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58501. Jewish Education Center Women's Auxiliary, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940?
Description:
Women's auxiliaries always played the key role in planning and staffing fundraising events. This publicity photograph shows many of the St. Paul women who had ongoing involvement supporting the J. E. C. programming.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58502. Entrance to the Jewish Education Center building, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940?
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58503. Serviceman at the Jewish Educational Center, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940?
Description:
Jewish servicemen stationed at Fort Snelling and from as far away as Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Colorado; received a free membership to the J. E. C. during World War II. The center carried on the tradition of free memberships to Jewish soldiers begun in World War I.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58504. Girls track competition at Summer Center Day at the Jewish Education Center, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905-04-21
Description:
The young woman at the center of the photo is throwing a shot put or a softball while spectators from the neighborhood look on.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58505. Waiting to go to summer camp, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58506. Flag raising at Yad Ari, Waupaca, Wisconsin

Date Created:
1949
Description:
Habonim Camps were built and sustained by campers, and governed according to he principles of the Labor Zionist Movement. Minnesota campers were bused to Yad Ari, which was located on 160 acres in Waupaca, WI.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58507. Camp girls playing prior to Shabbat, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1949
Description:
A group of young women on a Friday evening, before Shabbat, at Habonim Camp Yad Ari. Campers wore white to the Shabbat meal.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58508. Boys playing billiards at Camp Sophie Wirth, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1939
Description:
A group of boys playing billiards outside while other boys look on. 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.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58509. Swimmers at Sophie Worth Camp, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1939
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58510. Council Camp canoers, Hinckley, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58511. Theresa Ackerman in her Girl Scout uniform, Faribault, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58512. Girls in pants on Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929
Description:
Four teenage girls standing behind an automobile outside of a storefront on Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58513. Basketball champions, Emanuel Cohen Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1939
Description:
The Polars Club basketball team, sponsored by the Emanuel Cohen Center in North Minneapolis. The E. C. C. had no gym: games were played at settlement houses in other parts of the city with gymnasiums. E. C. C. games were played at the Wells Settlement House, which primarily served the North Side Finnish community.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58514. Aurora Athletic Club girls basketball team, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1933
Description:
The Aurora Club for Young Women was sponsored by the Emanuel Cohen Center on Minneapolis's North Side. The club provided recreational and social opportunities for young Jewish women in the neighborhood.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58515. Minneapolis Mars basketball team, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1922
Description:
Portrait photograph of the Minneapolis, Mars basketball team with Max Winter as coach. Max Winter coached a variety of Minnesota sports teams, and later in his career co-owned the Minnesota Vikings and the Minneapolis Lakers. Winter was born in Austria: his family immigrated in 1913 and settled on the North Side of Minneapolis. Winter is on the left in the back row.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

58516. Young Judea Trailblazers basketball team, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58517. Minneapolis North High men's basketball team, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921
Description:
Portrait photograph of the North High men's basketball team. North High had a large Jewish population from the turn of the century through the early 1960s.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

58518. Emanuel Cohen Center championship basketball team, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942
Description:
The boys basketball team pictured in uniform with their coach. The Emanuel Cohen Center had no gym: games were played at settlement houses in other parts of the city with gymnasiums. E. C. C. games were often played at the Wells Settlement House, which served the North Side's Finnish community.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58519. Mercury basketball team, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
Portrait photograph of the Mercury basketball team in uniform. The Mercurys were the city and state basketball champs in the settlement house league in 1923. Max Winter is in the back row on the far left.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

58520. Bearman Fruit Company baseball team, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
The Bearmans were a North Side family with a successful produce business. They sponsored a baseball team that played in the municipal league. Of note is the unidentified African-American player at the far left.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

58521. Max Winter with Jack Dempsey, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930?
Description:
Ernie Fliegel and Max Winter (Right) standing behind Jack Dempsey and Fritzie Haskell.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58522. Mercury Athletic Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930
Description:
Portrait photograph showing men associated with the Mercury Athletic Club. The Mercury Club was founded in 1930 as the Wells Mercurys, a boy's and girl's athletic club affiliated with the North Side Well Settlement House.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

58523. Luvarre Trio, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920
Description:
Studio portrait of the Luvarre Trio, with (left to right): John Verall, cellist; Reva Harris, pianist; and Lucille Bacal, violin.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

58524. Jewish Community Center Youth Night Dance, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1939
Description:
A photograph of the band at the St. Paul J. C. C. Youth Night Dance. The Jewish Community Center of St. Paul was located at Holly and Grotto. The dance featured Yale Libman, a local musician, and his Orchestra.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58525. Minneapolis North High School men's tennis team, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1949
Description:
Photograph of the Minneapolis North High School men's tennis team which went on to win the state high school tennis championship in 1949. Many of the team members were Jewish: one of the team members, Eddie Kantor (pictured front row on far right) went on to become a championship-caliber U. S. table tennis player.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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