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:
Box 7: Notes
This box contains sermon and other notes composed by Rabbi Manuel Laderman.
Box 8, 1964-1974
Box contains a 1974 Civis Princeps award for humanitarianism, an award given in 1964, and a plaque given by the Anti-Defamation League to Rabbi Manuel Laderman for serving on the Board of Directors.
Box 15
Box 17, 1946-1988
Box contains articles and book reviews written by Manuel Laderman. It also contains volumes of Rabbinical Council of America Sermons.
Box 18, 1938-1991
Box contains articles and book entries written by Manuel Laderman and related notes; Letters of Faith written by Rabbi Laderman and published postumously in 1991; and Rabbinical Council of America Sermon Manuals (1969-1977).
Box 20, 1945-1993
Chaplaincy, 1947-1952
Contains correspondence and a pamphlet by the National Jewish Welfare Board entitled "A Military Funeral Service for Repatriated Jewish War Dead." The pamphlet discusses the reburial of Jewish war dead. Rabbi Laderman was a part-time Chaplain for Buckley Naval Air Base and Fort Logan VA hospital. His chaplaincy continued when a new VA Hospital was constructed.
Commencements and Addresses, 1942-1988
File contains commencement programs and addresses by Manuel Laderman. The comencement addresses include University of Wyoming, Western State College, the Air Force Academy, Colorado Women's College, and a Jewish Chautauqua Society lecture at a Baptist College in Salina, Kansas.
Condolences and Replies, 1989-1990
Contains letters of condolence and telegrams.
Congress on Science and Ethics - Paper - Response by Rabbi Manuel Laderman to Paper of Dr. Robert Gordis, 1977
The Martin M. Weitz Papers contain material related to the Congress on Science and Ethics held at the University of Denver in 1977. Included are biographical material on the participants and papers presented at the Congress.