Schools in south-central Minnesota (1876-1909). Many class groups of students posed on the steps of this church, the pride of St. Joseph's Parish in Minneapolis. The twin steeples of St. Joseph's Church graced the city's landscape for about 100 years before the parish complex was razed by the city's highway system and the entire area was re-surfaced for inner city transportation (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
This Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary building was a mansion located at Stevens Avenue and East 24th Street in Minneapolis and was named for the first president of Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary, Joseph Stump. Stump Hall functioned as a single student dormitory and had its own on-site boarding club, in which students shared responsibilities for meals. Back of photograph reads: Stump Hall, Stevens Ave. @ 24th Str., Mpls.
View showing the front exterior of the Synagogue Kenesseth Israel. Kenesseth Israel was formed sometime in the late 19th century from the combined congregations of Ohel Jacob and Beth Midrash Hagodol on Minneapolis's North Side. The congregation was Orthodox, active, and engaging of newly arrived immigrants, providing them with medical care and free shelter. The culturally and religiously important Minneapolis Talmud Torah grew out of Kenesseth Israel's Hebrew School. The building shown here was located in the middle of the block on 6th Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
A photograph of the front exterior of the Temple Israel synagogue. The Temple Israel Congregation was incorporated as Congregation Shaarei Tov in 1879. This building occupied 501-503 10th Street South in Minneapolis.
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Temple Israel was originally known as Shaari Tov, "The Gates of Goodness." Organized in 1878, it was Minneapolis's first Jewish congregation. The first Shaari Tov building burned, and a second was constructed in 1902. A third building was completed in 1928 to accommodate the greatly expanded membership. Then came the Depression. The congregation had borrowed $150,000 on pledges from members to build their new $225,000 Temple and many could not pay their pledges or dues. And so the "Rigadoo" was born, a weekend carnival where the Men's Club and Sisterhood solicited sale goods and prizes. In five years "Rigadoo" netted $25,000, enough to save the building.
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50th Anniversary Celebration for Rose and Simon Joseph Weisberg at the home of Dr. Louis and Florence Weisberg. Far left, white shirt, black tie-Dr. Edward Litin. Over his left shoulder is Frank Weisberg, son of Rose and Simon. To his left is Sam Weisberg, son of Rose and Simon.To his left tall with glasses is Arthur Weisberg son of Louis Weisberg and Florence. At his left shoulder is Dr. Louis Weisberg husband of Florence Levine Weisberg. To his left is Lee Krelitz Weisberg married to Frank Weisberg. Just behind her is Donald Litin brother to Dr. Ed and son of Ann and Abe Litinsky. At Lee’s left is Florence Levine Weisberg, wife to Louis Weisberg. To her left is Jean Schlessinger Weisberg married to Nate Weisberg. To her left is Abe Litin (changed from Litinsky) married to Ann Weisberg Litin standing in front of him. To Abe Litin’s left is Nate Weisberg son of Rose and Simon Joseph. Standing to Nate’s left on the far right in dark suit and white shirt is Jack Shink married to Sylvia Litin. To Jack’s right is his mother-in-law, Ann Weisberg Litin and to her right is her daughter, Sylvia who married Jack Shink. Over Sylvia’s right shoulder is Gabriel Borken who married Idelle Weisberg who is standing to his immediate right. She is a daughter of Rose and Simon Joseph as is Ann. In front of Idelle is Sarah Lipshultz Weisberg who married Sam Weisberg a son of Rose and Simon. To Sarah’s right is Morton Weisberg a son of Louis and Florence Weisberg. To Sarah’s right is Burton Weisberg, a son of Frank and Lee Weisberg. To his left in front of Sarah’s left arm is Willard Weisberg son of Louis and Florence Weisberg. In the front row the young boy with the grey sweater is Harold Weisberg, son of Sam and Sara Weisberg. Standing at the left in the front, the elderly man withwhite beard is Simon Joseph Weisberg. The boy with the horizontal stripped shirt is Dr. Martin Weisberg son of Frank and Lee Weisberg.
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Men and women seated at long tables, set with food and drink. Tifereth B'nai Jacob was referred to as the "Elwood Shul" because of it's location on Elwood Avenue. There was a striking concentration of Jewish community life around the Elwood Shul, including the Emanuel Cohen Community Center and the Jewish Sheltering Home, as well as several other synagogues and a bustling retail center a few blocks away on Plymouth Avenue.
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Toni Lee Goldish lighting a homemade menorah on a fireplace mantel. Hanging from the mantel are three large Star of David ornaments. The Goldish family lived on Minneapolis' South Side.
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Professional group portrait of Ladies Aid members outside Trinity Lutheran Church. Names of some members are written on the front of the photograph in pencil - please see photograph for names.
Wedding ceremony at Trinity Lutheran Church. Photograph is from the back of the church showing the wedding group at the altar with painted altar piece and pipe organ. Back labeled, "Wedding of Merton & Irene Strommen; Attendants: Vollie Huglen? and Cordelia Agrimson, sisters of Irene. Luther Strommen, best man. Officiating: Reverend Peter Strommen, left; Reverend Melvin J. Olson. Soloist: Evelyn (Mrs. Paul G.) Sonnack. Pianist and Organist: Sig Skurdarvold.
A large group of University of Minnesota Hillel students sit in chairs around an empty dance floor at the Spring Fever formal in 1946. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Three unidentified students consult the Hillel library. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
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Five couples of University of Minnesota Hillel students attending the Spring Fever formal smile and pose for the camera while on the dance floor. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Four unidentified Hillel students, seated, gather for a discussion (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). Handwritten statement on back identifies the man seated at the left as a special assistant to the Lubovecher Rabbi. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
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University of Minnesota Hillel students seated before a standing Rabbi Louis Milgrom, executive director and rabbi of Hillel from the 1940s to 1970s. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
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Three unidentified Hillel students, standing around a table, participate in a Havdalah ceremony marking the end of Shabbat and the beginning of a new week. The female student holds a braided Havdalah candle, center male holds a flashlight and the other male student holds a prayer book. On the table is a spice box and a cup of wine used for the ceremony. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
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Five University of Minnesota Hillel students sit and stand around a piano, performing a musical number. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
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A female Hillel volunteer hands a can of food to a male volunteer in front of a sign advertising the Purim Overseas Food Drive, co-chaired by Gerald Bubis and Stevie Frankel. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
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Five Hillel volunteers unpack food at a food drive. Listed on the back from left to right: unidentified, Jerry Bubis, Theresa Friedland (Hillel Secretary), Rita Mack and Nancy Stein. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
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A group of University of Minnesota students look at books in a display case while attending Jewish Book Month, hosted by the University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
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