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Jewish-Americans in Minnesota: Images & Artifacts

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Sample Images at MNHS

Officers of National Council of Jewish Women, Albert Lea-Austin.   Jewish Educational Center, Holly and Grotto, St. Paul. 

  A Jewish rabbi and a plant employee at Ralston Purina Company, Minneapolis   Rabbis Morris C. Katz, Bernard Harris and Leonard Mishkin discuss Jewish education.  

Jewish children, Sixth and Lyndale, Minneapolis.    Man in Jewish Home for the Aged, St. Paul. 

  Children at Jewish Sheltering Home, Minneapolis.   Workers at Minneapolis Jewish camp.

Sample Artifacts at MNHS

Menorah made in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The menorah, one of the oldest symbols in Judaism, holds seven candles symbolizing seven days of creation. The temple menorah is different from a Hanukkah menorah or chanukiah, which has nine branches. This gold painted iron alloy candelabra features cut and soldered foliage decoration on the curved arms and each candle holder has a folded, petal-like decoration. Ivory silk satin dress worn by Ruth Meyers (Mrs. Leonard H. Heller) at her wedding.    

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