Zwerin, Raymond A., 1936-
Biography
Rabbi Zwerin was ordained as a rabbi from Hebrew Union College in Cincinatti, OH in 1964. He came to Denver after he was ordained. In 1967, he was the founding Rabbi of Temple Sinai in 1967. He is a founder of Herzl Jewish Day School in Denver and was a founder of Babi Yar Memorial in Babi Yar Park. He was also active in the Colorado Committee of Concern for Soviet Jewry. He and his wife Rikki have two children.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Babi Yar Park Records
Babi Yar Park in Denver, Colorado was dedicated on October 2, 1983 to memorialize the September 1941 massacre of the Jews that remained in the Ukrainian city of Kiev, at a ravine called Babi Yar. The Babi Yar Park Foundation was formed under the leadership of Helen Ginsburg. Collection contains minutes, administrative papers, correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, news clippings, photos, public relations materials and architectural drawings from the Babi Yar Park between 1969-2015.
Box 14: Michelle R. Zellinger Babi Yar Interview Materials, September 29, 2019
This box contains one (1) folder of materials related to Michelle Zelinger's Babi Yar Park interview, including image stills and a description.
Colorado Committee of Concern for Soviet Jewry Records
Michelle Zelinger Interviews and Photographs, September 29, 2019
Temple Sinai Slides
Temple Sinai is a Reform Synagogue in Denver founded by Rabbi Raymond Zwerin in 1967. It is located at 3509 S. Glencoe Street. Collection contains slides, negatives, and architectural negatives from Temple Sinai. Several slides of Rabbi Zwerin from about age 3 on, Zwerin family photographs, photos of Temple events and construction.
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