Sam Wiener and his family at his Bar Mitzvah party in St. Paul, Minnesota

Contributing Organization:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Title:: Sam Wiener and his family at his Bar Mitzvah party in St. Paul, Minnesota
Description:: Friends and family raise a glass, at Sam Weiner's Bar Mitzvah. Bar Mitzvah literally means "Son of the Commandments." It refers to the boy (or with a Bat Mitzvah, girl) who comes of age at 13. it also refers to the ceremony celebrating the young persons call to read Torah. Participation at synagogues services is, and was, often followed by a celebration attended by family and friends.
Date Created:: 1930?
Dimensions:: 20.3 x 25.4
Minnesota Digital Library Topic:: Religion
Type:: Still Image
Physical Format:: Black-and-white photographs
Library of Congress Subject Headings:: Bar Mitzvah
Keywords:: Religious Events
Bar Mitzvahs
Coming of Age
Celebrations
City or Township:: St. Paul
County:: Ramsey
State or Province:: Minnesota
Country:: United States
GeoNames URI:: http://sws.geonames.org/5045473/
Local Identifier:: 0851P
MDL Identifier:: mhs06520
Fiscal Sponsor:: Grant provided to the Minnesota Digital Library Coalition through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the State Library Services and School Technology unit of the Minnesota Department of Education
Collection Name:: Sharron and Oren Steinfeldt Photography Collection (Box 51, Folder 11)
Rights:: This item may not be reproduced without the expressed written consent of the Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.

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Sam Wiener and his family at his Bar Mitzvah party in St. Paul, Minnesota

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