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Zionism

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works dealing with the movement looking toward the creation and maintenance of a Jewish state or a "national home" in Palestine.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Bernard Hurwitz, 1887-1981

 File
Identifier: B111.05.0005.0016
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1887-1981

Bernard Hurwitz Documents, 1887-1919

 File
Identifier: B168.01.0001.0005
Scope and Contents

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."

Dates: 1887-1919

Ida Hurwitz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B168
Abstract Ida Hurwitz wrote family stories and other historical articles, which were published in The Jewish Digest and the Denver Post. She was a member of the prestigious Colorado Authors League and was active in the Jewish American Women Writers. One story she wrote was "We'll Go a Little to the Baths" was about mothers and children going to the baths in Idaho Springs for the summer. Some of stories were published and some are typed copies. She also did genealogical research. Relatives included the...
Dates: 1887-1986