His Story. Her Story. Our Story. Your Story.

Year in Review 2006-2007

2007-2008 Nomination Slate

Two-Year TermsJamie Heilicher, President Carolyn Abramson, Vice President for Education Lisa Heilicher, Vice President for Finance Norman Pink, Treasurer Dianne Siegel, Vice President for Administration Tasya Rosenfeld Kelen Alexander (Sasha) Rodnyansky

Continuing Officers and DirectorsBarbara FrankArlis Grossman, Vice President for CommunicationsErv Grossman, Vice President for CommunicationsCarol GurstelleIsabel Levinson, Immediate Past PresidentBeth KaplanEllen KennedyMiriam KiefferThe Honorable Allen OleiskyJonathan ParadiseDiane SmooklerSharron Steinfeldt, Past PresidentWilliam Wolpert, Past President

Regional Board RepresentativesFreda Hosen (South Dakota)Bea Premack (South Dakota)Pneena Pearl Sheps (Rochester)Joanne Sher (Duluth)

Friends of B’nai Abraham RepresentativeMargie Ostrov

Sheltering Home ChroniclesRepresentativeKate Searls

Retiring DirectorsBernice Cowl GordonEtheldoris GraisShirleymae LaneRobert Rees

Past PresidentsTheresa BermanNorman Diamond *E. David Krawetz *Etta Fay OrkinIdell Silberman *Sharron SteinfeldtKatherine TaneWilliam Wolpert

*of Blessed Memory

We are grateful to our dedicated boardmembers whose thoughtful leadershipallows the Society to reach new levels ofsophistication and outreach.

JHSUM Officers and Board of Directors

JHSUM LIFE MEMBERS as of July 2007

Life members have chosen a $1,000 level of support.

L’DOR VA’DOR Recalling Our Ancestors—Remembering Our LivesENDOWMENT FUND as of July 2007

L’Dor Va’Dor Endowment Funds are tax-deductible legacy gifts of $1,000 or more held in perpetuity to honor or memorialize individuals or families. Interest earned on the principal provides a steady source of income for JHSUM’s programs and operations.

Jack and Bessie (Margolis) AbramsBernard BadzinMichael BakerMarvin and Frede Bank+Sidney and June BarrowsBenjamin Berger familyJack M. and Francisse (Wolowitch)

BeugenCarl and Yetta ChalfenShirley DworskyAlex and Zelda (Papermaster) Epstein

and familyAllen and Ruth FreidsonHarold and Lucille GilberstadtJoesph and Shirley Gitis

James and Ann Goldberg familyK. S. and Maxine GoldenbergLeonard R. and Jean Feinberg GordonRichard (Rick) GordonLeo and Lillian Gross+Daniel HeilicherMenachem and Dora (Markus) HeilicherSam and Fannie (Shapiro Bubley) KatzHy KirschnerLouis and Florence Kitsis+Stuart E. KlonerPhil LevinMrs. Ruth LipschultzDavid and Leone Marcus Joy M. Marcus

Judge Hiram Z. MendowRabbi Albert and Frances Minda family+Arthur NaftalinMildred PassStanley PerlmanJay and Rose PhillipsDavid and Dena (Markus) PinkHarry and Dr. Miriam (Freund)

Rosenthal+Mandy and Esther RuderSara Rutz+Ida Sanders+Frank and Helen SchafferHerbert and Leah SchafferLouis and Dr. Lydia Schaffer

Freda (Cohen) SchochetHerman Lewis and Rebecca (Pomerantz)

SchochetFanny Shapiro+Dr. John S. SiegelFrances Cotlow SolomonMaurice and Mitzi Spiegel+Mrs. Arthur Stillman+Isadore and Minnie SwatezAlex and Mollie TankenoffDr. Benedict and Dorothy Trach & familyDavid and Mulvien Trach

