Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) Records

Collection

Identifier: B414

Staff Only

Abstract

The Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) was established in Denver in 1973. The mission of CAJE is Jewish education and it has created a resource center that holds materials on Jewish issues, life, and culture. The organization also sponsors teacher training and runs seminars and workshops for Jewish schools and educators for the Rocky Mountain Region. CAJE works closely with the Jewish Educators Council. CAJE sponsors the Joyce Zeff Annual Israel Study Tour and Jewish Explorers. In 2016, CAJE merged with Jewishcolorado which was formerly the Allied Jewish Federation The collection contains scrapbooks from 1982 to 2007 and media clippings from January to June 2009.

Dates

Other: 1982-2009

Creator

Central Agency for Jewish Education (1973-2016) (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

The Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) was established in Denver in 1973 and merged with Jewishcolorado, formerly the Allied Jewish Federation, in 2016. The mission of CAJE was Jewish education and it sponsored a resource center that held materials on Jewish issues, life, and culture, including books, and audio/visual resources. They also had teacher training and ran seminars and workshops for Jewish schools and educators for the Rocky Mountain Region. CAJE worked closely with the Jewish Educators Council. CAJE sponsored the Joyce Zeff Annual Israel Study Tour and Jewish Explorers. After the merger CAJE retained its name and brand as the educational and programming division of Jewishcolorado.