Ramsey County History – Spring 1993: “. . . ‘And a Sprinkling of Jews’: Work and Faith and Minnesota’s Jewish Merchants”

. . . ‘And a Sprinkling of Jews’: Work and Faith and Minnesota’s Jewish Merchants

Author: Marilyn J. Chiat

There were Jews in St. Paul as early as 1851. The first to come were German, followed later in the century by Russians and Poles. Most were poor and many came in intact families. This article describes early Jewish immigration to Minnesota (not just Ramsey County), some of their community organizations, and the ways they earned a living.

PDF of Chiat article