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Jewish families -- Colorado

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 196 Collections and/or Records:

Rothgerber Family Scrapbooks and Other Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B234
Abstract Ira C. Rothgerber, Sr. (1878-1956), and Ira C. Rothgerber, Jr. (-1993), were a father and son who gained acclaim in Colorado for their legal work throughout the 20th century. Ira C. Rothgerber, Sr., was born in 1878 and received a law degree from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1901. In 1903, Rothgerber and Walter Appel became law partners and opened their own law firm, Rothgerber & Appel (now Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP). In 1913, Rothgerber, Sr., was elected...
Dates: 1901-2003

Saliman's Bar and Grill Records

 Collection
Identifier: B418
Abstract

Saliman's Bar and Grill was opened by Samuel Saliman near the beginning of the 1920s and was in operation for almost a century under various names. The restaurant was located at 1920 Larimer Street, Denver, CO. and later at other locations in downtown Denver. The collection contains a menu from C and E Saliman's Grill and a silver plated teaspoon from Saliman's. There are two photos of the restaurant in B063 (Beck Photograph Collection).

Dates: circa 1930

Samuel and Sarah Rosenberg

 File
Identifier: B111.08.0008.0014
Abstract

Sam Rosenberg was a founder of the West Colfax Loan Corporation, and he and Sarah ran Rosenberg's Mercantile and Deli, located on West Colfax Ave. and Hooker Street (2731 W. Colfax and later 3200 W. Colfax). They were active in Zera Israel Synagogue. Sam was also one of the founders of the Chevra Kadishim Burial Society. .Earlier, as a soldier in the Russo-Japanese war, Sam was taken prisoner and sent to Manchuria. Sam died in 1943; Sarah died in 1952.

Dates: 1879-2008

Samuel Bernstein Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B291
Abstract

Russian born Samuel D. Bernstein married Lena and had, possibly, seven children: Aron, Harry, Morris, Rose, Bernie Moses, and Shirley; though the census records are confusing. Samuel worked in livestock, hides and wool. Collection contains a draft of “Our Pioneers,” and papers related to the Samuel Bernstein Family from 1980 through 2000 including a brief family tree chart.

Dates: 1980-2000

Schayer Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B239
Abstract Milton M. Schayer was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1876 to German-Jewish parents and died in Denver in 1935. In 1920 he founded the Bankers Building and Loan Association, and served as its first president and treasurer. His son Charles Milton Schayer, born in 1913, married Faye Greenberg in 1941. Milton M. Schayer was active in many civic and religious organizations. He was director of the Denver Chamber of Commerce, which designated him Denver’s “most valuable citizen” in 1925. He...
Dates: 1879-2009

Schloss Family Papers and World War II Artifact

 Collection
Identifier: B293
Abstract Charles Murdock Schloss received his engineering degree from the University of Colorado and joined the Lindrooth Engineering company in 1918. His son Charles (Chuck) M. Schloss joined his father at the engineering firm in 1961. He was in the army for five years in various parts of the United States. In 1984, Chuck Schloss founded the Schloss Engineering Company which specialized in water and wastewater equipment design and manufacturing. His daughter Kristy joined the firm and is now CEO and...
Dates: 1943-2008

Schneider Brewing Co., 1895-1897

 File
Identifier: B112.01.0001.0001
Abstract

File contains a copy of a brief biography and bank credit information for Phil and Henry Schneider, founders of the Phil Schneider Brewing Co. in Trinidad, Colorado.

Dates: 1895-1897

Schoen Family Papers

 Series
Identifier: B240
Abstract Henry Schoen immigrated from Hungary in 1890 and worked as a salesman. He married Mildred Block on June 14, 1914 in Denver with Rabbi William S. Freidman performing the ceremony. They had two children, Lewis and Vivian. Mildred was Colorado born to German immigrant parents. The Schoen family were members of Congregation Emanuel and they, along with Mildred's mother Babette Block, in Congregation Emanuel Cemetery.Collection contains postcards, a marriage certificate, report cards...
Dates: 1895-1968

Series 1: Photographs and Images, c. 1920 - c. 1982

 Series
Identifier: B347.01
Abstract

This series contains item-level records for sixteen digitized photographs. Five of the images also have their verso scanned. Photographs contain images of Bernstein and Perlmutter families.

Dates: c. 1920 - c. 1982

Sherrye Berger and Sigman Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B300
Abstract Louis K. Sigman, the owner of K&G packing, the largest independent meat packing plant in Colorado, was the son of East European immigrants. Born in 1881, he moved to Denver as a young boy. To support himself, Louis shined shoes and sold matches and newspapers to earn enought money to bring his parents to Colorado from Russia. In Denver, his father opened Sigman's Grocery in the West Colfax neighborhood. Louis began his meat business with just one calf and went on to become a...
Dates: 1900-1997