+ represents Founders

Carolyn AbramsonRuth AbryKenneth and Tracey AgranoffDr. Howard AnselBernard* and Fern Badzin+Michael* and Rosalyn BakerCharles and Melanie BarryLee and Barbara BearmonBradley and Erica BermanLyle and Janice BermanNathan* and Theresa Berman+Robert BeugenRalph and Maurene BirnbergKenneth Brimmer

and Jayne SnyderIrving and Beverly BrooksPhilip and Jane BrooksMartin and Esther Capp+William* and Ruth Cardozo+Siddhartha Chadda

and Anne SteinfeldtDr. Arnold* and Leah CohenBurton and Rusty (Audrey) CohenDouglas CohenElliot, Bobby, and Yael CohenJames* and Ruth DavisLionel and Edith DavisSherman and Lois DevittArnold and Rae DivineMischa and Doris* DworskyDavid FeinbergRon Fingerhut, Manny*

and Rose Fingerhut+Linn* and Jean Firestone+Ben and Bernice FitermanCarolyn Fiterman

Edward* and Dolly Fiterman+Michael and Linda FitermanMiles* and Shirley FitermanNeal and Barbara FrankHerbert Joe and Eileen GarelickAlan and Roni GingoldDr. Marvin E. GoldbergMiriam R. GoldbergLouis and Dianne GoldenbergNorman and Judie GoldetskyLily Berman GoldfarbMaurice and May GoldmanDr. Moses*

and Bernice Cowl GordonLeland and Mary* GottsteinArnold* and Etheldoris Grais

familyDean and Marilyn GreenbergJeanne Schibel GrossErwin and Arlis GrossmanN. Bud and Beverly Grossman+Mrs. Jules Gurstel+Amos and Celia* Heilicher+Daniel* and Phyllis Heilicher+Merle and Audry HilliardHerbert and Audrey HillmanMarcia HinitzLeo and Doris HodroffMorris and Geraldine HoffmanDennis and Joan HymansonFred* and Rhea Isaacs+Irwin and Alexandra Jacobs+Lynn and Gloria JohnsonMitchell and Lois JohnsonBurton and Geri Joseph

Al J. and Helen* KaginStanley and Jeanne KaginHoward and Zelia KahnJanet KampfMorton and Merle KaneMr. and Mrs. Barney Kantar+Arnold and Deanne KaplanElliot and Eloise KaplanHal Kaufman and Julie BermanMarty and Laura KlapperGary and Marion KleinMerrill and Gracia KullerMyron and Anita KuninPaul and Beverly KuninRobert and Shirleymae LaneMaurice and Edith Lava+Jerry Lavin and Bonnie RossMorton and Rosella* LentHarry and Sandy LernerJules and Rose LevinSheldon and Delores Levin+Morris G. and Dorothy Levy, Jr.+Lieberman-Okinow

Family Foundation+Steve and Sheila LiebermanWilliam and Sybil LipschultzSteven and Gail MachovDonald and Rhoda MainsStanley and Joyce* MalmonEdith MarofskyLeo and Fern MelzerJoseph Miller family+Marshall and Marlene MillerGeorge and Edith Nadler+Marion and Annette* Newman+

Joseph A. Numero FoundationThe Honorable Allen

and Marcia OleiskyDr. Milton* and Etta Fay OrkinDr. Charles and Marjorie OstrovMark and Francie PaperMarvin Pertzik+Jeremy Pierotti

and Kathryn KlibanoffJon and Diane RappaportHarvey* and Barbara RatnerRobert and Audray ReesHarold and Ruth Roitenberg+Paul and Ellen RoitenbergBernard M. and Dorothy* RoseThomas and Gwynn RosenVictor* and Roanne RosenblumBurton* and Berneen RudolphMoe* and Esther SabesAllen and Linda SaeksMax* and Della SalitermanAl and Phyllis SalsbergDavid M. and Miriam SandersSteve and Nancy SchachtmanAbe* and Fannie SchanfieldHenry and Linda SchimbergDr. Ivan* and Sandra SchloffDr. Leonard and Linda SchloffFrank and Freda* SchochetDr. Francis* and Florence Schoff+Ivan and Linda Schwartzman+Neil SellSusan SellJoseph* and Dorothy SeltzerMorris and Judith Sherman

