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18 document(s) found 11 terms found (view terms found in context) This collection contains correspondence of Abraham Shinedling, memoirs of Jewish settlers in New Mexico, and financial records and correspondence of the National Council of Jewish Women, Albuquerque section, as well as materials pertaining to the national organization. Repository: University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research. 10 terms found (view terms found in context) "The fame of Colorado's capitol city, nestling in a valley flooded with sunshine, protected from the extreme heat and cold, attracted not only the ambitious searcher for wealth, but also the enfeebled seeker of health." (Rabbi William Friedman, 1923). For many years Denver faced a serious social problem when hundreds of people severely ill with tuberculosis, also known as the "White Plague" converged on the city, attracted by the reputation Denver had already acquired as the "world's sanatorium." Because of Repository: Ira M. Beck Memorial Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Penrose Library, University of Denver, 2150 E. Evans Ave., Denver, CO 80208-2007 6 terms found (view terms found in context) The National Council of Jewish Women was founded in 1893 by Hannah G. Solomon at the Parliament of Religions of the Chicago World's Fair. Among the other women at the World's Fair was Carrie Benjamin, who returned home to Denver, Colorado, and organized the Council's Denver Section (NCJW) in October, 1893. Most of the early members of the NCJW Denver section were from Temple Emanuel in Denver. Repository: Ira M. Beck Memorial Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Penrose Library, University of Denver. 5 terms found (view terms found in context) John C. Livingston (1935-1999) was a professor and chairperson in the history department of the University of Denver from 1963-1964 and 1968-1999. His areas of expertise were United States intellectual and social history of the 20th Century, especially of the 1960s, and American Jewish history. Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Penrose Library, University of Denver, 2150 E. Evans Ave., Denver, CO 80208 5 terms found (view terms found in context) The Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) was founded in Denver, Colorado in 1904 as a non-sectarian sanatorium to treat tuberculosis (TB) patients in all stages of the disease. The society was founded by a group of immigrant Eastern European Jewish men, many of whom were themselves victims of TB. For decades patients flocked to Denver from all over the country and were admitted free of charge. In the early years, the sanatorium was headed by Dr. Charles Spivak as Secretary (1904-1927) and by Philip H Repository: Ira M. Beck Memorial Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Penrose Library, University of Denver, 2150 E. Evans Ave., Denver, CO 80208-2007 4 terms found (view terms found in context) The Independent Order of B'nai B'rith Lodge 171, Denver, Colorado, was the primary Jewish philanthropic and social service organization in Denver from 1872 through World War II. This fraternal organization received a charter from the National Order of B'nai B'rith on April 7, 1872. David Kline was the first president and Louis Anfenger was the first secretary. Charles M. Schayer served as president in 1876. The B'nai B'rith Denver Chapter created Colorado's Anti-Defamation League, the Mountain States Hillel Repository: Ira M. Beck Memorial Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Penrose Library, University of Denver, 2150 E. Evans Ave., Denver, CO 80208-2007 4 terms found (view terms found in context) Repository: 4 terms found (view terms found in context) Repository: Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library. 3 terms found (view terms found in context) The New Mexico Jewish Historical Society's (NMJHS) Jewish Pioneer Video Project consists of memoirs of and about early Jewish settlers in New Mexico. The collection contains video interviews, family history booklets, digital copies of family photographs, and transcripts for all of the interviews. Repository: Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico. 3 terms found (view terms found in context) Collection contains materials relating to Josephs' career as a journalist, consultant and author. Repository: University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. 2 terms found (view terms found in context) Photographs related to the Nazi Party that dominated politics in Germany from 1933 to 1945. Repository: Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico. 2 terms found (view terms found in context) Repository: New Mexico State Records Center and Archives 2 terms found (view terms found in context) Repository: The University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research. 2 terms found (view terms found in context) Repository: The Palace of the Governors, Fray Angélico Chávez History Library 2 terms found (view terms found in context) Repository: Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library. 2 terms found (view terms found in context) Wolfgang Yourgrau was born on November 14, 1908, near Berlin, Germany. He earned his Ph.D. in physics in 1932. During the second world war, Yourgrau edited an anti-fascist weekly, Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Penrose Library, University of Denver, 2150 E. Evans Ave., Denver, CO 80208 2 terms found (view terms found in context) Repository: The Palace of the Governors, Fray Angelico Chavez History Library. 2 terms found (view terms found in context) This collection includes photographs of various New Mexico Business Enterprises. Repository: University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research |
