Confirmation students in graduation dress, posed with their teacher at Adath Jeshurun. Adath Jeshurun was located on the South Side in a building designed by the architect Jack Leibenberg. In the late 1990s the congregation relocated to Minnetonka. Rabbi Gordon is in the back row wearing the tallit.
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Members of the Beth David congregation sit and stand at long tables. Beth David was a small Orthodox congregation located at Clinton and Isabel in St. Paul.
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Part of a double -sided brochure for the resort Burntside Lodge in Ely, Minnesota. Included are photographs of Burntside Lake, a general map and marked, Restricted Clientele.
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Double-sided brochure for Champlin's Fishing Lodge on Basswood Lake in Ely, Minnesota. The front has photographs of the lake with a boat, and a closeup of fish. The back shows photographs of the lake and cabins as well as a general highway map. ""Selected Clientele"" is highlighted.
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Interior view of a darkened chapel at Beth El Synagogue with visible accent lighting. Ground for the first Beth El Synagogue was broken in 1925 and the building was completed in 1926.
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Children dressed in costume, standing outside of Temple Emmanuel. Purim is a religious holiday that celebrates the defeat of Haman, the Persian minister who plotted the annihilation of the Persian Jews. It is a holiday marked by re-enactments of the story and subversive merry-making.
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The context of the display is unknown. However, the two women in the photo are Mrs. Arthur Horwitz (left) and Mrs. H. Z. Mendow (right). Note the photos in the background display featuring prominent Minneapolis Jewish leaders, including Rabbi Solomon Silber, Joseph Shandfield and Rabbi Samuel Deinard. Below the portraits are photos of Minneapolis synagogues and the first Jewish Sheltering home.
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A group of young people standing in front of an automobile with two canoes strapped to the roof. Council Camp was establish in 1937 in Hinckley and moved in 1949 to Aitkin. Council Camp began as a W. P. A. program site: the Jewish Camping Program oversaw that at least 1/3 of the campers were low-income. Though non-sectarian, Council Camp was based on Jewish principles, including Shabbat observance and traditional meals.
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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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Cantor was a popular entertainer who traveled periodically during World War II to promote sales of U. S. War Bonds. He is shown here with the Lebedoff triplets; David, Jonathan and Judy. Arrangements for Cantor's visit were made by Minneapolis Hadassah.
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This is the first and last page of a brochure that comprises two pages folded in half. This section describes the hotel and facilities. It has been cut off.
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This is the second page insert of a brochure that comprises two pages folded in half. This section gives the address, surrounding location, pictures of the beach, beadroom, and dinning room. It has been cut off.
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Adults and children walk through the entrance of the J. E. C. in this posed shot. This photograph is significant in that one of the principle funders of the Center, businessman and philanthropist George Kaplan is in the photo. The Jewish Educational Center was the precursor to the St. Paul J. C. C. It served as a recreation and education facility. And by 1939 over 100 community groups, including Boy and Girl Scouts; a theater company, and two orchestra were using the facility.
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The picnic was held at Bass Lake, and provided an opportunity for butchers throughout the Twin Cities and the region to socialize. Picnics appear to have been held well into the 50s. The woman in the back row was not likely to have been a butcher, as it was not considered to be women's work.
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Photograph of a group of boys, wearing jackets and hats and holding a football. John Hay School was the elementary school for many Jewish families living on the North Side neighborhood from the 1920s through the 60s.
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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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This tri-fold brochure for Gitche Gumee Lodge in Lutsen, Minnesota, describes things to see and do, rates, area, and includes a general map. The brochure has been cut off.
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This is a tri-fold brochure for Glenmar Lodge on Woman Lake in Longville, Minnesota. It includes a photograph, map of surrounding cities, special attractions, and rates. ""Clientele carefully restricted"" is noted.
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This is a four panel brochure for Grand View Lodge on Gull Lake in Brainerd, Minnesota. Included is a general map of Minnesota with cities and miles, a close-up map of the lakes around Nisswa, Minnesota. The reverse includes photographs and lodge descriptions and rates. ""In Arizona,...riangle W Ranch at Wickenburg, and Desert Willow Sun Ranch at Tucson"" is noted.
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Men and women gathered around a piano. Hazomir was a choral movement begun in Lodz, Poland in 1899. It became successful in other cities in Poland and Russia, and branches popped up later in the United States. The repertory included Jewish and Israeli folk music. The photograph features members of the Minnesota Hazomir.
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