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Beth Israel Bazaar

Date: 09 26 1954
Description: Five women admire some dolls as they prepare items for their annual public bazaar. Seated left to right, are: Judith Stein, Mrs. George Stewart, and Roslyn...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Latke Power

Date: 12 1967
Description: A portion of an article titled: "Latke Power" in the Daily Cardinal newspaper. Accompanying the article is a photograph of Professor Anatole Beck sp...
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Quarantine Fence

Date: 1940
Description: A barbed wire fence in the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw constructed to quarantine people infected with lice. At this point the wall around the entire ghetto had...
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"A Future to Believe In" Sign

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: Bernie Sanders standing at the podium at his rally in the Kohl Center. A lighted sign high up in the background is spelling out his campaign slogan: "A Fut...
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Bernie Sanders

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: Profile view of Bernie Sanders standing at a podium during his rally at the Kohl Center. He is gesturing with one hand while addressing the crowd. On the p...
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Bernie Sanders

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: The United States Senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, standing at a podium and addressing the audience at his rally held in the Kohl Center. Two secret s...
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Leo Lania Speaking at an Event

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Description: View towards Leo Lania speaking from a podium at the United Jewish Appeal. Men are sitting at the long table on either side of Leo Lania, and men and women...
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Tipper Gore, Joe Lieberman, Hadassah Lieberman, and Al Gore

Date: 2000
Description: Vice President and presidential candidate Al Gore speaks. Joe Lieberman, U.S. Senator and candidate for Vice President, and both of their wives stand in th...
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Bernie Sanders Rally

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: Bernie Sanders standing at a podium, his arms outstretched while addressing the crowed at his rally. A large crowd of people, mostly young, are standing or...
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The Crowd at the Bernie Sanders Rally

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: View from audience of the Bernie Sanders rally held in the Kohl Center. They are clapping, holding their hands up in the air, taking videos or pictures, an...
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First Governor's Conference on Aging Population

Date: 05 28 1956
Description: Transportation is often a problem for the older population. The Council of Jewish Women has arranged a transportation group to take older Jewish persons to...
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Bernie Sanders Addressing the Crowd

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: Bernie Sanders standing at a podium during his rally at the Kohl Center. He is waving a hand while addressing the crowd. A group of men and women, mostly y...
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"Radical Political Revolution" Sign

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: Bernie Sanders standing at the podium during his rally looking over the crowd. Behind him is a group of mostly young men and women, some holding up signs w...
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"Fire is Catching, Bern with Us" Sign

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: View from the audience at the Bernie Sanders rally held in the Kohl Center. Sanders is standing on a stage behind a podium and is looking out at the crowd....
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"Animal Liberation Now" Banner

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: Bernie Sanders standing behind a podium and gesturing with his hand while addressing the audience at his rally held in the Kohl Center. Behind him is a cro...
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The Audience at the Bernie Sanders Rally

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: Elevated view from crowd of Bernie Sanders standing at a podium in the middle of the Kohl Center. Some of the people in the crowd are recording him on thei...
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Civil Rights Leaders Call on President

Date: 01 1950
Description: 22 people posing together in front of the White House. Caption reads: "CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS CALL ON PRESIDENT: Pictured on White House grounds is the deleg...
Feature Story

Elmer Winter Receives 2006 Samuel C. Johnson Award for Distinction in Corporate Leadership

Wisconsin History Maker Award
Learn about the co-founder of Manpower, Inc, the world's largest temporary job service company who actively promoted peace in the Middle East.
Historical Essay

Kander, Lizzie Black (1858-1940)

During the Progressive Era, this Milwaukeean helped Jewish immigrants assimilate into American society while maintaining their ethnic heritage.

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