B'nai Emet Synagogue exterior, St. Louis Park, Minnesota.B'nai Emet Synagogue held worship services at its St. Louis Park location from 1972 until 2011. The synagogue enjoyed a moment in the spotlight as a shooting location for a 2009 Coen Brothers film before joining with Minnetonka's Adath Jeshurun Congregation in 2011.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
B'nai Emet Synagogue exterior stairs, St. Louis Park, Minnesota.B'nai Emet Synagogue held worship services at its St. Louis Park location from 1972 until 2011. The synagogue enjoyed a moment in the spotlight as a shooting location for a 2009 Coen Brothers film before joining with Minnetonka's Adath Jeshurun Congregation in 2011.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
B'nai Brith Youth Organization Teen Parent panel discussion at the St. Paul Jewish Community Center. Those pictured include: Mrs. Minna Shapiro, a family caseworker; Mr. Harold Feder; Ron Heiligman, the JCC Teen Supervisor; Carl Diamond; and Karen Hackner.
Created:
1966
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization sponsored dance, Sweetheart Dance Committee, Minnesota. Left to right- front row- Richard Hoffman, Ronald Trugman, James Belzer, Paul Goldstein. Back row- David Perlman, Martin Fiterman, James Lieberman, Larry Saliterman, Don Shiff, Marshall Bank, and George Seltz.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization sponsored dance, Sweetheart Candidates, Minnesota. Left to Right- front row- Betsy Howard, Linda Rappaport, Barbara Kalos, Judy Perlman. Back row- Wanda Mark, Bev Rich, Joan Blumenson, Linda Schein, Stephanie Lehrman, Lorriane Beberman.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A group of young men and women sitting and standing on a large sleigh. B'nai Brith Youth Organization was comprised of A. Z. A., a young men's fraternity, and B. B. G., the young women's counterpart to A. Z. A. Both were founded in response to discrimination in admitting Jewish youth to high-school level sororities and fraternities Both groups e...
Created:
1957
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
B'nai Brith Young Women's Organization is the B'nai Brith Young Women's organization. It was the women's division of B'nai Brith, the oldest continuously operating Jewish service organization in the world. The St. Paul B. B. Y. W. O. chapter had offices at the St. Paul Jewish Community Center.
Created:
1948-10-27
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Young women in formal dress sitting at long tables during the District 6 convention. B. B. Y. W. was part of the women's division of B'nai Brith, the oldest continuously operating Jewish service organization in the world.
Created:
1946
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Nadine Pase is crowned at the B'nai Brith young women's formal and coronation in St. Paul, Minnesota. Standing in the photograph are: Esther Moses, Violet Schwartz, and Hattie Broner. Seated in the center is Nadine Pase. Seated on the right are Gerda and Heskell ?.
Created:
1949
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Seven women dressed in formal gowns pose for a photograph at the B'nai Brith young women's coronation formal at the St. Paul Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota. Included in the photograph: Beatrice Arenson, Eleanor Ravitz, Janet Berenbaum, Rozalind Bachman, Sarah Grobovsky, Lila Warren, and Adeline Levinson.
Created:
1946
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Sans their bowling shoes, these members of B'nai B'rith women's bowling league proudly display their hardware. Left to right: Sally Orenstein, Mary Effress, Ethel Frank, Rae Davis, Jessie Swatez, Kathy Sigel.
Created:
1950
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Group photograph of students from the University of Minnesota at the B'nai B'rith Hillel Summer Institute in Starlight, Pennsylvania. Those pictured include: Larry Rossoff, Debbie Blehert, Gail Greenspoon, Karen Goldstein, Beati Rosensweig, and Steve Fieldman.
Created:
1970
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
B'nai B'rith Center, Rochester, Minnesota. The B'nai B'rith Center opened its doors in 1952; situated two blocks away from the Mayo Clinic, the Center became a place for not only the local Jewish community but for the many visitors to Rochester for the Mayo Clinic. The Center was created alongside B'nai Israel Synagogue, a congregation which at ...
