Product Description

The stories of the Jewish community of North Minneapolis are an important part of the rich and diverse mosaic of North Minneapolis history. By 1936, there were more than 16,000 Jew in Minneapolis, and 70 percent of them lived on the North Side. The Jewish Community of North Minneapolis presents an intriguing record of the earliest beginnings of Jewish communities in the city. Through the medium of historic photographs, this book captures the cultural, economic, political, and social history of this community, from the late 1800s to the present day. ÝÝThe Jews in North Minneapolis enjoyed a busy social and cultural life with their landsmanschaften, and shopped together at the kosher butcher shops and fish markets, grocery stores and bakeries, clothing stores, barber shops, restaurants, and other small businesses that had sprung up along Sixth Avenue North and then Plymouth Avenue. Including vintage images and tales of the communityóHebrew schools, synagogues, and social groupsóthis collection uncovers the challenges and triumphs of the Jewish community. Ý

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #521310 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Customer Reviews

A Nostalgia Trip
If the sight of the hospital you were born in,the synagogue your family attended and the public schools you went to warm your heart this small book is for you. On the other hand, instead of pages and pages of Talmud Torah students we could have seen at least a minor reference to the Orthodox community and Rabbis or of the Jewish World weekly or Jewish holiday celebrations. And how can you make a book about Mpls without any pictures of the lakes we all loved?