbi William S. Friedman; hdg. Friedman, William S.) Distinguish from: Friedman, W.S. Ohio family law procedures for legal assistants and legal secretaries, 1988: OCLC record 25558542 (usg. William S. Friedman) Breck, A.duP. Cent. hist. Jews Colo., 1960: p. 84 (William Sterne Friedman b. Chicago, Ill. Oct. 24, 1868, attended Univ. of Cincinnatui and Hebrew Union College; at age 21 elected Rabbi, Temple Emanuel in 1889) Goodstein, P. Exploring Jewish Colo., 1992: p. 39 (Rabbi William S. Friedman assumed leadership in 1889 as a 21-year old graduate of Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati, retired 1939, died in California 1944, buried Emanuel Cemetery, Denver, Colo.) Wood, R.E. Here lies Colo., 2005: p. 147 (William Sterne Friedman, 1868-1944; William S. Friedman, Rabbi of Congregation Emanuel 1889-1938, degree from Univ. of Cincinnati, rabbinical degree from Hebrew Union College, 1889); gravestone photo, p. 148 (William S. Friedman, 1868-1944) Hornbein, M. Temple Emanuel of Denver, A Centennial History, 1974: p. 55 (William S. Friedman born in Chicago on October 24, 1868 to Nathan and Bertha Friedman) p.104 (died on April 25, 1944) Not in LC/NAF 5/30/2008, 2/25/2010.

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

Formal portrait of Rabbi William S. Friedman, circa 1935

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0033.0008.00001
Abstract

Head and shoulders portrait of Rabbi William S. Friedman wearing pince-nez glasses. Rabbi Friedman became the rabbi of Temple Emanuel in 1889 at the age of 21 and served until 1938. A graduate of Hebrew Union College and a leader in the movement of Reform Judaism, he specialized in classic oratory and maintained a high civic profile in Denver, Colorado. He was a founder of National Jewish Hospital and Community Chest, a nonsectarian charity organization.

Dates: circa 1935

Formal portrait of Rabbi William S. Friedman, circa 1935

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0033.0008.00002
Abstract

Head and shoulders portrait of Rabbi William S. Friedman wearing pince-nez glasses. Rabbi Friedman became the rabbi of Temple Emanuel in 1889 at the age of 21 and served until 1938. A graduate of Hebrew Union College and a leader in the movement of Reform Judaism, he specialized in classic oratory and maintained a high civic profile in Denver, Colorado. He was a founder of National Jewish Hospital and Community Chest, a nonsectarian charity organization.

Dates: circa 1935

Formal portrait of Rabbi William S. Friedman, circa 1935

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0006.00065
Abstract

Head and shoulders portrait of Rabbi William S. Friedman wearing pince-nez glasses. Rabbi Friedman became the rabbi of Temple Emanuel in 1889 at the age of 21 and served until 1938. A graduate of Hebrew Union College and a leader in the movement of Reform Judaism, he specialized in classic oratory and maintained a high civic profile in Denver, Colorado. He was a founder of National Jewish Hospital and Community Chest, a nonsectarian charity organization.

Dates: circa 1935

Formal portrait of Rabbi William S. Friedman, circa 1935

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0014.00046
Abstract

Head and shoulders portrait of Rabbi William S. Friedman wearing pince-nez glasses. Rabbi Friedman became the rabbi of Temple Emanuel in 1889 at the age of 21 and served until 1938. A graduate of Hebrew Union College and a leader in the movement of Reform Judaism, he specialized in classic oratory and maintained a high civic profile in Denver, Colorado. He was a founder of National Jewish Hospital and Community Chest, a nonsectarian charity organization.

Dates: circa 1935

Group of Men at National Jewish Hospital, circa 1934

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0041.00018
Abstract

Ten men stand in a row at National Jewish Hospital. Left to right are Earl Morris, Dr. Louis Adelman, Alfred Grauman, Dr. Charles Kaufman, Milton Guldman, Rabbi W.S. Friedman, Ed Johnson, Jacob Wolff, Walter Appel, and Sam Schaefer .

Dates: circa 1934

Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012

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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00011
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.

Dates: 2012

Jewish Denver Life, 1902-1985

 File
Identifier: B113.01.0001.0006
Abstract

File contains newspaper clippings about Jewish Denver life in general from 1902-1985. Most are from the 1970s and 1980s. Subjects include urban renewal, small town Jewish life, Jewish community in Denver, etc.

Dates: 1902-1985

National Jewish Hospital Records

 Collection
Identifier: B005
Abstract In 1899, the Jewish community erected the non-sectarian National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives (NJH), the first sanatorium in Denver, Colorado, for tuberculosis victims. With the financial assistance of the International B'nai B'rith fraternal organization, patients from all over the U.S. were admitted free of charge. The NJH adopted a program that emphasized the benefits of fresh air, proper nutrition, and rest. The hospital was founded by a group of Jewish residents of Denver who were...
Dates: 1892-2017

National Jewish Hospital's Board of Trustees, between 1920-1940

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0003.00007
Abstract Portrait of National Jewish Hospital's Board of Trustees stands on steps of an unidentified building, which was probably located on the hospital's campus. First row left to right: M. D. Barnett, Rabbi William Friedman, two unidentified men, and Dr. Robert Levy. Second row left to right: Sam Cohen, Ernest Morris, Sam Grimes, Sam Fleisher, and Arthur Friedman. Row 3 left to right: Michael Baum, three unidentified men, and Morris Cohen. Row 4 left to right: Dr. Adelman, an unidentified man,...
Dates: between 1920-1940

Oral History Interview with Edward Miller, 1978 November 1

 Item
Identifier: B098.12.0010.00002
Abstract

Interview includes biographical information, came to Denver because he had TB, went to University of DU Law School, covers history of National Jewish Hospital- changing from tuberculosis treatment to asthma, mergers and how the hospital changed.

Dates: 1978 November 1

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