Kauvar, C. E. Hillel, Rabbi, 1879-1971
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 19 Collections and/or Records:
Establishing Jewish Life, Panel 1, 2001
One of 12 exhibit display panels from the exhibit "Blazing the Trail: Denver's Jewish Pioneers." Panel titled "Establishing Jewish Life" features more historical information and includes Congregation Emanuel, Rabbis William Freidman and Charles Kauvar.
Ex-Patients Annual Banquet, 1956
Several unidentified men and women at the Ex-Patients Banquet. Rabbi C. E. Kauvar is seated at the head table fourth from the right.
Jewish Event, between 1940-1960
Six men pose together at a Jewish event including Rabbi Kauvar (standing left), Jesse Shwayder (standing right), and Sid Jacobs (sitting right).
Rabbi C. E. H. Kauvar, between 1910-1920
Formal portrait of Rabbi C.E.H. Kauvar as a young man.
Rabbi C. E. Hillel Kauvar Papers
Rabbi C.E.H. Kauvar, 1954
Portrait of Rabbi C. E. H. Kauvar as an older man sitting in front of bookshelf.
Rabbi C.E.H. Kauvar, between 1910-1920
Formal head and shoulders portrait of a young Rabbi Charles Kauvar.
Rabbi Charles E. H. Kauvar, 1954
Portrait of Rabbi Charles Kauvar sitting in front of a bookshelf and holding a book.
Sketch of Rabbi C. E. H. Kauvar, 1950 March 6
Rabbi Charles Eliezer Hillel Kauvar is shown in profile in a copy of a chalk drawing. He became the first rabbi of the Beth HaMedrosh Hagodol (BMH) Synagogue in 1901 and served in that position for more than 50 years. Rabbi Kauvar introduced traditional Judaism within a modern American context to his congregants. He was a Zionist and support of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society.