Intergroup relations

Abstract The American Jewish Committee is an ethnic advocacy group established in New York in 1906. The Denver office of the AJC opened in 1967 and closed in 2013. This collection primarily contains the records of the El Centro Cultural Project from the Colorado Chapter. The joint project between the Jews and the "Chicanos" existed from 1968 to 1971 when it was discontinued due to financial difficulties and inter-group differences. Hispanic art and culture was emphasized. The opening of the center...

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Box includes two file folders (FF) from this series. FF 1 contains correspondence with administrators from Denver public schools as well as contact lists. FF 2 contains correspondence with a variety of organizations and companies about the traveling theater program, ranging from 1985-1998.

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Collection contains the records of the Conflict Resolution Institute in the Center for Public Policy at University of Denver from 2004-2005. Collection includes Conflict Resolution program handbooks, informational brochures and conference information.

Scope and Contents Series 4 Box 8 contains correspondence, often on NCJW letterhead, between members or officers of the NCJW Denver Section and other individuals within the community. Most notable are a resignation letter from Fannie A. Heller (1925) and letters to the Denver Section from Carrie E. Livingston (1927), Ray S. David, and Carrie Benjamin. Series 4 Box 11 contains correspondence about the Denver section traveling theater program. Correspondence is between section programming chairs and a variety of...

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Recording of a skit performed at the West Side Reunion on July 15, 1979 and oral histories conducted at the event with individuals who grew up on the West Side, reminisces of block parties and neighborhood activities in the 1950s and 1960s. Interviewees discuss the relationship between the West Side and the East Side Jewish communities.