Man assembles gears for the millionth machine manufactured by Burroughs. Trays of parts are in the foreground and other employees visible are visible in the background.
Created:
1926
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A middle aged man seated at a work bench assembling the millionth machine manufactured by Burroughs. Tools and parts on either side of machine are clearly visible : factory window panes form background.
Created:
1926
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Seven women working at the Cleveland March of Dimes fund raiser. Two women are making phone calls and three are using Burroughs portable Adding machines and calculators to tally money raised. A machine is being used for "Cleveland Reports," a second machine for "Grand Total," and the third for "Suburban Reports."
Created:
1952
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A woman solders wiring to terminal points in a Master Directional Indicator for aircraft. Her head and shoulders occupy the right half of the image, the indicator is at the center of the image, while other components, a spool of wire, and tools can be seen on the left.
Created:
1951
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
The Shapiro family lived on the second floor of the building above the butcher shop. The woman in the upstairs window is Rose Shapiro. The man to the left of the fire hydrant is Max Shapiro, and the man in the apron is Sam Shapiro. Carl Shapiro is to the right of the horse.
Created:
1892
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Max Shapiro stands behind the counter at his butcher shop. An unidentified man stands at the end of the counter. The first Jewish Range residents lived in the Tower/Lake Vermillion area. They were peddlers, merchants and distributors who supplied first the lumber industry, then the mining community with provisions, dry goods and selected services.
Created:
1892
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Hubert Humphrey standing behind a podium and speaking into a microphone during a Hadassah luncheon. Hubert Humphrey was one of several prominent Minnesotans invited to speak at Hadassah luncheons held in downtown Minneapolis. The setting and prominence of the speaker suggests the organization's political clout.
Created:
1947
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Ten medals lie against a white background. Eight of the medals are inside small cases. Medals from left to right, top to bottom: 1900 Exposition Universelle-Paris : 1897 John Scott Medal awarded to William S. Burroughs by The City of Philadelphia : [n.d.] Grand Prize Louisiana Purchase Exposition : 1913 California State Agriculture Society : 191...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A man in a white uniform bandages another man's finger in the Burroughs Detroit plant's medical department. The room has a spittoon, cot, sink, adjustable chair, a glass topped cart with instruments and bottles, and a framed picture of an x-ray.
Created:
1915?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A man wipe the side of the face of a man seated in a partially reclined chair at the Burroughs Detroit plant's medical department. The room has a sink, adjustable chair, and glass topped cart with instruments and bottles.
Created:
1911
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Introduction by Steven Rottinghaus, Burroughs industry marketing, to the Medical Group Practice Management System software package developed by Burroughs and targeted toward clinics with 1-25 doctors. Shows B90 and discusses B900 family hardware. Similar to AP15. Promotional Video for Medical Group Practice Management System. Mentions the B90 an...
Creator:
Burroughs Corporation
Contributor:
Balduf, Carl; Rottinghaus, Steven
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A member of the B'nai B'rith synagogue Women's War Service Committee serves sandwiches to three smiling male servicemen at a Hanukkah Party given by the committee. This event was likely co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel, founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
Created:
1940 - 1950
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The men are assembled on the bimah (the stage or platform in front of the Ark containing the Torah scrolls) of Adas (literally, "congregation") Israel.
Created:
1919
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Some members of Boy Scout Troop #86 pose outside wearing hats, sweaters and jackets during a fall outing. Scouting, like sports, served as a way for young men to grow up under the attention and scrutiny of adults in addition to their hard-working parents. Beth El Synagogue sponsored Troop #86.Other Minneapolis troops included troop #10 at Temple...
Created:
1920
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Adas Israel was formed in the 1890s by members of the Moses Montefiore congregation, an earlier Orthodox congregation comprised of Lithuanian Jews. By the turn of the century, there were close to 1,500 Jews living in Duluth, most of who were Russian or Eastern European. The men in the picture were observing Simchas Torah, the holiday marking the...
Created:
1914
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
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 Club was absorbed into Gymea Doled in 1919. Unfortunately, there is no additional information on Rhod...
