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This document describes, in chronological order, details of the lives of early Colorado Springs Jewish leaders such as Isaac Cahn, Isaac Myer, Burton Innis, Dave Spielman, Max Safron, David May, the Pelta family, Louis Ehrich, Max Hyman and many others.

The collection contains materials intentionally assembled by Beck Archives. Materials include books, newspaper and magazine clippings, reports, pamphlets, brochures, biographical essays, and correspondence associated with Jewish communities in the western United States and Mexico. The bulk of the material is related to various towns in Colorado.

The collection contains materials intentionally assembled by Beck Archives. Materials include books, newspaper and magazine clippings, reports, pamphlets, brochures, biographical essays, and correspondence associated with Jewish communities in the western United States and Mexico. The bulk of the material is related to various towns in Colorado.

The "Indian" Jews of Mexico refers to "Israelites" or "Sabbatarians" who claim ancestry and identity with Marranos before the Spanish Inquisition in and around Mexico City. Israelite Indians may have converted to Judaism or married Jewish women.

Radio transript "Search for the Buried Past: The Hidden Jews of New Mexico" and paper by David S. Nidel "Modern Descendants of Conversos in New Mexico: 500 Years of Faith"

The collection contains materials intentionally assembled by Beck Archives. Materials include books, newspaper and magazine clippings, reports, pamphlets, brochures, biographical essays, and correspondence associated with Jewish communities in the western United States and Mexico. The bulk of the material is related to various towns in Colorado.