Synagogues -- Colorado -- Denver
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Colorado Historical Society State Historical Fund Grant, 2003
File
Identifier: B464.01.0001.0021
Abstract
This folder contains the information relating to a grant awarded to Congregation Zera Abraham in 2003 in which the organization was given money to assess the property for any needed renovations or improvements. Included is a grant manual, a letter to the congregation annoucing their award, the grant application, guidelines, and paperwork including financial reports, grant payment request, project deliverables, and certification of expenditures.
Dates:
2003
Congregation Building Renovations, bulk: 2001-2009
File
Identifier: B464.01.0001.0020
Abstract
This folder contains proposals from three architectural firms including projects and pricing for building expansion in 1988, correspondence regarding a donation to the building's updates, and pricing sheets. Also included is correspondence and pricing sheets for a building remodel in 2009.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2001-2009
Zera Abraham and Chevra Shaas (Denver, CO.), 1889- 2004
File
Identifier: B115.01.0001.0019
Abstract
Congregation Zera Abraham (The Seed of Abraham) was organized on strictly orthodox lines, was founded in 1887 by a group of Russian Jews from the unsuccessful agricultural colony of Cotopaxi in southwestern Colorado. Ed Grimes served as president and Mecheeol Solomon was the secretary. There was a Mikvah (ritual bath) at the rear of the property. The first Rabbi, David Radinsky, graduated from the Rabbinical College at Kovno, Lithuania. The Chevra Shaas of Denver was established in 1893 by...
Dates:
1889- 2004