Women's auxiliaries always played the key role in planning and staffing fundraising events. This publicity photograph shows many of the St. Paul women who had ongoing involvement supporting the J. E. C. programming.
Created:
1940?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A boy and an older man, selling fruit using draft horses and a covered wagon. Irving Cooper (the boy in the driver's seat) was ten years old when the photo was taken. He is working with "Zadie" (Grandfather) Morris.
Created:
1928
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The Jewish Home for the Aged was established in St. Paul in 1908 as a care facility for the elderly poor. The building in the picture was the second home, opening in 1923. It provided room and care for indigent Jewish elders from throughout the state.
Created:
1950
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A young Jewish man sits on the bench outside the Hillel of University of Minnesota building located on University Ave SE. In the foreground there is a swastika, which was spray painted on the window of the building.
Created:
1983
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A group of Jewish men and boys pray before a mock up of the Western Wall at the 1976 Israel Expo sponsored by the Temple of Aaron in St. Paul, Minnesota. During the previous year, the United Nations General Assembly had passed a resolution equating Zionism with racism. Rabbi Bernard Raskas of the Temple of Aaron responded in a variety of ways in...
Created:
1976
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The Jewish Mothers Club was organized through the Central Community Center in St. Paul. It provided an opportunity for Jewish women, many of them immigrants, to socialize together.
Created:
1934-06
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Jewish servicemen light a Menorah at Hanukkah party given by the B'nai B'rith synagogue Women's War Service Committee, which was likely co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel.
Created:
1940 - 1950
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Front exterior view of the Jewish Sheltering Home, also known as the Oak Park Home. Founded as a safe harbor for Jewish children unable to live with their families, the Minneapolis Jewish community paid for the structure and all of the care offered by staff. Children at the home attended nearby public schools and the Talmud Torah. Most stays at ...
Created:
1930
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Governor Youngdahl stands on the steps of the State Capitol building next to a man on crutches and surrounded by protestors. In July, 1946, nearly 100 veterans marched on the state capitol to urge Governor Youngdahl to use his influence to speed the transfer of displaced European Jews to Palestine. The governor promised the veterans that he woul...
Created:
1946-07-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A man and a woman stand in front of the United States flag at the J. W. V. picnic. Jewish War Veterans was established in 1896 to honor Jewish veterans serving during the Civil War and wars abroad. This picnic took place during the year the United States entered World War II.
Created:
1944
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Joe Numero and his business partner, Fred Jones, were responsible for the creation of the first refrigerated truck. Their invention, financed by Numero and engineered by Jones, revolutionized interstate commerce. A trucking company could deliver perishable products to far-flung markets without fear of spoilage en route. The invention happened at...
Created:
1917
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Members of the safety patrol stand arranged in two rows and holding signs. John Hay School was one of two elementary schools on the North Side of Minneapolis that had a substantial Jewish population (the other was Willard School).
Created:
1939
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Joseph Schanfield was born in Romania, and became successful in Minneapolis' booming turn of the century real estate and insurance markets. At 23, he became the head of the Adath Jeshurun congregation on Minneapolis's South Side. During his years of service to the community, there were few leadership positions he did not hold, including presiden...
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Joyce Oglansky sits in the snow wearing a coat, scarf and snow pants. The North Side neighborhood was a place where neighbors knew each other and would keep an eye on kids at play.
Created:
1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
This portrait of Hiram Mendow was taken after his graduation from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1915. Mendow had a extraordinary career as a practicing attorney in Minneapolis, where he represented "Kid Cann" Blumenfeld, head of Minneapolis's bootleg syndicate, among others. The family immigrated from Lithuania, and Mendow began work...
Created:
1915
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Judge Mendow sits behind his desk at his law office. The desk had previously belonged to Governor Bob Lafollette of Wisconsin. Judge Mendow continued to practice law until the age of 102.
Created:
1932
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A photograph of Julian Freeman standing behind a podium and giving a speech for United Jewish Appeal. The United Jewish Appeal was founded in 1934 to help provide financial and political relief to Jews in Europe. It unified fundraising efforts for European relief for an increasingly diverse American Jewish community. In 1947, U. J. A. shifted it...
Created:
1949
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
