A nun sits at a desk in the Dante Orphanage/School, in Concordville, Pennsylvania. She is surrounded by young children. The Dante Orphanage was established by OSIA. On the wall behind the children, there is a framed certificate from the OSIA Grand Lodge in Pennsylvania.
Created:
1957
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center 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
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
Contributed By:
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.
A young man holding a chicken is standing beside some birdcages. Two ducks are standing on top of the cages, and there is a container with eggs in the foreground.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
An unidentified young McCarthy supporter in New Hampshire. The contact sheet that this was taken from can be found in B46F13_111 http://purl.umn.edu/139233.
Created:
1968
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
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
Contributed By:
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?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Young men seated at desks, one standing a speaking, participating in a conference or activity sponsored by Youth and Government (Youth in Government), a program of the YMCA's National Hi-Y Committee.
Created:
1940 - 1943
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA 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?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Depiction of red brick front facade of 4 story Druid Hill Avenue African American branch of the Baltimore, Maryland YMCA. The building opened in 1919 and construction was funded in part by a gift from Julius Rosenwald.
Created:
1919 - 1930
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA 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...
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.
Members of the Finnish Young Pioneers march down a street in Negaunee, Michigan, on July 3, 1932. One person holds a banner that reads "We Demand better Sports Facilities for Children."
Created:
1932
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center 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.
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 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.
An unidentified young woman meeting Sen. Eugene McCarthy, accompanied by unidentified nuns, a priest ("Far right - Dr. F. B. Harris"), and other adults
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
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.
The Young Women's Group of the International Institute of St. Louis, consisting of foreign-born women married to American servicemen (war brides), pose for a group picture while on a picnic excursion, St. Louis, Missouri.
Contributor:
International Institute of St. Louis
Created:
1947?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
The Young Women's Group of the International Institute of St. Louis, consisting of foreign-born women married to American servicemen (war brides), stand in front of the Institute's main entrance at 4576 West Pine Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri.
Contributor:
International Institute of St. Louis
Created:
1947?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
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.
Slovenes demonstrating their loyalty to the United States during a July 4th parade, Rock Springs, Wyoming. Center, second row, is Rev. Anton Schiffrer, leading sponsor and organizer of the group.
Created:
1917
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Released under the auspices of the United War Work Campaign : Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A., National Catholic War Council, Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp Community Service, American Library Association, Salvation Army.
Contributor:
YMCA of the USA
Created:
1914 - 1918
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
