Gorden, Charlotte, 1890-1960
Biography
Charlotte Gorden was the wife of Jacob Gorden, who followed her husband from Russia to Denver. With other members of the Beth David Sisterhood, she founded a Hebrew school which merged and became the Hebrew Educational Alliance. She was the mother of three girls and one boy. Charlotte Gorden was born in Russia in 1890 and died in Denver on February 12, 1960.
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Jacob Gorden Papers
Jacob Gorden who was a Schohet, Talmudic scholar, and later a mohel, emigrated to Denver in 1914 from Kolki,Russia to join his uncle, Velvel Heller. Soon Jacob had saved enough to bring his wife Charlotte and daughter Bess over, and the family settled on the Denver's west side. Two more daughters and a son were born in the family. Collection contains papers and notes related to Jacob Gorden from 1920, documents, and digitized photographs from circa 1900 to 1969.