Hillkowitz, Elias H.
Person
Biography
Rabbi Hillkowitz was born in Kovno, Russia, where he completed his studies to become a rabbi. He served as a rabbi in Kovno before immigrating to the United States and settling in Cincinnati, Ohio. He founded the first Orthodox synagogue there, but moved to Denver in 1890 after developing asthma. He served as Rabbi in the Denver Jewish community and was also an early supporter of the Jewish Consumptives Relief Society (JCRS) sanatorium. Father of Dr. Philip Hillkowitz and Anna Hillkowitz. Also known as: Hillkowitz, Elya.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Photographs, 2010
File
Identifier: B464.03.0003.0014
Abstract
This folder contains eleven photographs of significant individuals and places in the early establishment of the Denver West Side Jewish community. Each photograph has text superimposed that describes the invidual(s) or the events depicted in the photograph including biographical and historical information. Photographs include Label Ginsburg in his store, the Star Bakery delivery wagon, three formal portraits of the Sunshine, Feiner, and Ginsburg families, Shul Baer Milstein, a class...
Dates:
2010
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