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Kosher picnic, Denver, ca. 1895
NCJW thrift shop
Children on hay wagon, Shoenberg Farms
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Collection
Overview
Creator: National Council of Jewish Women, Denver Section
Title: National Council of Jewish Women, Denver Section Records
Inclusive Dates: 1893-1966
Bulk Dates: 1927-1962
Size: 3.5 linear ft., 4 boxes
Processed By: Anna Dean Kepper, 1978, and Thyria K. Wilson, 2006.
Abstract
The National Council of Jewish Women was founded in 1893 by Hannah G. Solomon at the Parliament of Religions of the Chicago World's Fair. Among the other women at the World's Fair was Carrie Benjamin, who returned home to Denver, Colorado, and organized the Council's Denver Section (NCJW) in October, 1893. Most of the early members were from Temple Emanuel in Denver.
Education was an early priority of the Denver Section and classes were held to serve the needs of Eastern European Jewish immigrants in the West Colfax area. The Council established a Settlement House in West Denver for Jewish boys, worked with disabled children, and began the Children's Traveling Theatre. The Council's legislative committee actively supported progressive legislation. During World War II, the Council was very involved in the resettlement of Jewish refugees in the Denver area. In 1938 the Council opened a Thrift Shop at Twenty-Seventh St. and Welton St. in Five Points.
Scope and Content
The National Council of Jewish Women, Denver Section records include meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, newspaper clippings, publications, scrapbooks, and oral histories. The materials document the activities of a Jewish women's organization in Denver and the contributions of the women to social causes in Colorado.
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