Jews in Northern Minnesota collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of various materials, including: newspaper clippings, bulletins, research materials, meeting minutes, correspondence, account books, ledgers, reports, prayer books, and various ephemera.
Dates
- Creation: 1893-2003
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Copyright
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Jews arrived in Northern Minnesota by the 1870s, settling in the twin ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, as well as in the Iron Range towns of Eveleth, Chisholm, Virginia, and Hibbing. By 1920, the Jewish population in the Iron Range peaked at over 1,000, most of whom worked as shopkeepers. Synagogues were founded -- Agudath Achim in Eveleth, Agudas Achim in Hibbing, B'nai Abraham in Virginia, and B'nai Zion in Chisholm.
Duluth held a higher concentration of Jews, many of whom were immigrants from Lithuania who practiced Orthodox Judaism. The first congregation however, founded in 1891, was Temple Emanuel, a Reform Congregation. Orthodox congregations included Tifereth Israel, Adas Israel, and the Hebrew Brotherhood Synagogue. By 1940 the Jewish population of Duluth neared 4,000, and there were more than thirty Jewish organizations in Duluth, including the National Council of Jewish Women, Hadassah, United Jewish Social Agency, and Jewish Welfare Federation.
Extent
3.45 Cubic Feet (3 Paige boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of materials donated by various individuals to the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest that deal with the lives of Jews in Northern Minnesota.
Arrangement
This collection is divided into series:
Series 1: Duluth
Series 2: Iron Range
Series 3: Miscellaneous
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection is comprised of materials donated to the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest by various people over various years. If the donor is known, it is listed in a note in each record.
Processing Information
This collection was brought together as a subject collection by the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest and is comprised of various donations from various sources, but all relate to the Jewish communities of Northern Minnesota.
Source
- Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest (Organization)
Cultural context
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Jews in Northern Minnesota collection, 1893-2003
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kate Dietrick
- Date
- June 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Upper Midwest Jewish Archives Collecting Area