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Hillkowitz, Riva (Rebecca )

 Person

Biography

Maiden Name: Hindel Married Rabbi Elias Hillkowitz

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Hillkowitz Family, 1947-2016

 File
Identifier: B111.05.0005.0012
Abstract

Rabbi Hillkowitz emigrated to Cincinnati from Lithuania to be a rabbi and tutor, moving to Denver around 1892. His son, Dr. Philip Hilkowitz, was a noted Denver pathologist, active in various medical societies. He joined Dr. Spivak as a founder of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and served as its president. His father, Rabbi Hillkowitz, suggested the Talmudic motto of the JCRS.

Dates: 1947-2016