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St. Paul Cathedral

View of St. Paul Cathedral from John Ireland Blvd. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever, 2012.

There have been four Roman Catholic cathedrals in St. Paul. The first three were built between 1841 and 1858. The fourth, and the most architecturally distinctive, opened in 1915. Since then, no building in the Twin Cities has approached it in ambition or magnificence.

Black and white photograph of the St. Paul Talmud Torah Nursery School graduating class of ca. 1950.

St. Paul Talmud Torah Nursery School graduation

St. Paul Talmud Torah Nursery School graduating class, ca.1950.

Passover seder at the St. Paul Talmud Torah

Three children attending a Passover seder at the St. Paul Talmud Torah, 1960. The children are Susan Hoffman, Lisa Savitt, and Scott Zuckman.

1935 graduating class of the St. Paul Talmud Torah

Young men and women of the 1935 graduating class of the S.t Paul Talmud Torah. Max Gordon, the director of the Talmud Torah, is seated at the center of the front row.

Students at the St. Paul Talmud Torah

Students at the St. Paul Talmud Torah, 1930.

Talmud Torah, St. Paul

Three Hebrew schools were founded in St. Paul between 1880 and 1920—the era of peak Jewish immigration to the city. Each had its own constituency and neighborhood. After much negotiation, they joined forces in 1956 and took the name Talmud Torah of St. Paul.