Mayors

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Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter, New York Governor W. Averell Harriman (recipient of an honorary doctorate from the University of Denver), and Denver Mayor Thomas Currigan in academic regalia at the University's centennial commencement ceremony in 1964.

Abstract This film examines the pivotal role early Colorado Jewish citizens played in the state's political life. Despite their distinction as a religious minority, pioneer Jews in communities throughout Colorado were viewed as a positive and stablitizing influence who upheld morality and order in the new settlements. Virtually every town in Colorado had a Jewish mayor by the turn of the nineteenth century, including Denver, Central City, and Fairplay. Includes brief biographies of Jewish men and...

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This folder contains 3 letters. The first letter is from President Dwight Eisenhower to David Tannenbaum expressing his appreciation for the "Key to the City" that he was gifted on his visit. The second letter is a thank you note from Vice President Richard Nixon. The final piece of correspondence is a letter of condolence to Ruth Katzin Tannenbaum on the death of her husband David.

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Types of Materials: Correspondence, program, transcript of speech by Mitchell, notes

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Ernst Karl Friedrich Bätge, Henry Lowenstein's maternal great-grandfather, posed for a formal portrait in Tallinn, Estonia.

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James Morgan speaks at the Landmark Dedication of Temple Emanuel with Marjorie Hornbein, Congressman Pat Schroeder, and Mayor Federico Pena standing behind him.

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Mayor Federico Pena and Betty Naster at the Landmark Dedication of Temple Emanuel.

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Mayor Federico Pena and Councilman Hiawatha Davis at the Landmark Dedication of Temple Emanuel.

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Document from the Mayor of Berlin-Schöneberg certifying that Maria does not have to participate in the "clearance work" or "clearing rubble" because of her "hours as a business helper" in an office, possibly a medical office. At this point Berlin was badly damaged by the war.

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File contains solicitation letter from Mayor Stapleton for The Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children.