Denver (Colo.)
Found in 55351 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Eugene Farkas, 1978 May 3
Interview discusses life in Hungary, immigration to Argentina, life in Argentina, immigration to the United States and life in New York and Denver. Contracted tuberculosis in New York, came Denver and was at NJH for about one year.
Oral History Interview with Eva Berger Saphro, 1982 October 11
Interviewed by her daughter, Eva talks about Glen Park School (later became Colfax Elementary) and was first PTA president, she was the first female president of Hebrew Educational Alliance, which was meant to be the Young Men's Hebrew Association. She also talks about gathering kosher food with Fannie Lorber for patients in Beth Israel Hospital.
Oral History Interview with Fanny Yaffe, 1980 July 2
Topics Covered: personal history, grew up in Tennessee, lived in St. Louis, moved to Denver after visiting daughter here, husband got job as lac tech at Beth Israel, Fannie helped at Beth Israel a lot, member of ladies auxiliary, fund raising, planned programming and entertainment, spending time with the residents.
Oral History Interview with Fern and Jerry Kesselman, 1981 July 8
Both founding members of Rodef Shalom, the interview discusses the beginnings of the congregation, leaving BMH and the reasons for starting a synagogue, Presidents of the synagogue, beginning of the Rodef Sisterhood and the religious education at Rodef Shalom.
Oral History Interview with Florence Greenblatt Siegel, 1979 August 1
Informal conversation with Florence about family history in Denver and her family’s immigration from England.
Oral History Interview with Frank Quicksilver, 1979 July 25
Oral History Interview with Fred Wahl, 1984 April 14
Interview covers life experiences in Poland in the early 1930s, increasing antisemitism. Escaped to Cuba in 1936 and then came to America. Joined the US Army, experience of the war from the army perspective. Reuniting with his sister, only surviving member of his family. Experience in postwar America and attitudes toward America, family and Jewish organizations.
Oral History Interview with Gertrude Sigman, 1982 April 1
Parents came to Denver from Russia around 1900 for better living standards, already had some family here. Talks about early life in Denver, bakery and vegetable deliveries, her mother, stores and businesses of the time and people.
Oral History Interview with Hannah Pearl Goodman, 1978
Oral History Interview with Hannah Shwayder Berry, 1981 March 1
Major subjects covered in the interview include the Shwayder and Kobey (originally Kobersky) families, immigrating to Colorado from Poland, Hannah Shwayder Berry’s grandmother Miriam "Mary" Kobey (a Denver midwife nicknamed the “Angel of Mercy”) and refers to book “The Tale of the Little Trunk”; a copy of the book can be found in the Beck Archives.