Ceremonial Objects

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Sarah Kahn made a traditional wimpel--from the swaddling cloths of Yaakov Ben Naftali Kahn--in Boppard, Germany, in 1899. When the Kahn family came to America in 1938 they changed their name to Kern. In 1940, Charles Kern, Yaakov's brother, married Edith Stern in New York City and the couple moved to Denver, Colorado. Edith Stern was born in Germany in 1914 and emigrated to the United States in 1935. She died in Denver in 2016 at the age of 101.

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Silver kiddush cup used for wine for the shabbath meals. Bowl of the cup is a heaxagon at the rim with Hebrew script around the outside of the bowl with an acanthus leaf and berry motif below. The base of the cup is round and etched on the bottom reads "remember the holy day of rest."

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A maroon velvet tallit (prayer shawl) bag lined in burgundy colored silk. In the center there is a gold embroidered Star of David and ''tallit'' in Hebrew, surrounded by gold laurel and star design. There is yellow fringe at the bottom of the bag. The top is fastened with a black plastic button and loop of thin black cord. Originally belonged to the Ostrover Shul (Synagogue).

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May Cayton was the brother of Jacob Hayutin and was from Washington DC. The collection contains Jewish religious objects, Yarmulke, Tefillin bag, and Tefillin; and photographs from Max Cayton.

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Seven branch brass candelabra (menorah) on octagonal base. Each corner of the base has a rams head with greenery between and a smaller octagon atop that features greenery decor as well. Base of candle holder has acanthus leaf design. Bits of melted wax in various colors have dripped onto the candelabra and the green velvet bottom covereing has become mostly detached. A small round white sticker on the base says "D N RADINSKY COLLECTIONS" and handwritten is "1 SCG" (?).

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A gold-colored tin container designed to hold the parchment script containing the two sections of Deuteronomy. It is traditionally attached by nails to the doorposts at a slight angle of every room in the house (except the bathroom and garage).

Abstract The Saliman family of Denver, Colorado dates back to Paul Michael (known as Michael) and Bessie Radetsky Saliman, both from Russia and born in 1852 and 1853, respectively. As did most Jewish families, Paul Michael and his wife Bessie Radetsky Saliman settled on the west side near Sloan's Lake in 1886. Michael pushed a cart through the alleys of Denver collecting rags and junk to re-sell, finally developing a business of collecting, cleaning and recycling milk bottles for local...

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Metal Star of David with Hebrew script in center spelling Tzion (or Zion in English), bottom has round threaded piece so the star can be screwed on to something; possibly meant to be a finial for a flag pole carrying the Israeli flag.

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The Morris and Price families became connected with the marriage of Stanley A. Morris and Maylene Price. Both were Russian Jewish immigrant families with Yiddish and English speaking parents. Collection contains Russian candlesticks, religious items, medals, photographs, and scrapbooks related to the Morris and Price family from 1865 through 2012.

Abstract The founders of the Ostrover Beth Jacob Synagogue in Denver, Colorado hailed from Ostrov, Poland. The congregation was formally organized in 1908 as Congregation Ostrover Beth Jacob. Their first building was erected on Clay Street, but the synaogogue was later relocated to Federal Blvd. when the congregants outgrew their building and the city built a viaduct over the first building. The congregation remained at Federal Boulevard until 1949, when they relocated to a modest brick building on...