South Dakota
Abstract
South Dakota's Jewish community began with the Black Hills gold discovery of 1874 and homesteading in the 1860s and 1870s. Deadwood settlers included merchants, Civil War veterans, jobless clerks from the East, prospectors, and new immigrants. Between 1882 and 1889, the Cremieux agricultural oolony near Mitchell attracted 200 Jewish settlers, but it failed due to natural disasters and poor management. Synagogues were founded in Sioux Falls and Aberdeen in 1909 and 1916. Two Jewish cemeteries date from the 1890s. Sam Bober from the Black Hills was a prominent prairie agricultural leader and internationally-known seed expert.
Dates
- 1882-2019
Language of Materials
The collection is predominately in English, but some materials are in Hebrew.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet (3 legal document boxes and 1 letter document box.)
Scope and Contents
Folder contains newsclippings on Sam Bober, list of congregants of The Synagogue of the Hills; and "A Jewish Tourist's Guide to the United States" on South Dakota
Creator
- From the Collection: University of Denver. Center for Judaic Studies. Ira M. Beck Memorial Collection of Rocky Mountain Jewish History (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository