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
Box 34 materials on North and South Dakota D02S14CC
0092Schlasinger Family history. This family history chronicles a pogrom in Odessa in 1905 and the removal of the Schlasinger family to North Dakota, where they homesteaded and ran a drugstore, and their move to Minneapolis. 0092
0093Events on the farm in North Dakota as I remember them. By Anne RosenThis charming reminiscence of life on a farm near the Canadian border was written by the author in her later years. Her parents and their brothers emigrated there from Rumania. She covers schooling, hunting, and family events. There is also an addendum where the archivist, Linda Schloff asked her about religious observances on the farm. 0093
0111 Greenberg-Epstein family collection
Materials on Jewish homesteaders in North Dakota, esp. the Greenberg family. Photocopies of letters between members of the Greenberg/Epstein families re other places the Greenbergs may have lived. Also included are articles and a research paper concerning Jewish homesteaders in North Dakota.
0157Ahistory of the North Dakota Jewish community
This history of Rabbi Papermaster of Grand Forks, N.D. was written by his son, Isadore in . Rabbi Papermaster was persuaded by Rabbi Isaac Elchanen to come to America to serve the Jewish community of Fargo. He decided to move to Grand Forks, but his responsibilities were to every Jewish community in North Dakota without a rabbi. Appended is a Ginsberg family history as well as a history of Congregation B’nai Israel, Grand Forks. 0157
0159This autobiography chronicles the childhood and early adulthood in Russia of Rachel Bella, her arranged marriage with Abe Calof, her meeting him in NewYork, and her impressions of his family and the farm they homesteaded near Devil's Lake, North Dakota. She chronicles extensively her life on the farm and the birth of her children as well as her relations with Abe's family. The dates are roughly 1880-1917.
0159Meier Calof family coll. This Calof collection consists of a photocopy and autobiography, written by Meier Calof in 1941, which describes his life in the old country, his move to America, his work on the railroad and on the farm his family bought, his marriage to Doba, and their life in North Dakota and later in Canada. There is also a magazine article summarizing the account, written by a grandson in 1985.
0160 Siegel-Wilensky-Rubin coll.This family history describes settling at Devil's Lake, N.D. in the 1890s, and eventually opening a furniture store; the marriage of a daughter; the growth of their family; and that family's move to Mpls. The collection also contains papers and articles concerning the Sons of Jacob cemetery in Ramsey County, N.D.
0230 Jacob Calof addition
This collection consists of two (one) Yiddish version(s) of Rachel Bella Calof's autobiography, "My Story." Also included are materials on the family's homesteading experience near Devil's Lake, and information about that Jewish community.
0231 Ziskin family history. Siegel Family History. Ziskin family history and reunion
Family histories and genealogies of Strimling, Ostrin, and Ziskin families (update).
0232Photocopies of material from the Geller Collection. This material was solicited by Mrs. Sam (Toba) Geller and several friends in the 1970s in order to compile a history of Jewish life in North Dakota. The collection consists of first and second-hand accounts of settling on farms or small and medium sized towns; several synagogue histories; and secondary materials such as journal articles and college research papers.
0238 Anna Halpern Rosen Coll. The collection consists of a 31 pp. autobiography, titled, "My Story." Mrs. Rosen chronicles her emigration from Rumania in 1900, her sojourn in Mpls., the store in Hebron, N.D. which her parents bought, her marriage to a man from Fargo, her married life, and the lives of her children, sisters, and brothers.
0246 Two reminiscences, one titled, "My Own Story." by Bessie Schwartz, 37 pp. which tells of her coming to Mpls. from Rumania, her decision to homestead in N.D., her return and wedding in Mpls, her return to N.D. with her husband to open a store, and her married life. The other account, 28 pp., is by her husband, Max, and is titled, "My Life's Recollections. Copies deposited at American Jewish Archives as well.
0254 Copy of account called Herman Sachs Story, 1872-1945, copied from original by daughter Alice Sachs Hamberg. Copy of Julia Eulenberg paper on ND Jewish history , excerpt of Malkof interview; photocopy of list of Jewish farmers (1905 or later) who proved up claims to homesteads.
0265c American Jewish Archives. Joe Losk's Journal, 1947, (photocopy) concerning emigration from Russia, life in North Dakota as a farmer in 1913, and merchant life in MN
0285 Collection consists of a 16 page history of Jewish community of Aberdeen, S.D., 1887-1964, et al [newsclippings of oil explorations in S.D. collected by rancher Louis Sinykin.
Misc. materials on Jewish life in Aberdeen, list of Ribnick Lodge, BB., ND, Hadassah minutes (1930- 50s) ( in119)
Hadassah minutes 1959-71 (4 note books)
Hadassah minutes book 1919-1928
Reprints of obits., yarzeit records, synagogue information and other information about Jewish people in Aberdeen,SD
0470Hadassah Grand Forks, MN. Misc. materials of Hadassah, Grand Forks, MN, 1974-1983. Including correspondence, membership lists, issues of "Spotlight", 1982; agendas, 1973-1975; regional convention guide and planning materials, 1978; fashion show records, planning memos, newsclippings, 1975-1983 (not all years included)
0508Shark family history 0508
0510Flour sack and newsclippings re flour sent by N. D. B’nai Brith to Israel in 1949 0510
0511Mackoff and Hurwitz family history 0511
0522RR map of ND; Plat map of Anderson twp., ND; 1910 census copies, misc. documents (1ff) Schneiberg's in Mpls. reflecting So. Mpls. Rumanian community. Some of this material may be in oversize cylinder at JHSUM office.
0527 Lists of homesteaders who filed in clusters, lists of towns and Jewish merchants compiled by North Dakota historian Father William Sherman
0667 Reprint "From Russian Peasant to American Pioneer" from 7/49 Readers' Digest about donor’s father, Sam Bober .
0676 photocopy : "A Short History of the Rigler family" and Rigler family tree
0831 clippings, thank you for contribution letter, dedication booklet (1951) from Temple Beth El, Fargo ND
