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Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 568 Collections and/or Records:

Mike Zelinger on Jewish Community Center, circa 1978

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0001.00019
Abstract

Mike Zelinger talks about the startup of the community in Denver as well as the Jewish Community Center (JCC) starting in the early 1920s.

Dates: circa 1978

Minnette Miller and Edward Blair at Leadville, Colorado, 1978 July 9

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0002.00033
Abstract "Edward Blair, curator of Healy House, a museum in Leadville, Colo., answers questions from a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS) tour group about the Healy House and Jewish families in Leadville. Minnette Miller, the oldest living Jewish resident of Leadville at that time, talks about growing up in Leadville and what it was like to live there.Minnette Miller taught school in Leadville, Colorado for 25 years and served as the director of the Lake County Department of...
Dates: 1978 July 9

Moe Katz on Atwood Colony and Various Synagogues, 1979 May 20

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0003.00045
Abstract

Moe Kattz is interviewed on the Atwood Colony, 10th Street Shul (Shearith Israel), living on 11th Street, the Marion Street Shul (Oheb Zadek) and Beth HaMedrosh Hagodol.

Dates: 1979 May 20

Morris Brown Video Interview, 2004 June 23

 Item
Identifier: B098.15.0019.00005
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series features oral history video recordings of Denver's Jewish community and of the Hispano Crypto-Jewsish Resource Center. Among the events covered is a recording of Peryle Beck's 80th birthday party in 1995.

Dates: 2004 June 23

Nancy Dorn Presents Humorous Anecdotes about Christmas Carol Sings at Observatory Park, Denver, Colorado, 1986

 Item
Identifier: M054.01.0001.00009
Abstract

Nancy Dorn presents humorous anecdotes about two events that took place during the University Park Community Council's annual Christmas Carol Sings at Observatory Park, Denver, Colorado, during the 1970s. She relates a story about a misunderstanding with an artificial Christmas tree, and another about the misfortunes of the members of a brass band who play their instruments outside in cold weather.

Dates: 1986

National Council of Jewish Women, Denver Section Records

 Collection
Identifier: B094
Abstract The National Council of Jewish Women, Denver Section (NCJW) was a women's philanthropic organization founded by Carrie Benjamin in October 1893 to serve the Denver, Colorado Jewish community. Most of the early members were also members of Temple Emanuel in Denver and the collection details the contributions of women to social causes in Denver. Education was an early priority of the Denver Section and classes were held to serve Eastern European Jewish immigrants in the West Colfax area of...
Dates: 1894-2018

Oral Histories, 2017

 Series
Identifier: D084.02
Scope and Contents

This series contains oral histories on DVD.

Dates: 2017

Oral Histories, 2013

 Series
Identifier: D047.02
Scope and Contents

This series contains DVDs and waivers.

Dates: 2013

Oral Histories, 2016

 Series
Identifier: D069.02
Scope and Contents

This series contains oral histories on DVD.

Dates: 2016

Oral Histories, 1984-2021

 Series
Identifier: B452.01
Abstract

This series contains Oral history interviews with members of the Grünfeld/Heimann family who discuss their escape from Nazi Germany and experiences as refugees.

Dates: 1984-2021