Denver (Colo.)
Found in 55351 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Bernice Bassow, 1978 November 2
Interview covers Bernice's family background, biographical information, Jewish community life in Denver, functions of the women's division of Rose, gift shop and snack bar.
Oral History Interview with Bertha Meltzer Wine, 1980 February 20
Oral History Interview with Beryl Miklin, 1982 May 6
Beryl was a Latvian born Holocaust survivor and the only surviving member of his family. Interview talks about his life before the war, worked as a tailor. Experiences during the war in camps. Experiences after the war.
Oral History Interview with Bessie Katchen, 1978 July 15
Oral History Interview with Bessie Toltz, 1979 August 24
Topics covered: Came to Denver from Warsaw, Poland in 1922; worked in garment factory in Poland, couldn't find job in Denver, ended up working in a Jewish restaurant- Rosen's, married a cattle dealer and farmer from Longmont; Jewish farm life; moved family to Denver; memories of WWI in Poland, desperation, starvation, no contact with their father during war who had come to US in 1913.
Oral History Interview with Betty Lustig, 1995 November 14
Covers her family immigrating, their part in the Cotopaxi Colony, members of Hebrew Educational Alliance when it began, Jewish family life.
Oral History Interview with Bob Aaron and Moe Katz, 1978 November 16
Topics covered: Their time on the Board for Beth Israel, history and background on the hospital's physical structure and organizational history, other organizational leaders, business practices, auxiliaries.
Oral History Interview with Carol Leight, 1978 July 14
Topics cover Carol’s time serving with the NCJW, first as VP in the early 1960s and as president from 1967-1969; talks about Council’s work in the Civil Rights Movement and in the Middle East.
Oral History Interview with Charles Milton Schayer, 1978 July 13
Topics covered: About half of the interview is family history, biographical information; second half of interview covers experience on the NAC board.
Oral History Interview with Charles Schwarz, 1981 August 18
Charles Schwartz is a Holocaust survivor born in Poland. The oral history covers his pre-war and war-time experiences especially when he was interned at Auschwitz. He immigrated to Boulder, CO in 1949 and moved to Denver 10 years later.