These are the stories of remarkable Jews that we have uncovered so far. This is just the beginning, as we begin to dig deeper into the history of North-Western United States.
Moved to Missoula, MT in 1916
Louis L. Levine
Born near Kiev in Ukraine, Louis Levine was brought to the United States at the age of 4. He would become instrumental in shaping the socio-economic policies of the last century.
Settled in Missoula, MT in 1925
Sam Rivin
Sam Rivin settled in Missoula in 1925. Four years later, the country was devastated by the Great Depression. By 1937, Sam Rivin was a national labor leader in NY.
Henry D. Ephron
Henry Ephron became an
internationally recognized
classical Greek and Latin
scholar, a code cracker, and a spellbinding lecturer at the University of Montana and around the country.
Bob Marshall
On August 16, 1940, Agriculture Secretary Wallace honored the memory of Bob Marshall with a 950,000-acre roadless area in Montana in his name.
Our objective is to bring Leiser's Footsteps exhibit to museums around the NW United States.
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library is hosting
Leiser's Footsteps museum exhibit until June, 2022
We are looking forward to launching our new exhibit called: From Gold to Granite in the Winter of 2022.
This is an exploration of Jews during the Gold Rush period.
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