Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951-
Person
Biography
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
At Home on the Range: Colorado Jewish Cowboys, Cattlemen, and Poultry Growers, 2015
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00015
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish Cowboys, Cattlemen, and Poultry Growers in Colorado. Written and directed by Jeanne Abrams for the 2015 RMJHS Dinner.
Dates:
2015
Jeanne Abrams and Marjorie Hornbein on Jewish Culture in Denver, 1982 August 8
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Identifier: B098.01.0007.00167
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Recording of a radio interview on a segment called "Communities in Action" with Erin Hart with Jeanne Abrams and Marjorie Horbein about the contributions of the Jewish community to Colorado and Jewish history of the area.
Dates:
1982 August 8
Oral History Interview, 2012 May 23
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Identifier: B344.01.0001.0001.00001
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Oral history with Jack Greenwald (two DVD copies) where he speaks briefly about his family history and then talks about various Jewish organizations. Jack Greenwald was president or chairman of sixteen Jewish organizations.
Dates:
2012 May 23
Oral History Interview with Nelson Schachet, 1982 May 18
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Identifier: B098.01.0004.00094
Abstract
Nelson Schachet (1903-1992), born and raised in Denver, recounts his family history including ties to Cincinnati and the family's origins in Lithuania, and his life in the West Colfax neighborhood of Denver during the 1920s and 1930s. He talks about his father's business, Schachet Mercantile Co. located on Morrison Road, and other Jewish-owned businesses in the neighborhood. His father brought Manischewitz matzah to Denver. Bugsy Siegel ate at the delicatessen that was part of the Mercantile...
Dates:
1982 May 18
Oral History Interview with Peryle Hayutin Beck, 1989 February 5
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Identifier: B098.01.0006.00139
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Peryle Hayutin Beck (1914-2006) recalls her family history, including the Ginsbergs' and Hayutins' origins in the Russian Empire; their arrival in America in the late 19th century; the loss of several relatives in World War I; her family's ties to the Lower East Side Jewish community in New York City and Memphis, Tennessee; the arrival of Dora Ginsberg, her paternal grandmother, in Denver, Colorado for health reasons; and the extended family's gradual move from New York to Denver. She also...
Dates:
1989 February 5
Oral History Interview with Siblings Hannah and Jack Levy, 1983 October 18
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Identifier: B098.01.0005.00116
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"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
Radio Interview with Jeanne Abrams and Marjorie Hornbein on Jewish History, 1982 August 5
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Identifier: B098.01.0004.00098
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Recording of a radio interview on a segment called "Communities in Action" with Erin Hart with Jeanne Abrams and Marjorie Horbein about the contributions of the Jewish community to Colorado and Jewish history of the area.
Dates:
1982 August 5
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: B098
Abstract
In 1976 the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS) began conducting interviews of Denver's long-time Jewish community members in an effort to record oral histories reflecting Jewish history and culture in Colorado. The interviews were made by the former and current directors of RMJHS as well as its trained volunteers. These recordings of Jewish men and women reveal information about the history of various individuals and families, Jewish organizations, religious groups, medical...
Dates:
1970s-2009; Coverage: 1859 - 2009
"Small Town Jews" Interviews, 2014 January 1
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00013
Abstract
DVD with 2014 interviews of Sandy Vinnik, Evan Makovsky, Alan Golin Gass, and Ben Weindling. The interviews were conducted in 2014 for the film "Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities"
Dates:
2014 January 1
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
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- Denver (Colo.) 7
- Jewish families 4
- Colorado -- History 3
- Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) 3
- Colorado 2
- Jewish children 2
- Jewish merchants 2
- Jewish way of life 2
- Jews 2
- Radio interviews 2
- Social life and customs 2
- West Colfax (Denver, Colo.) 2
- Associations, institutions, etc. 1
- Charity organization 1
- Cities and towns 1
- Community organization 1
- Cowboys 1
- Delicatessens 1
- Department stores 1
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 1
- Jewish businesspeople 1
- Jewish businesspeople -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Jewish community centers 1
- Jewish hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Jewish lawyers 1
- Jews -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Kosher food 1
- Merchants 1
- Patients 1
- Petroleum industry and trade -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Tuberculosis 1
- Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Video recordings 1
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