Tag Archives: Beck Memorial Archives

The Bercu Sisters

Posted on November 8, 2018 by karenbutlerclary

Dorothy and Harryette Bercu were sisters and Vaudeville performers across the West during the 1920s and 1930s. An exhibit featuring several of their Vaudeville props is on display now!                       … Continue reading →

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DU Art Professor adds to Beck Collections

Posted on October 31, 2018 by karenbutlerclary

University of Denver Associate Professor of Studio Art – Painting, Deborah Howard, recently donated her “Portrait Project: Child Survivors of the Holocaust” to the permanent collection of the Ira M. and Peryl Hayutin Beck Memorial Archives.  The project involved drawing … Continue reading →

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Wartime Wedding

Posted on August 18, 2017 by karenbutlerclary

An internationally known milliner, fashion designer and manufacturer, Hattie Carnegie’s designs were the epitome of high fashion. But even a fashion icon was not impervious to the constraints brought on by the war. With many everyday items rationed, fabric included, … Continue reading →

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Extraordinary Jewish Colorado Women

Posted on April 5, 2017 by karenbutlerclary

Since the inception of the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame in 1985, 152 women have been inducted into the exclusive circle.  Four of these trail-blazing women are represented in the Beck Archives collection and will also be featured in an … Continue reading →

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Barbie’s Eastern European Jewish Roots

Posted on March 8, 2017 by karenbutlerclary

Though introduced in 1959, Barbie’s story begins much earlier in turn-of-the-20th century Poland.  Life in Eastern Europe had become increasingly challenging for people of Jewish faith because of religious persecution and the economic restrictions.  It was in 1905 that Jacob Mosko … Continue reading →

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Hidden Gems in a Treasured Collection: The Works of Rachel Szalit-Marcus

Posted on January 27, 2017 by thyriawilson

When the Beck Archives became home for the Lowenstein Family Holocaust Papers it was certain the collection would contain a wealth of rare and irreplaceable resources. However, mixed within the collection, surprises waited. The Lowenstein Family Holocaust Papers survived due to the foresight and determination … Continue reading →

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Peryle Hayutin Beck

Posted on June 21, 2015 by thyriawilson

Peryle Hayutin Beck (b.1915-d.2006) was the primary founder of the Ira M. and Peryle H. Beck Memorial Archives of Rocky Mountain Jewish History at the University of Denver. This year marks the 100th anniversary of her birth. For nearly thirty … Continue reading →

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