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Colorado Circumcision Registers

Browse through three Colorado mohel registers for:

1.    Dr. John Elsner (1867-1905) of Denver, Colorado. 169 entries. The original manuscript is held at DeGolyer Library at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. A large PDF file showing the original records must be downloaded for viewing.

2.    Rabbi Leopold Freudenthal (1874-1901) of reform Congregation Aaron in Trinidad, Colorado. 224 entries. The original manuscript is held at the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
 
3.    Dr. Werner Prenzlau (1954-1986) of Denver, Colorado. 75 pages. The original manuscript is held at University of Denver Beck Archive in Denver, Colorado.

A searchable name index for the above registers will be available on JewishGen in late 2023. Visit https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/USA/.

Other Colorado mohel records are sought! Please contact Ellen Kowitt at ekowitt@JewishGen.org.

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