Lindsey, Ben B. (Ben Barr), 1869-1943
Biography
Ben Lindsey was a Denver judge and created the first juvenile court in Denver and was an early advocate of a separate juvenile court system in the United States. He worked closely with the Jewish Home for Children (NAC) and the National Council of Jewish Women.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Dignitaries of National Jewish Hospital, between 1920-1930
Dignitaries of National Jewish Hospital in Denver, Colorado. National Jewish Hospital is located on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. Pictured are Mayor Stapleton, Governor Sweet, Seraphine Pisko, Rabbi William Friedman and Judge Ben Lindsey.
Individuals, 1962-1994
File contains newspaper clippings from 1962-1994 that are about individual people in the Jewish Denver community. The majority of the articles are from the early 1980s.
Judge Lindsey, between 1925-1930
The file contains a endorsement letter from Judge Ben B. Linsey of the Juvenile and Family Court of Denver endorsement letter dated December 22, 1925 and an article by Judge Lindsey. Judge Lindsey set up the first separate juvenile court in Denver and sent some of the children to the Sheltering Home.
Oral History Interview with Anthony Zarlengo, 1983 January 3
Talks about Philip Hornbein's opposition to the Klu Klux Klan, felt Stapleton was sympathetic to the Klan. In 1928, Zarlengo began practicing law, and worked for DA. Talks about the microphone case, when Governor’s office was bugged, Hornbein represented those accused. Zarlengo appointed Chief Prosecutor. Talks a lot about Hornbein and Ben Lindsey.
Staff Members of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1926
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