A group of young men in basketball uniforms stand with their coach for this photograph. The programming arm of the J. E. C., known as the Jewish Center Activities Association, oversaw social and recreational activities at the Center.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Pictured left to right: Herschel Epstein, Selmer Lazar, and Irving Lichten caught by the camera in front of H & S Deli, a North Side lunch spot at the corner of Queen Avenue and Plymouth Avenue.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Panoramic view of several young men posed in a group photograph setting outdoors at an unknown park or clearing. The individuals are wearing a variety of attire including sweater vests, suit coats and dress shirts and ties. At the center of the photograph in the background is a peak of a building that could be a park building.
Torah Academy was founded in 1945 on the North Side of Minneapolis. The school serves children K-8 and provides instruction in both Hebrew studies and traditional academic areas. The children in the picture include, left to right, Renee and Rita Perlman, George Ash, and Jerry Zweigbaum.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
This young man is holding a box camera, sitting on a fallen tree. Perhaps he arrived across the reedy bay by the canoe that is drawn upon the shore. Message says friends waved their kerchiefs as the train passed by.
A young man sits in a chair peeling potatoes while another man looks on. "Hachsharah" means "training" or "preparation" in Hebrew. Hachsharah were training farms for Jews who wished to settle in Palestine and become citizens. Harchsharah farms were located throughout Eastern Europe and the United States, funded by a variety of Zionist groups. The Hachsharah farm in Anoka was supported by Habonim, an international Zionist youth organization.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Young Judea Trailblazers were just one of several teams that participated in Minneapolis community inter-league play. Pictured are: Shel Stryker, Al Vorspan, Bud Helper, Ed Firestone, Irv Pinsky, Rueb Kaplan, Marsh Drucker.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Women of the Young Judea Auxiliary gathered around a table. Young Judea was founded in the United States in 1909 to generate support for Zionism among young American Jews.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Young boy attends a football checkup at chiropractic clinic on the St. Paul campus. In 1983, to accommodate growth in student population and programs, the college moved to its current location in Bloomington, Minnesota. In 1999, Northwestern College of Chiropractic was renamed Northwestern Health Sciences University to reflect its addition of programs in other alternative medicine fields.
A group of unidentified men and women sitting in front of the Jewish Educational Center. By the time this photo was taken, there were over one hundred groups affiliated with the J. E. C. (Jewish Educational Center).
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Interior of the Minneapolis Young Men's Christian Association Central Branch, located at 10th Street and Mary Place, showing members dining in the restaurant and a woman working behind the counter. Gas lights and home cooked meals for 25 cents were features of the Y. M. C. A.'s restaurant in the Mary Place building, 1890s.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives
Eight members of the Minneapolis Young Men's Christian Association's English class for Chinese speakers, seated on the steps in front of the Y. M. C. A. building, some holding books. Immigrants and persons from rural areas with limited education were the majority of students in these Y. M. C. A. classes.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives
Group of ten men outdoors in front of a tent, at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in 1894. Individuals identified include Clarence Baker and C.L. Koons. Caption on the back by C.L. Koons, Class of 1898, reads in part, "We run into a R.R. strike, got last Twin City train out of Chicago for two weeks."
YMCA Carnival company of Carleton students pose in costume and with musical instruments in the Sayles-Hill Gymnasium at Carleton College. Handwritten note on back of postcard reads: "Removed from W. Edwin Dean Scrapbook."
Men playing baseball as others watch from the sidelines, factories in the background. Minneapolis Young Men's Christian Association recreational program for industrial workers. Y. M. C. A. sponosred recreations program took place in the early 1900s.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives
First of a pair of posed images showing the board of the Class of 1893 Algol (Carleton yearbook) in a tidy, energetic "before" stage, and in an exhausted, worn-out "after" stage. Pictured are: Elmer Lanpher Coffeen; Katherine L. Donaldson; Alice E. Andrews; Robert D. Taylor; Elizabeth M. Bissell; Gertrude Woodruff; Luella Turrell; and Albert Lewis Sperry.
Second of a pair of posed images showing the board of the Class of 1893 Algol (Carleton yearbook) in a tidy, energetic "before" stage, and in an exhausted, worn-out "after" stage. Pictured are: Elmer Lanpher Coffeen; Katherine L. Donaldson; Alice E. Andrews; Robert D. Taylor; Elizabeth M. Bissell; Gertrude Woodruff; Luella Turrell; and Albert Lewis Sperry.
X fleet skipper Mike Wolum with his crew Mike Rummel racing at the Calhoun Spring Regatta. This particular regatta allowed for an adult crew. Both skipper and crew are on the low side since it was a light wind day.
X fleet skipper Mike Woldum and his crew Kris Krogh racing at a club race on Lake Calhoun. X fleet skippers must be under 16 years old or under. The skipper is using the dog leg a tiller extension, for steering. The crew has set the jib with the whisker pole.
Asymetrical design with a man and a woman with two apple trees and an apple basket. The couple are picking apples. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Symmetrical, rectangular design with two roosters flanking a floral bouquet with orange and red flowers. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Symmetrical design of two roosters flanking a single tree, black on white paper. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Two roosters flanking a single tree, black paper on white. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Two roosters flanking a single tree, red paper on white. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Two roosters flanking a single tree, red paper on white. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Symetrical design of two roosters flanking a tree, blue-black design on white paper. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Symmetrical, circular design with two roosters and orange flowers. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Symmetrical circular design of roosters and a flower in black, blue, red, yellow, and green on white paper. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Symmetrical design with two roosters flanking a single tree, cut brown paper mounted on white paper. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Symmetrical, circular design of two roosters and a large orange flower on white paper. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Symmetrical design with two roosters flanking a tree, black on white paper. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Symmetrical design of two red roosters flanking a tree with flowers and two doves. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Symmetrical design of two red roosters flanking a tree. The tree also includes smaller birds inside the branches. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Symmetrical design of two ferns flanking a single tree, red on white paper. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.