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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 172 Collections and/or Records:

Sermons, 1964

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0021
Abstract

This folder contains one sermon.

1. I Believe in Prayer - September 15, 1964 - Kol Nidrei

Dates: 1964

Sermons, 1965

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0022
Abstract

This folder contains three sermons.

1. The Good Life - September 27, 1965 - First day of Rosh HaShanah

2. The Family Circle - September 28, 1965 - Second Day of Rosh HaShanah (in duplicate)

3. Evil Hath us in Bond - October 5, 1965 - Kol Nidrei

Dates: 1965

Sermons, 1966

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0023
Abstract

This folder contains one sermon.

1. Do the Ten Commandments Mean Me? - February 12, 1966 - Weekly Torah portion Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:23)

Dates: 1966

Sermons, 1967

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0024
Abstract This folder contains ten sermons. 1. Six Days or Six Thousand Years - October 5, 1967 - First day of Rosh HaShanah (in duplicate) 2. Majority and Minority - Repudiation or Confession - Second day of Rosh HaShanah (in triplicate) 3. Memory-The Thread of Jewish Continuity - October 14, 1967 - Yom Kippur, Yizkor Service (in triplicate) 4. Noah's World and Ours on the Brink - November 4, 1967 - (in duplicate) 5. The School Bond Election - November 11,...
Dates: 1967

Sermons, Jan - Feb 1968

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0025
Abstract This folder contains six sermons. 1. The World Conference of Synagogues - January 6, 1968 - Weekly Torah portion Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27) (in triplicate) 2. What We Saw in Israel - January 27, 1968 - Weekly Torah portion Va'era (Exodus 6:2-9:35) (in duplicate) 3. The Shield of Abraham - February 3, 1968 - Amidah Series #1 (in triplicate) 4. The Living and the Dead - February 10, 1968 - Amidah Series #2 [inferred] (in triplicate) 5. The Idea...
Dates: Jan - Feb 1968

Sermons, March 1968

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0026
Abstract This folder contains six sermons. 1. The Ways of Repentance - March 2, 1968 - Amidah Series #5 [inferred] - Weekly Torah portion Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19) (in triplicate) 2. The Redemption of Israel - March 9, 1968 - Amidah Series #6 [inferred] - Weekly Torah portion Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10) (in triplicate) 3. Personal Involvement - March 14, 1968 - Purim (in triplicate) 4. Grace and Forgiveness - March 16, 1968 - Amidah Series #7 [inferred] - Weekly...
Dates: March 1968

Sermons, Apr - Jun 1968

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0027
Abstract This folder contains ten sermons. 1. The Ingathering of the Dispersed - April 6, 1968 - Amidah Series #10 [inferred] - Weekly Torah portion Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36) (in triplicate) 2. The Bane of Bondage-The Boon of Birthright - April 13, 1968 - First day of Passover (in triplicate) 3. The Race Question - April 20, 1968 - Eighth day of Passover (in duplicate) 4. Jewish Womanhood - May 3, 1968 - Bat Mitzvah (in triplicate) 5. Israel Approaches its...
Dates: Apr - Jun 1968

Sermons, Jul - Sep 1968

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0028
Abstract This folder contains seven sermons. 1. How to Thank G-d - July 6, 1968 - Amidah Series #18 [inferred] (in duplicate) 2. The Blessings of Peace - July 13, 1968 - Amidah Series #19 [inferred] (in duplicate) 3. Ethics of the Fathers (chapter 2) - July 27, 1968 - (in triplicate) 4. Ethics of the Fathers (chapter 4) - August 10, 1968 - (in triplicate) 5. Living Dynamically as a Jew Today - September 7, 1968 6. Our G-d and G-d of our Fathers -...
Dates: Jul - Sep 1968

Sermons, Oct - Nov 1968

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0029
Abstract This folder contains eight sermons. 1. Wanted: Penitents - October 1, 1968 - Kol Nidrei (in triplicate) 2. The Faculty of Memory and the Facility of Forgetting - October 14, 1968 - Shemini Atzeret, Yizkor 3. The Beauty of Nature - October 26, 1968 - Psalm 104 4. The Deceitful Tongue - November 2, 1968 - Psalm 120 (in duplicate) 5. I Lift Mine Eyes Unto the Mountains - November 9, 1968 - Psalm 121 (in triplicate) 6. Jerusalem--The United...
Dates: Oct - Nov 1968

Sermons, December 1968

 File
Identifier: B429.01.0001.0030
Abstract

This folder contains three sermons.

1. Peace on Israel - December 7, 1968 - Psalm 125 and Weekly Torah portion Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43) (in duplicate)

2. The Song of Return - December 14, 1968 - Psalm 126 (in triplicate)

3. Unless the Lord Build the House - December 21, 1968 - Psalm 127 (in triplicate)

Dates: December 1968