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Jewish way of life

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 116 Collections and/or Records:

Oral History Interview with Roslyn Krim, 1978 December 27

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Identifier: B098.01.0003.00056
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Reminisces about life in Denver, going downtown, neighborhood she grew up in and how Buffalo Bill was a neighbor.

Dates: 1978 December 27

Oral History Interview with Ruth Dobin Stein, 1978 March 8

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Identifier: B098.01.0004.00078
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Interviewed about life in Russia during World War I, family life and Jewish life in Pueblo, Colorado.

Dates: 1978 March 8

Oral History Interview with Ruth Elliot, 1992 January 9

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Identifier: B098.01.0006.00148
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Topics Covered: Family immigrated about 1909 to New York City, mother was ill so they came to Denver and stayed for a while, moved to Laramie, WY when Ruth was in school. Talks about Jewish life in Laramie, had to go to Cheyenne for services. Later she worked for the May company and moved back to Denver. Had family in Trinidad, Sanderson’s. Talks about life in Pueblo as well.

Dates: 1992 January 9

Oral History Interview with Sally Friedman and Carol Friedman Groussman, 1983 April 21

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Identifier: B098.01.0005.00109
Abstract Sally Donavik (Mrs. Sam) Friedman talks about her husband's family business, Friedman's Store, a grocery store, and life in Brighton, Colo. Daughter Carol J. (Mrs. Allen) Groussman, who grew up in Brighton with her sister Donna (Mrs. Howard Lutz), discusses Jewish life in a small Colo. town.Sally’s family came to Denver for the climate since her mother had asthma. Sally went to Denver Schools. Married Sam Friedman, moved to Brighton, CO and ran a grocery store. Sam had been at DU...
Dates: 1983 April 21

Oral History Interview with Sam Barter, 1983 November

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Identifier: B098.01.0005.00121
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Topics include coming to Denver; parents had already come from Russia and he came over around age 8 or 12 to join them. He was a newsboy for the Rocky Mountain News and shined news. Married Mary Mandel (granddaughter of P. Radinsky) when he was still in is teens, had 6 children. Later runs Barter Machinery. Charitable, very involved in Beth Israel.

Dates: 1983 November

Oral History Interview with Silas M. Kobey, 1983 July 26

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Identifier: B098.01.0005.00113
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Topics include how family came Russia to Manchester England to Central City to Apsen, Colorado. Started as peddlers. Kobey family of Aspen, Colorado, ran a store in Aspen. Very religious family. Mother died in 1920 and aunt died in 1921 so family moved in with uncle. Talks about school in Aspen. Moved to Denver in 1924 with his sister, brother already there. Mining and injury from it. Also worked in a Potato Chip factory.

Dates: 1983 July 26

Oral History Interview with Simon Elliot, 1978

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Identifier: B098.01.0004.00082
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Simon talks about his family background and life in Pueblo. His father came to Colorado because of his tuberculosis and settled first in Denver, later moving to Pueblo.

Dates: 1978

Oral History Interview with Sol Abraham, 1984 October 1

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Identifier: B098.01.0005.00124
Abstract "Sol Z. Abraham describes his early education in New York after emigrating with his parents from Austria when he was 11 years old. He discusses the effect that contracting tuberculosis had on his early life, and details the various treatments and surgeries he underwent to treat the disease while at National Jewish Hospital (NJH). He talks about his later employment at NJH and the variety of positions he held there from 1935 until his retirement forty years later in 1975. He also articulates...
Dates: 1984 October 1

Oral History Interview with Sophie Stillman, 1979 August

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Identifier: B098.04.0008.00025
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Topics covered: Lived in a poor village in Russia, mother would buy and sell chickens and eggs and father cattle, did housework in Russia, no opportunities there; brother came straight to Denver and worked in cattle; she came to US through NY, took train to Denver; she worked in a cigar factory, took some night school but quit, learned English from brother’s children; married, had 4 children, left husband but didn't divorce him; always lived on West Side, religious life.

Dates: 1979 August

Oral History Interviews with Goldie Bolshen and Abe Goldberg, 1979

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Identifier: B098.04.0008.00012
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Goldie Bolshen: Born in Romania but doesn't remember country, came to Denver because her sister had TB, National Jewish Hospital.

Abe Goldberg: Parents from Russia, born in Denver, father worked in sheet metal, what he did growing up, grandfather, related to Max Goldberg, talks about father, school life, community life, family life, made wash boilers. Talks about buying fish with his mother, local stores.

Dates: 1979