Join us as Gil Bardige, CJHS member, presents a simple way to understand, prioritize and organize your DNA results. Focusing on autosomal DNA, Gil will guide you through the results no matter which company you have used. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.
Register for this Zoom event by calling 614.238.6977 or email history@tcjf.org
Sunday, February 21
Online via Zoom
1:00 PM
Rob Cohen Interviews Michal Avera Samuel
Michal Avera Samuel, the new JewishColumbus shlicha, will share her personal history with us. From her birthplace in Ethiopia to a new life in Israel and now to Columbus, Michal has a fascinating story to tell of family struggle, immigration, adjustment and passion for her background. Rob Cohen, noted Columbus immigration lawyer and CJHS member, will moderate the discussion.
Register for this Zoom event by calling 614.238.6977 or email history@tcjf.org
Monday, January 11
Online via Zoom
7:00 PM
The CJHS staff is back working in the office each Tuesday through Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm. The Historical Collection will be open to the public by appointment only. Please contact us at 614-238-6977 or history@tcjf.org to set up an appointment.
Join us on September 13th as we virtually welcome Adrienne Usher, Director of The Shapell Roster of Jewish Service in the American Civil War. She and her team have undertaken the massive project of identifying and memorializing in a new database all of the U.S. Jews who served in the Civil War. She will present an overview of the project and then focus on the Ohio soldiers. At least seven of them are tied to central Ohio! CJHS has provided research to Shapell over the years so we are excited to get a preview of this new national database which will be available soon.
Register for this webinar using the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_77OgtJR6TBaz3f-fbTExUw
Sunday, September 13
Online via Zoom
3:00 PM
As early as the 1850’s, central Ohio Jews were active in the local liquor industry. From saloons and taverns to nightclubs, from manufacturing to distribution their involvement grew. The exhibit will look at the reasons for going into this business, the early establishments, Prohibition and its effects on the Jewish community and the post Prohibition revival of bars, clubs and distributors. We will also look at the businesses that grew out of early involvement in bars and still exist today.
Join us for this fascinating look at a long history of Jewish involvement in the local liquor industry.
Opens November 2019
The Historical Collection, 1175 College Ave.
Mon-Fri 10-3:30, Sundays by Appointment (Please call 614.238.6977 or email history@tcjf.org to schedule a time.)
Donate now to CJHS through the Columbus Foundation’s Big Give. During this 25-hour online giving event, your donation will be boosted thanks to the Bonus Pool provided by the Columbus Foundation. All credit card fees will be covered by the Foundation so 100% of your donation goes directly to us. Please join us in the effort to help save our history.
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June 10th and 11th
Our office is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 virus and all programs and tours have been postponed. We will continue to respond to phone and email messages and keep in touch through Facebook. Our thoughts are with all of you during this difficult time.
Daniel Goldmark, Professor of Popular Music and Director of the Center for Popular Music Studies at Case Western Reserve University will speak about the music of the Prohibition period – from Yiddish songs protesting the new law to Tin Pan Alley. Join us for this fun musical program!
Sunday, April 5, 2020
The Historical Collection, 1175 College Ave.
2:00 pm (exhibit opens at 1:00 pm)
Marni Davis, Professor of History at Georgia State University, will talk about the important role American Jews played in the liquor trade and the hostilities they elicited during the Prohibition era. Her book, “Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition” was a finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize in Jewish Literature. She teaches courses on modern Jewish history, immigrants in the United States and the history of alcohol.
This event is co-sponsored by Ohio State’s Melton Center for Jewish Studies and supported by the Thomas and Diann Mann Symposium fund and the Diane Cummins Community Education Fund.
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Jewish Center, 1125 College Ave
1:00 PM
Ted Merwin, the author of “Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli”, will present an entertaining, interactive program about the heyday of the deli, the changing representation of Jewish-American delis in music, film and television and the evolution of delis today. Ted has published numerous articles and given more than a hundred public lectures on Jewish-American food and culture.
Please join us for this special presentation and a one-night only Pop-Up Kosher Deli Buffet Dinner presented by Harvey & Ed’s. Deli Buffet Dinner begins at 5:30 followed by the program at 7:00 pm.
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A great night with a delicious dinner followed by an exciting speaker:
Sunday, October 27
Jewish Center, 1125 College Ave
5:30-Dinner Buffet, 7:00-Program
How do we develop a Jewish community? When did the synagogues of central Ohio open and which remain? Who were our rabbis, our mohels and our shochets?
And. very importantly, where did we find our kosher food?
CJHS explores this history and finds some suprises!
Opens January 2019
The Historical Collection, 1175 College Ave.
Weekdays and 1st Sunday of each month
CJH
S will present our play “Letters Home” one final time! Developed from actual letters in our archives this funny and touching play recounts the lives of Jewish men and women of central Ohio who were involved in WWI. Letters Home is researched, written and directed by CJHS. It will be performed on the Jewish Center stage.
Note: ONLINE TICKET SALES CLOSE AT 9:00 AM ON WEDNESDAY! YOU MAY STILL PURCHASE TICKETS BY CALLING THE OFFICE AT 614-238-6977 BY 3:00 PM OR AT THE DOOR STARTING AT 7:15 PM.
If you saw this play in May, come back again- there are a few surprises in store!
Wednesday, July 10
Jewish Center, 1125 College Ave
8:00 p.m.
CJHS and Jewish BookFair welcome author Barry Joseph who will speak on the history of the seltzer business. Mr. Joseph who says he accidentally became the “world’s expert on soda”, investigates the Jewish roots of this popular drink. A special soda tasting sponsored by Harvey & Ed’s will accompany this presentation!
Sunday, June 2, 2019
The Historical Collection, 1175 College Ave.
2:00 PM
CJHS will look at the kosher food options in central Ohio since the 1900’s then special guest Joel Marcovitch will talk about what the future might hold. Bring your memories of the local restaurants and delis!
Sunday, April 7, 2019
CJHS Historical Collection - 1175 College Ave
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Talk begins at 2:00PM
How do we develop a Jewish community? When did the synagogues of central Ohio form? Who were our rabbis, our mohels and our shochets? And, very importantly where did we get our kosher food? CJHS explores this history and finds some surprises. Come visit the Historical Collection at our exhibit space at 1175 College Ave.
CJHS Historical Collection - 1175 College Ave
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM