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Jews -- Minnesota

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 115 Collections and/or Records:

Alice Bernhard photographs

 Collection
Identifier: umja0173
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs related to Alice Bernhard and her family, including photos taken before they emigrated to the United States.

Dates: undated, 1902-1954

Alpha Epsilon Phi collection

 Collection
Identifier: umja0172
Abstract

This collection consists of administrative and rush materials related to the historically Jewish sorority Alpha Epsilon Phi at the University of Minnesota.

Dates: 1909-2004

Barbara Diamond family scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: umja0160
Abstract

This collection consists mostly of family photograph albums from Barbara Diamond.

Dates: 1912-1981

Bet Shalom Congregation records

 Collection
Identifier: umja0204
Abstract

This collection consists of the materials of Bet Shalom, a Reform Judaism synagogue in Minnesota that was founded in 1981. The congregation grew under Rabbi Norman Cohen and found their permanent home in Minnetonka, a western suburb of the Twin Cities.

Dates: 1920-2019; Majority of material found in 1980s-2010s

Beth Jacob Congregation records

 Collection
Identifier: umja0082
Abstract

This collection consists of administrative materials from the Beth Jacob Congregation, previously known as Sons of Jacob, the second oldest Jewish congregation in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Dates: 1897-1988; Majority of material found within 1950-1988

B'nai B'rith, Rochester Lodge records

 Collection
Identifier: umja0104
Abstract

This collection consists of administrative and board materials from the Rochester chapter of B'nai B'rith, an international Jewish advocacy group.

Dates: 1944-1997

Bonnie Heller papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0156
Abstract

This collection consists of materials surrounding advocacy efforts of Minnesotans around the persecution of Jews in the Soviet Union during the 1970s.

Dates: 1973-1983

Brin Jewish Arts Endowment records

 Collection
Identifier: umja0189
Abstract

These records consist of materials relating to the operation of the Brin Jewish Arts Endowment, a Minnesota-based Jewish arts grant.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930-2020

Charles Frisch collection

 Collection
Identifier: umja0127
Abstract

This collection consists of various materials collected by Charles Frisch and his father Leo Frisch related to local Jewish organizations, synagogues, and Jewish history.

Dates: 1851-1990

Clarice Zuckman papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0199
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Clarice Zuckman, mostly centering around her experience as a student at North High School in North Minneapolis.

Dates: 1928-1981

David and Tessy Oxman papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0098
Abstract

This collection consists of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs from David and Tessy Oxman.

Dates: 1908-2014

David Blumenfeld papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0179
Abstract

This collection consists of the published and unpublished manuscripts and diaries of David Blumenfeld of Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Dates: 1930-1956

David Doepel photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: umja0148
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs of various people, with a few documents.

Dates: 1940-1989

Dorf/Press/Arnovich Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0120
Abstract

This collection consists of research and family materials on the Dorf, Press, and Arnovitch families.

Dates: 1934-2011

Dorr Family collection

 Collection
Identifier: umja0116
Abstract

This collection consists of materials related to and donated by the Dorr family who were active Jewish community members in St. Paul, Minn.

Dates: 1929-1981

Duluth Hebrew Institute records

 Collection
Identifier: umja0102
Abstract

This collection consists of administrative and board materials from the Duluth Hebrew Institute, a non-profit with a mission to promote Jewish education in the city of Duluth, Minnesota.

Dates: 1934-1959

Dutch and Naomi Kastenbaum papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0123
Abstract

This collection consists of personal materials from the lives of Abraham "Dutch" and Naomi Kastenbaum.

Dates: 1909-2002

Edward Rapoport papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0206
Abstract

This collection consists of newspapers, emails, financial papers, correspondence, and planning documents from the various Jewish advocacy organizations and synagogues that Edward Rapoport was involved in around the Twin Cities.

Dates: 1977-2014

Etheldoris Grais papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0122
Abstract

This collection consists of personal and administrative materials related to and from Etheldois Grais, a Jewish woman who lived on the Iron Range in Northern Minnesota.

Dates: 1915-2005

Etta Fay Orkin papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0052
Abstract

This collection consists of family papers from Etta Fay Orkin as well as photographs from various Jewish organizations with which she was active, including as an alumni of Brandeis University.

Dates: 1923-2007

Evelyn Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0095
Abstract

This collection contains administrative materials from Evelyn Smith's career as a social worker (her special area was helping children with cleft palates and their families), and as an activist in many organizations, especially Jewish Family Service and United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul.

Dates: 1956-2006

Excel Garment Manufacturing Company records

 Collection
Identifier: umja0040
Abstract

The Excel Garment Manufacturing Company records includes shareholder certificates and a minute book regarding the founding of the Robbins Fur Dressing & Dying Company in 1918, and the change in ownership and name to Excel Garment Manufacturing Company in 1922. Also included is a 1951 staff letter reflecting on the history of the company.

Dates: 1918-1951; Majority of material found within 1918-1922

Fanny Schanfield papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0136
Abstract

This collection contains administrative and programming materials from the Minneapolis chapter of Hadassah, a Jewish women's Zionist organization, reflecting Fanny Schanfield's active role as chapter president.

Dates: 1942-1988

Firestone/Brin Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0009
Abstract

This collection consists of materials from the Firestone/Brin family: Ruth Firestone Brin and her parents Irma Cain Firestone and Milton Firestone, who resided in St. Paul, Minnesota and were all very active in the local Jewish community.

Dates: 1908-2016

Frank and Freda Schochet papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0144
Abstract

This collection consists of materials from Frank and Freda Schochet, including materials on their printing service Insty-Prints and materials on their membership in several Jewish organizations.

Dates: 1932-2003

Fremland Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0146
Abstract

This collection consists of materials of Adeline and Joseph Fremland, leaders in the St. Paul Jewish Community.

Dates: 1921-1980

Gary Filerman papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0124
Abstract

This collection consists of professional papers and documents of Gary Filerman regarding his role in hospital administration as well as materials from the Aleph Zadik Aleph fraternal organization.

Dates: 1950-2010

George Kaplan Memorial Foundation records

 Collection
Identifier: umja0139
Abstract

The collection includes administrative and financial materials related to the giving of George Kaplan and his memorial foundation.

Dates: 1948-2009; Majority of material found in 1970s-1980s

Group Theater collection

 Collection
Identifier: umja0165
Abstract

This collection consists of various materials that document the St. Paul Group Theater, an amateur theater group that began at the Jewish Educational Center in the 1930s.

Dates: 1929-1977

Hanovich Family scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: umja0081
Abstract

This collection consists of scrapbooks and photographs of the Hanovich and Feder family, family friends, and extended relatives.

Dates: 1933-2011