Jewish Museum Milwaukee - Archives

1360 N. Prospect Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 390-5730
www.jewishmuseummilwaukee.org

The Milwaukee Jewish Archives began in 1986 out of the Roots Committee of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation and became the Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society in 1998. In April 2008 the Jewish Museum Milwaukee opened. The Museum is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the Jewish people in southeastern Wisconsin and celebrating the continuum of Jewish heritage and culture.

The Jewish Museum Milwaukee developed over twenty years ago out of the Roots Committee of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, which began documenting the history of the Jews of Milwaukee. The Archives of the Museum include organizational, business, synagogue and personal artifacts, pictures and paper.



In 1972 Shorewood natives David Zucker, Jerry Zucker and Jim
Abrahams crammed their belongings into a U-Haul and embarked on their
journey to Los Angeles. David Zucker Collection.


The Max Oxman family owned and operated the Plymouth Creamery
(later called Erwin Meat Co. and Oxmans' Meat Co.) on Teutonia Avenue
for over 60 years before it closed in 1987. Here, family members are
shown outside the creamery ca. 1920. Nathan Oxman Collection.

Images courtesy of the Jewish Museum Milwaukee - Archives.

Entry compiled by Simone Munson