Fresh air, assimilation, and teaching the Jewish faith: the origins of Jewish Youth Camping
Organized youth camping became popular in the late nineteenth century against the backdrop of the Progressive Era.
Laura Weber
Labor Lyceum was center for Yiddish, socialist culture in Minneapolis
The organization’s two-story brick and stucco building in North Minneapolis was a hub for radical Jewish cultural, political, and social activities for the next thirty-five years.
The North Side’s last synagogue: Beth El
Founded in North Minneapolis in 1922, Beth El Synagogue relocated to St. Louis Park in 1967, following much of its congregation.
After four failures, Rabbi Samuel Deinard found success with ‘American Jewish World’
Founded in 1912 by Rabbi Samuel Deinard as part of an effort to unify the German and Eastern European Jews of Minnesota, the American Jewish World newspaper celebrated its centennial in 2012.
