Arthur Rothstein Nebraska Photograph Arthur Rothstein made some of the most significant documentary photographs ever taken of rural and small-town America. These images were created during his years traveling throughout the nation on assignment for the US Farm Security Administration, one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New
Read more →Leading Jewish Nebraska Political Figures Harry Zimman (1879-1936) was Omaha’s political prodigy in the early twentieth century. At twenty-one, he won a three-year term on the city council and was re-elected twice. In 1903, the council chose the twenty-four year old young man to be council
Read more →Moses D. Pass Value Codes I – E – L Moses Pass was born in Zhitomir, Ukraine in 1861. Along the way . . . . Moses Pass came to New York in 1882, where he worked as a bookbinder. In 1895, Pass was naturalized
Read more →Congregation B’nai Jeshurun: The South Street Temple In 1884, Isaac Friend came to Lincoln, Nebraska to make his home and engage in business. He found no organization of any kind to represent its few Jewish residents. Friend gathered together a few of the town Jewish residents to
Read more →Noteworthy Jewish Pioneers of Early Omaha, Nebraska Merchants The Omaha City Directory of 1870 showed that of the 15 clothing firms listed, half were of Jewish ownership and all were located within two square blocks. Henry Siegal Henry Siegel was born in Bavaria. He came to the
Read more →Temple Israel of Omaha – The Early Years The first High Holy Day services in Omaha were held in 1867 with 20 attendees. The following year, Khela B’ni Israel was formed (informally) and held High Holy Day services at the Masonic Hall. Isaac Frank was President and Samuel M. Levy
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