Some Early Jewish Pioneers of North Dakota, before 1900 The following Early Jewish Pioneers of North Dakota were found in articles about Reverend Benjamin Papermaster. We hope that visitors to the Jewish Museum of the American West will contact us to both add to this list
Read more →“Reverend” Benjamin Papermaster Values Codes I – H – E – L – P Benjamin Papermaster was born in 1860 in Anolova, near Lovno, Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire. Rabbi Benjamin Papermaster received his smicha (rabbinic ordination) at the age of 18. Papermaster was
Read more →The Franklins’ Fine Home in Deadwood From the Historical Marker Below . . . . Harris Franklin, his wife Anna, and son Nathan arrived in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, in 1877. A Jewish immigrant from humble beginnings, Harris Franklin earned his fortune through the wholesale liquor
Read more →Deadwood’s Jewish Cemetery, Hebrew Hill From the Historical Marker Below . . . . Deadwood is recognized as the site of the first organized Jewish Community in South Dakota. On August 28, 1892, the Hebrew Cemetery Association became the first organization to purchase a section of
Read more →Jewish American Pioneers & Deadwood, South Dakota From the Historical Marker Below . . . . Jewish American Pioneers significantly contributed to the commercial development and establishment of responsible government in Deadwood. Gritty Jewish Westerners, such as Saul Star, arrived with his business partner Seth Bullock
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