HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS OF MINNESOTA: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/newshome.htm [August 2005]

1. Burleigh County, North Dakota, book of remembrances - compiled and edited by Beth Bauman, Gail Gorden, Dorothy Jackman, Bismarck, ND, Bismarck-Mandan Genealogical and Historical Society, 1994
2. Dakota Diaspora: memoirs of a Jewish homesteader - Sophie Trupin, Lincoln, NE, University of Nebraska Press, 1988, 1984
3. Jewish cowboy, Isaac Raboy - translated from the Yiddish by Nathaniel Shapiro. Uniform Title: Yidisher kauboy. English Westfield, NJ, Tradition Books, 1989
4. Rachel Calof's story: Jewish homesteader on the Northern Plains - J. Sanford Rikoon, volume editor; translated from the Yiddish by Jacob Calof and Molly Shaw, Bloomington, IN, Indiana University Press, 1995

Dakota Jewish History Project. Records, 1953 (10231) .5 ft. Summary: Consists of reports, correspondence, bank statements, notes, newspaper clippings, printed material and questionnaires containing information on Jewish history in the Dakotas. Sponsored by the Dakota Council of B'nai B'rith. Bismarck, ND.

Dickinson Agoodas Achim Congregation. Certificate, 1916 (80071) 1 item. Articles of incorporation.

• Aronson, Dora. Papers, 1913-1937 (20586) 11 items.
• Lashkowitz, Harry. Papers, 1919-1965 (1044) 2.25ft.
• Thal, Alfred A. papers, 1916-1968 (10241) 6 ft.
• Wold, Frances M. Papers, 1917, 1971, 1976 (20388) 4 items.
• Jewish Agricultural Society, 1928, 1943.
• Jewish Theological Seminary of America. American Jewish History Center. Proceedings of the conference on the writing of regional history: with the emphasis on religion and ethnic groups. NY: The Center, 1956. 907/J555
• Nudelman, Eugene R. The family of Joseph Nudelman. C1969. 929.2/N884f
• Plaut, W Gunther. "The Jews in Minnesota; the first seventy-five years" from American Jewish Communal Histories, no. 3. 977.6/P698
• Schwartz, Lois Field. "Early Jewish agricultural colonies in North Dakota" in North Dakota History Vol 32 #4, Oct 1965.
• Trupin, Sophie. Dakota diaspora: memoirs of a Jewish homesteader. Berkeley, CA: Alternative Press, 1985. 92/T774
• Western States Jewish Historical Quarterly, 1976-present.

• Ashley Jewish Cemetery: {10194} 3.5 miles north of town, near the South Dakota line. Information is in Postal & Koppman Jewish Tourist's Guide to U.S. Phila., PA: Jewish Publ. Soc., 1954, p.487-488-489. Contact: the Trustee, Robert Tilsen, 625 S. Snelling Ave. St. Paul, MN 55116. Source: Rabbi Jon-Jay Tilsen. Ashley Jewish Cemetery Association. See Picture Collection at AJA. American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2488. 513-221-1875 (tel); 513-221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu.
  An article about this cemetery appeared in the newspaper Tribune on 11/29/1987, Sunday Section but exact source is unclear.
       In ND REC Magazine, July 1986, "The Lost Jews of McIntosh" appeared. The cemetery, which belonged to sixty Jewish families and holds 21 graves, is just off the highway winding outside of the county seat of Ashley. The Jewish community existed until about the 1920s. Some tombstones have photographs inset under recessed glass. Source: Cecelia H. Comroe, No. 218, 8940 Krewstown Rd., Phil. PA 19115.

  UPDATE: The cemetery web site is www.ashleyjewishcemetery.org. Trustees: Robert Tilsen, 285 Westview Drive, West St. Paul, MN 55118, USA and Stuart Kaufman, 6343 52nd Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98118, 206-725-1584, stuartkauf@earthlink.net. Source: Jon-Jay Tilsen, Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel, 85 Harrison Street at Whalley Avenue, New Haven CT 06515-1724, www.beki.org. [October 2003]

10231 Dakota Jewish History Project. Records, 1953. .5 ft. Records consist of reports, correspondence, bank statements, notes, newspaper clippings, printed material, and questionnaires containing information on Jewish history in the Dakotas. OCLC 17732632. Jews--North Dakota; Dakota Council of B'nai B'rith (N.D.); B'nai B'rith; Bismarck (N.D.); Burleigh County--North Dakota.  http://www.state.nd.us/hist/sal/manu/mg.htm [August 2005]

