Obituaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Simon Alschuler, circa 1873
File
Identifier: B111.01.0001.0004
Abstract
Simon Alschuler was a Denver grocer and a member of Occidental Lodge No. 40. Alschuler died of "typho-malarial fever" in 1873.
Dates:
circa 1873
Theodore Paul Ruskin, 2020-2021
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Identifier: B111.08.0008.0023
Abstract
He was known as Ted Ruskin was born in Brooklyn in 1943 and died in Denver in 2020. Ted Ruskin, who was fluent in Hebrew and a sculpture designer, worked for Norman Memorial’s before opening Ted Ruskin Memorials. His nickname became “Mr. Tombstone.” Ted Ruskin also helped found Babi Yar Park, a long-time member of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and was a member of Colorado Committee of Concern for Soviet Jewry. He was the driving force behind the renovation and yearly cleanup...
Dates:
2020-2021