Utah’s Jewish History

Republished from our newsletter, Atsmi Uvsari, 2007-2009, by Rochelle Kaplan

Contents

Solomon Caravalho, Jewish artist and explorer
Jews migrate West, Beginning in the mid-1850s
Corinne, Gentile Capital of Utah
Early Ogden Jews
Jewish Mining Magnates in Utah and the Alta Club
The Spirited in the Land of Zion and a Side Trip to Hawaii

Auerbach's, Corinne — Auerbach’s, Corinne

Auerbach's Store, Salt Lake City — Auerbach’s Store, Salt Lake City

Joining of the rails at Promontory Utah, 1869

Boston and Newhouse Buildings, Cactus Place

Hirschman's Shoe Store — Hirschman’s Shoe Store

Photos courtesy of University of Utah Marriott Library Special Collection, the Utah State Historical Society, the Jewish Women’s Archive, or the Utah State Archives.