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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Leiser’s Footsteps comes to the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Exhibit opens to the public Friday, January 31<sup>st<o:p></o:p></sup></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><img width="556" height="314" style="width:5.7916in;height:3.2708in" id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D5C7CC.677BF390"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">This significant exhibit covers the history of Missoula’s original Jewish citizens and their contribution to Missoula’s growth and culture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Leiser’s Footsteps captures stories of hope and wonder meticulously researched by Missoula-born Bert Chessin, chronicler of Montana Jewish history, with
beautiful panels designed by graphic artist Paul Kingsford.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Just a few of the movers and shakers of Missoula Jewish history included in the exhibit:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Herman Kohn, saddle maker, jeweler, and councilman who helped build Missoula’s downtown commercial district, and a friend of Salish elder Big Sam.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Daniel E. Bandmann, world renown stage actor, horticulturalist, rancher and eccentric.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Jacob Leiser, tailor store owner, entrepreneur, and the first Jew to settle in Missoula.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Leslie Fiedler, literary critic, writer, intelligence officer, and college lecturer.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Bert and Paul hunted high and low to gather this exceptional collection of untold tales that includes rare photographs and artifacts related to Missoula's
original Jewish settlers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">You won’t want to miss this beautifully presented exhibit!
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Exhibit on display through May 10<sup>th</sup>, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Admission to HMFM is free to Missoula County residents.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;text-align:center">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">For more information or to schedule a tour contact Ted Hughes at 406-258-3472 or
<a href="mailto:thughes@missoulacounty.us">thughes@missoulacounty.us</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Sláinte (To Health!)</span>,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jessie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jessie Rogers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Development & Communications Director <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Historical Museum at Fort Missoula</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">406-258-3479<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><i><span style="color:#333333;background:white">“While we are living in the present, we must celebrate life every day, knowing that we are becoming history with every work, every action, every deed.</span>”
<span style="color:#333333"> --- <span style="background:white">Mattie Stepanek</span></span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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