Four young women sit at a picnic table and snap beans. "Hachsharah" means "training" or "preparation" in Hebrew. Hachsharah were training farms for Jews who wished to settle in Palestine and become citizens. Harchsharah farms were located throughout Eastern Europe and the United States, funded by a variety of Zionist groups. The hachsharah farm ...
Created:
1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The Sunshine Club of Virginia was a young women's service and social club. The club's Americanized name suggests the second generation's disposition to claim their American identity: first generation organization names would have likely been rendered in Hebrew.
Created:
1918
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Young students studying at the West Side Hebrew Institute in St. Paul, Minnesota. Those pictured include, from left to right: Siggy Liebfeld, Leon Essensten, Max Pusin, Melvin Kieffer, and Max Bakalinsky.
Created:
1929
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Young students in a Talmud Torah classroom with their teacher, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was likely the last few days of classes at the Menachem Heilicher Building, 8200 W. 33rd, as in 2003 the Minneapolis Talmud Torah moved into a new addition of the Sabes Jewish Community Center.
Created:
2002
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Young students in a Talmud Torah classroom, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was likely the last few days of classes at the Menachem Heilicher Building, 8200 W. 33rd, as in 2003 the Minneapolis Talmud Torah moved into a new addition of the Sabes Jewish Community Center.
Created:
2002
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Council Camp provided a summer retreat for Jewish teens. It was administered by the Emanuel Cohen Center. Seated at front is Rhoda (Green) Lewin and behind her, Louis Kahn.
Created:
1937
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Young men with hats pose for a picture, presumably members of the Atlas Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Atlas Club was one of several Jewish social clubs in the Twin Cities operating during the early 1900s to the 1920s. The clubs were a response to the fact that "downtown" social clubs such as the Athletic Clubs would not admit Jews. The Atlas...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A group of young men in basketball uniforms stand with their coach for this photograph. The programming arm of the J. E. C., known as the Jewish Center Activities Association, oversaw social and recreational activities at the Center.
Created:
1940?
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Pictured left to right: Herschel Epstein, Selmer Lazar, and Erwin Lichten caught by the camera in front of H & S Deli, a North Side lunch spot at the corner of Queen Avenue and Plymouth Avenue.
Created:
1940?
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Torah Academy was founded in 1945 on the North Side of Minneapolis. The school serves children K-8 and provides instruction in both Hebrew studies and traditional academic areas. The children in the picture include, left to right, Renee and Rita Perlman, George Ash, and Jerry Zweigbaum.
Created:
1945
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A young man sits in a chair peeling potatoes while another man looks on. "Hachsharah" means "training" or "preparation" in Hebrew. Hachsharah were training farms for Jews who wished to settle in Palestine and become citizens. Harchsharah farms were located throughout Eastern Europe and the United States, funded by a variety of Zionist groups. Th...
Created:
1930
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Young Judea Trailblazers were just one of several teams that participated in Minneapolis community inter-league play. Pictured are: Shel Stryker, Al Vorspan, Bud Helper, Ed Firestone, Irv Pinsky, Rueb Kaplan, Marsh Drucker.
Created:
1940
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Women of the Young Judea Auxiliary gathered around a table. Young Judea was founded in the United States in 1909 to generate support for Zionism among young American Jews.
Created:
1915
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Young children sit in front of a calendar in the Emanuel Cohen Center nursery school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Those pictured include: Paula Borken, Elisa Lewis, Steve Davidson, and Devie Lane.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A group of unidentified men and women sitting in front of the Jewish Educational Center. By the time this photo was taken, there were over one hundred groups affiliated with the J. E. C. (Jewish Educational Center).
Created:
1940
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Isabel Skylar, the publicity and membership chairman, holds up a poster announcing the Young Adult Club's fun fair at the Jewish Community Center for the approval of Irving Simes, the club president.
Created:
1951
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Scrapbook with newsletter clippings and photographs related a Yiddish theater troupe located in the Landsberg am Lech displaced persons camp after World War II in Germany.
