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Gordon Friednash, 1933-2012

They invented the word integrity for Gordon Friednash. They invented something else, too: the capacity to inject a smile and a joke and a bit of deadpan humor into a...

Yitzhak Shamir, 1916-2012

Opinions about the late prime minister of Israel, Yitzhak Shamir, were polar opposites. One thought he was the best, or one thought he was the worst. Either way,...

Ann Waldbaum, 1914-2012

There was a dramatic and painful gap in Ann Waldbaum’s early life. It was as if she spent the rest of her very long life working to prevent such gaps […]

Louise Kazzaz, 1929-2012

Jews either love Israel or rarely give her a second, serious thought. For many years, Louise Kazzaz was the singular voice of Israel in Denver. A one-woman cultural...

Anita Stieglitz, 1949-2012

When we think of Anita Stieglitz, we think of passion. We think of the way she approached her teaching, her music and her causes with zeal and depth. Not for […]

Dorothy Feldman Cohen, 1916-2012

Dorothy Cohen’s father Sam founded Feldman Mortuary. After his untimely passing in 1937,  Dorothy’s husband Aaron Cohen — a handsome young man that all the girls at...

Gerald Kopel, 1928-2012

There’s a lot that we’re going to miss about Gerald Kopel, the journalist-turned politician-turned elder statesman who passed away Jan. 21. We’ll miss the gentlemanly...

Bruce Kippur, 1962-2011

If only we had told him how much we loved him. Bruce Kippur did not die that way. He was told — his friends and family loved him and told […]

Anne Epstein, 1923-2011

Until the past few years, B’nai B’rith was an all-male organization; locally it was proudly known as B’nai B’rith Denver Lodge #171. In the old days, the lodge...

Jack Shaffer, 1928-2011

“And I don’t want you walking out of here feeling sorry for me. My life has been wonderful — I’ve had much more than my share.” Just like that. Normal […]