First Synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1907

Item

Identifier: B063.03.0003.00001

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Abstract

Exterior view of the first synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). This tent, donated by Mrs. Bath-Sheba Fleishman of Omaha, Neb., was erected in 1906. Signage on the roof and next to the door is in Hebrew. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates

1907

Digital Repository

First Synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society

Inscription and Marks

Handwritten on envelope: ''#17 Dedication of First Synagogue of the JCRS, 1907''. On back of photograph: ''Denver, Colo. First synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. 1907 #14 Please credit American Jewish Archives on the Cincinnati Campus of the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion''.

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Extent

1 Photographic Prints (photograph) : fair, black and white ; 7 x 10 inches

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains materials intentionally assembled by the Ira M. and Peryle Hayutin Beck Memorial Archives of Jews in the Rocky Mountain region. The bulk of the photographs are from or related to various towns in Colorado, but the collection also contains photographs from other states in the western United States and other countries. There are some 19th century photograph types represented in the collection, including albumen prints, daguerrotypes, tintypes, post cards, colorized prints, cabinet cards, and cartes-de-visite.