Biographical Sketch of Abraham Judelowitz, Samuel Judd, and E. James Judd.

Abraham Judelowitz, born in Russia in 1866, arrived in Denver, Colorado in the 1880s and soon brought his mother to Denver as well. He initially worked as a millwright and locksmith. Later, as a developer and contractor, he built the first Beth haMedrosh Hagodol Synagogue (BMH), Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society buildings, and the Ex-Patients' Home.

Samuel Judd was born in Denver on March 15, 1892. He was the son of Abraham and Fannie Judelowitz, nee Baer. His siblings were George, Edward, Benjamin, Robert, Simon, Mollie (Malke), Philip, and Sarah (Meer). Samuel was educated in Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. He married Lillian Israelske and they had three children: Grayce (Aronofsky), E. (Edmond) James, and William. Samuel Judd was Chief of the Structural-Architectural Section, Branch of Design and Construction, Bureau of Reclamation in Denver in the 1940s, was the Denver Building Inspector in 1963, and co-authored a book on concrete building design data. He was active in the structural and architectural design of pumping plants, warehouses, switchyard structures, and other structures including the Glen Canyon Dam and other Colorado River Reclamation Projects. Samuel Judd also contributed his services to designing and building the first Hebrew Educational Alliance building on Denver 's West Side, and the Gaylord street BMH Building. He was a member of B'nai Brith, Temple Emanuel, and Southgate Lodge #138 A.F. & A.M.

Edmond (E.) James Judd, born March 5, 1926, attended Denver public schools and was a member of the Tau Eta Chapter of the Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity at the University of Denver. After serving in the U. S. Army, 10th Mountain Division for two years, he received a degree in building construction from The University of Denver. After post graduate work at the University of Colorado he founded the Judd Construction Company in 1949. Some of the numerous construction projects he is associated with are the Ninth St. Historic Park on the Auraria Campus, additions and alterations to the Jewish Community Center (JCC), Congregation Emanuel, the Pearl St. Temple Center, Molly Brown House restoration and Congregation Zera Abraham. He was a member of Congregation Rodef Shalom until 1967 and was chairman of its building committee from 1957 to 1959. He was a founder and past President of Historic Denver, Inc., is a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has been a board member and past president of the Jewish Community Center, Allied Jewish Apts., and Congregation Temple Emanuel. He is also a board member and past president of the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver. He was a member of the American Arbitration Association from 1976 to 1978. He is married to Eleanore (nee Parelman) and they have three children: Kenneth, Joel, and Nancy (Crawford).