Created:
1960 - 1969
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
B'nai Brith baseball team of 1924. Standing, from left to right: Dave Pollack, ? Schwartz, ? Mark, and Sam Golden. Kneeling, from left to right: Oscar Kleckner, ? Orechovsky, and B.Z. Karsher.
Created:
1924
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
This folder contains materials collected by Wally Swan and Lyle Rossman, Swan's partner of twenty four years. Wally Swan ran for a number of public office positions including The Minneapolis Library Board, Minnesota Treasurer, and the Minneapolis Board of Estimation and Taxation, which he won. He is currently an adjunct professor at three instit...
Creator:
Swan, Wallace
Created:
1991
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Photographs from University of Minnesota Duluth Theatre’s 2002 production of Blur. Run dates: December 5-14, 2002. Venue: Marshall Performing Arts Center Dudley Experimental Theatre. Director: William Payne. Cast list--Dot DiPrima: Mary Fox; Mom: Hannah Cavins-Wolford; Father O. O'Hara: Matthew Salmela; Joey Joe D'Amico: Martin Nieves; Francis B...
Created:
2002-12
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Blunt hook. Steel instrument shaped in a long steel rounded hook with a blunt, rounded tip; instrument widens slightly toward handle; handle is made from polished ebony with a rough hourglass shape with 6 facets. Blunt hooks are one of the oldest delivery tools, especially in the case of breech births, but up until the 19th century there was lit...
Created:
1801 - 1900?
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Clarence ("Cap") Wigington (1883-1967) was the first African-American registered architect to practice for any substantial length of time in Minnesota. In 1915, one year after moving to St. Paul, Wigington took a qualifying exam as a senior draftsman and became the first African American municipal architect in the United States. He had the highe...
Creator:
Wigington, Clarence Wesley, 1883-1967
Contributor:
Bassford, Charles A.
Created:
1935-02-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
Clarence ("Cap") Wigington (1883-1967) was the first African-American registered architect to practice for any substantial length of time in Minnesota. In 1915, one year after moving to St. Paul, Wigington took a qualifying exam as a senior draftsman and became the first African American municipal architect in the United States. He had the highe...
Creator:
Wigington, Clarence Wesley, 1883-1967
Contributor:
Bassford, Charles A.
Created:
1936-03-27
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
Clarence ("Cap") Wigington (1883-1967) was the first African-American registered architect to practice for any substantial length of time in Minnesota. In 1915, one year after moving to St. Paul, Wigington took a qualifying exam as a senior draftsman and became the first African American municipal architect in the United States. He had the highe...
Creator:
Wigington, Clarence Wesley, 1883-1967
Contributor:
Bassford, Charles A.
Created:
1935-02-23
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
Clarence ("Cap") Wigington (1883-1967) was the first African-American registered architect to practice for any substantial length of time in Minnesota. In 1915, one year after moving to St. Paul, Wigington took a qualifying exam as a senior draftsman and became the first African American municipal architect in the United States. He had the highe...
Creator:
Wigington, Clarence Wesley, 1883-1967
Contributor:
Bassford, Charles A.
Created:
1935-02-26
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
Clarence ("Cap") Wigington (1883-1967) was the first African-American registered architect to practice for any substantial length of time in Minnesota. In 1915, one year after moving to St. Paul, Wigington took a qualifying exam as a senior draftsman and became the first African American municipal architect in the United States. He had the highe...
Creator:
Wigington, Clarence Wesley, 1883-1967
Contributor:
Bassford, Charles A.
Created:
1935-02-27
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
Clarence ("Cap") Wigington (1883-1967) was the first African-American registered architect to practice for any substantial length of time in Minnesota. In 1915, one year after moving to St. Paul, Wigington took a qualifying exam as a senior draftsman and became the first African American municipal architect in the United States. He had the highe...
Creator:
Wigington, Clarence Wesley, 1883-1967
Contributor:
Bassford, Charles A.
Created:
1935-02-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