Edward E. Siegel* and Audra Keller

Dr. Leighton and Dianne SiegelEdward and Idell* Silberman+Morton and Artice SilvermanHarold and Mickey SmithJames C. and Joanne SmithPhillip and Sharon SnyderArnold and Renee SoskinRichard and Judith SpiegelJames SteinfeldtOren and Sharron Steinfeldt+S. Irving and Roslyn* SteinfeldtDon and Helen SwartzJeffrey and Katherine TaneGary and Marsha TankenoffStanley and Patti TaubeAlbert and Deera Tychman+Ruth S. UsemIrving and Theresa VictorOscar* and Ann VictorJoel and Sharon WallerDavid J. WeinerHoward and Gloria WeisskopfViolet M. WernerMark* and Muriel WexlerNorma J. WilenskyMarvin and Sandy Wolfenson+Blaire and Fremajane WolfsonLeo and Helen Wolk+Larry and Honey ZelleAlan and Bonnie Ziskin

* of Blessed Memory+ represents Founders

JAY AND ROSE PHILLIPS BUILDING ~ BARRY FAMILY CAMPUS ~ 4330 S. CEDAR LAKE ROAD ~ MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416 tel 952~381~3360 fax 952~381~3361 history@jhsum.org ~ www.jhsum.org

His Story. Her Story. Our Story. Your Story.

Year in Review 2006-2007

2007-2008 Nomination Slate

Two-Year TermsJamie Heilicher, President Carolyn Abramson, Vice President for Education Lisa Heilicher, Vice President for Finance Norman Pink, Treasurer Dianne Siegel, Vice President for Administration Tasya Rosenfeld Kelen Alexander (Sasha) Rodnyansky

Continuing Officers and DirectorsBarbara FrankArlis Grossman, Vice President for CommunicationsErv Grossman, Vice President for CommunicationsCarol GurstelleIsabel Levinson, Immediate Past PresidentBeth KaplanEllen KennedyMiriam KiefferThe Honorable Allen OleiskyJonathan ParadiseDiane SmooklerSharron Steinfeldt, Past PresidentWilliam Wolpert, Past President

Regional Board RepresentativesFreda Hosen (South Dakota)Bea Premack (South Dakota)Pneena Pearl Sheps (Rochester)Joanne Sher (Duluth)

Friends of B’nai Abraham RepresentativeMargie Ostrov

Sheltering Home ChroniclesRepresentativeKate Searls

Retiring DirectorsBernice Cowl GordonEtheldoris GraisShirleymae LaneRobert Rees

Past PresidentsTheresa BermanNorman Diamond *E. David Krawetz *Etta Fay OrkinIdell Silberman *Sharron SteinfeldtKatherine TaneWilliam Wolpert

*of Blessed Memory

We are grateful to our dedicated boardmembers whose thoughtful leadershipallows the Society to reach new levels ofsophistication and outreach.

JHSUM Officers and Board of Directors

JHSUM LIFE MEMBERS as of July 2007

Life members have chosen a $1,000 level of support.

L’DOR VA’DOR Recalling Our Ancestors—Remembering Our LivesENDOWMENT FUND as of July 2007

L’Dor Va’Dor Endowment Funds are tax-deductible legacy gifts of $1,000 or more held in perpetuity to honor or memorialize individuals or families. Interest earned on the principal provides a steady source of income for JHSUM’s programs and operations.

