Israel Minyan renames itself Beit Uriel for beloved teacher
IJN StaffAug 01, 2013
Until now known only as the Israeli Minyan, Denvers youngest synagogue will celebrate its first anniversary this Shabbat, Aug. 2-3, by naming itself Beit Uriel in...
Jeannette Grunfeld
IJN StaffAug 01, 2013
Jeannette Grunfeld, who escaped Germany on the Kindertransport bound for England, passed away July 19 in Phoenix, Ariz. The service was held July 22 at Sinai Mortuary in...
Arlene Ann Bershof
IJN StaffAug 01, 2013
Arlene Ann Bershof, a wife, mother, grandmother, friend, talented artist and teacher, died peacefully at her Denver home on July 30, 2013. She was 86. At her request,...
Good news: ADL says US anti-Semitic incidents drop
IJN StaffJul 25, 2013
The total number of anti-Semitic incidents in the US fell by 14% in 2012, continuing a three-year trend of incremental declines, according to the ADL annual audit of...
Leonid Reyf
IJN StaffJul 25, 2013
Leonid Reyf, a prominent attorney in Odessa, Russia, passed away July 11, 2013, in Denver. Rabbi Steven Foster officiated at the July 14 graveside service at Emanuel...
JNF national conference to be in Denver
IJN StaffJul 18, 2013
Denver has been selected to host Jewish National Funds national conference, Oct. 25-29. The conference, held at the Grand Hyatt Denver, will feature some of the...
Yeta Flatow
IJN StaffJul 18, 2013
Yeta Stein Flatow of Estes Park, Colo., passed away May 22, 2013, while visiting family in Israel. She was 96. The burial was held in Jerusalem. Yeta was born in...
What ‘World War Z’ says about Israel
IJN StaffJul 11, 2013
By Jana Banin, JTA HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — World War Z gives us the basics of a summer blockbuster a star actor (Brad Pitt) and a far-fetched action-packed plot...
Harry Aschkinasi
IJN StaffJul 11, 2013
Harry Aschkinasi, a lead fundraiser for National Jewish Hospital and one of the founding directors of the Art Students League of Denver, passed away June 20, 2013, in...
Rabbi Myron Movsky
IJN StaffJul 11, 2013
Rabbi Myron B. Movsky, 95, passed away June 26 in Denver. Graveside services and interment were held at Britton Road Cemetery in Rochester, NY. Brighton Memorial Chapel...
