Some Early Jewish Pioneers of North Dakota, before 1900
The following Early Jewish Pioneers of North Dakota were found in articles about Reverend Benjamin Papermaster.
We hope that visitors to the Jewish Museum of the American West will contact us to both add to this list or inform us of any information about these pioneers. Please write to: JMAWcurator@gmail.com
Fargo
Early Jewish Pioneers of Fargo, North Dakota, before 1900
Jacob Ackerman
Hugo & Herman Bachemheimer
Charles Barenstein
I. Herbst
Nathan Horwitz, traveling salesman
Maurice and Aaron Kaufman
Wolf Rutz
Jacob and William Shcotch
Alex and Max Stern, businessmen
Samuel and Alex Zurakov
Grand Forks
Early Jewish Pioneers of Grand Forks, North Dakota, before 1900
Aaron Apel, men’s cothier
B’nai Israel of Grand Forks, ND
Frank Ephraim, men’s clothier
Michael Fishman
Samuel Giller and Anna Black Giller
Abe and Sarah Goldstein
Adolph Goldstein and Toby Rubensky Goldstein
Harry Goldstein, first Vice President of Congregation of the Children of Israel
John Goldstein and Thea Aronovitch Goldstein
Nathan Greenberg
Simon Heller
Abraham Horwitz and Ana Schein Horwitz
Aaron Horwitz
Moses Lifshitz, brother-in-law of Rabbi Papermaster
Israel Paletz, of Platky’s Department Store
Reverend Benjamin Papermaster
Morris Papermaster
Max Rabinovich, first President of Congregation of the Children of Israel
George Schwam, first Secretary of Congregation of the Children of Israel
Wolf Sherowitz and Bertha Frankel Sherowitz
Max Wittlshofer, jeweler
Harris Ziskin
North Dakota Geographical Center Monument Paostcard
Devil’s Lake
The Devil’s Lake Colony, was founded by the Jewish Colonization Association in 1883, and financed by Baron de Hirsch.
Ben Zion Greenberg was Postmaster & Justice of the Peace.
The following Devil’s Lake colonists eventually moved to Grand Forks:
J. Aronovitch
Michael Fishman
Nathan Frankel
Moses Goldstein
Nathan Greenberg
Joseph Horwitz
Sam Levy
S. Linetzky
Pincus Schrieerman
Moshe Sprung
Lakota
Jacob Thal, farmer
Source
- Isadore Papermater, “A History of North Dakota Jewry and their Pioneer Rabbi,” Western States Historical Quarterly 10/1, 2 & 3.
