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| Title |
Jacob and Charlotte Gordon and their Daughters
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| Collection Title |
Beck Archives Photograph Collection, Families and
Groups
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| Date Created |
circa 1920
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| Description |
Jacob and Charlotte Gordon stand in front of a building. In front
of them are their daughters, Bess (with a large bow), Baila, and Eleanor. A
son born later is not shown in the photograph. Jacob, a schohet (a kosher
slaughterer in the Jewish tradition), Talmudic scholar, and later a mohel
(one who performs the ritual circumcision), migrated to Denver, Colorado, in
1914 from Russia to join his uncle, Velvel Heller. By 1917 Jacob Gordon
saved enough to bring his wife and daughter Bess from Russia and the family
settled on Denver's west side. Two more daughters and a son were born in
Denver. Charlotte Gordon was a founder of the Beth David Sisterhood, which
was organized for the purpose of building a school for Jewish education on
Denver's west side. As treasurer she collected dimes and quarters for the
school in the neighborhoods on the west side of Denver. The Sisterhood
merged with the Denver Hebrew Institute and became the Hebrew Educational
Alliance.
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| Subject - Topic |
Jewish families
Jewish children
Social life and customs
Shehitah
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| Subject - Personal Name |
Gordon family
Gorden, Jacob
Gorden, Charlotte
Gorden, Bess
Gorden, Baila
Gorden, Eleanor
Heller, Velvel
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| Subject - Corporate Name |
Beth David Sisterhood (Denver, Colo.)
Hebrew Educational Alliance (Denver,
Colo.)
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| Subject - Occupation |
Butchers
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| Subject - Genre |
Portraits
Photographs
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| Subject - Geographic |
Colorado
Denver (Colo.)
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| Current ID |
B063.05.0013.00016
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| Legacy ID |
Photo Book #157.
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| Publisher |
University of Denver
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| Place of publication |
Denver, Colorado
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| Type of Resource |
still image
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| Form |
Photographic prints
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| Extent |
1 item, (photograph), 7 x 5 inches, black and
white
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| Rights Statement |
Copyright restrictions may
apply. User is responsible for all copyright
compliance.
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| Handle |
http://hdl.handle.net/10176/codu:57330
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