Sam S. Schwartz, Robert Max, Edward Schwartz, and Fay Schwartz standing outside Abe's Delicatessen at 1901 Plymouth Avenue North in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Created:
1948
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Abe Orbuch was born in a small town in Poland near the Russian border. He fled Poland at 21 to avoid conscription into the Russian military, settling in St. Paul. He bought a Model-T Ford and traveled to small towns outside of St. Paul where he sold fruit. He formed friendships with many in the Polish community in Foley and commuted to a poultry...
Created:
1930
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Abe Bloomenson and Oscar Wine standing next to packages of clothing collected for Israel from Duluth, Minnesota. A sign on the packages says, "20,000 garments for Jerusalem from Duluth, Minnesota".
Created:
1905-05-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
10:50 - 11:00 a.m. Today we'll meet a bear called Paddington. He comes from Darkest Peru. We find him sitting in the railroad station wearing an odd-looking hat with a wide brim. He had a message tied around his neck that read: "Please look after this bear." Mr. and Mrs. Brown decide that they really should do something for this lost little crea...
Creator:
University of Minnesota. Radio Station KUOM
Created:
1970-02-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, University Archives.
Abdullah Lami immigrated to the United States from Iraq along with his family to attain a better education. While life was initially challenging as he missed his culture, learned a new language, and faced racial discrimination, life eventually became easier.
Creator:
Lami, Abdullah
Created:
2019-06-05
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center
Abdul compares his education experiences in Kenya and Minnesota; Abdul tells his journey to the United States and what it means to him; Abdul talks about his life early life in Kenya.
Creator:
Abdirahman, Abdul
Created:
2011
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Abdirahman Kahin was born in Djibouti and immigrated to the United States in 1996. He has lived in Minnesota since 1997. After working for several years in media production, he created Afro Deli, a popular East African restaurant in Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis. In 2015, he opened its second location in St. Paul.
Creator:
Kahin, Abdirahman
Created:
2015
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center
Abdi was born and grew up in Kismayo, Somalia. After the outbreak of civil war in 1991, he went to a small town, Doble, near the Kenyan border. Two years later, he returned to Kismayo and ran his own business. He later went to South Africa, where he again ran his own business. He began the resettlement process in 2010 and finally came to the ...
Creator:
Khalif, Abdi
Created:
2014-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center