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Levitt Sisters with Daughters, circa 1951

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Identifier: B315.01.00009
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Four Levitt sisters and two of their daughters are standing in front of their parent's house at 1534 Grove Street in Denver, Colorado. From left to right are Anne Levitt Marcus, Mary Levitt (Rubanowitz), Tillie Levitt (Tein) with her daughter Linda Tein, and Dorothy Levitt (Cohen) with her daughter Sharon Cohen. Their parents, Isadore and Yetta Prezant Levitt, settled in the Eastern European Jewish neighborhood around West Colfax Avenue in Denver.

Dates: circa 1951

Mary, Yetta and Tillie Levitt, 1930

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Identifier: B315.01.00012
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Two Levitt sisters and their mother are standing on a porch in front of their home in Denver, Colorado. From left to right are Mary Levitt (Rubanowitz), Yetta Prezant Levitt, and Tillie Levitt Tein. A cat is walking in front of the porch. The sisters' parents were Isadore and Yetta Prezant Levitt who settled in the Eastern European Jewish neighborhood around West Colfax Avenue in Denver.

Dates: 1930

Miriam Milstein, circa 1895

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Identifier: B063.08.0039.00002
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Miriam Milstein sits at a table with a tapestry behind her. Mrs. Milstein's husband was Shul Baer Milstein, an early leader in Denver, Colorado's west side Orthodox Jewish community, and Congregations Zera Abraham. Shul Baer Milstein was the patriarch of Cotopaxi Colony, an agricultural community located near Cotopaxi, Colorado that failed in 1884. The couple never lived in the Cotopaxi community.

Dates: circa 1895

Oral History Interview with Frayda Ornsten, 1978 July 17

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Identifier: B098.01.0002.00038
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Frayda Lynn Ornsten (née Blumberg) discusses her childhood, including the Jewish environment, schooling, and family gatherings. She also discusses her two marriages and her education and career in the field of special education. She talks about her father, Ben Blumberg, and her relationship with him. She reflects on changing attitudes, roles, goals of youth, and her philosophy of life. Went to the University of Denver.

Interview Index notes in Release file B098.01.0022.0003

Dates: 1978 July 17

Yetta Levitt with Tein and Marcus Grandchildren, circa 1948

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Identifier: B315.01.00014
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Yetta Prezant Levitt is standing in front of a brick house with her grandchildren. From left to right are Carole Marcus, Linda Tein, and Bobby Tein. Isadore and Yetta Prezant Levitt came from Russia and settled in the Eastern European Jewish neighborhood around West Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: circa 1948