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Milstein, Channah, 1847-1930

 Person

Biography

Channah Milstein and her husband Benjamin, immigants from Russia, were part of the early settlers in the Cotopaxi colony in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Colorado in the early 1880s. She was the sister-in-law of Shul Baer Milstein, and after moving from Cotopaxi to Denver, was dedicated to helping the poor in that city's West Colfax Jewish area. She collected food, clothing and funds from anyone she encountered and gave them to needy families.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Channah Milstein Wearing a Kerchief, 1910

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0047.00001
Abstract

Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Channah Milstein wearing a traditional kerchief or tichel head covering. She was a member of the Jewish "Glazierlach" clan and a Cotopaxi colonist before moving to Denver's west side Orthodox Jewish Community. Channah Milstein was known for her personal commitment to charity in Denver's west-side East European immigrant Jewish community as she urged residents to contribute to her collections of food, clothing, and money for the needy.

Dates: 1910
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Individuals / Box 47

Photographs, 2010

 File
Identifier: B464.03.0003.0014
Abstract This folder contains eleven photographs of significant individuals and places in the early establishment of the Denver West Side Jewish community. Each photograph has text superimposed that describes the invidual(s) or the events depicted in the photograph including biographical and historical information. Photographs include Label Ginsburg in his store, the Star Bakery delivery wagon, three formal portraits of the Sunshine, Feiner, and Ginsburg families, Shul Baer Milstein, a class...
Dates: 2010
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B464, Congregation Zera Abraham Records / Programs, Events, and Initiatives / Box 3

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