Created:
1929
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The Jewish National Workers Alliance, or Farband, was the mutual aid component of the political party Poale Zion. Farband organized cooperative insurance and medical services and Yiddish language adult education for its worker members. Farband was active all over the U. S., primarily in the East. The greatest Twin Cities involvement in the Farba...
Created:
1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In addition to activities for children, the St. Paul JCC undertook programming for the increasing number of seniors at the end of the war. These seniors are part of the Golden Circle Group, which provided a place for older adults to socialize and learn together.
Created:
1940?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph of members of the Ivria Club standing beneath a pergola at the Como Park Conservatory. Ivria Clubs were social clubs for young people dedicated to promoting Hebrew language and culture. This chapter was sponsored by the Minneapolis Talmud Torah. The idea of binding the "old" that was Hebrew with the "new" that was American--"Ivrit B'I...
Created:
1915
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Portrait photograph showing members of the Minneapolis Workmen's Circle. Workman's Circle members were non-religious, politically active Jews, many of whom were Socialists. They espoused a classless society, favored the use of Yiddish for cultural expression, and created a variety of services for members, including medical and insurance benefits.
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The Oreckovsky family migrated to the United States from Russia the 1880s. The first-generation pioneers of the family--Joseph and Israel-- undertook the journey to Minnesota across Canada by foot, peddling clothes to rail- and mine-workers as they moved westward. The picture features the second generation, Israel's children, later in life. "Big...
Created:
1940?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A group of young men and women stand and sit outside of a building at Christmas Lake. Sigma Alpha Mu (also known as "Sammy") fraternity was founded at City College in New York in 1909. Originally a Jewish fraternity, it remained so until the mid-1950s, when members from all backgrounds were accepted.
Created:
1927-05
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Members of the Temple of Aaron synagogue Women's League cook dinner to raise money for the United Synagogue Youth. Written on the back in no particular order: Tone Spizman, Rae Robinson, Celia Marofsky, Mae Gross, Edna Gordon, Nina Blizin, Sima Seigal.
Created:
1952
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Portrait photograph of members of the Workmen's Circle, which was created in the late 1800s by Jewish immigrants as a mutual aid society. The Circle was secular, practical and leftist, and many members were involved in support for Palestine.
Created:
1919
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Memorex information program including an interview with Douglas Brigance on customer expectations, mention of John Douglas' promotion, 3480 Tape introduction, product highlights, and new facilities. 100th anniversary of Burroughs Corporation, new logo.
Creator:
Burroughs Corporation
Contributor:
Brigance, Douglas; Douglas, John; Parker, Michael
Created:
1986
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A framed display of an article in "Design News (November 1963) describing the memory disks floats and magnetic heads used in the Burroughs On-line Disk File. The display features the cover of the magazine issue, a channel 13 magnetic read/write head, a recording disk, and an excerpt with graphics, from the article by E. W. Schrader, West Coast E...
Created:
1965
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Portrait photograph of some men affiliated with Central Community House. Central Community House and its West Side counterpart, Neighborhood House, were created to assist immigrants newly arrived to the community. Although the settlement house roots were in the Jewish community, the curriculum and activities offered emphasized Americanization an...
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Portrait photograph showing men associated with the Mercury Athletic Club. The Mercury Club was founded in 1930 as the Wells Mercurys, a boy's and girl's athletic club affiliated with the North Side Well Settlement House.
Created:
1930
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Portrait photograph of the Mercury basketball team in uniform. The Mercurys were the city and state basketball champs in the settlement house league in 1923. Max Winter is in the back row on the far left.
Created:
1923
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
An E2100 machine and desk on a round platform under a banner proclaiming"1st prize," and reads" "Presenting the Electronic E2100 Direct Accounting Computer : Michigan Product of the Year." A sign to the left reads: "Burroughs Electronic E2100 Direct Accounting Computer" Michigan's 1964 Product of the Year : Selected in competition with hundreds ...
Created:
1964
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Six microfilm readers on display. Six small signs on the floor in front of the machines read (from left to right): "Pawtucket Office," Woonsocket Office," "Home Office Bookkeeping," "Home Office Bookkeeping," "Home Office Archives," and "Newport Office." A large sign in the center reads: "New Burroughs Microfilm Equipment for Rhode Island Hospit...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
The Burroughs Mid-West Exhibit Center interior looking out the large window in the middle ground. Five people outside have stopped to look in at the display featuring the USAF ATLAS Guidance Control Loop system. A small display on packet assembly can be seen on the left.
