Hillel Academy (Denver, Colo.)
Biography
Jews from around Denver founded the Hillel Academy in 1953. It began with two teachers and 27 students in kindergarten and the first grade. The aim was to provide religious and secular education and to give the students pride in Judaism and Americanism. The Academy grew by adding a new grade each year until classes included preschool through eighth grade. Beth Ha Medrosh Hagodol and Beth Joseph Synagogues provided space for the Academy until 1958, when the Academy moved to Holly and Leetsdale. A new facility opened at 450 S. Hudson in 1966. Hillel Academy is part of a network of Orthodox day schools in the United States. There are more than 300 students currently, with students in need receiving scholarships.
Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:
School Raffle, 1981-2002
File contains a 1981 raffle ticket and a paper on the history of the Hillel Academy school raffles.
Sheldon Berman and Family, circa 1990
The collection contains nine folders with Ladies Auxiliart meeting minutes and administrative notes, 1963-1997, two scrapbooks, seven Annual Dinner programs from 1973-1980 and one from 2010, and appointment calendars from 1987 from the Ladies’ Auxiliary of Hillel Academy of Denver, Colorado, from 1963 through 2010.
Slides, 1965-1966
Folder contains a partial sheet of color slides.
Staff, Classes, and Students, Between 1960-1980
Contains color and black and white photographs of staff, classes, and graduation classes.
The Little Pink Schoolhouse and Graduation Classes, between 1958-1969
Contains photographs of 1960s graduating students (with identifications) and "The Little Pink Schoolhouse" which was the "home" from 1958 through 1966.