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Laderman, Manuel, 1909-1989

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: August 25, 1909 - November 27, 1989

Biography

Rabbi Laderman was born 8/25/09 in New York City and became Rabbi of the Hebrew Educational Alliance in 1932. He died in Denver on November 27, 1989. He was Rabbi of the Hebrew Educational Alliance for 57 years. He died in Denver on November 27, 1989.

Biography

Rabbi Manuel Laderman was born in New York City on August 25, 1909 and died in Denver November 27, 1989 He was the first rabbi at the Congregation Hebrew Educational Alliance and served as chief rabbi from 1932-1979 and was the rabbi emeritus until his death in 1989. He earned his ordination in the early 1930s from the Hebrew Theological College, and then earned his Ph.D. in Theology. Rabbi Laderman married Bessie Mallin in Kansas City, August 6, 1933. He was a professor at many Universities and colleges in the Denver area, including the University of Denver and the University of Colorado at Denver. He was widely recognized as one of the top-ranking Denver clergymen from all faiths. He spent his life working on civil rights, improving relations between Jews and Christians. He helped the Allied Jewish Community Center to enlist the widest possible support of the United Jewish Appeal in order to relieve Jews in Europe after World War II. He was a member of many Jewish and secular organizations. He also served with great distinction as chairman of the Denver Board of Health and Hospitals, president of the Adult Education Council of Denver, Board member of the Denver Symphony Society, and Board member of the Allied Jewish Federation, the American Red Cross and the American Medical Center. The Denver General Hospital (Denver Health) dedicated the Regional Trauma Center to him on April 12, 1994. A bas relief of Rabbi Laderman was dedicated on February 21, in the lobby of Denver Health. The collection contains sermons and notes, speeches, lectures, writings, educational materials and information on the many organizations in which he served.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Bess Laderman, 1932-1998

 File
Identifier: B430.01.0001.0001
Abstract

Folder contains biographical information on Bess Laderman and her memorial service on March 22, 1998; Hebrew Educational Alliance and the Alliance Sisterhood, including the HEAs farewell to Denver of Bess Laderman; Daniel Goldberger remarks at the unveiling of Rabbi Manuel Laderman's tombstone on October 28, 1990; and miscellaneous newspaper clippings and correspondence from Tim Wirth.

Dates: 1932-1998

Bess Laderman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B430
Abstract Bess Malin Laderman was born April 2, 1911 in a small village near Kiev, Ukraine. Bess Malin moved to Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 12 and attended public schools and college in Kansas City. She married Rabbi Manuel Laderman in 1933 and the couple moved to Denver, where Rabbi Laderman became the first rabbi of the Hebrew Educational Alliance in 1932. Bess Laderman served in many organizations and was active in the Hebrew Educational Alliance. She was program chair of the Hebrew...
Dates: 1932-2019

Box 1 , 1932-2019

 File — Box B340.01.0001: Series B430.02; Series B340.03 [Barcode: U186023258321]
Identifier: B430.01.0001
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains personal materials, including biographical information, certificates, correspondence, Hachodesh: Women's Branch of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, and Denver Health Redication of the bas relief of Rabbi Manuel Laderman. It contains materials and histories of the Denver Symphony guild, including files on fundraising, concerts and commitees headed by Bess Laderman. There are materials on Denver's Sister City of Karmiel, which Bess Laderman created...
Dates: 1932-2019

Elta M. L. Cohen, 1983-1988

 File
Identifier: B429.03.0015.0004
Abstract

Contains a 1983 presentation speech to Elta M. L. Cohen written by Rabbi Manuel Laderman, and a 1988 book with a short family tree for the Cohen and Milkove family, photos of the families, a presentation by Rabbi Laderman and a play by Elta Cohen. She was the long-time secretary to Rabbi Laderman.

Dates: 1983-1988

Holiday Bowling Opening, 1958 June 5

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0052.00044
Abstract

Rabbi Manuel Laderman stands beside a scoring machine speaking into a microphone at the opening of Holiday Bowling.

Dates: 1958 June 5

Mierle Laderman Ukeles, 1954-1994

 File
Identifier: B429.02.0009.0012
Abstract

Contains a Lake Junion High Ninth Grade graduation program from June 10, 1954, newspaper clippings, correspondence, articles, and a sermon delivered at Young Israel of 5th Avenue, New York, June 29, 1968 in honor of the naming Yael Sara Ukeles, by her grandfather Rabbi Manuel Laderman.

Dates: 1954-1994