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Growing Up Working at a Saint Paul Jewish Delicatessen

Robin J. Doroshow

By Robin J. Doroshow To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. So, what exactly is a Jewish Delicatessen? The word “delicatessen” itself means deli­cacy in German, but the image it evokes, when coupled with the descriptor, Jewish, is something more…

Ramsey County History Winter 2025

Andrea Swensson, Youa Vang, Meredith Cummings, Rebecca E. Bender

Ramsey County History Winter 2025 Volume 60, No. 1: Winter 2025 Andrea Swensson, Youa Vang, Meredith Cummings, Rebecca E. Bender Link to download PDF of full Ramsey County History Winter 2025   Articles in this issue: The Women Who Have Shaped the Ramsey County Historical Society Author: Andrea Swensson,…

St. Paul’s Forgotten Radio Pioneer Maurice G. Goldberg

Rebecca E. Bender

“St. Paul Radioman” M.G. Goldberg was photographed working at his Beacon Radio Service Shop, 142 East Fourth Street, St. Paul. In Radio and Television Retailing, December 1944. Catching Waves: St. Paul’s Forgotten Radio Pioneer Maurice G. Goldberg By Rebecca E. Bender To see this complete magazine article with endnotes…

History Revealed: Interrupted Childhood Part 2

Katarzyna Litak

An Interrupted Childhood: Histories of Polish WWII Survivors in MN, Part Two Katarzyna Litak History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023 Video on YouTube In partnership with the Minnesota Polish Medical Society and in conjunction with a photographic exhibition…

History Revealed: An Interrupted Childhood, Part One

Katarzyna Litak

An Interrupted Childhood: Histories of Polish WWII Survivors in MN, Part One History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 Video on YouTube In partnership with the Minnesota Polish Medical Society and in conjunction with a photographic exhibition in Landmark Center, March 5-April…

Ramsey County History Winter 2023: Children’s Preventorium – Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums 2024 History Award Winner

Paul Nelson

Volume 57, Number 4: Winter 2023 The Children’s Preventorium of Ramsey County Author: Paul Nelson Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums 2024 History Award Winners History is challenging to piece together, but author Paul Nelson got…

History Revealed: Tikkun Olam

Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet Kampf

Tikkun Olam: Jewish Women Serving Their St. Paul Community with Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet Kampf History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library Five women from…

Ramsey County History – Fall 2021: “Tikkun Olam: Jewish Women Serving Their St. Paul Community”

 Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet Kampf

Tikkun Olam: Jewish Women Serving Their St. Paul Community Author: Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet Kampf Question: How do we go about repairing the troubled world in which we live—in which we’ve always lived? Answer: With the help and creativity of one determined person at a time. In this article,…

Ramsey County History – Fall 2020: “Born in Ukraine: Sculptor Antin Pavlos”

Janice Quick

Born in Ukraine: Sculptor Antin Pavlos Author: Janice Quick Sculptor Antin Pavlos was one of many Ukrainians who came to St. Paul following World War II to escape the looming threat of Communism. He took a job with St. Paul Statuary upon his arrival in the late…