Robert Lazarus sits at a work table. There are violins hanging on the wall in the background. Robert Lazarus played violin for both the Oakland and Chicago Symphonies. After his performing career ended, he ran a violin repair shop and music store at the corner of Jackson and 7th Street in St. Paul.
Created:
1951
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The Rockler Family sits around two long dining tables during Seder. The National Jewish Workers Alliance, also known as the Farband, was an early North American Zionist group. It was the mutual aid society of the political party Poale Zion. Farband members organized cooperative insurance and medical plans, adult education classes in Yiddish, and...
Created:
1938
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Rose and Jay Phillips, the founder of Mount Sinai Hospital, are being checked in by an unknown volunteer wearing a clown costume at the Mount Sinai Hospital Women's Auxiliary Annual Ball, the biggest social event of the year. Mount Sinai Hospital was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the 1950s to address the discrimination Jewish doctors e...
Created:
1950-1975
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Exterior view of Rudolph's Furniture Store. This building stood at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 1st Street in downtown Duluth. It burnt to the ground in 1950.
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Ruth Melamond, Dr. Owen Wangensteen, and Luella Maslon at a Mt. Sinai Women's Auxiliary function. Dr. Owen Wangensteen of University Hospitals was a supporter of Mt Sinai. He originally proposed that the hospital be built on University of Minnesota property on the West Bank, but the idea never gained traction with the University Board.
Created:
1952
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
This tape reviews the capabilities of the S1000 system, and explains how it has become the most popular remittance processing system today. It actually appears to be a practice session, with several retakes.
Creator:
Burroughs Corporation
Created:
1981-03-25
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
This was a review of the hardware and a demonstration of the machine. It also included a look at application programs. It was a production of Burroughs Corporate Audio Visual.
Creator:
Burroughs Corporation
Contributor:
Shields, Michael R.; Balduf, Carl
Created:
1970s
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A young man in an United States Air Force uniform sits in the cockpit of a Sabre jet while a man in a suite points out a feature in the cockpit. A third man looks over the cockpit towards the camera.
Created:
1955
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Five United States Air Force personnel, including one Airman First Class, look on as two men in suits point out features in within the plane's nose. The top panel of the nose has been removed to reveal mechanisms.
Created:
1955
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Van bearing the Burroughs name across the hood and the Burroughs logo and slogan along the side. The logo reads: "The Mark of Superiority in Modern Business Machines" Next to the door it reads: "Burroughs Mobile Demonstration Unit No. 1." Companion image to ID no. 287 and no. 316
Created:
1952
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
The Burroughs Datavan semi tractor and trailer parked on the street in front of a brick building. Three men wearing suits stand by the trailer and a driver stands next to the door. The trailer is painted with the Burroughs logo and reads" Datavan : Bringing Automation to Business : Burroughs Corporation, Det[roit, Michigan]." The tractor is a Fo...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Paneled interior of a van or trailer holding Burroughs equipment that is set up for use. The large fan against the back wall is a Chrysler Airtemp. Companion image to ID no. 316 and no. 317.
Created:
1953
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Paneled interior of a van or trailer holding Burroughs equipment that is set up for use. A sign on the wall reads: "New Burroughs Sensimatic, Savings Machine, unit plan, dual plan." A second sigh reads: "33% lighter key touch, 85% less effort to operate Balance motor bar, 80% less effort to operate Check motor bar, 63% less effort to operate Dep...
Created:
1952
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Sixteen employees are sitting at desks in a classroom, all wearing white shirts and ties. Several Accounting machines are in the foreground, at the front of the classroom and bulletin boards near the back of the room feature "Customer's Statements" and letters. A sheet of paper on one of the front desks reads: "War Extra."
Created:
1914
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Back of a man in raincoat and hat walking down sidewalk and carrying a black briefcase in his left hand and a bag in his right . Overhead is a sign and clock stating "Phoenixville Trust Company."
Created:
1955?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Four men stand in front of an automobile that is parked outside of Rudolph's Furniture Store. Rudolph's was a popular furniture store in downtown Duluth. Store owner Leonard Rudolph is second from left.
Created:
1956
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Sam Rosenbloom sitting in his shop repairing a shoe with a hammer. Samuel Rosenbloom owned a shop, Sam's Shoe Repair, located on the corner of Girard and Glenwood Avenues in North Minneapolis.
Created:
1920
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Friends and family raise a glass, at Sam Weiner's Bar Mitzvah. Bar Mitzvah literally means "Son of the Commandments." It refers to the boy (or with a Bat Mitzvah, girl) who comes of age at 13. it also refers to the ceremony celebrating the young persons call to read Torah. Participation at synagogues services is, and was, often followed by a cel...
Created:
1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The generator Sam Ziff is standing next to is to be sent to a kibbutz. Mr. Ziff was the local chapter president of the League for Religious Labor in Palestine, a national organization which promoted "religious labor", i.e., non-socialist labor organizing on kibbutzim in Palestine.
