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Kauvar, C. E. Hillel, Rabbi, 1879-1971

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1879 - 1971

Biography

NUCMC data from American Jewish Archives for His Papers, 1912-1971 (Kauvar, Charles Eliezer Hillel; rabbi; of Denver, Colo.) LC man. auth. cd. (hdg.: Kauvar, Charles Eliezer Hillel, 1879- ; usage: C.E. Hillel Kauvar) WWWA, 1969-1973 (Kauvar, C(harles) E(liezer) Hillel, rabbi; b. Vilna, Russia, Aug. 14, 1879; s. Solomon and Rose M. (De Waltoff) K.; came to U.S., 1892; m. Belle G. Bluestone, 1909; home: Denver, Colo.; d. Aug. 23, 1971) WW for Denver, 1941: (Kauvar, Rev. Charles Elieazer Hillel; Rabbi, b. Vilna, Russia, Aug. 14, 1879; educ Coll of City of N Y, A B 1900 ; Columbia Univ. M A 1901; Jewish Theol Sem, L H D 1902 ; m Belle G. Bluestone, N Y City 1909 ; ch Solomon S, Abraham Judah, Goled Fage; m 2nd Sara S Kauvar. Came to U S 1892 ; Rabbi Beta-Ha-Medrosh Hagodal Congregation ; prof rabinnic lit, University of Denver; past pres Jewish Welfare Board, Central Jewish Coun ; v-p United Synagogue Am ; Colo delegate first Am Jewish Congress ; author "Pirke Aboth Comments" ; mem Denver Morals Comm, Colo Congress of P T A, Big Bro Movement, Denver Philos Soc (pres.) ; home 1316 Gilpin ; study, 1580 Gaylord, Denver. University of Denver. Commencement program, June 14th, 1952: Conferring of honorary degrees (Charles Eliezer Hillel Kauvar, Doctor of Divinity) Not in: WW in Colorado, 1938; WW in Colorado, 1958. Othodox Judaism in America, 1996.

Biography

Rabbi Charles Eliezer Hillel Kauvar (1879-1971) was a Denver-based rabbi who was instrumental in founding and sustaining many Jewish Denver organizations, including the Intermountain Jewish News. He was Colorado's second rabbi to hold a university chair, and served as president of the United Synagogue of America.

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

BMH Confirmation Class of 1911, 1911

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Identifier: B063.06.0034.0015.00001
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The Beth HaMedrosh Hagodol Confirmation Class of 1911, thirteen young women and six young men, sit or stand around Rabbi Charles E. H. Kauvar. Another man stands behind Rabbi Kauvar. The girls all wear white dresses and big white bows and the boys are all in suits.

Dates: 1911

B'nai B'rith 171, between 1950-1965

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Identifier: B063.04.0004.00052
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Left to right: Judge Charles Rosenbaum, Rabbi Charles Kauvar, Joe Mosko, and Mickey Freed pose together at a B'nai B'rith event. Mickey Freed holds a plaque that says, ''B'nai B'rith Supreme Lodge, Citation of Service to Judge Charles Rosenbaum.'' The remainder of the plaque including the signatures are illegible.

Dates: between 1950-1965

B'nai B'rith 171, between 1950-1965

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Identifier: B063.04.0004.00056
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Left to right: Judge Charles Rosenbaum, Rabbi Charles Kauvar, Joe Mosko, and Mickey Freed pose together at a B'nai B'rith event. Mickey Freed holds a plaque that says, ''B'nai B'rith Supreme Lodge, Citation of Service to Judge Charles Rosenbaum.'' The remainder of the plaque including the signatures are illegible.

Dates: between 1950-1965

Draft University of Denver Commencement Program: Eighty-eighth Year, University Arena, June Fourteenth, 1952, 1952 June 14

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Identifier: U138.0001.0050.00002
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Draft program for the University of Denver undergraduate, graduate and doctoral commencement ceremony, June Fourteenth, 1952. Honorary degree recipients: Edith Abbot, Doctor of Humanities; Hans Albrecht Bethe, Doctor of Science; Charles Eliezer Hillel Kauvar, Doctor of Divinity; Quigg Newton, Doctor of Public Service; Young Berryman Smith, Doctor of Laws; Robert R. Williams, Doctor of Science. Conferring of degrees in course: Chancellor Albert C. Jacobs.

Dates: 1952 June 14

Newman Cowen Bed Dedication, after 1912

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00019
Abstract A bed dedication ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The bed was donated in memory of Newman Cowen. Left to right: Dr. Herman Schwatt, Rabbi Charles Kauvar, an unidentified man, and Dr. Charles Spivak. Rabbi Kauvar stands second from left holding a plaque that says: ''Newman Cowen, Dec. 30, 1831 - Jan. 15, 1912.'' The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several...
Dates: after 1912

University of Denver Commencement Program, Eighty-eighth Year, 1952 June 14

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Identifier: U138.0001.0050.00001
Abstract Program for the University of Denver undergraduate, graduate and doctoral commencement ceremony, June Fourteenth,1952. Honorary degree recipients: Edith Abbot, Doctor of Humanities; Hans Albrecht Bethe, Doctor of Science; Charles Eliezer Hillel Kauvar, Doctor of Divinity; Quigg Newton, Doctor of Public Service; Young Berryman Smith, Doctor of Laws; Robert R. Williams, Doctor of Science. Conferring of degrees in course: Chancellor Albert C. Jacobs. The commencement address was given by Albert...
Dates: 1952 June 14

USO - Jewish Welfare Board Conference, circa 1949

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Identifier: B063.04.0004.00095
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U.S.O. - Jewish Welfare Board Rocky Mountain Area conference award ceremony. Rabbi C. E. Kauvar stands at left behind a speakers podium handing a Distinguished Service Award to an unidentified man. Two more men wearing United States Army uniforms sit in front of them at a head table.

Dates: circa 1949

USO - Jewish Welfare Board Conference, circa 1949

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Identifier: B063.04.0004.00096
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U.S.O. - Jewish Welfare Board Rocky Mountain Area conference award ceremony. Rabbi C. E. Kauvar stands at left beside two unidentified men as one hands a Distinguished Service Award to an unidentified woman. An unidentified man wearing a United States Army uniform sits in front of them at a head table with Sam Frazin.

Dates: circa 1949

USO - Jewish Welfare Board Conference, circa 1949

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Identifier: B063.04.0004.00097
Abstract

U.S.O. - Jewish Welfare Board Rocky Mountain Area conference award ceremony. Rabbi C. E. Kauvar stands at left beside two unidentified men as one hands a Distinguished Service Award to an unidentified man. An unidentified man wearing a United States Army uniform sits in front of them at a head table with Sam Frazin.

Dates: circa 1949

USO - Jewish Welfare Board Conference, circa 1949

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Identifier: B063.04.0004.00098
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U.S.O. - Jewish Welfare Board Rocky Mountain Area conference award ceremony. Rabbi C. E. Kauvar stands at left beside two unidentified men as one hands a Distinguished Service Award to Nate Mendel. An unidentified man wearing a United States Army uniform sits in front of them at a head table with Sam Frazin.

Dates: circa 1949