Jews
Found in 5063 Collections and/or Records:
Portrait of Harriet Rochlin, 1986
Promotional Photograph of Harriet Rochlin, author of ''Pinoeer Jews: A New Life in the Far West.'' Harriet Rochlin spoke at the Scholar's Conference, which was held on May 20th and 21st in 1986.
Portrait of Henry Plonsky, between 1920-1930
Henry Plonsky sits, wearing a suit and holding a document in his hand. Polish-born Plonsky arrived in Denver in 1877. He helped form an Orthodox minyan above his store on Larimer Street. He became a successful shoe and boot merchant in partnership with Leopold Mayer and was instrumental in the establishment of the Orthodox Jewish congregation Ahavey Emunah in 1880 and later the Beth HaMedrosh Hagodol Synagogue and the Beth Joseph congregation.
Portrait of Hyman Isaacs, circa 1888
Formal studio portrait of young Hyman Isaacs in Leadville, Colorado.
Portrait of Irene Stein, circa 1930
Irene Stein wears a dress and sits on bench with her legs crossed at the ankles. Stein was the daughter of Anna and Robert Lazar Miller. In 1921 she married Azriel ''Azie'' Stein, a pharmacist who owned and operated Pencol Drug Store. Irene also was an artist, working in a variety of media. She still produced works well into her 90s.
Portrait of Israel Friedman, Executive Director of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1941
Portrait of Israel Friedman, former Executive Director of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). 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.
Portrait of Israel Friedman, Executive Director of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1941
Portrait of Israel Friedman, former Executive Director of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). 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.
Portrait of Israel Friedman, Executive Director of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1941
Israel Friedman, former Executive Director of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). 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.
Portrait of Jacob S. Potofsky, between 1930-1960
Jacob S. Potofsky, President of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Potofsky was a personality and supporter of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). 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.
Portrait of Jesse Shwayder, between 1960-1970
Portrait of Jesse Shwayder in the 1960's. The photograph was possibly taken on his 80th birthday. Jesse Shwayder and his brothers founded the Samsonite Corporation.
Portrait of Jesse Shwayder, between 1960-1970
Portrait of Jesse Shwayder standing behind a table with a bible in his right hand. Jesse Shwayder and his brothers founded the Samsonite Corporation.