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Henry J. Schwartz Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: B413
Abstract
Henry J. Schwartz was born in Russia and came to New York with his parents. He settled in Denver in 1895 and married Mollie K. Kohn in 1898. Henry Schwartz was an original member of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society board of directors and served as president and vice president of the JCRS. He was also a member of the Town Club. Much of the scrapbook has clipplings on the JCRS, but also on politics, Temple Emanuel, and obituaries for Dr. Philip Hillkowitz.
Dates:
1934-1953
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
National Jewish Hospital Records
Collection
Identifier: B005
Abstract
In 1899, the Jewish community erected the non-sectarian National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives (NJH), the first sanatorium in Denver, Colorado, for tuberculosis victims. With the financial assistance of the International B'nai B'rith fraternal organization, patients from all over the U.S. were admitted free of charge. The NJH adopted a program that emphasized the benefits of fresh air, proper nutrition, and rest. The hospital was founded by a group of Jewish residents of Denver who were...
Dates:
1892-2017
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: B098
Abstract
In 1976 the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS) began conducting interviews of Denver's long-time Jewish community members in an effort to record oral histories reflecting Jewish history and culture in Colorado. The interviews were made by the former and current directors of RMJHS as well as its trained volunteers. These recordings of Jewish men and women reveal information about the history of various individuals and families, Jewish organizations, religious groups, medical...
Dates:
1970s-2009; Coverage: 1859 - 2009
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
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- Asthma -- Treatment 1
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- Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951- 1
- Congregation Emanuel (Denver, Colo.) 1
- Friedman, William S., Rabbi, 1868-1944 1
- Grabfelder, Samuel, d.1920 1
- Hillkowitz, Philip, 1873-1948 1
- Hornbein, Marjorie, 1913-2006 1
- Jacobs, Frances Wisebart, 1843-1892 1
- Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.) 1
- National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine (U.S.) 1
- National Jewish Health (U.S.) 1
- National Jewish Hospital (U.S.) 1
- National Jewish Hospital and Research Center (U.S.) 1
- National Jewish Hospital and Research Center/National Asthma Center (U.S.) 1
- National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives (U.S.) 1
- National Jewish Medical and Research Center (U.S.) 1
- Pisko, Seraphine Eppstein, 1861-1942 1
- Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society 1
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