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:
Introduction to Philosophy Tests, 1986-1989
Contains tests for Introduction to Philosophy classes taught by Manuel Laderman at UCD.
Israel: Correspondence and Trees for Israel, 1959-1988
The file contains correspondence, a letter and certificate for fifteen trees planted in the Rabbi Manuel Laderman Forest in Israel near Galilee, and remarks thanking the HEA congregation for supporting the Forest.
Jewish Thought (UCD), Spring 1981
File contains material from Jewish Thought taught by Manual Laderman at University of Colorado Boulder.
Laderman, Primack, Rudofsky, and Perlmutters at Formal Dinner, c. 1950
This is an image of individuals at a formal dinner. From left to right: Ethel Perlmutter Primack, Albert Rudofsky, Ann Perlmutter Rudofsky, Rabbi Manuel Laderman, Bess Laderman, Abe Perlmutter, Dora Turner Perlmutter, Morris Perlmutter (Abe’s older brother).
Letters of Faith, 1970-1991
Contains the manuscript for "Letters of Faith," written by Rabbi Manuel Laderman and published after his death. The file also contains materials related to the book, including correspondnece, notes, publication information, a chapter "Letters to a Negro" (1970) which was omitted from the book, two different Table of Contents, and an article about the book.
Letters of Faith Section Five, 1990
File contains typed pages of section five of Letters of Faith.
Letters of Faith Section Four, 1990
File contains typed pages of section four of Letters of Faith.
Letters of Faith Section One, 1990
File contains typed pages of the first section of Letters of Faith.
Letters of Faith Section Six, 1990
File contains typed pages of Letters of Faith section six.
Letters of Faith Section Three, 1990
Contains typed pages of section three of Letters of Faith.