Jack and Bessie (Margolis) AbramsBernard BadzinMichael BakerMarvin and Frede Bank+Sidney and June BarrowsBenjamin Berger familyJack M. and Francisse (Wolowitch)

BeugenCarl and Yetta ChalfenShirley DworskyAlex and Zelda (Papermaster) Epstein

and familyAllen and Ruth FreidsonHarold and Lucille GilberstadtJoesph and Shirley Gitis

James and Ann Goldberg familyK. S. and Maxine GoldenbergLeonard R. and Jean Feinberg GordonRichard (Rick) GordonLeo and Lillian Gross+Daniel HeilicherMenachem and Dora (Markus) HeilicherSam and Fannie (Shapiro Bubley) KatzHy KirschnerLouis and Florence Kitsis+Stuart E. KlonerPhil LevinMrs. Ruth LipschultzDavid and Leone Marcus Joy M. Marcus

Judge Hiram Z. MendowRabbi Albert and Frances Minda family+Arthur NaftalinMildred PassStanley PerlmanJay and Rose PhillipsDavid and Dena (Markus) PinkHarry and Dr. Miriam (Freund)

Rosenthal+Mandy and Esther RuderSara Rutz+Ida Sanders+Frank and Helen SchafferHerbert and Leah SchafferLouis and Dr. Lydia Schaffer

Freda (Cohen) SchochetHerman Lewis and Rebecca (Pomerantz)

SchochetFanny Shapiro+Dr. John S. SiegelFrances Cotlow SolomonMaurice and Mitzi Spiegel+Mrs. Arthur Stillman+Isadore and Minnie SwatezAlex and Mollie TankenoffDr. Benedict and Dorothy Trach & familyDavid and Mulvien Trach

+ represents Founders

Carolyn AbramsonRuth AbryKenneth and Tracey AgranoffDr. Howard AnselBernard* and Fern Badzin+Michael* and Rosalyn BakerCharles and Melanie BarryLee and Barbara BearmonBradley and Erica BermanLyle and Janice BermanNathan* and Theresa Berman+Robert BeugenRalph and Maurene BirnbergKenneth Brimmer

and Jayne SnyderIrving and Beverly BrooksPhilip and Jane BrooksMartin and Esther Capp+William* and Ruth Cardozo+Siddhartha Chadda

and Anne SteinfeldtDr. Arnold* and Leah CohenBurton and Rusty (Audrey) CohenDouglas CohenElliot, Bobby, and Yael CohenJames* and Ruth DavisLionel and Edith DavisSherman and Lois DevittArnold and Rae DivineMischa and Doris* DworskyDavid FeinbergRon Fingerhut, Manny*

and Rose Fingerhut+Linn* and Jean Firestone+Ben and Bernice FitermanCarolyn Fiterman

Edward* and Dolly Fiterman+Michael and Linda FitermanMiles* and Shirley FitermanNeal and Barbara FrankHerbert Joe and Eileen GarelickAlan and Roni GingoldDr. Marvin E. GoldbergMiriam R. GoldbergLouis and Dianne GoldenbergNorman and Judie GoldetskyLily Berman GoldfarbMaurice and May GoldmanDr. Moses*

and Bernice Cowl GordonLeland and Mary* GottsteinArnold* and Etheldoris Grais

familyDean and Marilyn GreenbergJeanne Schibel GrossErwin and Arlis GrossmanN. Bud and Beverly Grossman+Mrs. Jules Gurstel+Amos and Celia* Heilicher+Daniel* and Phyllis Heilicher+Merle and Audry HilliardHerbert and Audrey HillmanMarcia HinitzLeo and Doris HodroffMorris and Geraldine HoffmanDennis and Joan HymansonFred* and Rhea Isaacs+Irwin and Alexandra Jacobs+Lynn and Gloria JohnsonMitchell and Lois JohnsonBurton and Geri Joseph

