Alaska Exhibition Hall
- Jewish fur traders from San Francisco came to Dawson City, Alaska in 1898.
- Lewis Gerstle provided transportation to the Yukon river during the Gold Rush on his steamboat.
- Jews Pioneers in Nome, Alaska formed the Nome Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1901.
- Robert Bloom founded the Jewish community of Fairbanks in 1904.
- David Leopold was elected Mayor of Anchorage and Zachary Lusac became the second Jewish Mayor.
- Ernest Gruening was Governor of the Alaska Territory from 1939 - 1953.
- After statehood, Ernest Gruening was elected to the United States Senate, serving between 1959 and 1969.
Exhibits
Isidore (Ike) Bayles, Jewish Pioneer Clothing Merchant and a Founding Father of Anchorage, Alaska
Robert and Jessie Bloom, Jewish Pioneers of Fairbanks, Alaska
Leopold David, Jewish Civil Servant & the First Mayor of Anchorage
Reuben Goldstein & Family, Pioneer Jewish Fur Traders and Merchants in Juneau, Alaska
“Colonel” Solomon Ripinsky: Jewish Educator and Civic Service Pioneer of Alaska
Lewis Gerstle: Jewish Pioneer of the Alaska Commercial Company and San Francisco Benefactor
William David Gross, Jewish Pioneer of the Alaskan Movie Theater Business
Zachary Joshua Loussac, Jewish Pharmacist, Philanthropist, & Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska
Yael Rozenstain, Jewish Pioneer Merchant Determined to Get Rich in Alaska
