Laderman, Manuel, 1909-1989
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:
Contemporary Moral Issues (UCD, MSC), Fall 1982
Contains a syllabus and notes for Contempoary Moral Issues, MSC 6119 and UCD Philosophy 190 taught by Rabbi Laderman.
Death Certificate, November 28, 1989
Contains certified copies of death certificates.
Dedications and Events, 1952-1987
Contains dedication ceremonies for Congregation Ahavath Sholom, sculpture of Gordon Allott, and sculpture in Rose Hospital given by the Strear family. Also contains prayers for 1966 DU Convocation featuring President Lyndon Baines Johnson, 40th wedding anniversary for Frieda and Israel Toltz, opening of The Southwest Plaza, and for Louis Mallin 90th birthday.
Denver Health Rededication, February 1998-2019
Denver Rabbinical Council and Conversions, 1956-1988
Denver Symphony Society, 1964-1975
Contains copies of programs, correspondence, fundraising reports, By-laws, and Board of Trustees lists.
Denver Symphony Society, 1964-1971
File contains Denver Symphony Society Board of Trustees materials, including bylaws, minutes, reports, and membership lists. Rabbi Manual Laderman was a member of the Board of Trustees.
DU Convocation: President Johnson, August 26, 1966
File contains materials from a special convocation at the University of Denver: program and planning documents, remarks of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, and a photograph showing Manuel Laderman giving the blessing with President Johnson and other dignataries listening.
Elta M. L. Cohen, 1983-1988
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.