Al J. and Helen* KaginStanley and Jeanne KaginHoward and Zelia KahnJanet KampfMorton and Merle KaneMr. and Mrs. Barney Kantar+Arnold and Deanne KaplanElliot and Eloise KaplanHal Kaufman and Julie BermanMarty and Laura KlapperGary and Marion KleinMerrill and Gracia KullerMyron and Anita KuninPaul and Beverly KuninRobert and Shirleymae LaneMaurice and Edith Lava+Jerry Lavin and Bonnie RossMorton and Rosella* LentHarry and Sandy LernerJules and Rose LevinSheldon and Delores Levin+Morris G. and Dorothy Levy, Jr.+Lieberman-Okinow

Family Foundation+Steve and Sheila LiebermanWilliam and Sybil LipschultzSteven and Gail MachovDonald and Rhoda MainsStanley and Joyce* MalmonEdith MarofskyLeo and Fern MelzerJoseph Miller family+Marshall and Marlene MillerGeorge and Edith Nadler+Marion and Annette* Newman+

Joseph A. Numero FoundationThe Honorable Allen

and Marcia OleiskyDr. Milton* and Etta Fay OrkinDr. Charles and Marjorie OstrovMark and Francie PaperMarvin Pertzik+Jeremy Pierotti

and Kathryn KlibanoffJon and Diane RappaportHarvey* and Barbara RatnerRobert and Audray ReesHarold and Ruth Roitenberg+Paul and Ellen RoitenbergBernard M. and Dorothy* RoseThomas and Gwynn RosenVictor* and Roanne RosenblumBurton* and Berneen RudolphMoe* and Esther SabesAllen and Linda SaeksMax* and Della SalitermanAl and Phyllis SalsbergDavid M. and Miriam SandersSteve and Nancy SchachtmanAbe* and Fannie SchanfieldHenry and Linda SchimbergDr. Ivan* and Sandra SchloffDr. Leonard and Linda SchloffFrank and Freda* SchochetDr. Francis* and Florence Schoff+Ivan and Linda Schwartzman+Neil SellSusan SellJoseph* and Dorothy SeltzerMorris and Judith Sherman

Edward E. Siegel* and Audra Keller

Dr. Leighton and Dianne SiegelEdward and Idell* Silberman+Morton and Artice SilvermanHarold and Mickey SmithJames C. and Joanne SmithPhillip and Sharon SnyderArnold and Renee SoskinRichard and Judith SpiegelJames SteinfeldtOren and Sharron Steinfeldt+S. Irving and Roslyn* SteinfeldtDon and Helen SwartzJeffrey and Katherine TaneGary and Marsha TankenoffStanley and Patti TaubeAlbert and Deera Tychman+Ruth S. UsemIrving and Theresa VictorOscar* and Ann VictorJoel and Sharon WallerDavid J. WeinerHoward and Gloria WeisskopfViolet M. WernerMark* and Muriel WexlerNorma J. WilenskyMarvin and Sandy Wolfenson+Blaire and Fremajane WolfsonLeo and Helen Wolk+Larry and Honey ZelleAlan and Bonnie Ziskin

* of Blessed Memory+ represents Founders

JAY AND ROSE PHILLIPS BUILDING ~ BARRY FAMILY CAMPUS ~ 4330 S. CEDAR LAKE ROAD ~ MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416 tel 952~381~3360 fax 952~381~3361 history@jhsum.org ~ www.jhsum.org

JHSUM MissionThe purpose of the Society is to promote the vitality and continuity of Jewish culture

in the Upper Midwest through preservation, interpretation and education.

JHSUM makes it possible to save and retell the stories ofour community for the benefit of current audiences and future generations. Become a life member, create a named fund, or leaveyour legacy through an endowment or L’Dor Va’Dor fund.

Donations can be made through cash, appreciated stock,Irsael Bonds, savings or retirement accounts, life insurance orbequests. Contact Katherine Tane at 952-381-3363 or emailktane@jhsum.org.

Ways to save the stories of Our Lives

This year JHSUM broadened our collaborative part-nerships to exhibit in a wider array of venues andprovide an even richer inheritance of shared stories tocarry forward for generations.

