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.
Session 2: Identity in Jewish Mediterranean Studies. Introduction by Daniel Schroeter, Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Minnesota, followed by three presentations. Fred Astren, San Francisco State, Jews in and of the Medieval Mediterranean. Yaron Tsur, Tel Aviv University, The Mediterranean Itinerary and Concepts of...
Session 2: Identity in Jewish Mediterranean Studies. Question and Answer Session with Fred Astren, San Francisco State, Yaron Tsur, Tel Aviv University, and Joëlle Bahloul, Indiana University. Part of the conference Identity in the Mediterranean World: From the Middle Ages to Today, organized by the Mediterranean Collaborative. During 2010-11, ...
Creator:
Institute for Advanced Study
Contributor:
Astren, Fred; Bahloul, Joëlle; Tsur, Yaron
Created:
2011-04-08
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
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.
Jewish Mother and Child, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Transit camp, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany, 1945. A Jewish mother and child stop for food and shelter at the Deutches Museum Camp. This scene was used for background in the film, "The Search." It told the story of the upheaval of a Jewish family from Pr...
Creator:
Rude, Maxine, 1921-2012
Created:
1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
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.
Scrapbook of photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and ephemera related to the Ladies Auxiliary group of the Jewish War Veterans in the Twin Cities.
Created:
1963-1996
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.
John F. Kennedy and Donald Fraser standing together in an unidentified location, likely during Kennedy's visit to Minnesota in October 1962 to campaign on behalf of Fraser and other Democratic political candidates prior to the November 1962 election
Created:
1962-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
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