Created:
1958
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
View of the interior of the Burroughs Mid-West Exhibit Center showing the lobby and receptionist station, another work station, and a portion of a conference or lecture area.
Created:
1958
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Photograph showing fathers and sons sitting at long tables which are set with dinnerware. Mikro Kodesh was organized as Anshei Russia (Men of Russia) in 1901, and later changed it's name to Mikra'e Kodesh, or Holy Assembly. The name change bore the suggestion that national distinctions among North Side congregants where becoming less important t...
Created:
1941
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Two photographs, combined to make one finished picture, showing members of the Mikro Kodesh Men's Club. Mikro Kodesh was an Orthodox synagogue located on Oliver Avenue on the North Side of Minneapolis. It was built in 1926.
Created:
1930
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Front exterior view of Mikro Kodesh synagogue. Mikro Kodesh was one of the largest congregations in the Midwest during the 1950s. The building was designed by Samuel Bowler and completed in 1926. It features two prominent Byzantine domes and rounded Romanesque windows, as well as the three-door motif and five second-story windows.
Created:
1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph showing members of the Minneapolis Board of B'nai Brith Women posed outdoors. B'nai Brith Women was an international charitable organization founded in 1909 to give women a voice in B'nai Brith.
Created:
1944
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A bird's eye view of people attending the Funtennial which was Hadassah's largest fundraising event. Essentially, Funtennial was a large-scale community carnival, with arcade-type games, a queen contest, door prizes, dancing and booths with food and crafts. Hundreds volunteered for the event, and for a decade between 1949 and 1959, thousands att...
Created:
1954
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Bird's eye view of the Minneapolis Funtennial organized by Minneapolis Hadassah. One of the actions Hadassah supported was Youth Aliyah. Youth Aliyah began as a rescue and relief operation for children of Holocaust victims. These children were brought to Palestine during and after the war and settled in residential care. Over the decades, Youth ...
Created:
1954
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A woman stands in front of a microphone, while Hurbert Humphrey sits at the table next to her at a Hadassah Supply Shower luncheon. Hadassah promoted health and welfare services to Jewish women and children in Palestine. By the end of WWII, the Minneapolis chapter of Hadassah was 1900 members strong. This photo taken at the Supply Shower luncheo...
Created:
1947
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
ICOR, founded in 1926 in Philadelphia, stood for the "The Association for Jewish Colonization in the Soviet Union." ICOR promoted the success and survival of Biro-Bijan, a Jewish autonomous region in the Siberia. The inscription at the bottom of the third panel of the photo triptych reads" Minneapolis ICOR greets the Pioneers in Biro-Bijan at th...
Created:
1930-08-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
ICOR, founded in 1926 in Philadelphia, stood for the "The Association for Jewish Colonization in the Soviet Union." ICOR promoted the survival and success of Biro-Bijan, a Jewish autonomous region in the Soviet Union. The inscription at the bottom of the third panel of the photo triptych reads" Minneapolis ICOR greets the Pioneers in Biro-Bijan ...
Created:
1930-08-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
ICOR, founded in 1926 in Philadelphia, stood for the "The Association for Jewish Colonization in the Soviet Union." ICOR promoted the survival and success of Biro-Bijan, a Jewish autonomous region in the Soviet Union. The inscription at the bottom of the third panel of the photo triptych reads" Minneapolis ICOR greets the Pioneers in Biro-Bijan ...
Created:
1930-08-12
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Portrait photograph of the Minneapolis, Mars basketball team with Max Winter as coach. Max Winter coached a variety of Minnesota sports teams, and later in his career co-owned the Minnesota Vikings and the Minneapolis Lakers. Winter was born in Austria: his family immigrated in 1913 and settled on the North Side of Minneapolis. Winter is on the ...
Created:
1922
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Portrait photograph of the North High men's basketball team. North High had a large Jewish population from the turn of the century through the early 1960s.
