Hershkowitz, Isadore, 1886-1982
Person
Biography
Isadore Hershkowitz was born in Hungary, but moved to Denver by the time he married Bess Sussman in 1935.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Interior of Congregation Shearith Israel, circa 1959
Item
Identifier: B063.06.0006.00004
Abstract
The Congregation Shearith Israel building is located at 10th and Lawrence Streets on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver, Colo. Since the 1970s it has been used as an art gallery by the Auraria Higher Education Center. The building served as the synagogue for the Jewish orthodox congregation Shearith Israel from 1903 to 1958. This building, part of the Auraria Higher Education Center in downtown Denver since 1973, is the oldest surviving religious structure in Denver. It was originally...
Dates:
circa 1959
Isadore Hershkowitz in Uncle Sam's Bar and Grill, 1935
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Identifier: B063.01.0001.00022
Abstract
Isadore Herskowitz is standing behind the bar at Uncle Sam's Bar and Grill at 1860 Curtis St., Denver, Colorado.
Dates:
1935
Oral History Interview with Isadore Hershkowitz, 1980 April 1
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Identifier: B098.01.0004.00088
Abstract
Subjects cover early Jewish life, working in the tavern business, difficulty finding a job with a Jewish name, Congregation Shearith Israel and Klu Klux Klan.
Dates:
1980 April 1
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