Created:
1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The generator that Sam Ziff is standing next to is to be sent to a kibbutz. Mr. Ziff was the local chapter president of the League for Religious Labor in Palestine, a national organization which promoted "religious labor", i.e., non-socialist labor organizing on kibbutzim in Palestine.
Created:
1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
View of partially opened Satellite brand stand holding a ledger book. A Burroughs model 11 Bank Subtractor, serial number 213431, sits on a stand next to the Satellite stand.
Created:
1913
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Twelve men and one woman pose in the lobby of the Burroughs Savannah, Georgia, office. In the center of the wall behind them is the Burroughs logo : framed advertisements are on either side. The Savannah branch members are not identified.
Created:
1918
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
This was a computer exhibit proposal for the Detroit Science Center. The tape is a description of an exhibit titled "Inside the Computer," This was produced by Burroughs Corporate Audio Visual.
Creator:
Burroughs Corporation
Created:
1970s
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Photograph of a scrap pile with a woman sitting in the foreground while a man can be seen standing in the background. Sam Karon founded Northwestern Scrap Iron and Metal Company in Duluth.
Created:
1912
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Programming for the J. E. C. was conducted by the J. C. A. A.--Jewish Center Activities Association, and funded by the Community Chest. J. C. A. A. was a programming powerhouse, quickly developing junior and senior orchestra's boy and girl scout troops, a theater company, adult classes and a newspaper. Summer Center Days showcased classes and cu...
Created:
1939-08-23
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Rabbi Silber, presiding at the head of the table, led Congregation Kenesseth Israel during its early years. Silber's family surrounds him, with the Silber son and daughters seated on the right. Passover Seders begin with a retelling of the story of the deliverance of the Jewish people from Egyptian bondage. It includes foods symbolic of the year...
Created:
1915
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Portrait photograph showing members of the Workmen's Circle outdoors. Yiddish-speaking Socialists in Minneapolis and St. Paul established a vibrant network of cultural, educational, political and fraternal networks and organizations. Workman's Circles provided medical and insurance benefits to its members. In addition, circles organized Yiddish ...
Created:
1918-09-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Model of the SAGE AN/FST-2 Coordinate Data Processing System showing computer, video mappers, furniture, and figurines. Exhibit panel reads: This scale model of an AN/FST-2 duplex unit demonstrates the scope of Burroughs research, development, production and field service in the SAGE continental air defense system. This system protects the Unite...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Aerial view of a Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) tracking station off the coast of Massachusetts. The site is known as "Texas Tower no. 3." Platform stenciled: US AIR FORCE.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Senator Walter Mondale, Rabbi Robert Shapiro, Rabbi Max Shapiro and Mayor Naftalin (Minneapolis' only Jewish mayor) attending Rabbi Max Shapiro's 10th Anniversary at Temple Israel synagogue in 1973. Rabbi Max Shapiro was vocal on the issues of the day, including desegregation, civil rights, civil liberty, Vietnam, anti-Semitism and more.
Contributor:
Gifinberg Studios
Created:
1973
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Five men examine a Sensimatic machine on a small wooden dolly placed on a table. The man on the left reaches into the paper carriage with a large, long mental tweezers. Left to right: Jean Brodart, Arthur van Calck, Jean Delrock, Joseph Jacobs, and Marcel DeMuelenaere.
Created:
1952
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
View from above of a Series G printer-punch machine installation. A man has removed a panel from the right side of the printer and crouches by the machine to make an adjustment. Companion image to ID no. 361.
Created:
1954
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Jewish servicemen stationed at Fort Snelling and from as far away as Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Colorado received a free membership to the J. E. C. during World War II. The center carried on the tradition of free memberships to Jewish soldiers begun in World War I.
Created:
1940?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Picture of the framed Grand Prize award from the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June - December 1926. The award has five images. The central image has four figures over which there is a banner reading "Spiritual and National Consciousness. The figures stand in front of a three-quarter length bust o...
Created:
1926
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
The Kronicks were close-knit family from the Iron Range. Several other Jewish Range families are represented in this photograph, including the Grais', Gordons, Garbers, and Londons.
Created:
1908
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Mt. Zion Women's Sisterhood members looking at a Shabbat dinner table setting. The women in the picture were publicizing the concept of the "Jewish Home Beautiful", which emphasized decorating the home, specifically the table settling, for each Jewish holiday. Left to right: Mrs. Max Whitefield, Mrs. Joseph Stein, and Mrs. Allen Firestone.
Created:
1949-03-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Four Sholom Home residents and members of the Golden Age Club wave and board a bus. Sholom Home has enjoyed an over 100 year legacy in providing a broad continuum of residential, social service and health care services primarily for older adults.
Created:
1950 - 1960
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.