Jordon and Essie Perlmutter Family Papers

Jordon Perlmutter was born in 1931 to Abe and Dora Perlmutter and died in Denver on December 7, 2015. He attended the University of Denver on an athletic scholarship. He enlisted in the U. S. Coast Guard during the Korean Conflict before he received his degree. He was a Denver builder, real estate developer, and property manager. In 1951, he founded Perl-Mack Enterprises with his cousin Sam Primack. Jordon's uncle William Morrison was also a principle of Perl Mack. Perl Mack introduced the concept of planned communities in Denver in Northglenn, Southglenn and Montbello. Perl-Mack also built regional shopping centers, industrial projects, Parks, schools and community facilities. In the 1983 Perl-Mack was dissolved and Jordon and his eldest son Jay founded Perlmutter and Company. Jordon Perlmutter raised $14 million and built Beth Israel at Shalom Park, a long-term residential care facility for the elderly. He was honored by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce in 2009 and was a trustee of the University of Denver for 15 years. Jordon Perlmutter married Essie Lou Goldberg in 1953. Essie Perlmutter was born in Denver, Colorado and graduated from Loretta Heights College. Both she and Jordon grew up on Denver's west side and were the parents of four children. Jordon Perlmutter served on many board of directors, including Rose Medical Center, Beth Israel at Shalom Park, and the Anti-Defamation League Executive Committee. Essie was an active member of the following boards: Beth Israel Home at Shalom Park, the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado, Kempe Center, the Denver Center for the Performing arts, the Mizel Museum and the Mayor's Commission for the Arts.