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 172 Collections and/or Records:
Rabbi Manuel Laderman, 1932-1991
Contains a congratulatory letter for the choice of Rabbi Laderman from The Hebrew Theological College to the Hebrew Educational Alliance, copies of "A Love-Letter to My Congregation," a letter to Arnold H. Cook (President of HEA) and a letter from Rabbi Manuel Laderman to Alliance members announcing his retirement, and a flyer announcing a program announcing the posthumous publication of "Letters of Faith."
Rabbi Manuel Laderman at Union Station, 1932 October 25
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.
Rabbinical Council of America, 1971-1988
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.
Rabbinical Council of America 50th Anniversary, 1985
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.
Radio and Television Programs, 1941-1967
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).
Sermons, 1932
This folder contains two hand-written sermons from the 1932 High Holidays--one for Rosh HaShanah and one for Yom Kippur.
Sermons, 1937
This folder contains one sermon, titled The Wandering Jew, delivered on Oct. 15, 1937 in connection with the portion of the bible known to Jews as Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1 - 17:27).
Sermons, 1938
This folder contains two sermons. The first is titled, "Hear, O Israel," and was delivered February 25, 1938. The second is titled, "What Hope in the New Year," and was delivered on the first day of Rosh HaShanah (September 26), 1938.
Sermons, 1939
This folder contains two sermons. The first is titled, "Are we on Trial," and was delivered on September 15, 1939 (the second day of Rosh HaShanah)--just 12 days after England entered World War II. The second sermon is titled, "In G-d we Trust," and was delivered on September 23 at the Yizkor service during Yom Kippur.
Sermons, 1940
This folder contains two sermons that were delivered on the first and second days of Rosh HaShanah. The first sermon is titled, "Is There Room for Optimism," and was delivered on October 3, 1940. The second sermon is titled, "And Where is G-d," and was delivered one day later on October 4.