Thursday, March 28, 2024 -
Print Edition

Tag:

Joseph Samuels, 1915-2011

Chauvinistic regionalism has long advanced the notion that people from Colorado and Texas should not get along. Loyal Coloradoans though we consider ourselves to be, we...

Lester Gold, 1922-2011

The word “colorful” was invented for Lester Gold. We might call Gold, who died this week, a philanthropist, an astute businessman, a behind-the-scenes leader who made...

Debbie Friedman, 1951-2011

Mi shebeirach avoteinu Avraham, Yitzhak, ve-Yaakov . . . He Who blessed our forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob . . . may He bless and heal the sick person (name),...

Richard Holbrooke, 1941-2010

Nine years ago, when Richard Holbrooke came to Denver to speak for UCD, one of our reporters attended what was supposed to be a hurried press conference at a Denver...

Emil Hecht, 1924-2010

The lanes and turnings of Mt. Nebo cemetery filled with cars of the family, friends, admirers and business associates of the late Emil Hecht. As much as it is clear...

Joe Berenbaum, 1916-2010

When death knocks at age 94, no one is really surprised. But sometimes, even though a death might be anticipated, it still shakes us to the core. That’s how it...

Edna Licht, 1919-2010

They say looks can be deceiving, but in the case of Edna Licht, voices could be deceiving. Although Mrs. Licht came to Denver in 1944 as a young woman, she […]

Rosalie Brenman, 1926-2010

Rosalie Brenman is much remembered for her dedication to the disabled children of ALYN Hospital in Israel, but that hardly tells the story. It was not just that Rosalie...

Paul H. Kolitz, 1916-2010

The fate of Paul H. Kolitz was to pass through Denver and the Denver Jewish community like most WW II refugees: with little fanfare, little notice. And yet. And what...

Rose Saper, 1917-2010

Those who frequent BMH-BJ will notice that something is missing these days. It will only take few moments to realize the void left by the passing of Rose Saper. This...