In this interview, Aaron Nathenson (1939 - ) gives an account of his life and some related history of Saint Louis Park, Minnesota. He discusses how he was born in 1939 in North Minneapolis and raised there before studying ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota. Nathanson reflects on growing up Jewish in North Minneapolis, provides informat...
Creator:
Nathenson, Aaron, (1939 - )
Contributor:
Anderson, Jeanie (Interviewer)
Created:
2012-08-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Bonnie Heller gives some information about where she grew up and information about her family. Her father was the president of a manufacturing company, and her mother helped a bit with the company. She goes into detail about her art career and how she created some art for synagogues. She also discusses her neighborhood and how...
Creator:
Heller, Bonnie
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-07
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Bruce Berezovsky discusses information about himself and his family. He talks about where they lived and how involved they were in the synagogue. He also discusses his education at the University of Minnesota where he earned an undergraduate degree in Political Science. He earned a Master's degree in History at the University ...
Creator:
Berezovsky, Bruce
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Bruce Margolis explains how his family came to Minneapolis and the businesses that they started, which included a repair shop and the Margolis Dry Goods Store. He gives a more detailed history of the dry goods store. He also talks about his family tree. His family belonged to Beth El. He goes on to explain his theater career, ...
Creator:
Margolis, Bruce
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-19
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Corinne Feinberg discusses her early life (being born in 1933), and how her family came to Minneapolis in 1936. They moved to the North Side of Minneapolis because they sold their family grocery store in Iowa. Her father wanted to become more successful. Her mother was a legal secretary. Her husband worked in law.
Creator:
Feinberg, Corinne
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-05
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Debra Stone (1952 - ) begins by giving some family background as it relates to St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In doing so, she tells briefly the story of her Communist father in Minnesota and the interesting circumstances which lead to both sides of her family settling in the Twin Cities area. As an African American, she...
Creator:
Stone, Debra, (1952 - )
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2012-06-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Dobie Hunegs talks about how her parents built a duplex on the North side of Minneapolis. Her family and her grandfather shared the duplex. She goes into detail about her parents and grandfather's professions. Dobie worked as a hygienist, and she gave communities with poor teeth health fluoride treatments. She goes into some d...
Creator:
Hunegs, Dobie
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-13
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Dorothy Jacobs explains her parent's background and how her family belonged to B'nai Abraham. B'nai Abraham merged and became B'nai Emet. She explains how her music career started and how she met her first husband who was also in the orchestra. She goes into more detail about her children, grandchildren, and second husband. Sh...
Creator:
Jacobs, Dorothy
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2012-06-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Elissa Heilicher talks about how she grew up on the North Side of Minneapolis. She goes into detail about her father's many entrepreneurial professions. She attended the University of Minnesota for a short time, and she attended a technical college for medical training. She goes into detail about her children and grandchildren...
Creator:
Heilicher, Elissa
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-16
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Ellen Roitenberg (1938 - ) discusses her Jewish family and their background on the North Side of Minneapolis. She discusses how difficult it was to get jobs, even as a trained professional, if you were Jewish. She talks of her father being a physician and the impact of the founding of Mount Sinai Hospital in Minneapolis. The d...
Creator:
Roitenberg, Ellen, (1938 - )
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2012-06-12
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Elliott Royce talks about how his father was the first Jewish pharmacist in Minnesota. His family belonged to Beth El. Elliott explains how his family lived during the depression, and how they recovered from it. During this time, they moved from the North side to the South side of Minneapolis. They joined Adath Jeshurun when t...
Creator:
Royce, Elliott
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2012-06-18
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Irving Stern (1928 - ) gives his perspective as mayor of Saint Louis Park and Minnesota state senator on local politics, commercial and residential development, and Jewish issues during his years in public service. The beginning of the interview consists of Stern's journey to politics and family background, including historica...
Creator:
Stern, Irving, (1928 - )
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2012-06-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Janice Loftus explains why her family moved to St. Louis park. Her father owned a business and her mother did the bookkeeping for Janice's father. She talks about her experience at Chrysler Motor company. She then goes into detail about her involvement in the STEP program, and mentions her experiences with anti-semitism.
Creator:
Loftus, Janice
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-12
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Jay Isenberg begins by giving information about his parents birthplaces and professions. He goes into detail about the houses his parents lived in and where he lived on the North side. He mentions how the neighborhoods were separated by race and ethnicity. His family belonged to Beth El. He became an architect after graduating...
Creator:
Isenberg, Jay
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-18
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In this interview, Jeff Fine talks about how he grew up in South Minneapolis. He is living in the house that his parents built. He belonged to Temple Israel, and he was on the basketball team there. He discusses how his job in the Real Estate business started with his father who built homes for a living. They lived in the homes that they hadn't ...
Creator:
Fine, Jeffrey
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-13
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.