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.
Demonstrated both OCR "swipe through" and OCR "wand reading" models of these terminals, plus a description of features. This was produced by Burroughs Corporate Audio Visual.
Creator:
Burroughs Corporation
Created:
1982-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Three junior high school students from Mt. Calvary Lutheran school are seated at desks with Burroughs "Instructor" calculators. Two adult teachers are standing behind two of the students pointing out something in the student's books.
Created:
1955?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A table-top scale model of Cheyenne Mountain with a non-representational cut-away view of the NORAD facility. To the left of the model is a chunk of granite from the excavation. The "exhibit" panel under the granite states: Excavation of the huge cave which houses the NORAD Command Operations Center began in June 1960. Hardrock miners, working f...
Created:
1965?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Around the table are members of the Kaner, Shapiro, Milavitz, Hosen and Dorfman families. The Passover Seder celebrates the Jews passage to freedom from slavery in Egypt.
Created:
1912
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Muriel Humphrey, wife of Hubert H. Humphrey, and Jay Phillips, founder of Mount Sinai Hospital, sit at a table while attending a Mount Sinai Women's Auxiliary annual meeting. Mount Sinai Hospital was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the 1950s to address the discrimination Jewish doctors experienced admitting Jewish patients to local hospi...
Contributor:
Newell H. Barnard Studio (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Created:
1969
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Six men look on as Marolyn Henn, Burroughs Operator in the Commercial Inspection Department, demonstrates a commercial bookkeeping machine at the Burroughs Adding Machine Company Detroit plant. The men are attending the National Association of Cost Accountants (NACA) local chapter's regular meeting, and tour of the Burroughs facility. December 1...
Created:
1949
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Three men look on as Alice Dallmeir, Field Instructor, operates a commercial bookkeeping machine at the Burroughs Adding Machine Company Detroit plant. The men are attending the National Association of Cost Accountants (NACA) local chapter's regular meeting, and tour of the Burroughs facility. December 1949. Standing left to right are: P. A. Due...
Created:
1949
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Photograph showing members of the National Jewish Workers Alliance Home standing in front of the meeting hall, which appears to be a personal home. N. J. W. A. was the Americanized name for the Farband. This is the second part of a two part photograph. See also mhs06636.
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph of a woman using a measuring tape to measure the length of a skirt on another woman. Neighborhood House was founded by the Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Society. Neighborhood House was founded primarily to provide recreational, educational and social activities to residents of the West Side neighborhood. It maintained an active recreationa...
Created:
1911
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph showing the front exterior of the Neighborhood House, which was the first settlement house in St. Paul serving the Jewish community. It was founded in 1897 by the women of Temple Mt. Zion as a place for newly arrived Eastern European immigrants to receive social and medical services.
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A duplicate portrait photograph of Nellie Weiss Bondy in her wedding dress. Nellie Weiss married Louis Bondy in 1886: the event is reputed to have been the first Jewish wedding in Duluth.
Created:
1886
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
6B: Steel workers on roof; surveyors on steel; more steel. 7B: Randy Fisher; pan of rooftop with steel; steel workers; Dick Joy getting out of car; rooftop shot of construction of 1st two wings.
Creator:
Burroughs Corporation
Created:
1968
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