Our annual meeting at theMinnesota History Center cappedour year-long collaboration withMinnesota Historical Society’s(MHS) United States HolocaustMuseum traveling exhibit Life in theShadows: Hidden Children andthe Holocaust. Esther AckosWinthrop, a hidden child in

Greece and her niece Laura Callof brought this storyto life. JHSUM’s presence on the Web reunited the Ackosfamily after 60 years with relatives that survived theHolocaust.

We expanded our cemetery project, funded in part bythe United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul, work-ing with Minneapolis Talmud Torah and Beth JacobCongregation Sunday School students to record infor-

mation in the Minneapolis JewishCemetery and the Sons of JacobCemetery. The data will be incor-porated in the InternationalJewish Cemetery Project’s effort tocatalogue every Jewish burial sitethroughout the world.

JHSUM launched a World War II Oral History Projectcompleting more than 20 compelling interviews illumi-nating Midwestern Jewish experiences in the wareffort. We partnered with the MHS MinnesotaGreatest Generation Project and the Library ofCongress Veterans History Project ensuring UpperMidwest Jews their place in this important 20th cen-tury story. One can explore this topic further inJHSUM’s biennial history journal, Prairie Perspectives:Our Jewish Veterans Remember World War II, avail-able now.

We also provided historical content and several geneal-ogy programs for the Sabes JCC Tychman Shapiro Galleryexhibit Alexandra Rozenman & Beth Grossman:Unfolding Time; Stories of Migration.

In a historic collaboration, JHSUM joined theMinnesota Digital Library Coalition (MLDC), a groupof more than 75 Minnesota cultural heritage institutionsthat are creating a computer-accessible collection of pho-tos, maps and documents. The MLDC’s MinnesotaReflections database broadens access to 500 JHSUM

photographic images for researchers, educators, studentsand the public. Partial funding was provided by the Orenand Sharron Steinfeldt Family Photography Fund.

Work began on our Sheltering Home Chronicles’Minneapolis Central Library Fall ’07 exhibit,I Couldn’t Live at Home, an unprecedented multi-mediaexhibition and interactiveperformance series part-nering with more than100 community organiza-tions and artists. The art isinspired by almost a centu-ry of stories belonging toyoung residents, their fam-ilies, caregivers and commu-nities surrounding theNorth Side Minneapolisbuilding that once was theJewish Sheltering Homefor Children. The initia-tive culminates in Spring’08 with an exhibit atMHS in conjunction with Minnesota’s sesquitennial celebration.

We continued our summer Universitystudent internship program funded by theHelen and Leo Wolk Special ProjectsFund just in time to relocate our Eloiseand Elliot Kaplan History Centerarchives to the lower level of the BarryFamily Campus. We have a new officemotto: “From your attic to our basement.”

This year staff renewed our commitmentto the mission of the Society withwonderfully innovative endeavorsconnecting yesterday with today, chil-dren with adults, and Jews with non-Jews all within the framework ofvibrant stories from Upper MidwestJewish life. We thank our members,board of directors and volunteers. Wecould not do it without you as our mostimportant collaborative partners.

Katherine Tane, Executive Director Linda Schloff, Director of Collections,

Exhibits and Publications Susan Hoffman, Archivist Julie Tarshish, Membership Coordinator

JHSUM YEAR IN REVIEW 2006-2007: A Year of Collaboration JHSUM FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 2006-2007

JHSUM is doing more today than ever before to collect, interpretand educate about the unique stories of the Upper MidwestJewish experience. JHSUM operates with a balanced budget, and

we continue to look for additional sources of funding to ensurethat the stories of our vibrant Upper Midwest Jewish communi-ty are preserved and retold.

