Background
Lewin, Rhoda Greene was born on April 6, 1929 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Louis and Florence (Glick) G.
(The German Jews who began coming to Minneapolis in the 18...)
The German Jews who began coming to Minneapolis in the 1850s quickly entered society as doctors, lawyers, professors, merchants, and leaders in clothing and cigar manufacturing. In 1878 they founded Shaarai Tov, now Temple Israel--one of the ten largest Reform congregations in the U.S. today. They also enjoyed a busy social and cultural life, and both husbands and wives involved themselves in social service and welfare organizations. Including historic and present-day photographs and tales of the community--schools, synagogues, organizations, and outdoor activities--this collection uncovers the challenges and triumphs of Reform Jews in Minneapolis.
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(The stories of the Jewish community of North Minneapolis ...)
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. The 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 community-Hebrew schools, synagogues, and social groups-this collection uncovers the challenges and triumphs of the Jewish community.
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Lewin, Rhoda Greene was born on April 6, 1929 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Louis and Florence (Glick) G.
Bachelor in Journalism, University of Minnesota, 1949; Master of Arts in Journalism, University of Minnesota, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in American Studies, University of Minnesota, 1978.
Free lance writer, editor, Minneapolis, since 1956. Instructor journalism University Wisconsin, Superior, 1961-1963. Instructor communications University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1963-1965, instructor creative writing extension division, 1977-1983.
Columnist American Jewish World, 1988—1998. Instructor Osher Life-Long Learning Institute University Minnesota, since 2000. Life member Academy Council American Jewish History Society, since 1990.
Chair archives committee Temple Israel, Minneapolis, 1986-1998. Consultant, interviewer Minneapolis Public Library. Oral History Project, 1983-1987.
Lecturer in field.
(The German Jews who began coming to Minneapolis in the 18...)
(The stories of the Jewish community of North Minneapolis ...)
Member executive board Oral History Association of Minnesota, 1991—1997. Board directors, chair capital campaign Theatre in the Round Players, 1983—1986. Associate chair Kenwood Park Planning Committee, 1979—1984.
Member Human Development Task Force Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee, City of Minneapolis, 1980—1982. Member Lake Levels advisory committee Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, 1979—1984. Board directors B'nai B'rith Chaplaincy at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1987—1992.
Member executive board Twin Cities chapter American Jewish Committee, 1980—1998. Member Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum (president 1983-1984), Oral History Association, Oral History Association Minnesota, National Coalition Indiana Scholars (board member, since 2004).
Married David J. Jacobs, July 23, 1950. Married Thomas M. Lewin, September 19, 1963. Children: Ellen, Susan, Kate, Jeffrey.