Birchwood Ark containing the Torah at Boy Scout Camp, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Contributing Organization:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Title:: Birchwood Ark containing the Torah at Boy Scout Camp, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description:: A Boy Scout, in uniform, stands next to a simply designed and built Ark for the Torah at Boy Scout Camp. The scout in the picture is likely a member of the Beth El troop. The Ark contains the Torah, the scrolls used in worship services. The Torah is always elevated off the ground. This particular Ark has a poignant simplicity and directness.
Date Created:: 1948
Dimensions:: 9.5 x 9.5
Minnesota Digital Library Topic:: Social Issues
Type:: Still Image
Physical Format:: Black-and-white photographs
Library of Congress Subject Headings:: Boy Scouts
Jewish Youth
Keywords:: Youth
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Camp
City or Township:: Minneapolis
County:: Hennepin
State or Province:: Minnesota
Country:: United States
GeoNames URI:: http://sws.geonames.org/5037657/
Local Identifier:: 227
MDL Identifier:: mhs06742
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 39, Folder 12)
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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Birchwood Ark containing the Torah at Boy Scout Camp, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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