Created:
1921
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph of the Minneapolis North High School men's tennis team which went on to win the state high school tennis championship in 1949. Many of the team members were Jewish: one of the team members, Eddie Kantor (pictured front row on far right) went on to become a championship-caliber U. S. table tennis player.
Created:
1949
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
These young women were Midwest Talmud Torah chapter presidents at the annual convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. From left to right, Lila Labovitz, Fanny Miller, Sarah Levitman Beryl Bearman, Sarah Ritzner, and Libby Kramer.
Contributor:
Maxine's Studio, (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
Created:
1945?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph showing the young men of the Minneapolis Talmud Torah Bar Mitzvah class. Bar Mitzvahs celebrate the coming of age at 13 of Jewish boys. At this age, young men become obligated to observe scripture. They may also lead prayer services and count towards a minyan. No service is required: however, it is customary to mark the occasion with ...
Created:
1946
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph showing graduates of the Minneapolis Talmud Torah Bet Midrash class, wearing caps and gowns and holding a banner. The Class of 1924 was the first class to hold classes in the new Emanuel Cohen Center building. The Center was purchased through funds donated by Emanuel Cohen, a prominent Minneapolis lawyer. By the mid-1920s, the Minneap...
Created:
1924
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph of men and women sitting at a long table set with coffee cup and water glasses. The Gymal Doled Club was a Minneapolis "town club"--an alternative to a "country club"--that provided opportunities for socializing without the attendant golf and status issues. Town clubs were secular in nature, organized to "develop‰Û_Jewish ideals an...
Created:
1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A portrait photograph of the Minneapolis Talmud Torah football team. When plans for the new Talmud Torah building were being formulated in the mid 1910s, there was a groundswell of support for a facility that would include not only classrooms, but social and recreational space for young people in the community. There was a plea for funding for a...
Created:
1920
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A portrait photograph of the Minneapolis Talmud Torah football team. The Talmud Torah attempted to engage young people not only through studies, but through social activities including sports. This stems in part from the early affiliation of the school with the Jewish Family Welfare Association.
Created:
1920
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph of young boys and girls in a classroom. Some children are sitting at desks and some are standing at the chalkboard with chalk in hand. The first Talmud Torah building was located on Fremont Avenue North and Eighth Street. The president, Nathan Weisbren, spoke to Thomas Lowry, president of the Minneapolis Street Car Company, and arrang...
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The Women's Auxiliary raised money for service programs at the Talmud Torah. This particular popular program featured at least two generation of women's in their bridal gowns.
Created:
1934
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Members of the Minneapolis Workman's Circle are pictured with a banner, in the front that reads, "District Committee." A mutual aid society chartered in New York in 1909, the Workman's Circle not only provided loan, health and death benefits for members it's aim was to "promote the full emancipation of workers from oppression and exploitation. I...
Created:
1922
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Interior view of Minnehaha Liquor Store with two men standing in the aisles. Minnehaha Liquor Store was owned and operated by Sam Zimmerman, seen at left. The store is still at its original location at Lake St. and Minnehaha Boulevard
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The first conference was held in Washington in 1951. On the dais, left to right, are Mrs. Elias Amdur Leo Gross Mrs. Theodore Bronstein Harry Rosenthal Henry Montor Israeli Minister of Finance David Horowitz Ben Berger Mrs. David Horowitz, and Mrs. Harry Rosenthal.
Created:
1951
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Three women stand at a table with a large model house displayed on it. The Oak Park Home Auxiliary raised money for the Oak Park Home, also known as the Jewish Sheltering Home for Children. The Home was a beneficiary of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, but funds for operations were always tight and fundraising was an ongoing concern.
Created:
1955
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
As a group of unidentified men look on, Governor Youngdahl is signs a Book of Remembrance. A Book of Remembrance commemorates those who have died in a particular location or time period.
Created:
1949-04-29
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Miss Simms, the "Miss Torchy" winner for 1965 United Foundation Torch Drive, at her desk. The United Fund Campaign torch cut out can be seen on two tape towers behind her.
Created:
1965
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
The Modelevsky family stand in their grocery store. The store was located at 559 Charles Street. Pictured left to right: Hilda Singer, Charles Modelevsky, Zelda Modelevsky.
