Jewish families
Found in 550 Collections and/or Records:
Charlie's 2nd Hand Store, 2009
File contains a Denver Post article from 2009 regarding Charlie's 2nd Hand Tool Store in Denver, Colorado.
Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1916-1921, 1980-2014
Two Jewish men, Simon Bamberger and Henry Altman, were among the founders of Cheyenne in 1867. Jewsh businessmen followed, and the first congregation was incorporated in 1888. B'nai B'rith was established in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1921.
Children of Samuel A. and Mary Rachofsky Kobey, circa 1915
The adult children of Samuel A. and Mary Rachofsky Kobey pose for a group portrait at a family reunion in Washington Park in Denver, Colorado. Back row, left to right: Benjamin Kobey, Dora Kobey Kay, and Isaac Kobey. Seated on a park bench, left to right: Rachel Kobey Shwayder, Mark Kobey, Betsy Kobey Rayor.
Chugwater, Wyoming, 1978
Yiddish-speaking homesteaders from Eastern Europe settled in this remote prairie town in response to free land and a dream of life on the farm. Thirty-one families eventually formed a tight-knit community and organized the Chugwater Yiddishe School, a one-room schoolhouse. Most Jews eventually left, but a few families stayed until the 1930s.
Clara Goldsmith, circa 1880
Closing Day Group Picture behind Counter, 2005
Photograph shows a group of Tobin family members behind the counter inside Tobin's Pharmacy. They are celebrating the closing of the pharmacy. Photograph is in color.
Closing Day Large Group Picture in Pharmacy, 2005
Photograph shows a large family group posing inside of Tobin's Pharmacy on closing day in 2005. Photograph is in color.
Cohen - Harris - Herman - Holstein, 1996
According to Horace Waters, the family of Meyers Harris was in Boulder during the 1870s and 1880s. He and his wife Jeanett had four daughters (Anna, Sarah, Etta, Rebecca), all of whom were born in Michigan before the family moved to Colorado. The families of Benjamin, Moses, and George B. Holstein were in Boulder and Blackhawk during the 1870s and 80s, where they were involved in the clothing and mining industries (specifically the Cohen Lode).
Collected Clippings and Articles, 1943-1986
Contains family histories, articles, newspaper clippings, and notes.