Colorado
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Citizens of the State: Colorado's Early Jewish Politicians, 2007
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00006
Abstract
This film examines the pivotal role early Colorado Jewish citizens played in the state's political life. Despite their distinction as a religious minority, pioneer Jews in communities throughout Colorado were viewed as a positive and stablitizing influence who upheld morality and order in the new settlements. Virtually every town in Colorado had a Jewish mayor by the turn of the nineteenth century, including Denver, Central City, and Fairplay. Includes brief biographies of Jewish men and...
Dates:
2007
Play Ball: Early Colorado Jews in Sports, 2013
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00012
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women athletes as well as sports personalities from Colorado. Written and directed by Jeanne Abrams for the 2013 RMJHS Dinner.
Dates:
2013