The Columbus Jewish Historical Society

CJHS Aprons

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These stylish aprons were a hit during Legacy 2010: 170 Years of Jewish Life in Central Ohio.

White cotton cloth with Legacy 2010 peddler’s cart logo. Machine washable.

Family Portrait Album, 1992

Created By: the Columbus Jewish Historical Society

This book signifies the commemoration of the 10^th anniversary Gala of the Columbus Jewish Historical Society. From Rodney Wasserstrom, president of CJHS in 1992, “This elegant Portrait Album will be treasured from generation to generation. It is the first time that a photographic panorama of Jewish families from our community has been put together, and it has generated wonderful feelings of love, reminiscences, and pride as family members selected their favorite photos. I am extremely proud of this endeavor and am very pleased at the outstanding participation.”

128 pages with family images, includes capsule history of Columbus Jewish community, “The Old Neighborhood” Key and diagram map, and index.

Jews and Judaism in a Midwestern Community

Created By: Marc Lee Raphael

From the dust jacket: “Marc Lee Raphael’s fascinating saga of Jewish life in Columbus is peopled by women selling vegetables or chickens from garages, beloved and not-so-beloved rabbis, philanthropists, peddlers turned merchant princes, civic leaders, Zionists, and synagogue builders.

Raphael describes the German and east European waves of immigration and the development of the Jewish community, its synagogues, temples, and organizations; and surveys Columbus Jewry in the 1970s, measuring attitudes toward Judaism, politics, Israel, philanthropy, and education.” Dust jacket included, 483 pages with preface, introduction, endnotes, appendix, bibliography, abbreviations, and index.

Messages from the Past

Created By: Marvin Bonowitz

Click here for Introduction and Contents pages (PDF format).

Mt. Vernon Avenue: Jewish Businesses in a Changing Neighborhood (B/W Portraits)

Created By: Marvin Bonowitz

Marvin Bonowitz has put together an interesting array of recollections pertaining to a bygone era where Jewish businesses lined the storefronts of Columbus, Ohio’s near-east side thoroughfare of Mt. Vernon Avenue from the early 20th-century to the present.

Includes excerpts from oral histories from the Columbus Jewish Historical Society’s Oral History Project, images, introduction, bibliography, and appendix. 64 pages. Click here for contents pages (PDF format).

This item contains black and white portraits.

Mt. Vernon Avenue: Jewish Businesses in a Changing Neighborhood (Color Portraits)

Created By: Marvin Bonowitz

Marvin Bonowitz has put together an interesting array of recollections pertaining to a bygone era where Jewish businesses lined the storefronts of Columbus, Ohio’s near-east side thoroughfare of Mt. Vernon Avenue from the early 20th-century to the present.

Includes excerpts from oral histories from the Columbus Jewish Historical Society’s Oral History Project, images, introduction, bibliography, and appendix. 64 pages. Click here for contents pages (PDF format).

This item contains color portraits.

The Story of I.H. Schlezinger, Inc

Created By: Edward Schlezinger

This book covers the beginnings of the scrap metal company I.H. Schlezinger, Inc., located in Columbus, Ohio. The company was started in 1915 by Isaac Harry Schlezinger. The book covers such areas as the Schlezinger family genealogy, immigration to the U.S., I.H. Schlezinger company history, and the Columbus area in the early 20th century.

Blue hard cover, 24 pages, introduction, and biography of Edward Schlezinger.