20388 Wold, Frances M. Papers, 1917; 1971; 1976. 4 items. Papers consist of a letter from A.D. Gaines to E.F. Mutchler commenting on the Short-Line Railroad investment scheme, a typescript of an interview with Mrs. John (Louise) Vollan, Wilton (N.D.), and research data on a Jewish cemetery in Regan (N.D.), and Jews in northern Burleigh County. Jews--North Dakota; Railroads--North Dakota; Short-Line Railroad; Women--North Dakota; Burleigh County--North Dakota. SEE Mss 10680. Source: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/sal/manu/mg.htm [August 2005]

• Sons of Jacob: North on ND 20 to ND 17 (North of Garske). Turn right (East) on 17. Go 6 miles east of village. Look for "Jewish Cemetery" sign on the right at gravel road. Turn right. Go about 2-3 miles. The 100ft x 100ft cemetery is on the right, up a very poor trail and can be seen from the road. It is just past a farmhouse on the left with a sign on the fence "Sons of Jacob" cemetery. The stones are in very poor condition. Some are destroyed and have been replaced by rocks and covered with sheets of tin. I have photos of this cemetery. The cemetery dates from the 1860s. Source: Frank Freedman; e-mail: gedalia@juno.com or gedalia@sodak.net.
  See: Jewish Cemetery Assoc., deed owned by Myer R. Shark (see Fargo for his contact information) of Devil's Lake, ND (in 1954) in Postal & Koppman Jewish Tourist's Guide to U.S. Phila., PA: Jewish Publ. Soc., 1954, p.487-489.
  SEE AJA. American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2488. 513-221-1875 (tel); 513-221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu:
       Petition to the State Governor objecting to the sale of the Jewish cemetery and the removal of the graves, Devil's Lake, ND, Dec. 23, 1902; patent for the land, confirming its ownership by the Jewish Cemetery Association, Ramsey County, ND, Dec. 29, 1911; documents, deeds, charters, and miscellaneous items relating to the Jewish cemetery in Devil's Lake, ND, 1902-1933. Manuscript, printed & typescript. 15 items. Received from Mr. Howard O. Berg, Devil's Lake, ND, Sep. 10, 1965 and Mr. David Glickson, Devil's Lake, ND, Apr. 29, 1966.
       Information on the abandoned cemeteries in Ramsey County, ND. Nov. 10, 1966 in Histories file
       Reprint of an article appearing in the "Devil's Lake Journal," concerning early Jewish settlers in Ramsey County, Dakota Territory. 1880's. Flat file. Cabinet 5, Drawer 6. Plaut, W Gunther. "Jewish colonies at Painted woods and Devils Lake". In North Dakota History, vol 32 #1, January 1965, p59-70. http://www.state.nd.us/hist/sal/gen/infreligion.htm [August 2005]

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndstark/ has general Stark County information. [August 2005]

10241 Thal, Alfred A. Papers, 1916-1968. 6 ft. Papers consist of family history information, scrapbooks, audio recordings of interviews concerning the Jewish community in North Dakota, records of the Dickinson Jewish Congregation, photographs, and sheet music. OCLC 17998686. Jews--North Dakota; Dickinson Jewish Congregation; Dickinson (N.D.); Stark County--North Dakota. Source: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/sal/manu/mg.htm [August 2005]

• Cemetery: See "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman, submitted by Alan Hirschfeld

• Cemetery: See "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman, submitted by Alan Hirschfeld

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndcass/ has general Cass County information. [August 2005]
Book: Temple Beth El, Fargo, North Dakota: the first fifty years, 1942-1992 - Fargo, ND,  Temple Beth El, 1992.  [August 2005]

20586 Aronson, Dora. Papers, 1913-1937. 11 items, Papers consist of a photocopy of the Reform Advocate, 1913, containing a "History of the Jewish Community in Fargo," by B.N. Lesk, photocopies of newspaper clippings, programs, and a letter relating to the Aronson family and the Fargo Jewish Community. OCLC 17661366. Jews--North Dakota; Reform Advocate, Fargo (N.D.); Women--North Dakota; Cass County--North Dakota. Source: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/sal/manu/mg.htm [August 2005]

http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/collections/manuscripts/legal/Lashkowitz1/biography.html has

• Beth El Memorial Park: Used by Temple Beth El of Fargo (Reform), the cemetery at 32nd Avenue North, Fargo is approximately one-half mile west of North University Drive. Contact: Myer Shark, Apartment 221, 3630 Philllips Parkway, St. Louis Park, MN 55426. His son's email is jsfrisch@yahoo.com. Source: Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com. / Temple Beth El, 809 Eleventh Avenue South, Tel: (701) 232-0441   Fax: 701.297.9144 http://uahc.org/congs/nd/nd001 [August 2005]
• Fargo Hebrew Congregation: Next to the cemetery above is that of the Orthodox, Fargo Hebrew Congregation, both of which are active and well maintained.

