Council Camp provided a summer retreat for Jewish teens. It was administered by the Emanuel Cohen Center. Seated at front is Rhoda (Green) Lewin and behind her, Louis Kahn.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Boys leaning againt an automobile while another boy leans out of the window behind them. These boys are enrolled in "Stay At Home Camp" a successful summer camping program that allowed St. Paul kids to engage in camp activities in the Hill neighborhood.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Group portrait with several people from St. Peter, including H. J. Essler, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sackett, and Mrs. Ribble, at Volk's Resort at Lake Emily in 1891.
Theresa (Ackerman) Berman standing in a field at Girl Scout Camp, Tee Pee Tonka, in Faribault. Jewish Girl and Boy Scout troops were primarily synagogue sponsored.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Swimmers playing in the water at Sophie Wirth Camp in White Bear Lake. Camp Sophie Wirth operated from 1911-1943. It was founded and run by the St. Paul chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women. It offered low cost recreational and rest opportunities for immigrant women and their children.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Randolph Probstfield, the first setter of European descent in Clay County, sits outside on a hammock reading a book at Lake Lida. A camp stove with a large pot sits to his left.