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In the early 21st century, Ohio's census data reported over 150,000 Jews, with the Cleveland area being home to more than 50% of this population. [1] As of 2018, Greater Cleveland is the 23rd largest Jewish community in the United States. [ 2 ]
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.
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Reid started documenting Lancaster's Jewish history for a history class at Capital University in 2017, where he also converted to Judaism. Since then, he’s completed Jewish histories for 20 Ohio ...
Pages in category "Jews and Judaism in Cleveland" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Shiloh Baptist Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
Mayfield Cemetery is a historic Jewish cemetery located at 2749 Mayfield Road in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Established in 1890, it is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Cuyahoga County and the only Jewish garden cemetery. A chapel was constructed in 1893. This was demolished and a large mausoleum, which included a chapel, was built in 1930.
The Park Synagogue is a Conservative synagogue located at 27500 Shaker Boulevard, Pepper Pike, Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.. Established as two Orthodox congregations, Anshe Emeth, founded by Polish Jews in 1869 that merged with Beth Tefilo in 1917 to form the Anshe Emeth Beth Tefilo Conregation.
The Temple Tifereth-Israel (transliterated from Hebrew as "Glory of Israel") was a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 26000 Shaker Boulevard, in Beachwood, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. The synagogue was a member of the Union for Reform Judaism.