2 cemeteries listed in 1919 when the Jewish population was 124. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman, submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

10562 B'nai Israel Synagogue (Grand Forks, N.D.). Records, 1905-1925. .25 ft./124 pages. A photocopy of the congregational minutes in Yiddish language which appear to be those of Congregation of the Children of Israel, the original Jewish synagogue organized in 1891. The first service was in 1892. B'nai Israel Synagogue was built in 1937. OCLC 24352756. Original records at the University of North Dakota. Bergeman, Ben Zion; Dakota Jewish History Project; Jewish community--North Dakota; Synagogues--North Dakota; Social settlements--North Dakota; Grand Forks (N.D.); Grand Forks County--North Dakota. Source: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/sal/manu/mg.htm [August 2005]

B'nai Israel Synagogue (Grand Forks, ND) Minutes, 1905-1925 (10562) .25ft Minutes are a photocopy of the original. http://www.state.nd.us/hist/sal/gen/infreligion.htm [August 2005]

• Montefiore Cemetery: On Gateway Drive near Columbia Road and affiliated with B'nai Israel in Grand Forks, this cemetery is actively maintained. Source: Robert A. Feder, deceased, of Wold, Johnson, Feder, Brothers, Beauchene & Schimmelpfenning, Fargo, North Dakota / http://www.interment.net/data/us/nd/grandforks/montefiore/ and http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndgrandf/MontefioreCemetery.htm have burial list. Cemetery began in 1888. Driving east on Hwy #2 turn north on N Columbia Road, the cemetery is on the right side of the road. [August 2005]

• Hebrew Cemetery: In a 1970's published directory of Morton cemetery locations, we found the cemetery with no markers and fenced separate from the rest of the land. I tried doing research on how and when it got started and who it might contain, but all of the letter writing etc. did not produce much information. It is located in the very NW corner of the SE1/4 29-139-89, Eagles Nest Twp, with GPS coordinates of 46-49/55N, 101-55.76W. It is located about a mile and a half west of the intersection of Hwy 139 and 401/2 St and about a half mile north of 40 1/2 street. It is recorded in the latest deed transfers of the curent owner Kelvin Gietzen as "less one acre for cemetery". See pages 17 and 221: Daphne Drewello and George L. Barron, "MOST Cemeteries of Morton County, ND", 2001.     The name suggests that there might be some early Jewish farmers or families buried there, but we have not been able to verify anything historical. Should you know something about this cemetery, and who might be buried there, that information could be added to the additions and corrections section of the book cited above, which is printed and distributed by the Bismarck-Mandan Historical and Genealogical Society of Bismarck. Source: George L. Barron, 8399 33rd St. SE, Jamestown, ND 58401-9655, gbarron@daktel.com or Don Smith at dearlsmith2019@msn.com [January 2004]

Jewish Cemetery: 20388 Wold, Frances M. Papers, 1917; 1971; 1976. 4 items. Papers consist of a letter from A.D. Gaines to E.F. Mutchler commenting on the Short-Line Railroad investment scheme, a typescript of an interview with Mrs. John (Louise) Vollan, Wilton (N.D.), and research data on a Jewish cemetery in Regan (N.D.), and Jews in northern Burleigh County. Jews--North Dakota; ... Burleigh County--North Dakota. SEE Mss 10680. source: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/sal/manu/mg.htm [August 2005]

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndmclean/

Town History: http://www.wiltonnd.org/history.htm [August 2005]
A Jewish cemetery may have existed in a field outside of Wilton in the 1940s. http://www.jewishwomenexhibit.org/inside12.asp and http://www.jewishwomenexhibit.org/inside14.asp have story of local Jewish family. Also see Dakota Diaspora. By Sophie Trupin, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1988.[August 2005]

WING:Burleigh County
Go north from Bismarck on US 83 to SR 36 then east on 36 to 184th Street, near Wing. Left (north) to 331st Street. (Watch for looming electric towers.) Turn right (east) and follow the trail when it bends left. Go North about 0.5 mile. Cemetery is on left at top of hill. I strongly recommend this last trail be attempted ONLY in a four-wheel-drive vehicle. The cemetery is in reasonably good condition, if a bit overgrown, but the stones are in good shape. I took some photos. The cemetery dates from the 1860s. Source: Frank Freedman; e-mail: gedalia@juno.com or gedalia@sodak.net

http://www.prairiepublic.org/programs/datebook/bydate/05/0405/042305.jsp has story about Jewish settlement of Wing.  [August 2005]