Indiana Jewish Historical Society

Recording Indiana's Jewish History since 1972

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Your support is vital for our programs, publications, podcasts, and archival collection work! We have worked to preserve Indiana's Jewish History and memory for the past 50 years; please support us as we bring awareness of Indiana's Jewish Past!
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Wishing everyone an introspective and meaningful Shavuot!
Pictured: One of the Earlier Confirmation classes in Marion, Indiana's Temple Sinai in 1938!

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In this podcast episode, we talk to Timothy Quevillon of Western Kentucky University, Founder and Director of the Riverlands Jewish Archive, who describes his work and research in partnership with the Indiana Jewish Historical Society.
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'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' historical marker coming to South Bend https://t.co/ooE84yqxbh

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Please join us if you are in the South Bend area!

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The Groundbreaking of the Hasten Hebrew Academy in Indianapolis, circa early 1970's.
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Please join us in Fort Wayne

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Please join us in Northwest Indiana!

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Wishing everyone a happy and sweet Passover!
Chag Sameyach from the Indiana Jewish Historical Society! Circa the late 1940s in Indianapolis. Harry and Sarah Smith are at the far end, and their children and grandchildren are all gathered around for Pesach!

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Sinai Temple circa 1970's, a Passover Seder In Marion, Indiana!

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How did Zayde get to Shelbyville? : A History of the Industrial Removal ... https://t.co/4vCjfrKZrP via @YouTube

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Confirmation Class Cong. Bene Jeshurun, circa 1880's, Attica, Indiana, before and after AI photo restoration.

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Flashback to the early 1970s!
Jewish Community members Leroy Gensburg to the left and Jack Zemel to the right, the original owners of Esquire Men's Store. 1536 Broadway, Gary, Indiana

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In our latest Humans of Jewish Home podcast, Tsiporah Glass shares her story. A retired educator and daughter of a Viennese-born synagogue cantor, she was raised in Indianapolis but has spent her adult life in New York City.
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Florita Eichel became a suffragist at the age of 20, when a few Jewish women joined the largely white, Protestant suffragists in Indiana. She founded the Evansville Artist Guild. She participated in the first girls' tennis tournament held at Sunset Park. The photo is from 1916!

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Happy to announce that our newest IJHS publication arrived just before the snows. Many thanks to all the terrific authors and editors, and to Sheila Greenwald for her hard work on this edition of Indiana Jewish History, which is our 49th. Join the IJHS and get a free copy!