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Denver (Colo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 55887 Collections and/or Records:

Jewish Denver Life, 1902-1985

 File
Identifier: B113.01.0001.0006
Abstract

File contains newspaper clippings about Jewish Denver life in general from 1902-1985. Most are from the 1970s and 1980s. Subjects include urban renewal, small town Jewish life, Jewish community in Denver, etc.

Dates: 1902-1985

Jewish Education Task Force Records

 Collection
Identifier: B181
Abstract

The Jewish Education Task Force was created in the Spring of 1988 to explore the problems and challenges faced by the community in the area of Jewish education, as a result of the 1987 seminar "Major Issues in Jewish Education" presented by the Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA). Collection contains administrative paperwork from the Jewish Education Task Force and questionnaires from 14 Denver area Jewish educational schools and camps.

Dates: 1987-1989

Jewish Event, between 1940-1960

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0052.00079
Abstract

Six men pose together at a Jewish event including Rabbi Kauvar (standing left), Jesse Shwayder (standing right), and Sid Jacobs (sitting right).

Dates: between 1940-1960

Jewish Leaders with the Colorado Governor, 1954

 Item
Identifier: B063.04.0037.00082
Abstract

Left to right Governor Daniel Thornton, Rabbi Charles Kauvar, Jesse Shwayder, Adolph Kiesler, and an unidentified man pose together.

Dates: 1954

Jewish National Fund Scrapbook, 1943-1985

 Item
Identifier: B416.01.00002
Abstract

Scrapbook containing ephemera relating to James Radetsky and the National Jewish Fund. James Radetsky founded the Jewish National Fund in Denver and served as chairman for 40 years. The Jewish National Fund is a non-profit organization founded in Switzerland in 1901 that supports Israel and its independence.

Dates: Coverage: 1943-1985

Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children, 1973

 Item
Identifier: B229.01.0020.00001
Abstract

Silent black and white film depicting a day at the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver, Colorado. Footage depicts daily life at the home, including treatment, play, and chores.

Dates: 1973

Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver, between 1945-1960

 Item
Identifier: B063.04.0020.00006
Abstract

Several unidentified children and an unidentified woman sit or stand around a piano where another unidentified woman is playing.

Dates: between 1945-1960

Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver, between 1945-1960

 Item
Identifier: B063.04.0020.00007
Abstract

Two unidentified girls, patients at Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver, hold boxes and tickets at a JNHAC event.

Dates: between 1945-1960

Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver, between 1945-1960

 Item
Identifier: B063.04.0020.00008
Abstract

Six unidentified children stand at the end of a table on which five candles are positions in a row in the middle. An unidentified man stands beside the table holding a match book. Two of the children hold tickets and so this appears to be a festival at the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver.

Dates: between 1945-1960

Jewish News, March 26, 1915

 File
Identifier: B366.01.0003.0007
Abstract Central Jewish Council of Denver formed in 1912 and began publishing "The Denver Jewish News" in 1915. Dr. Charles Spivak was one the writers of the newspaper. The newspaper became the Intermountain Jewish News in 1925. JEWISHColoado was formed as a result Also in 1925 the Council became the United Jewish Campaign and then the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado. Eventually, JEWISHColorado was formed as a result of the merger of three historic organizations: Allied Jewish Federation of...
Dates: March 26, 1915