Created:
1926
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A model 10 machine which has taken a lot of damage to the case : a small portion of it has been broken away along the front edge. The hand crank is missing, and the cast iron case is very marred, particularly on the front panel where concentrated scratches indicate a label or other marking was scraped away. The model 10 machine pre-dates 1915.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Front view of a nine column manual Model No. 6. machine. The case has some obvious wear and tear. "2" has been marked on the front panel of the machine.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Five keyboards, three monitors, four printers, a 10-key pad, magnetic card reader, and an eight inch external floppy disk drive set on display easels against a dark background.
Created:
1980?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Morris Mirsky, wearing a blacksmith's apron, stands beside a horse with an unidentified rider. Morris Mirsky owned and operated a blacksmithing shop at 261 Texas Street in West Side Flats in St. Paul. His home was next door to the shop. The "Texas Street Synagogue" was across from the shop.
Created:
1912
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The front exterior of the Morton Silverstein home in the West Side neighborhood of Saint Paul. A home typical of the West Side Flats neighborhood in St. Paul. The "Flats" was a working class area that was home to numerous immigrants, including a large Jewish population.
Created:
1935
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
An African American woman places a baby upon a scale while workers look on. Other mothers holding children sit in chairs along the walls. The Emanuel Cohen Center provided recreation space and social services to the North Minneapolis Jewish community. The Center was names for Emanuel Cohen, an attorney and the Center's principle benefactor.
Created:
1910?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Sophie Wirth Camp provided immigrant Jewish children with summer recreational opportunities and a chance to leave the city behind. The same opportunity was available to their mothers, who were periodically invited to join campers for a day on White Bear Lake. The camp served the St. Paul Jewish community. Minneapolis summer campers went to diffe...
Created:
1938
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Members of the Mount Sinai Auxiliary hold a luncheon at the Nicollet Hotel in 1950 just before the hospital opening. Attendees are seated while those at the speaker's table are standing. Rabbi Schulman is at the microphone. Mount Sinai Hospital was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the 1950s to address the discrimination Jewish doctors exp...
Created:
1950
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Groups of women sit at tables during a Mount Sinai Auxiliary luncheon. The Auxiliary was both a fund-raising arm of Mt. Sinai Hospital and a leadership training ground for some of the women that spearheaded fundraising events. The Auxiliary's work pushed Jewish community visibility further into the general public awareness.
Created:
1952
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph of Mt. Sinai Hospital Auxiliary workers at a cart with children's clothes hanging from it. The purpose of the Auxiliary was to promote the work of Mt. Sinai Hospital through volunteer service, fundraising and public relations. As with other Jewish women's organizations, the Auxiliary offered both service and leadership opportunities f...
Created:
1955
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Mount Sinai candy stripers line up at a Candy Striper Luncheon. Mount Sinai Hospital was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the 1950s to address the discrimination Jewish doctors experienced admitting Jewish patients to local hospitals. The Auxiliary members promoted the work of Mount Sinai Hospital and assisted needy members of the communi...
Contributor:
Newell H. Barnard Studio (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Created:
1969-08
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
This photograph of the interior lobby encompasses the gift shop elegant flower arrangements and tasteful furniture in an atmosphere both relaxed (reading and personal conversations) and attentive (volunteers attending to questions at the Information Desk).
Created:
1955
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Exterior view of Mount Sinai Hospital on a winter day soon after it was built. Mount Sinai Hospital was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the 1950s to address the discrimination Jewish doctors experienced admitting Jewish patients to local hospitals.
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Rabbi Margolis is in the middle row. Students are in secular clothes, rather than white, typical of a more Americanized approach to the ritual celebration.
Created:
1936
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Mr. Milavitz stands in front of his store. A young girl stands to the side of the doorway and a child in a carriage is visible on the left side. Many avenues of employment were closed to Jews, resulting in a concentration of Jews earning a living as small shopkeepers. Many graduated from peddling to keeping a store after years of travel and esta...
Created:
1906
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph of a man standing in front of a delivery truck. Delivering goods directly to homes was a common service in mid-century America. Peoples-Lehman Bakery was a South Minneapolis Jewish-owned business.
Created:
1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
