Street view of storefronts along 6th Avenue North. 6th Avenue contained a mixture of single and multiple story structures housing businesses and residences on the upper floors.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
A view showing the interior of Beckelman's Grocery Store, with workers standing behind the counters. Frank Beckelman is at the far left. Beckelman's was in South Minneapolis at 10th Street. and 7th Avenue S.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
A toddler stands on the sidewalk wearing a snowsuit and mittens. The Sumner Field Homes were constructed by the W. P. A. in 1938. They were the first federally subsidized housing in Minnesota. Sumner Field replaced housing stock constructed in the 1880 and 1890s that were home to a first generation of Minneapolis immigrants.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Daniel Snyder Oglansky's was located at the corner of Sheridan and Golden Valley Road. The photograph is part of a collection of genre photographs depicting everyday life and people in North Minneapolis.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
David Scheinberg was the proprietor of a grocery store on Minneapolis' South Side. The South Side had fewer Jewish households than the North Side, and included more immigrants from Romania, whereas the North Side had more from Russia, Poland and Lithuania. The South Side was home to the Reform and Conservative congregations; North Side synagogues were Orthodox with the exception of Beth El. South siders had businesses throughout the South Side, including along Lake Street, Franklin Avenue and the University area.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
An exterior view of the Dupont Cash Market storefront, which was one of several family-owned markets that served the North Side community. It was located at 928 Dupont Avenue South.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Gemilus Chesed was a North Side Orthodox congregation that combined social service functions, such as loans and charitable relief, with religious services. The congregation was founded the 1910s and merged in 1969 with another former North Side congregation, Shari Zedek, to form Shari Chesed in St. Louis Park.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Malcoff's Confectionery was a popular gathering place on the North Side for teens; University of Minnesota students; and people from the North Side neighborhood. It was one of four delicatessens in the Plymouth Avenue business area, in addition to Abe's, The Polar Grill, and H & S.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Harry Silberstein driving a horse-drawn wagon used for collecting scrap metal. Scrap metal salvage was one of the occupations accessible to Jews. For immigrants leaving Europe in the late 1880s, scrap collection was an open field which required minimal capitalization and a willingness to move about. It also allowed the collector to be his own boss and avoid mandatory factory work hours which would have conflicted with Sabbath observance. Paper-Calmenson was founded 1891 and is still in operation.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
A man stands loading or unloading salvage from the back of a truck. Salvage was one area of industry where Jews immigrating to the U.S. around the turn of the century were able to participate and thrive. Salvage owners took in scrap metals, compacted them and resold them. During WWll, scrap was at a premium, as the U.S. retooled its manufacturing to aid the Allies.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Exterior view of the Kaplan Brothers Surplus storefront with automobiles parked outside. A popular branch of the Kaplan Brothers Clothing stores was located for many years at the corner of Bloomington Avenue and Franklin Street in South Minneapolis.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
The earliest Jewish neighborhood in Minneapolis was located around the Cedar-Riverside area, and gradually divided and moved Northwest and South. Labovsky's was located at 16th and Franklin Avenue. In the picture are Shifra and Nuchan Labovsky and their sons, Ben and Joe.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives