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Jews -- Colorado -- Denver

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 115 Collections and/or Records:

National Jewish Hospital Records

 Collection
Identifier: B005
Abstract In 1899, the Jewish community erected the non-sectarian National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives (NJH), the first sanatorium in Denver, Colorado, for tuberculosis victims. With the financial assistance of the International B'nai B'rith fraternal organization, patients from all over the U.S. were admitted free of charge. The NJH adopted a program that emphasized the benefits of fresh air, proper nutrition, and rest. The hospital was founded by a group of Jewish residents of Denver who were...
Dates: 1892-2017
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / National Jewish Hospital Records

Oberfelder Concert Series and Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B367
Abstract

Pioneer impresario Arthur M. Oberfelder came to Denver in 1913 and by 1917 had started his own concert management company. He started the Concert Under the Stars at Red Rocks and was responsible for bringing many entertainment groups to Denver. Collection contains invitations, programs, news clippings, portraits, certificates, photographs, scrapbooks, and autograph books related to the Oberfelder family and the Oberfelder Concert series from 1924 through 1978.

Dates: Other: 1911-circa 1980
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Oberfelder Concert Series and Family Papers

Ohel Isaac Jacob Mizrachi Records

 Collection
Identifier: B213
Abstract Mizrachi Organization of America was established in 1902 as a Religious Zionist organization focused on keeping the Torah at the center of the organization. The Denver branch was established in 1916. Collection contains a mounted certificate of incorporation for Ohel Isaac Jacob Mizrachi. Certificate of Incorporation for Ohel Isaac Jacob Mizrachi Society of Denver, Colorado issued by the Secretary of the State of New York on May 10, 1916 and signed December 5, 1916. The certificate is in...
Dates: 1916
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Ohel Isaac Jacob Mizrachi Records

Oral History Interview with Max Grimes, 1976 September 20

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0001.00001
Abstract "Max Grimes recounts life in Denver, Colorado, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He discusses the immigration of his ancestors from Russia and Poland to Denver and his father's various attempts to make a living in Denver and Salt Lake City, Utah. Grimes details his boyhood, pastimes, and education in Denver while also discussing numerous Jewish families and businesses in the city in the early 20th century. He also recounts his first and second marriages, his brief time studying...
Dates: 1976 September 20
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B098, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection / General / Box 1

Paul Kwartin , October 1978 - November 1, 1978

 File
Identifier: B111.06.0006.0010
Abstract

Paul Kwartin was a Brooklyn cantor who was born in Hungary and raised in Denver. He sang with the Central City Opera in Denver for eight seasons, appeared in a Broadway production of "No For An Answer", and was also a business manager. He died in his Westport, Connecticut home from cancer at age 63.

Dates: October 1978 - November 1, 1978
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B111, Beck Archives Biographical Materials Collection / Series 6, J-L / Box 6

Perpetual bed endowment in memory of Tillie Lesser by her husband Leo Lesser, undated

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0215.0178.00003
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.

Dates: undated
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B002, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records / Photographs / Box 215 / Plaques

Photo/Essay Contest on American Jewish Historical Experience, 2004-2005

 File
Identifier: B230.02.0007.0021
Abstract

File folder contains flyers, correspondence, and contact lists, for a photo/essay contest for 6th - 12th graders. The contest requires participants to use a photo from the Beck Archives and words to interpret the American Jewish historical experience.

Dates: 2004-2005
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B230, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Records / Programs and Events / Box 7

Rabbi Laderman Program, 2002-10-27

 File
Identifier: B230.02.0007.0020
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains records of the promotional activities of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society to publicize the history of the Jewish experience in the Rocky Mountain West. These activities include: trips to historical sites, annual dinners, fundraisers, and commemorative events.

Dates: 2002-10-27
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B230, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Records / Programs and Events / Box 7

Rocky Mountain Chai-lites, 1988-1998

 File
Identifier: B230.03.0004.0033
Abstract

File folder contains ten years of RMJHS Chai-lites.

Dates: 1988-1998
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B230, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Records / Publications / Box 4

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B098
Abstract In 1976 the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS) began conducting interviews of Denver's long-time Jewish community members in an effort to record oral histories reflecting Jewish history and culture in Colorado. The interviews were made by the former and current directors of RMJHS as well as its trained volunteers. These recordings of Jewish men and women reveal information about the history of various individuals and families, Jewish organizations, religious groups, medical...
Dates: 1970s-2009; Coverage: 1859 - 2009
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection

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