Denver (Colo.)
Found in 55351 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Rose Leder, 1982 October 28
Interview covers coming to New York from Austria at age 13 and working in a textile factory sewing buttons, went back to Europe to get married, moved to Denver about 1915 for the climate when husband got sick. Husband was a patient at JCRS. Talks about life in Denver and running grocery store.
Oral History Interview with Rose Millenson, 1978 March 6
Rose Millenson talks about life in West Denver and about her relatives in the Greinitz and Goodstein families. He father was from the Cohen family.
Oral History Interview with Rose Orland, between 1978-1979
Interview starts in the middle of a conversation. Rose tells stories of life in Denver.
Oral History Interview with Roslyn Krim, 1978 December 27
Reminisces about life in Denver, going downtown, neighborhood she grew up in and how Buffalo Bill was a neighbor.
Oral History Interview with Roy Erickson, 1978 May 20
Roy Erickson is interviewed about his family background. He is also interviewed about his business, Erickson Monuments, and relationship to the Jewish community in Denver.
Oral History Interview with Ruth Elliot, 1992 January 9
Topics Covered: Family immigrated about 1909 to New York City, mother was ill so they came to Denver and stayed for a while, moved to Laramie, WY when Ruth was in school. Talks about Jewish life in Laramie, had to go to Cheyenne for services. Later she worked for the May company and moved back to Denver. Had family in Trinidad, Sanderson’s. Talks about life in Pueblo as well.
Oral History Interview with Sally Friedman and Carol Friedman Groussman, 1983 April 21
Oral History Interview with Sally Schneider, 1979 August 30
Topics Covered: Life in the old country, working at age 11 stripping tobacco, parents very poor, father blind so sent to live with aunt, aunt was horribly abusive; police threatened to take children away; mother kept having children; Sally was in an out of school, eventually lied about her age and got married at 14, left school; worked to send money to her mother.
Oral History Interview with Sam Barter, 1983 November
Topics include coming to Denver; parents had already come from Russia and he came over around age 8 or 12 to join them. He was a newsboy for the Rocky Mountain News and shined news. Married Mary Mandel (granddaughter of P. Radinsky) when he was still in is teens, had 6 children. Later runs Barter Machinery. Charitable, very involved in Beth Israel.