Susan Hoffman
Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
320 Elmer L. Anderson Library
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-625-0192
Email: s-hoff@umn.edu
web: http://www.jhsum.org
Inventory Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Gene Rosenblum Collection Acquisition Number 0171
Records: 2 linear feet.
Provenance: Received as a gift from Gene Rosenblum, St. Paul, in October, 1988.
Gene Rosenblum, a St. Paul lawyer and amateur historian, compiled a valuable collection of materials pertaining to early St. Paul Jewry. His sources often reflect his legal background, consisting of probate records and deeds of sale.
Box D02S16CB
"Our Roots: The Jews of St. Paul, 1849-1874." A history of early St. Paul Jews. ___ pages.
St. Paul Resource Materials.
Materials culled from St. Paul Census, ca 1857-1870.
Materials culled from city directories, ca 1863-1890.
Lists of Jews from other sources, ca 1850-1916. 2 ff.
Materials on early German Jews by name 125 ff.
Residences of Jews, ca 1880-1890.
St. Paul synagogues and organizations, ca 1820-1920 13 ff.
Names, addresses of Jews who lived on West Side, on 3 X 5 cards
Jewish homes on West Side, ca 1883-1920
West Side names and addresses
St. Paul: Resources on same at American Jewish Archives, American
Jewish Historical Society.
Duluth: Materials gathered on Jews in Duluth.
Duluth: Jewish Fellowship News,
Materials on Minnesota Jews who served in Civil War.
World War 1 relief.
MHS holdings on Jews in American cities
Misc. secondary material on Minnesota Jewry
Rosenblum donations to MHS
