JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF UPPER MIDWEST INC

For more than 25 years the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest has promoted the vitality and continuity of Jewish culture in the Upper Midwest through preservation, interpretation and education. JHSUM has been gathering and presenting the stories of the Jewish people of the Upper Midwest.

Everyone is an important part of the story. The Society encourages individuals to donate personal stories, documents, photographs and artifacts to its collections. JHSUM collections are housed in two prominent locations: The Eloise and Elliot Kaplan Family Jewish History Center in Minneapolis and the Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives in the Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota.

COLLECTING At its core, JHSUM is a repository for regional Jewish historical materials of all types. Properly preserved, stored, and catalogued, these artifacts and documents provide a window to the unique challenges and contributions of Jews to the history of the Upper Midwest. The Society encourages donations of personal and institutional documents, photographs and artifacts to its collections.

INTERPRETING JHSUM is more than a storage facility. We bring our materials to life by sparking public dialogue, exhibiting at major venues, producing high-quality publications and maintaining a dynamic Web presence—www.jhsum.org—to insure that our Jewish past will help us gain perspective on persistent, complex and compelling human issues.

JHSUM Membership Your membership ensures that Jewish history will be safely preserved and made available for research, educational programs and exhibits for years to come. Individual ($25 level) Family ($35 level) Sponsor ($50 level) Benefactor ($100 level) Life Member ($1000 level) Life membership is $1,000 and can be paid at once or in installments. Contact JHSUM Executive Director Katherine Tane at 952-381-3363 or ktane@jhsum.org for information. Visit http://www.jhsum.org today to see history in motion. Join JHSUM’s email list and keep posted about upcoming JHSUM events and news, email jtarshish@jhsum.org to be added today!