Central Ohio Histories

CJHS members, volunteers, and friends have compiled histories of interest to those researching central Ohio Jewish history. Those histories are included here as a part of our mission to preserve the history of central Ohio Jews.

Please Contact Us with any additional information you may have on these subjects.

My Grandfather, Harry Cohen – a Zanesville profile

Rabbi Greenwald Portrait

Rabbi Leopold Greenwald

Beth Israel History

A History of Lima, Ohio’s Early Jewish Community

Jewish Community Photo

A History of Salem’s Jewish Community

Torah History

A History of Jewish Life in Mansfield and Surrounding Areas

A History of the Massillon Jewish Community

Why I Love Tifereth Israel

Jewish History Chillicothe Ohio

Jews in the First Capital: A History of Chillicothe’s Jewish Families

A History of the Portsmouth, Ohio Jewish Community

Greene County’s Jewish Heritage

Steubenville and Weirton’s Jewish Heritage

A History of Newark, Ohio’s Jewish Community

A History of Jewish Life in Tuscarawas County

A History of Jewish Life in the Upper Miami Valley

A History of Jewish Life in Fremont and Surrounding Areas

Jews in the Y Bridge City: A History of Zanesville’s Early Jewish Community

A History of Jewish Life in Athens County

My Search for Wider’s Deli

A History of the Jewish Community of Lancaster and the Surrounding Area

The Old Neighborhoods

Bexley Memories

Religion on a Human Scale: The Jewish Community of Mount Vernon, Ohio (1930-1960)

Home at the University Hillel Foundation

The Ohio State University Hillel Foundation

Schonthal Home, 555 E Rich St

The Jewish Community Center of Columbus (JCC), 1913-2013

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