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Aimee Peyser Strauss , 1911-1956

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Identifier: B111.09.0009.0019

Abstract

Aimee Peyser was born in 1899 in Denver and was an active member of the Jewish community in Denver for the rest of her life. She was one of the first women to hold an office on the board of directors of Temple Emanuel and worked for years as an educator of Jewish immigrants in West Denver. She married Melvin Strauss in 1923 and passed away in 1990.

Dates

  • 1911-1956

Extent

7 Items : Contains seven (7) documents.

Scope and Contents

Folder contains copies of wedding announcement for Aimee Peyser and Melvin G. Strauss, confirmation program for Rachel Sadee Peyser (cousin), news photos of Melvin Strauss and Aimee Strauss, and obituaries of Mrs. Norton Nelson (aunt) and Rachel Peyser Schwartz. (Photos in B098 of Aimee and Rachel Peyser and oral history interview of Aimee Strauss.)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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