Resources for Community
Join us in Intercultural Conversation and Education
At the Center for Judaic Studies, we work with organizations across Colorado to give students and community members meaningful learning opportunities. We regularly partner with campus and community groups on a variety of interfaith programs and initiatives as we work to further our commitment to diversity and inclusion. Our Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and Holocaust Awareness Institute also regularly organize events for the community, on and off campus.
Upcoming Center for Judaic Studies Events
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Cocktails in Cool Places: Ironworks
RMJHS is excited to partner with Historic Denver on the much-loved program series “Cocktails in Cool Places.” Join us at the Ironworks Building near lower Colfax and Larimer for a captivating evening inside the iconic Midwest Steel and Ironworks Building, built in 1903. Explore this true Denver landmark and dive into the rich heritage of the West Colfax neighborhood: RMJHS and the Beck Archives will offer an illuminating look at the early Jewish community that helped shape this vibrant area.
- 5:30 p.m. MT
- Midwest Steel and Ironworks Building | 25 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80204
Sunday, August 10, 2025
The RMJHS Book Club is reading "The Jew Who Would be King: A True Story of Shipwreck, Survival, and Scandal in Victorian Africa"
Join RMJHS and author and CJS Director Adam Rovner for a discussion of his latest book, The Jew Who Would be King. Rovner’s book tells the story of Nathaniel Isaacs—a nineteenth-century British Jew who helped establish the Zulu kingdom only to become a ruthless warlord and slaveholder. Purchase a copy of The Jew Who Would Be King HERE
RSVP to joshua.furman@du.edu or 303-871-3085
- 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. MT
- University of Denver Burwell Career Center, 2190 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO
Sunday, September 14 & Monday, September 15, 2025
The 2025 RMJHS Annual Meeting presents RMJHS on the Road: Historic Jewish Trinidad, CO
Join the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society on the road as we explore Colorado Jewish history on location in Trinidad, CO! We’ll delve into the Jewish history of the town and learn about the restoration of Temple Aaron, which became a National Historic Landmark in 2024, and we’ll visit the Trinidad History Museum and other nearby sites.
This trip will include an overnight stay in Trinidad. Travel with RMJHS by bus from Denver or plan your own transportation and meet us there.
Details and registration coming soon! For more information, contact RMJHS Director Dr. Joshua Furman at Joshua.Furman@DU.edu.
- Trinidad, CO
Learn with us
Interested in exploring Judaic studies? If you're over the age of 60, you can audit undergraduate courses, including our interdisciplinary Judaic Studies courses, through DU's Senior Audit program. The cost to audit a course is $100.
Due to COVID-19, the University has suspended all community audit programs; however, they will resume as soon as it is safe to do so.
You can audit Judaic Studies courses exploring literature, history, philosophy and religious studies.
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and the Beck Archives Keep the Stories Alive
Resources for Teachers
We know that the Holocaust is a difficult yet critical subject to teach. We partner with Colorado Holocaust Educators (CHE) to offer training and resources to support you as you teach about the Holocaust.
If you want to learn about upcoming education opportunities, email us at hai@du.edu. We also encourage you to access the training at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website.
We're making Holocaust survivor stories accessible through an interactive educational website to support the new Holocaust and genocide education mandate for Colorado public schools. This website, Witness to History, will feature profiles of survivors who eventually made Colorado their home, and will integrate these profiles into the historical timeline of the Holocaust and into maps for geographic context. Witness to History draws on the archival resources of the Holocaust Awareness Institute and Beck Archives, among other sources.
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