Jewish way of life
Found in 112 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Amalia Banker, 1978 August 25
Topics include: Early life and memories, emigration from Jerusalem, emigration to Denver.
Oral History Interview with Arthur Lang, 1999 March 11
Discusses father coming from Carlsbad, Czech Republic (now), originally came to Massachusetts but wanted to come further west to mine and ended up in Denver in 1892 selling matches. Arthur born in Denver in 1904, talks about his mother’s family as well (parents met at his aunt’s Kosher restaurant), growing up in the Jewish Community, life during WWI, flu epidemic of 1918, antisemitism, life and business in Brush, CO.
Oral History Interview with Beatrice Sanders, 1983 June 11
Interview covers Beatrice “Bee” and Gilbert Sanders, their family, Temple Aaron and the Jewish Community in Trinidad.
Oral History Interview with Ben Gvirtz, 1981 November 4
Ben Gvirtz is interviewed about growing up in Colorado and his parents, moving around for work a bit and then settling back down in Fort Collins starting a hay business, later commercial real estate.
Oral History Interview with Bernice Bassow, 1978 November 2
Interview covers Bernice's family background, biographical information, Jewish community life in Denver, functions of the women's division of Rose, gift shop and snack bar.
Oral History Interview with Bertha Meltzer Wine, 1980 February 20
Oral History Interview with Bessie Winograd Lewis, 1981 July 24
Bessie is interviewed about life as a child growing up in La Junta, Colorado.
Oral History Interview with Betty Lustig, 1995 November 14
Covers her family immigrating, their part in the Cotopaxi Colony, members of Hebrew Educational Alliance when it began, Jewish family life.
Oral History Interview with Deena Spivak Strauss, 1982 March 13
Deena Spivak Strauss discusses her early life and her father Dr. Charles Spivak, a founder, medical advisor, and executive secretary of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). She also talks about the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and her travels as a field worker for JCRS.
Oral History Interview with Dora Goldstein, 1979 August 1
Topics include: Why family emigrated, what family did before in Europe, life in New York, life in Denver and at Beth Israel, work life and family life, old country health remedies.