History Revealed: Tikkun Olam

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 St. Paul’s Jewish community—Hannah Austrian, Sophie Wirth, Annie Paper, Gretta Freeman, and Rhoda Redleaf embraced and helped resettle impoverished Jewish immigrants through education efforts, job training, and by providing relief. They also rallied for basic rights, stepping up in times when progressive actions by women were often frowned upon. While their names may have been forgotten by most, their work to make the world a better place still impacts the local community to this day. Their lives provide insights into Jewish immigrant life in the upper Midwest in the late nineteenth century.

Authors and historians Kate Dietrick, Gabe Horner and Janet Kampf will present the stories of these women and the long-lasting effects that their efforts have had on the Jewish community.

Past History Revealed Programs
More videos of some of our past History Revealed programs are available on the RCHS YouTube channel.
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