The Indiana Jewish Historical Society (IJHS) was founded in 1972 to collect, preserve, and publish material dealing with the two centuries of Jewish life in Indiana. Whatever illuminated the Jewish experience in Indiana is of interest, concern, and value. It is our aim to gather and preserve the records of synagogues, temples, and societies, as well as personal papers, diaries, memories, governmental documents, newspapers and magazine articles, photographs, and even burial and cemetery records. We provide information and insight about the role played by individual Jews and Jewish communities in the creation of the diverse religious climate of Indiana. In August of 1999, the archive collection of the IJHS was permanently gifted to the Indiana Historical Society. The Indiana Jewish Historical Society Archive Collection at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis, contains over seven thousand items. In addition to past records, the society is also interested in obtaining current records, for such records will be history for coming generations.
Other publications available: • Jimmy Guilford. A Jewish History of Purdue 1920-1940. Andrey Abraham Potter: The Man for All Reasons. H. Gordon & Sons Department Store. The Story Of David S. Redelsheimer. Congregation B’nai Judah in Whiting, Indiana. 2015 • Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary, Inc. Werner Leo Loewenstein, M.D. The Singing Camp: The Musical Tradition Of Myron S. Goldman Union Camp Institute. Abe Silverstein: Father of the U.S. Space Program. 2014 • Bonds as Strong as Steel: A history of Indiana scrap metal dealers and their families. 2011 • There are Jews in Southern Indiana: The Bloomington Story. By Katie Himm and Lana Ruegamer Eisenberg. October 2009 • The Middletown Jewish Oral History Project II. December 2005 • A Century of Jewish Education in Indianapolis: 1860 to 1960. By Lindsey Mintz. A Tree Of Life: An Early History of the Indianapolis Bureau of Jewish Education. July 2003 • Beginnings of the Indiana Jewish Historical Society. By Max Einstandig. 1993
If you doubt the American dream, you need only to read Indiana Jewish History: Journey to Freedom - Russian Resettlement in Indiana. These are just a few of the many families that came to Indiana during the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Coming with nothing but the will and want to have a life in America. Many of them well-educated in the Former Soviet Union, but unable to practice their professions or speak English. Here are their stories of "a journey many of us would have found" hard and painful. The generosity of the local Jewish Federations in Indiana and the hundreds of community volunteers is a tribute to our Jewish Heritage.
Other publications available: • Jimmy Guilford. A Jewish History of Purdue 1920-1940. Andrey Abraham Potter: The Man for All Reasons. H. Gordon & Sons Department Store. The Story Of David S. Redelsheimer. Congregation B’nai Judah in Whiting, Indiana. 2015 • Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary, Inc. Werner Leo Loewenstein, M.D. The Singing Camp: The Musical Tradition Of Myron S. Goldman Union Camp Institute. Abe Silverstein: Father of the U.S. Space Program. 2014 • Bonds as Strong as Steel: A history of Indiana scrap metal dealers and their families. 2011 • There are Jews in Southern Indiana: The Bloomington Story. By Katie Himm and Lana Ruegamer Eisenberg. October 2009 • The Middletown Jewish Oral History Project II. December 2005 • A Century of Jewish Education in Indianapolis: 1860 to 1960. By Lindsey Mintz. A Tree Of Life: An Early History of the Indianapolis Bureau of Jewish Education. July 2003 • Beginnings of the Indiana Jewish Historical Society. By Max Einstandig. 1993
As a nation, we should preserve our social memory by honoring those who paved the way for us to exist, recognizing those who etched their indelible mark on our lives, and remembering those who went to the great beyond before us as expressed in the Salute to the Dearly Departed segment (People); our regions, areas, and territories; our locales, hotspots, and hangouts and places we love to visit and events we constantly attend in (Places), and the happenings and the things that we cherish to death - items, commodities, artifacts, and products (Things). So dear readers, enjoy the mind "triggers" and heart-wrenching "diggers" you will find in this book honouring the 55th year of celebrating Jamaica's independence and the tantalizing trip down memory lane with this unofficial reference/resource guide by your side. You will recollect who is who (people), where is where (places), and what is what (things) in both the Jamaican and the Diaspora/Global context.
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