Created:
undated
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Alice Nussbaum, Minneapolis, MN. Attended Gratz Hebrew College and University of Pennsylvania; makes use of strong Judaic background in colorful canvaswork designs. This item is part of an exhibition in honor of Adath Jeshurun Congregation's Centennial Celebration, October 15- December 22, 1983: "Judaic Needlework: The Continuing Legacy" held at...
Created:
1983
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Three unidentified men stand sharpening an axe. "Hachsharah" means "training" or "preparation" in Hebrew. Hachsharah were training farms for Jews who wished to settle in Palestine and become citizens. Harchsharah farms were located throughout Eastern Europe and the United States, funded by a variety of Zionist groups. The Hachsharah farm in Anok...
Created:
1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Two unidentified men in automobiles loaded with crates. A third unidentified individual stands behind them. The Goldishes were one of a small number of Jewish families who lived and worked along the North Shore in the commercial fishing industry. They both fished and processed their catch for market.
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Group photo of workers at the Superior Bottling Co. in St. Paul, Minnesota. Those pictured include: Irving Sheckter, Ceil, Hurley, Hymie, Lou, and Abie.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Men and women working in a laundry shop. Clayton Ostrin owned and managed a laundry business in North Minneapolis. Note the wooden steam pressing machines on the right of the picture.
Created:
1919
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A photograph showing workers on the production floor of a hat factory. Many immigrants were employed in the textile and clothing manufacturing business.
Created:
1910
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Worker at the Mount Sinai Hospital gift shop arranges necklaces for sale, Minneapolis, Minnesota. After World War II, the idea for a Jewish hospital began circulating as Jewish community members expressed the desire for a hospital in the Twin Cities that would admit minorities on its staff. Mount Sinai Hospital was the first non-sectarian hospit...
Created:
1985
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The Book Fair, like the Mount Sinai Ball, was a defining Auxiliary fundraiser. Hundreds of volunteers worked year-round on the sale. Books for the sale were donated by individuals, organizations and department stores. The sale itself was held at Southdale Mall in the public atrium.
Created:
1951
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Scrapbook chronicling the 1997 Women With Style: An Historical Fashion Show that took place during the joint sponsored ""Unpacking on the Prairie: Jewish Women in the Upper Midwest"" exhibit by the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest and the Minnesota Historical Society.
Creator:
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Created:
1997
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Women sit and stand while another is at a chalk board with "process and valuing" written. Please contact the archives if you have more information about this photo.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Three women hand out bouquets of flowers at the Minnesota State Fair in celebration of the 35th anniversary of Israel. Those pictured include: Sheila Lieberman, Frima Jane Wolfman (?), and Sandy Okinour (?).
Created:
1983
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Three women from the St. Paul chapter of Hadassah making cakes for the Hadassah carnival in St. Paul, Minnesota. Those pictured include: Mrs. Ann Barenbaum, Mrs. Joseph Silberman, and Mrs. Hess Kline.
Created:
1961
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Four women exercising in the St. Paul Jewish Community Center's Health Club. Those pictured include: Mrs. Irving Perlman, Mrs. E. Gary Klein, Mrs. Harry Agnanoff, and Mrs. Norman Ravich.
Created:
1965
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A group of women and children arranged in and around an automobile. This photograph is notable for the fact that there is a woman in the driver's seat.
Created:
1919?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Woman with DACOS chemistry analyser at Mount Sinai Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota. After World War II, the idea for a Jewish hospital began circulating as Jewish community members expressed the desire for a hospital in the Twin Cities that would admit minorities on its staff. Mount Sinai Hospital was the first non-sectarian hospital in the st...
Created:
1985
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Three woman stand in the hallway on 3 North at Mount Sinai Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota. After World War II, the idea for a Jewish hospital began circulating as Jewish community members expressed the desire for a hospital in the Twin Cities that would admit minorities on its staff. Mount Sinai Hospital was the first non-sectarian hospital i...
Created:
1985
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Three woman stand at the nurse station on 3 north at Mount Sinai Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota. After World War II, the idea for a Jewish hospital began circulating as Jewish community members expressed the desire for a hospital in the Twin Cities that would admit minorities on its staff. Mount Sinai Hospital was the first non-sectarian hosp...
