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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 45 Collections and/or Records:

Individuals, 1962-1994

 File
Identifier: B113.01.0001.0004
Abstract

File contains newspaper clippings from 1962-1994 that are about individual people in the Jewish Denver community. The majority of the articles are from the early 1980s.

Dates: 1962-1994

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

Memoir of Mrs. Frances Jacobs, 1892

 Item
Identifier: B148.02.0005.0005.00001
Abstract

Memoir of Mrs. Frances Jacobs published by the Charity Organization of Denver upon the death of Frances Wisebart Jacobs in 1892. The publication commemorates the life of Frances Jacobs and her charitable works. There are life tributes, eulogies, and proclamations by various organizations and community leaders, including Rabbi Friedman's eulogy at her funeral.

Dates: 1892

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

Portrait of Rabbi William S. Friedman, 1899 November

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0006.00010
Abstract

Head and shoulders portrait of Rabbi Friedman wearing pince-nez glasses. Friedman was a leader of Temple Emanuel located on corner of 16th Avenue and Pearl Street in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1899 November

Portrait of Rabbi William S. Friedman, 1899 November

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0006.00011
Abstract

Head and shoulders portrait of Rabbi Friedman wearing pince-nez glasses. Friedman was a leader of Temple Emanuel located on corner of 16th Avenue and Pearl Street in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1899 November

Rabbi William Friedman with Friends, between 1880-1900

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0021.00001
Abstract

Formal portrait of a group of three young men. Rabbi William S. Friedman stands at right with his legs crossed and a thumb hooked in his vest.

Dates: between 1880-1900

Rabbi William S. Friedman, between 1900-1920

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0024.00003
Abstract

Rabbi William S. Friedman stands on a sidewalk wearing a bowler hat and long coat.

Dates: between 1900-1920

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Denver (Colo.) 32
Colorado 30
Photographs 26
Rabbis 25
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Jewish men 16
Social life and customs 8
Reform Judaism 7
Jewish women 6
Ceremonies 5
Tuberculosis 4
Colfax Avenue (Colo.) 3
Colorado Springs (Colo.) 3
Jewish newspapers 3
Leadville (Colo.) 3
Merchants 3
Passover 3
Physicians 3
Politicians 3
Sanatoriums 3
World War, 1939-1945 3
Aspen (Colo.) 2
Asthma -- Treatment 2
Central City (Colo.) 2
Charities 2
Cincinnati (Ohio) 2
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
Cripple Creek (Colo.) 2
Fort Collins (Colo.) 2
Graduation (School) 2
Hospitals 2
Jewish children 2
Jewish religious education 2
Jews -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Ohio 2
Pueblo (Colo.) 2
Stores, Retail 2
Synagogues 2
Teachers 2
Trinidad (Colo.) 2
Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 2
West Colfax (Denver, Colo.) 2
Art 1
Auraria (Denver, Colo.) 1
Banquets 1
Biography 1
Boards of directors 1
Books 1
California 1
Cleveland (Ohio) 1
College students 1
Composers 1
Concerts 1
Conservative Judaism 1
Correspondence 1
Crypto-Jews 1
Dinners and dining 1
Documents on microfilm 1
Edgewater (Colo.) 1
Education 1
Ephemera (General) 1
Eulogies 1
Floods 1
Florida 1
Fort Logan (Colo.) 1
Hanukkah 1
Holidays 1
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 1
Hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 1
Jewish businesspeople 1
Jewish families 1
Jewish hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 1
Jewish physicians 1
Jewish physicians -- Colorado -- Denver 1
Jewish women -- Colorado -- Denver 1
Jews -- Colorado -- Social life and customs 1
Longmont (Colo.) 1
Medical research personnel 1
Mikveh 1
Montana 1
Museums 1
Musicians 1
National Archives microfilm publications. M 1
Newspapers 1
Opera 1
Oral histories 1
Organization 1
Patient records 1
Peddlers 1
Personal correspondence 1
Petitions 1
Philanthropists 1
Programs 1
Rabbis -- Colorado -- Denver 1
Resignation 1
Sanatoriums -- Colorado 1
Schools 1
Soldiers 1
Students 1
Temples 1
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