Total Revenue $230,000 Total Expenses $230,000

68%

9%6%5%

12%

5%

Endowments

MJF & UJFC AllocationMembership

Programs &Investments

Contributions 30%

5%

Membership

Administration

Programming

65%

NAMED FUNDSElmer L. and Eleanor Andersen Publications FundBank Family FundNathan and Theresa Berman Publications FundHarvey and Marilyn Chiat Oral History FundDena Dworsky Fund Phyllis and Daniel Heilicher Made in Minnesota FundJewish Historical Society Exhibits and Programming FundJewish Sheltering Home for Children Chronicles FundEloise and Elliot Kaplan 350th Anniversary Curriculum FundDutch and Naomi Berman Kastenbaum Oral History FundLatz Political Archive FundNorthside Projects FundNumero Steinfeldt Foundation FundDr. Milton and Etta Fay Orkin Videography FundSilberman Family Exhibits FundOren and Sharron Steinfeldt Family Photography FundHelen and Leo Wolk Special Projects Fund

ENDOWMENT FUNDSNathan and Theresa Berman

Upper Midwest Jewish Archives Endowment Dr. Moses and Bernice Cowl Gordon

Journal Publication Endowment FundJewish Historical Society Life Members Endowment FundJewish Historical Society L’DOR VA’DOR Endowment Fund

GRANTSMinnesota Historical Society in support of

World War II Tales form the Eastern Front Oral History Project

Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council,an initiative of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation in support of Sheltering Home Chronicles Oral History Workshop

THANK YOU to our major funders

JHSUM is grateful to those who have established endowments, created named funds, and provided grants. Their gifts make it possible to collect and share the stories of Upper Midwest Jewish history.

JHSUM is a partner agency of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation and the United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul.

JHSUM MissionThe purpose of the Society is to promote the vitality and continuity of Jewish culture

in the Upper Midwest through preservation, interpretation and education.

JHSUM makes it possible to save and retell the stories ofour community for the benefit of current audiences and future generations. Become a life member, create a named fund, or leaveyour legacy through an endowment or L’Dor Va’Dor fund.

Donations can be made through cash, appreciated stock,Irsael Bonds, savings or retirement accounts, life insurance orbequests. Contact Katherine Tane at 952-381-3363 or emailktane@jhsum.org.

Ways to save the stories of Our Lives

This year JHSUM broadened our collaborative part-nerships to exhibit in a wider array of venues andprovide an even richer inheritance of shared stories tocarry forward for generations.

Our annual meeting at theMinnesota History Center cappedour year-long collaboration withMinnesota Historical Society’s(MHS) United States HolocaustMuseum traveling exhibit Life in theShadows: Hidden Children andthe Holocaust. Esther AckosWinthrop, a hidden child in

Greece and her niece Laura Callof brought this storyto life. JHSUM’s presence on the Web reunited the Ackosfamily after 60 years with relatives that survived theHolocaust.

We expanded our cemetery project, funded in part bythe United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul, work-ing with Minneapolis Talmud Torah and Beth JacobCongregation Sunday School students to record infor-

mation in the Minneapolis JewishCemetery and the Sons of JacobCemetery. The data will be incor-porated in the InternationalJewish Cemetery Project’s effort tocatalogue every Jewish burial sitethroughout the world.

JHSUM launched a World War II Oral History Projectcompleting more than 20 compelling interviews illumi-nating Midwestern Jewish experiences in the wareffort. We partnered with the MHS MinnesotaGreatest Generation Project and the Library ofCongress Veterans History Project ensuring UpperMidwest Jews their place in this important 20th cen-tury story. One can explore this topic further inJHSUM’s biennial history journal, Prairie Perspectives:Our Jewish Veterans Remember World War II, avail-able now.

We also provided historical content and several geneal-ogy programs for the Sabes JCC Tychman Shapiro Galleryexhibit Alexandra Rozenman & Beth Grossman:Unfolding Time; Stories of Migration.

