Charles Frisch collection

Charles Frisch grew up and lived in Minneapolis.

Charles's father Leonard (Leo) Frisch (1890-1984) was a newspaper editor and an ardent Zionist. Leo worked alongside Samuel Deinard in 1912 to revive the local Jewish newspaper -- first, as the Jewish Weekly, which folded after six months, but again was revivied in 1915 as the American Jewish World. Frisch was editor and, after Deinard's death in 1921, became publisher. He held this position until his retirement in 1972. Leo was a strong supporter of Zionism and the State of Israel.

Social service materials include information related to: Talmud Torah of Minneapolis, a Jewish education school; the Jewish Community Center of Minneapolis; B'nai B'rith Hillel of the University of Minnesota, a student organization; synagogue booklets including those from Kenesseth Israel, B'nai Abraham, Temple Israel, Sons of Jacob, Adath Jeshurun, Temple of Aaron, Gedaliah Leib, and Beth El.

The Minneapolis Jewish Counference was the forerunner of the present Federation for Jewish Service. The thrust of the organization during these years was to promote naturalization, a standardized Jewish education system, a Jewish census and to combat anti-Semitism and litigation between Jews. It became heavily involved in fundraising during World War I in Minneapolis.

The Gymal Doled Club and its successor, the Standard Club, was a friendship club located in Minneapolis. The purpose was "to provide a club to promote the physical, intellectual and social welfare of its members." It was founded in 1908 and became a prominent Jewish club in Minneapolis.