Zionism

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Bernard Hurwitz emigrated to Denver from Poland in 1882, his passage paid by the Rothschild family. He was a scholar and teacher, sold Manischewitz matzos for Pesach, and served as president of the Mizrachi Society. He helped found Chevro Mishno for the study of the Scriptures.

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Contains the Naturalization Certificate of Bernard Hurwitz (1887) and a Certificate from "The Provisional Executive Commitee for General Zionist Affairs to Bernard Hurwitz "in recognition of services rendered to the Zionist Cause during the Emergency of the Great War."

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Box 3 contains calandars (1974-2003), minutes (1975), correspondence (1943-1982), donor information and events (1956-2004).

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Contains award from General Rose Memorial Hospital "To Our Founder Abe Perlmutter", Abe Perlmutter Yeshiva Toras Chaim 25 years award, Dora Perlmutter Mizrachi Women's award, and Abe Perlmutter Religeous Zionists Award.

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Box contains administrative and personal files for rabbis including high holy days, board appointments and resignations, by-laws, member resignations, rabbi and assistant rabbi files, and a 1946 petition from the congregation regarding conservativism and political Zionism.

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The Denver Chapter of Hadassah was organized in 1915. Hadassah is a Zionist organization that combine the Jewish emphasis on social welfare with the ideology of Zionism. The Denver Chapter continues to support Israel and to promote health awareness, education, and Zionist youth programs. The minutes, programs, publications, and scrapbooks and scrapbooks reflect the history of a Jewish women's organization with programs in Israel and Denver.

Abstract Pioneer Women, the Zionist, labor women's organization in the United States was founded in 1925. The group sought to elevate the public profile of the Zionist Pioneer Women's cooperatives in Palestine. The Pioneer Women supported women workers' organizations through American-based philanthropic efforts. The Pioneer Women also emphasized the importance of women in the American Zionist movement and helped the Jewish working-class immigrant, who believed the aims and ideals of socialist...

Abstract The Jewish Labor Farband was a Yiddish socialist-Zionist Group in the United States. The Mile High section of the Farband, Yehoash branch number 303, was organized in 1913. Rabbi C. E. Kauvar was an active founding member the Farband branch first met in his house. The organization was inactive in the 1930s, but was resurrected in 1940. Farband was associated with the Zera Israel Congregation and supported progressive cause. Collection contains finanical ledgers, newsclippings, programs,...

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Box 3 contains calandars (1974-2003), minutes (1975), correspondence (1943-1982), and donor information and events (1956-2004).

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Dr. Melvin Urofsky address where he discusses his research on his multi-volume series on the letters of Louis Brandeis. With David Levy, he co-edited a five volume series of Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis' letters; he also published on the subject of Zionism and Brandeis as well as law and the Supreme Court.