Created:
1985
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Woman speaks to an assembly at Talmud Torah, Minneapolis, Minnesota.This was likely the last few days of classes at the Menachem Heilicher Building, 8200 W. 33rd, as in 2003 the Minneapolis Talmud Torah moved into a new addition of the Sabes Jewish Community Center.
Created:
2002
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Woman in S. Shark cardiac room with equipment at Mount Sinai Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota. After World War II, the idea for a Jewish hospital began circulating as Jewish community members expressed the desire for a hospital in the Twin Cities that would admit minorities on its staff. Sam Shark was vice-chairman of capital fund campaign for ...
Created:
1985
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
An unidentified woman sits in her backyard surrounded by chickens. An unidentified man stands on a ramp next to large crates in the background. The boxes are likely for salvage. Chickens were kept in the yard to help feed the family.
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Woman helped out of a Door to Door van, Minneapolis, Minnesota. After World War II, the idea for a Jewish hospital began circulating as Jewish community members expressed the desire for a hospital in the Twin Cities that would admit minorities on its staff. Mount Sinai Hospital was the first non-sectarian hospital in the state. Opened in 1951 i...
Created:
1985
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Woman at Mount Sinai Hospital on the 6th floor holds a glass of orange juice, Minneapolis, Minnesota. After World War II, the idea for a Jewish hospital began circulating as Jewish community members expressed the desire for a hospital in the Twin Cities that would admit minorities on its staff. Mount Sinai Hospital was the first non-sectarian h...
Created:
1985
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Woman and men dressed in costumes pose for a picture, presumably members of the Atlas Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Atlas Club was one of several Jewish social clubs in the Twin Cities operating during the early 1900s to the 1920s. The clubs were a response to the fact that "downtown" social clubs such as the Athletic Clubs would not admit J...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Woman and driver of the Door to Door van at Mount Sinai Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota. After World War II, the idea for a Jewish hospital began circulating as Jewish community members expressed the desire for a hospital in the Twin Cities that would admit minorities on its staff. Mount Sinai Hospital was the first non-sectarian hospital in t...
Created:
1985
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Edith Marofsky and niece Beattie Marofsky at the Winter Carnival in Como Park in St. Paul. Edith is wearing a drum & bugle corps uniform manufactured by H. Harris Co., one of several Jewish-owned clothing manufacturing businesses in St. Paul.
Created:
1941
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Winnie Kuppe and family members celebrate her Spirit of Mount Sinai Award, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kuppe began at Mount Sinai Hospital as an Intensive Care nurse in 1962. She also worked in the recovery room and was nurse in chare of Pre-Op starting in 1976. Accorting to the "Short Sheet" - Mount Sinai's emplyoee newsletter, "no patient enters M...
Creator:
Gary Bistram Photography
Created:
1985
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The shofar is a ram's horn used for Jewish religious purposes. It is most frequently associated with the high holidays of Rosh ha-Shana and Yom Kippur.
Created:
1956
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph on a postcard of the Calof and Wilensky family on the farm in North Dakota in 1913. Photo depicts: Abraham Calof, Ida Wilensky, Rachel Bella Calof, and Herman Wilensky, among others.
Created:
1913
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Gladys Rosen, Manchester, CT. B.A. from Brooklyn College, member of several needlework guilds, lecturer on Judaic textiles and Bedouin embroideries. This item is part of an exhibition in honor of Adath Jeshurun Congregation's Centennial Celebration, October 15- December 22, 1983: "Judaic Needlework: The Continuing Legacy" held at the Jewish Comm...
Created:
1983
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
This tri-fold brochure inculdes general Wisconsin map, map of lakes pasted on, photographs, rates, train schedules, and description of accommodations. """"Selected Clientel"""" is noted. Brochure is cut off.
Created:
1940 - 1949
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
An advertisement for Weitzman's that reads "Union men want Union Made Clothing. Weitzman's Union Label Store carries a complete Line of Union Made goods at reasonable prices. Weitzman's 189 E. Seventh St. St. Paul, Minn. Between Jackson and Sibley Sts. Hours 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday's until 11p.m."
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.