Recording Indiana's Jewish History since 1972
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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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May 13
'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' historical marker coming to South Bend southbendtribune.com/story/n…
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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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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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How did Zayde get to Shelbyville? : A History of the Industrial Removal ... youtu.be/ZYl3vBPFPSY?si=PPpQ… 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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17 Nov 2023
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.
🔊 Listen to the episode: bit.ly/46Sj8pB
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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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29 Dec 2025
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!
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24 Dec 2025
Max Kraus and Gust Kraus, Jewish business owners from Columbia City, Indiana, are seen in a 1901 automobile in Fort Wayne, Indiana—one of the first cars in the area. They operated Kraus & Apelbaum, which became one of the largest seed dealerships in northern Indiana.
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