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The history of Jews in Ohio dates back to 1817, when Joseph Jonas, a pioneer, came from England and made his home in Cincinnati.He drew after him a number of English Jews, who held Orthodox-style divine service for the first time in Ohio in 1819, and, as the community grew, organized themselves in 1824 into the first Jewish congregation of the Ohio Valley, the B'ne Israel.
Reid has documented the Jewish history of 20 Ohio cities and towns, 15 of which are digitally published on the Columbus Jewish Historical Society's website. Some are still home to active Jewish ...
In 1839, the first Jewish immigrants came to Cleveland from Bavaria. The first Jewish immigrant was a man named Simson Thorman. [4] Within 25 years, the population of Jews grew to 1,200. From the late 1800s and well into the 1950s, the vast majority of Jews lived in the inner city neighborhoods of Glenville, Kinsman, and Hough. In 1920, the ...
Columbus, Ohio. The Jewish community of Greater Columbus has made up a small but noteworthy part of the region since the arrival of Jews in 1840.The community has gone through periods of growth, especially in the last quarter of the 20th century.
The history of the Jews in Cincinnati occupies a prominent place in the development of Jewish secular and religious life in the United States. Cincinnati is not only the oldest Jewish community west of the Allegheny Mountains but has also been an institutional center of American Reform Judaism for more than a century.
Timeline for the History of Judaism; The History of the Jewish People The Jewish Agency; The Avalon Project at Yale Law School The Middle East 1916–2001: A Documentary Record; Historical Maps and Atlases at Dinur Center; Crash Course in Jewish History (Aish) The Year by Year History of the Jewish People – by Eli Birnbaum; Ministry of ...
Jewish history is the history of the Jews, their nation, religion, and culture, as it developed and interacted with other peoples, religions, and cultures. Jews originated from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah , two related kingdoms that emerged in the Levant during the Iron Age .
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cincinnati, ... Jewish congregation established. [7] ... Ohio; Timeline of Toledo, Ohio;