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Alexander Stern Collection of Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 2
Abstract Letter serving notice of his appointment as trustee of North Dakota Agricultural College, undated campaign letter for a Fargo City Commission race, a letter of transmittal, and obituary.
Dates: 1895, 1934, 1961.

Bessie Schwartz Reminiscence

 Collection
Identifier: SC 1055
Abstract Typed reminiscence of her life, including life in Romania, immigrating to Minneapolis, adapting to her new life, homesteading in N.D., her wedding, births of her children, marriages of her siblings and her children, life in Belfield, with mention of their store and local residents, moving to Minneapolis, her children adjusting to the move, and her mother's 90th birthday. See Also: Max Schwartz – SC 1054
Dates: 1955-1956.

Charles Losk Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 76
Abstract Charles Losk was a Jewish immigrant from Russia who homesteaded at Watford City, N.D. and later became a merchant there.
Dates: 1905-1947

Charles Sachs Interviews

 Collection
Identifier: SC 615
Abstract Mr. Sachs, interviewed by his sister Alice Hamburg, discusses the lives of his parents, Herman and Hannah Sachs, and himself. He recounts his earliest memories of growing up in the Wilton-Wing, N.D. area, his father's life before coming to the United States in 1902; the family's other homes in Minneapolis and Annandale, Minn., Hecla and Aberdeen, S.D.; and finally circa 1924 moving to Fresno and Los Angeles, Calif. Mrs. Hamburg also recounts some of her childhood memories.
Dates: 1986

Harry Lashkowitz Family Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Photo 2048-Photo Folio 25.9-Oversize Photo Coll. 1
Scope and Contents The Harry Lashkowitz Family Photograph Collection is a rich collection of family related images documenting not only Harry and Etta Lashkowitz’s immediate family born and raised in Fargo, N.D., but also extended family including Levitz, Ashe and Lashkowitz, Jewish related organizations, and business associates. It includes not only professional studio photographs but a wealth of informal snapshots of family and friends at their home, lake home, trips and their sons Herschel and Shelley in the...
Dates: 1900s-1970s

Harry Lashkowitz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 223-Oversize Collection 14
Overview Includes biographical and family material, especially related to his wife Etta's high school days in Fargo. The political files related to his activities with the Democratic Party at the state and national level. The B'nai B'rith and Anti-Defamation League files cover his involvement with the two organizations. The ADL correspondence deals directly its effort to combat antisemitism in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. The correspondence covers from 1910 to 1963 and includes requests for...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1910-1963

Harry Lashkowitz Papers, 1912-1963

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 161
Abstract Jewish immigrant from the Ukraine who became one of Fargo's most successful lawyers and most active community and Jewish leaders in the state. This collection provides a good example of a lawyer's case work.
Dates: 1912-1963

Isadore Papermaster Reminiscence

 Collection
Identifier: SC 544
Abstract Typed reminiscence concerning his father, Benjamin Papermaster (1860-1934), a Lithuanian immigrant, who became the first rabbi at Grand Forks, N.D. Includes his life in Anolovo, Lithuania, immigration in 1890, arrival at Grand Forks in 1891, organizing the Grand Forks Jewish congregation, building the synagogue, his work with Jewish families in North Dakota, relations with other Grand Forks churches, Grand Forks city government, the death of his first wife and his remarriage. Mentions Jewish...
Dates: 1959

Jewish Settlement in North Dakota Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 334
Abstract One of Father William Sherman's chief interests was to compile documentation about the early settlers of what became North Dakota, their particular ethnic roots, and information about their history and culture. One of ethnic groups studied by Father Sherman was people of Jewish origin and background.
Dates: 1940s-2002

Julius Sgutt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 50
Abstract First mayor of Harvey, ND whose son served in World War I and regularly corresponded with his father.
Dates: 1894-1953.

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