Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951-
Person
Biography
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Constructing Colorado: Denver Jews and the City's Development, 2019
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00018
Abstract
2019 RMJHS dinner video.
Dates:
2019
From Peddlers to Merchant Princes: Early Colorado Jewish Entrepreneurs, 2006
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00005
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...
Dates:
2006
Oral History Interview with Siblings Hannah and Jack Levy, 1983 October 18
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Identifier: B098.01.0005.00116
Abstract
"Siblings Jack and Hannah Levy discuss the Levy family history, how they started the retail store, Fashion Bar, and the development of their stores. They also talk about the fashion business.
Siblings Hannah and Jack Levy were born in Haigerloch, Germany. Jack Levy immigrated to the United States arriving in Denver, Colorado in 1923 at the age of 14. Hannah Levy immigrated to the United States, arriving in New York in 1926 at the age of 20. She lived on her own in New York for nearly two...
Dates:
1983 October 18
Striking Liquid Gold: Colorado Jews in the Oil Business, 2016
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00016
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains DVDs created by Dr. Jeanne Abrams: A Grocery Store on Every Corner: Early Colorado Jewish Grocers; And Justice You Shall Pursue: Early Colorado Jewish Lawyers; A Legacy of Caring: Early Colorado Jewish Women 1860-1930 (2 copies); From Peddlers to Merchant Princes: Early Colorado Jewish Entrepreneurs; Blazing the Trail: An Early History of Denver's Jewish Community; Growing Up in Early Denver: The Lives of Jewish Children 1860-1940; At Home on the Range: Colorado Jewish Cowboys,...
Dates:
2016
Taking to the Road: Colorado Jews in the Automotive Business, 2017
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00017
Abstract
2017 RMJHS dinner video.
Dates:
2017
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- Jewish businesspeople -- Colorado 2
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- Automobile dealers 1
- Automobiles 1
- Businesspeople 1
- Central City (Colo.) 1
- Construction industry -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Denver 1
- Department stores 1
- Design and construction 1
- Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) 1
- Fairplay (Colo.) 1
- Jewish businesspeople 1
- Jewish businesspeople -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Jewish merchants 1
- Leadville (Colo.) 1
- Merchants 1
- Petroleum industry and trade -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Stores, Retail 1
- Trinidad (Colo.) 1 + ∧ less
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