In a historic collaboration, JHSUM joined theMinnesota Digital Library Coalition (MLDC), a groupof more than 75 Minnesota cultural heritage institutionsthat are creating a computer-accessible collection of pho-tos, maps and documents. The MLDC’s MinnesotaReflections database broadens access to 500 JHSUM

photographic images for researchers, educators, studentsand the public. Partial funding was provided by the Orenand Sharron Steinfeldt Family Photography Fund.

Work began on our Sheltering Home Chronicles’Minneapolis Central Library Fall ’07 exhibit,I Couldn’t Live at Home, an unprecedented multi-mediaexhibition and interactiveperformance series part-nering with more than100 community organiza-tions and artists. The art isinspired by almost a centu-ry of stories belonging toyoung residents, their fam-ilies, caregivers and commu-nities surrounding theNorth Side Minneapolisbuilding that once was theJewish Sheltering Homefor Children. The initia-tive culminates in Spring’08 with an exhibit atMHS in conjunction with Minnesota’s sesquitennial celebration.

We continued our summer Universitystudent internship program funded by theHelen and Leo Wolk Special ProjectsFund just in time to relocate our Eloiseand Elliot Kaplan History Centerarchives to the lower level of the BarryFamily Campus. We have a new officemotto: “From your attic to our basement.”

This year staff renewed our commitmentto the mission of the Society withwonderfully innovative endeavorsconnecting yesterday with today, chil-dren with adults, and Jews with non-Jews all within the framework ofvibrant stories from Upper MidwestJewish life. We thank our members,board of directors and volunteers. Wecould not do it without you as our mostimportant collaborative partners.

Katherine Tane, Executive Director Linda Schloff, Director of Collections,

Exhibits and Publications Susan Hoffman, Archivist Julie Tarshish, Membership Coordinator

JHSUM YEAR IN REVIEW 2006-2007: A Year of Collaboration JHSUM FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 2006-2007

JHSUM is doing more today than ever before to collect, interpretand educate about the unique stories of the Upper MidwestJewish experience. JHSUM operates with a balanced budget, and

we continue to look for additional sources of funding to ensurethat the stories of our vibrant Upper Midwest Jewish communi-ty are preserved and retold.

Total Revenue $230,000 Total Expenses $230,000

68%

9%6%5%

12%

5%

Endowments

MJF & UJFC AllocationMembership

Programs &Investments

Contributions 30%

5%

Membership

Administration

Programming

65%

NAMED FUNDSElmer L. and Eleanor Andersen Publications FundBank Family FundNathan and Theresa Berman Publications FundHarvey and Marilyn Chiat Oral History FundDena Dworsky Fund Phyllis and Daniel Heilicher Made in Minnesota FundJewish Historical Society Exhibits and Programming FundJewish Sheltering Home for Children Chronicles FundEloise and Elliot Kaplan 350th Anniversary Curriculum FundDutch and Naomi Berman Kastenbaum Oral History FundLatz Political Archive FundNorthside Projects FundNumero Steinfeldt Foundation FundDr. Milton and Etta Fay Orkin Videography FundSilberman Family Exhibits FundOren and Sharron Steinfeldt Family Photography FundHelen and Leo Wolk Special Projects Fund

ENDOWMENT FUNDSNathan and Theresa Berman

Upper Midwest Jewish Archives Endowment Dr. Moses and Bernice Cowl Gordon

Journal Publication Endowment FundJewish Historical Society Life Members Endowment FundJewish Historical Society L’DOR VA’DOR Endowment Fund

GRANTSMinnesota Historical Society in support of

World War II Tales form the Eastern Front Oral History Project

Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council,an initiative of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation in support of Sheltering Home Chronicles Oral History Workshop

THANK YOU to our major funders

JHSUM is grateful to those who have established endowments, created named funds, and provided grants. Their gifts make it possible to collect and share the stories of Upper Midwest Jewish history.

JHSUM is a partner agency of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation and the United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul.