Video Collection
The CJHS digital collection contains videos comprised of digitized interviews, recordings, and photographs about events and themes relevant to the history of the Jewish community of central Ohio. Some digitized materials are earlier recordings from our archives, others are recently recorded memories.
Leventhal Video Memoirs – Hani Hara
Hani Hara is a Columbus-based artist known for his vibrant use of color and expressive paintings. Born in Cairo, Egypt, he and his family left…
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Leventhal Video Memoirs – Michael J. Rosen
Michael J. Rosen (writer, poet, artist, ceramicist and philanthropist) talks to Aaron Leventhal about his life’s work. Rosen, a Columbus native and former Creative Director…
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Leventhal Video Memoirs – Mimi Chenfeld
The Leventhal Video Memoir Project records outstanding Jewish artists in the community. The project videos will be preserved at the Columbus Jewish Historical Society so…
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Sunday Morning League 1946-1947
As we moved into our new CJHS Archive, we came across a special treasure – a film reel labeled “Sunday Morning League Baseball 1946-1947 Champs”…
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“Letters Home, 1918” is the story of the central Ohio Jewish men who served the U.S. during WWI and those at home who supported them. It…
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Remember When… Growing Up in Berwick
An interview with Ted Fireman, Doran Young, Steve Oppenheimer, Gary Cohen and Harley Cohen reminiscing about growing up in the Columbus neighborhood of Berwick on the city’s east side…
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JCC 100: The Center of it All
On the 100th anniversary of the Jewish Center, interviewees remember the Schonthal Center and the Jewish Center. From 1913-2013, the organization has been the Center…
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Legacy 2010: 170 Years of Jewish Life in Central Ohio One Family’s Story
Harriet Shustick Korn and her daughters introduce family memorabilia to be on view during the CJHS exhibit, Legacy 2010. Featured: Harriet Shustick Korn, Judith Korn…
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