Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951-

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...

Abstract Jews played a central role in the development of Colorado through their contributions to economic life and development. Denver's first mercantile store was opened by Jewish citizen Fred Salomon in 1859. Before long, stores run by Jewish merchants and their family members in search of work and wealth flourished on the main streets of most Colorado towns including, Denver, Central City, Leadville, Trinidad, and Fairplay. This film focuses on the lives of a number of early merchants, including...

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File folder contains materials about the documentary entitled "A Pioneering Legacy: The Jews of Colorado". The materials include a video orders list, correspondence, program credits, announcement and flyer for film premiere, and a VHS order receipt.

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Dr. Edmond Cohen, Miriam Goldberg, Yehudah Abrams, and Jeanne Abrams stand in front of the South Park Sentinel during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.

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Jeanne and Yehudah Abrams stand in the doorway of the Barbershop in historic South Park City during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.

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Jeanne Abrams stands among a group of men and women at Silver State Mining during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.

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Jeanne Abrams stands among a group of men and women at Silver State Mining during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.

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Jeanne Abrams stands among a group of men and women at Silver State Mining during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.