Denver (Colo.)

Overview Brief biographies of Jewish pioneers and histories of Jewish influence in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with descendents of Jewish pioneers.

Overview Brief description of several early Jewish leaders of commerce, philanthropy, religion, and community as well as several Jewish lawyers, doctors, merchants, and politicians in Colorado.

Overview 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 women...

Overview Brief biographies of Jewish artists, musicians, composers, and conductors in Colorado. Jewish influence on arts in Colorado.

Overview Left to right seated at the head table: Gary Antonoff, Carol Antonoff, Governor Roy Romer, Beatrice Romer, Larry Mizel, Eva Hecht, Emil Hecht, and Elie Wiesel at a University of Denver Center for Judaic Studies dinner for Elie Wiesel at the Denver City Center Marriott, Denver, Colorado.

Overview Left to right seated at the head table: Rabbi Stanley Wagner, Dr. Renee Rabinowitz, Chancellor Dwight Smith, Elfi Smith, Senator Tim Wirth, Barbara Altman, and Gerald Altman at a University of Denver Center for Judaic Studies dinner for Elie Wiesel at the Denver City Center Marriott, Denver, Colorado.

Overview Left to right: Rabbi Stanley Wagner and Dr. Renee Rabinowitz at a University of Denver Center for Judaic Studies dinner for Elie Wiesel at the Denver City Center Marriott, Denver, Colorado.

Overview Attendees at a University of Denver Center for Judaic Studies dinner for Elie Wiesel at the Denver City Center Marriott, Denver, Colorado.

Overview Attendees at a University of Denver Center for Judaic Studies dinner for Elie Wiesel at the Denver City Center Marriott, Denver, Colorado.

Overview Mr. and Mrs. Norm Blinder, seated right, and attendees at a University of Denver Center for Judaic Studies dinner for Elie Wiesel at the Denver City Center Marriott, Denver, Colorado.