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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 171 Collections and/or Records:

Rabbi Manuel Laderman at Union Station, 1932 October 25

 Item
Identifier: B063.06.0006.00025
Abstract

Twenty-three-year-old Rabbi Manuel Laderman (tallest man in the group) surrounded by delegates from the Hebrew Educational Alliance upon his arrival at Union Station, Denver, Colorado in 1932. He graduated from the Hebrew Theological College in Illinois and had just been ordained when he came to Denver to serve as the first Rabbi of the Hebrew Educational Alliance. He served as rabbi at the Orthodox synagogue until 1979. He was born August 25, 1909 and died in Denver on November 27, 1989.

Dates: 1932 October 25

Rabbinical Council of America, 1971-1988

 File
Identifier: B429.06.0022.0002
Abstract

Folder contains convention programs, correspondence, reports, papers by the committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, summaries of lectures by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Report of the Ethics Commission of RCA, and reports and correspondence of the Israel Commission. Manuel Laderman was on the Ethics Commission, was chair of the Israel Commission and wrote the preface to a RCA Semon Anthology.

Dates: 1971-1988

Rabbinical Council of America 50th Anniversary, 1985

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Identifier: B429.06.0022.0003
Abstract

Rabbi Laderman was a participant in the 50th Anniversary convention planning and delivered a speech at the banquet on behalf of the founders of the RCA. The folder contains an invitation and a program for the New York banquet and a report by the Israeli Chaiman of the anniversary convention in Jerusalem.

Dates: 1985

Radio and Television Programs, 1941-1967

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Identifier: B429.04.0017.0011
Abstract

The file contains radio and television programs with speeches and interviews with Rabbi Laderman. Most of the programs were part of interfatih series with representatives of the three major faiths in America. Some of the stations were KLZ, KOA, and Denver 4 (CBS).

Dates: 1941-1967

Sermons, Jan - May 1972

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Identifier: B429.01.0003.0003
Abstract This folder contains seventeen sermons. 1. Attempting Prophecy About 1972 - January 1, 1972 2. Our Song of Israel - January 29, 1972 - (in duplicate) 3. The Basis of Human Morality - February 5, 1972 4. We All Have a Part to Play - February 12, 1972 5. What We Dare Never Forget - February 26, 1972 6. Does Religion Need Ritual - March 4, 1972 7. How Jews Keep Track of Time - March 11, 1972 8. New Meaning of Freedom - March...
Dates: Jan - May 1972

Sermons, Jun - Sep 1972

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0003.0004
Abstract This folder contains eight sermons. 1. Self Motivation in Religion - June 3, 1972 2. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 3 - June 10, 1972 3. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 5 - June 24, 1972 4. Tisha B'Av 1972 - July 15, 1972 5. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 4 - July 29, 1972 6. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 1 - August 19, 1972 - (in duplicate) 7. Some Historical Changes - August 26, 1972 8. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 6 -...
Dates: Jun - Sep 1972

Sermons, September 1972

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Identifier: B429.01.0003.0005
Abstract This folder contains five sermons. 1. New Devotions in a New Year - September 9, 1972 - First day of Rosh HaShanah - Includes a Special Prayer for the Olympic Dead (in duplicate) 2. The New Philosophy of Jewish Action - September 10, 1972 - Second day of Rosh HaShanah - Regarding the Munich Olympics (four copies) 3. Do We Crave Forgiveness? - September 17, 1972 - Kol Nidrei (in duplicate) 4. Religion is More than Memory - September 18, 1972 - Yom Kippur (in...
Dates: September 1972

Sermons, Oct - Dec 1972

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0003.0006
Abstract This folder contains eight sermons. 1. Who Understands the Isaac Story Best? - October 28, 1972 - (in duplicate) 2. The Inner Sense of Childhood - November 4, 1972 - (in duplicate) 3. What Makes History - November 11, 1972 4. The Jewish Attitude Toward Dreams - November 18, 1972 5. Thanksgiving as an Ongoing Holiday - November 25, 1972 6. The Chanukah Story in Modern Dress - December 2, 1972 7. Two Great Jewish Assemblies -...
Dates: Oct - Dec 1972

Sermons, Jan - Mar 1973

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0003.0007
Abstract This folder contains eight sermons. 1. Confrontations Then and Now - January 13, 1973 - (in duplicate) 2. The Song of Triumph - January 20, 1973 - (in duplicate) 3. Golda-LBJ-Vietnam - January 27, 1973 - (in duplicate) 4. Understanding the Word Halacha - February 4, 1973 - (in duplicate) 5. Woman's Part in the Synagogue - February 10, 1973 - (in duplicate) 6. The Blessedness of Marriage - February 17, 1973 - (in duplicate) 7....
Dates: Jan - Mar 1973

Sermons, April 1973

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0003.0008
Abstract This folder contains seven sermons. 1. The Oracles on the Foreign Nations in the Books of the Prophets - April 5, 1973 2. Jewish Rites of Passage - April 7, 1973 - (in duplicate) 3. Preparation of Home and Heart - April 14, 1973 - (in duplicate) 4. Repeating the Passover Experience - April 17, 1973 - First day of Passover (in duplicate) 5. Singing and Sobbing Simultaneously - April 23, 1973 - Seventh day of Passover (in duplicate) 6. Does...
Dates: April 1973