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A conversation with Diana DeGette

During Cong. Diana DeGette's most recent periodic roundtable with community newspapers, attended by the Intermountain Jewish News, she shared updates on the projects...

Peer tries to build black-Jewish bridges through music

Leah Peer — the founder and music director of Kol Nashim, a sister choir of the Colorado Hebrew Chorale, and director of HEA’s High Holidays choir — Peer believes...

Dafna Michael Jenet in the legislative chamber. (Aleksei Kolesnikov)

Michaelson Jenet appointed to vacant state Senate seat

Colorado State House Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet will replace state Sen. Dominick Moreno in Senate District 21 after a Democratic vacancy committee selected her Aug. 31.

‘Denver: Birthplace of Ideas’ exhibit opens Aug. 17

The Intermountain Jewish News® and the Golda Meir House Museum are commemorating the IJN’s 110th anniversary with an exhibit at the museum, “Denver, Colorado:...

IJN wins 10 Rockower awards

The Intermountain Jewish News has won 10 Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism for articles published in 2022.

Laramie, Wyo. has a new rabbi

Rabbi Yaakov and Malkie Raskin are the new Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in Laramie, Wyoming, also serving Cheyenne and surrounding areas.

$100 million cash bail for accused killer of Tracy Lechner

New laws and rights for alleged murderers led to a landmark bail decision handed down by an Arapahoe County judge in the case of David Lechner.

Rockford heads JEWISHcolorado

JEWISHcolorado, Colorado’s largest philanthropic organization focused solely on supporting the state’s Jewish community, has named Renée Rockford as its next...

Three Shmuli Silverberg killers sentenced

Three of five defendants responsible for the 2021 murder of yeshiva student Shmuel Silverberg have been sentenced in a Denver district court, according to the Denver...

Cherry Creek Schools sets timetable

In the wake of public outcry over instances of anti-Semitism on various campuses in the Cherry Creek School District, superintendent Chris Smith has set a timetable for...