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When Jerusalem On The Prairie Passes Away

The Jewish Cemetery in North Dakota.

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Julie R. Neidlinger
Apr 12, 2026
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While reading disparaging online comments about North Dakota— which are not difficult to find online—and its lack of acceptable diversity, I came across a numbskull who commented that there was probably only one Jewish person ever in North Dakota.

My mother could tell you otherwise.

Boy, could she.

My friend jokes about how, on his first visit to my fam…

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