Jewish women -- Colorado -- Denver
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Beck Archives Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: B063
Abstract
The Beck Archives Photograph Collection contains photographs, negatives, and other materials which reflect the rich, varied, and vibrant Jewish experience in the Rocky Mountain region, with a special emphasis on Colorado. It also contains some photographs from other states and countries.
Dates:
1790-2006; 1790 - 2006
Beth David Sisterhood Articles of Incorporation
Collection
Identifier: B280
Abstract
In 1926, Beth David Sisterhood was founded in an effort to create a new Hebrew school and Jewish social center for the West Colfax area of Denver, Colorado. The Beth David Hebrew School and Center met at the home of the Reverend and Mrs. Jacob Gordon at 1490 Julian Street. In November 1928, Beth David Sisterhood formed an alliance with Beth David Brotherhood and the Denver Hebrew Institute, and this group became known as the Hebrew Educational Alliance in 1929. The collection consists of...
Dates:
1930
Collection on Seraphine Pisko
Collection
Identifier: B242
Abstract
Seraphine Eppstein Pisko was Executive-Secretary of National Jewish Hospital from 1911 to 1938. She was involved in both Jewish and secular social organizations, holding executive positions in the Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society, National Council of Jewish Women, and National Jewish Hospital. The collection, intentionally assembled by the Beck Archives, consists of papers providing biographical information about Pisko as well as letterhead and invitations from National Jewish Hospital and...
Dates:
1900-1942
Congregation Micah Sisterhood Records
Collection
Identifier: B137
Abstract
The Sisterhood of Congregation Micah was a unit in the congregation until 1976. Membership declined during the 1960s and in 1976 the Congregation sold their buildings to the Mount Gilead Baptist Church and the Sisterhood ceased to exist. The collection primarily contains administrative and financial records, but also newsclippings, event materials, and recipes.
Dates:
1959-1980
Denver Council of Pioneer Women Records
Collection
Identifier: B142
Abstract
Pioneer Women, the Zionist, labor women's organization in the United States was founded in 1925. The group sought to elevate the public profile of the Zionist Pioneer Women's cooperatives in Palestine. The Pioneer Women supported women workers' organizations through American-based philanthropic efforts. The Pioneer Women also emphasized the importance of women in the American Zionist movement and helped the Jewish working-class immigrant, who believed the aims and ideals of socialist...
Dates:
Other: 1928-1973
Fair Cook Book
Collection
Identifier: B295
Abstract
The Fair Cookbook was published by the Ladies of Congregation Emanuel in Denver, Colorado in 1888. It is the earliest known Jewish fundraising cookbook in America. The cookbook was sold at the fair that the Ladies of Temple Emanuel organized in 1888 to pay off the mortgage on the Temple. It is 49 pages in length with 13 sections, and features both traditional Jewish kosher recipes and recipes for non-kosher items as well as the names of individual contributors. The collection is a...
Dates:
1888
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
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Fair Cook Book
Fannie Eller Lorber Papers
Collection
Identifier: B272
Abstract
Fannie Eller was born in Geishen, Russia, in 1881. She and her family immigrated to America when Fannie was a teenager and moved to the West Colfax area of Denver in 1896. She married Jacob Lorber and became interested in the plight of "tb orphans." In 1907, Fannie Lorber, Bessie Willems, and some other eastern European women founded the Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children to care for children of Jewish tb patients at the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives and at the Jewish...
Dates:
1920-2006
Fried Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: B150
Abstract
For over 85 years, the Fried family in Denver, Colorado owned the Fried's Art & Gift Shop. It was operated by Bela and Kate Fried's daughters Mary Fried, Bertha Fried Kleiner, and Sally Fried. This collection contains the correspondence, legal documents, personal materials of the Fried family, Fried's Art & Gift Shop records, and an embroidered woman's pump that belonged to Sally Fried.
Dates:
1880-1984
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
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Fried Family Papers
Greta Hilb Artwork
Collection
Identifier: B154
Abstract
Greta Hilb (1904-1998) was born in Stuttgart, Germany and became a local Denver Jewish female artist of note. She studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York and settled in Denver in 1934. In 1964, she also co-authored a cookbook titled For Goodness Sake with Denver author Leora Mattingly Weber, famous nationally for her Beany Malone juvenile series. The Hilbs were related to the Levy family of Denver, founders of the Fashion Bar clothing store chain. The collection consists of...
Dates:
1930-1990
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
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Greta Hilb Artwork
Harry Kornfield Collection
Collection
Identifier: B455
Abstract
This collection contains photographs of the Kornfield family, specifically focused on Harry J Kornfield who was a landlord in Denver, Colorado. The Kornfield family consists of Jacob and Dara, parents of Saul Samuel, Mollie, Ephraim (Eph), Bertha, Harry, Matthew, Irving Abram (Babe), and Shirley. Bertha married Nathan Miller and they had a son, Glenn Miller. Irving Abram married Ruth Levy and had a daughter, Donna. Ephraim Kornfield married Mona Rosenbloom. Harry married Sophia (unknown...
Dates:
c. 1910 - c. 1950