Jewish generals

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Box contains photocopies of newspaper articles pertaining to General Maurice Rose from the Intermountain Jewish News; (1) copy of the Colorado History News from April 1995; (1) copy of the "The First Twenty-Five Years of the General Rose Memorial Hospital 1945-1970" and (1) copy of "Major General Maurice Rose: The Most Decorated Battletank Commander in U.S. Military History." Also contains newspaper from April 3, 1945 announcing General Rose's Death.

Abstract (1) Scrapbook compiled by Robert Gamzey, editor of the Jewish News, in 1945 with news clippings from local and national papers all pertaining to the death of General Maurice Rose and one photograph of Rose. Also in the scrapbook is a 1958 study of local Jewish hospitals and a copy of the donation letter from Neil Goldblatt in 2013 donating his grandfather’s scrapbook to Rose Hospital and one photograph of Rose. (1) Scrapbook containing news clippings from local and national papers all...

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Collection contains a copy of the Colorado History News from April 1995; a copy of the book "The First Twenty-Five Years of the General Rose Memorial Hospital 1945-1970"; a copy of the book "Major General Maurice Rose: The Most Decorated Battletank Commander in U.S. Military History." It also contains a print of recently restored painting of General Maurice Rose, news clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, and research materials.

Abstract Folder full of photocopies and articles printed via the internet about Maurice Rose, census records he appears on and historical information on General Rose Memorial Hospital. Also a copy of the Intermountain Jewish News with articles on Rose and one copy of Colorado History Now, published by the Colorado Historical Society with a cover article on General Rose. Three copies of the Rose Hospital brochure "General Maurice Rose: A Profile." "This Man Belongs to American" fundraising booklet, "A...

Abstract Maurice Rose was born in 1899 in Middletown, CT to Rabbi Samuel and Katy Rose. The family moved to Denver, Colorado in 1902 when Maurice was three. After graduation from highschool, Maurice Rose enlisted in the United States army when he was 15 and fought under General Pershing. He stayed in the army and attended various military schools. After fighting in North Africa and Sicily, Rose was sent to command forces during the D-Day Normandy invasion as a Brigadier General. During the Battle of...

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One edition from October 23, 1998 of the Intermountain Jewish News with a piece on the Rose Hospitals 50th Anniversary. A large stack of photocopied articles and photographs pertaining to the accomplishments of Rose Hospital from its inception to the late 1980s. Copy of the Articles of Incorporation, minutes from first board meeting, hospital postcard, triangular "Spearhead" 3rd Armored Division Military Patch, and letter to General Roses' parents.

Abstract General Rose Memorial Hospital was founded in 1945. The hospital was named for General Maurice Rose, a Denver native, who had been killed in action the same year. General Rose was the highest ranking American officer killed in action in Europe and also the highest ranking Jewish officer in the Army. The hospital was intended to “serve the need of every creed.”The records highlight fundraising related to the hospital foundation and history of the hospital through photographs,...

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Two copies of "The First Twenty-Five Years of the General Rose Memorial Hospital, 1945-1970." One copy is signed "Sincere Compliments from Sol Bassow M.D."