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 Several unidentified individuals dressed for a dinner at the Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner reception.

Overview Four unidentified couples dressed up for the Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner make their way down an escalator.

Overview Left to right Dr. Emil Hecht and Dr. Elie Wiesel sit at the head table at the Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner hosted by the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver.

Overview Left to right Rabbi Stanley Wagner, Mrs. Renee Rabinowitz, and two unidentified men at the head table at the Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner hosted by the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver.

Overview Unidentified staff set up a ballroom for the Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner hosted by the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver.

Overview Several unidentified individuals dressed up for the Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner hosted by the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver.