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Fairplay (Colo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jewish Communities Outside of Denver, Panel 1 , 2011

 Item — Object B297.02.01.00038: Series B297.02 [Barcode: U186023282574]
Identifier: B297.02.01.00038
Abstract

One of 12 exhibit display panels from the exhibit "Blazing the Trail: Denver's Jewish Pioneers." Panel titled "Jewish Communities Outside of Denver" features more historical information and includes Cohen Family of Fairplay, Issacs of Leadville. Cripple Creek, Sam and Bertha Flax, Abraham Rachofsky of Central City, and Meyer Brothers of Northern Colorado.

Dates: 2011

Oral History Interview with Dr. Edmund Cohen, 1982 July 22

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0004.00097
Abstract "Dr. Edmond Cohen recounts the life of his grandfather, Samuel Cohen, of Fairplay, Colo. Sam was a Jewish immigrant who had arrived in the United States from England in 1870, originally migrating from Eastern Europe in 1867. He provides background on his family including his father, Joseph, his aunts and uncles, his brother, his wife Helen (née Grauman), and their daughter and grandchildren. He also recalls the time he spent in the service during World War II. Edmond Cohen was...
Dates: 1982 July 22