Ira M. Beck Memorial Archives

Exterior of the Ostrover Synagogue

Exterior of the Ostrover Synagogue or "Ostrover shul" in the 1970s, when it was occupied by the Platte Valley Action Center. The synagogue was located in and served the west side Jewish community in Denver, Colo. at 14th Ave. and Lowell Blvd. In the early 1900s, many Jews from Ostrov in Poland emigrated to Denver and formed a community in west Denver called the Ostrovers. They organized the Congregation Ostrover Beth Jacob in 1908. The blond brick building, shown here, was erected in 1949 and became the Ostrover shul.

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Images of Pioneer Jewish Families Material Culture Collection © 2000, The University of Denver Last Updated: October 2001