Rabbis Abelson and Aronson lead the Beth El congregation during the years that the congregation was located on Penn Avenue. The photograph with Senator Humphrey was taken at the Penn Avenue building. Aronson especially worked closely with Humphrey, during Humphrey's tenure as Minneapolis mayor, to improve North side inter-community relations during the late 1940s and early 50s.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Gustavus Adolphus College senior thesis, "Why Do Free Citizens Endorse Socialism?", handwritten by Adolph O. Eberhart in 1895 and submitted in fulfillment of a requirement for the Bachelor of Arts Degree. The content of the essay, written in English, reflects political questions of the time and is an articulately-written discussion. It was included in the commencement ceremony held on May 23, 1895 as the "Oration with Valedictory". Adolph O. Eberhart served in various public offices, then as elected representative in the Minnesota Legislature 1902 - 1905, Lieutenant Governor 1906 - 1909, and Governor 1909 -1914.
Composite portrait of Minnesota Governors Willis Gorman, Henry Swift, Horace Austin, Andrew McGill, and John A. Johnson. All five once lived in St. Peter, Minnesota.