From the Archives

Exhibits, Projects and Programs

WWII Exhibit is Open.

Stories of Service: Central Ohio Jews and WWII.

Leventhal Video Memoir project.

Recording outstanding Jewish artists in the community.

Online Archives

CJHS is the repository for the history of the Jewish community in the central Ohio region. We collect both paper records and 3-dimensional memorabilia dating from the early 1800s. There are more than 13,000 items cataloged with many more awaiting cataloging. New donations arrive daily.

Archive photo of young college age men, posing for a photo.

CJHS Archives

Central to our mission to collect and preserve the history of the Jews of central Ohio, the Columbus Jewish Historical Society maintains an archive and library of materials donated to...

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Archival photo of a young gentleman in a WWII uniform.

Tifereth Archives

Congregation Tifereth Israel was founded in 1901 after members split from Agudas Achim. In their charter they were named First Hungarian Hebrew Congregation of Columbus...

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