Shapiro, Solomon S., 1887-1964

Joseph Shapiro owned the Shapiro Hebrew Book Store at 3188 W. Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The collection contains three copies of "Passover" by Dr. A. Th. Phillips. The books are each stamped: "Joseph Shapiro Hebrew book Store, 3188 W. Colfax Ave.-Al. 5840 Denver 4, Colorado."

Rabbi Solomon S. Shapiro was born in Russia in 1887 and died in Denver, Colorado, in October of 1964. He was a scholar and rabbinal leader in Denver for more than thirty years. The collection contains two copies of his monograph "Essays Timely and Timeless" published in 1961 and three copies of his monograph "Itur B'rocho." There are also two pamphlets written by Rabbi Solomon.