Oral History Interview with Peryle Hayutin Beck, 1989 February 5

Peryle Hayutin Beck (1914-2006) recalls her family history, including the Ginsbergs' and Hayutins' origins in the Russian Empire; their arrival in America in the late 19th century; the loss of several relatives in World War I; her family's ties to the Lower East Side Jewish community in New York City and Memphis, Tennessee; the arrival of Dora Ginsberg, her paternal grandmother, in Denver, Colorado for health reasons; and the extended family's gradual move from New York to Denver. She also recounts her family's various businesses; growing up in the West Colfax Jewish neighborhood of Denver, including going to the Dickenson Branch Library, which became the Guldman Community Center; attending the Cheltenham Elementary School and the University of Denver; the origin of her first name, religious life in the community; various Jewish families in Denver she knew; her interest in the theater in Denver; the 1918 flu pandemic, the Great Depression; her involvement with Beth Ha Medrosh Hagadol synagogue; her marriage to Ira M. Beck; his service in World War II; life on the home-front; anti-semitism; and her international travel. Peryle Hayutin Beck was born in Denver, Colorado on June 14, 1915 and was an organizer of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and Beck Archives. Her mother was Anna Ginsberg Hayutin and her father was Morris S. Hayutin. Her brother was Solomon Hayutin. Peryle Hayutin Beck died November 2, 2006.