Welcome to the new website of the Columbus Jewish Historical Society.

The Society preserves the stories, artifacts, images and heritage of the Jewish communities of Central Ohio.

Visitors to this website will be able to find resources to help you find out more about relatives and ancestors, and about Jewish life in the Columbus area in days gone by. An extensive set of transcribed oral histories are available for reading; you will be able to look through a sample of photos from the 1940s through the 1970s taken by local photographer Herb Topy; searches can be made of the archives of The Ohio Jewish Chronicle, a Jewish newspaper that has been publishing since 1922; and eventually you will be able search the burial records of Jewish cemeteries in Central, Eastern and Southern Ohio, as well as in neighboring communities in West Virginia.

Please explore this site using the menu bar at the top of the page, and feel free to send us your comments and suggestions.

Our Legacy 2010 exhibit website is available at the following link. Click here.

NEW! Check out our new video page. Click here.

NEW! Check out our new Oral History Search Box powered by Google. Click here.

NEW! Our Gift Shop page is now available showcasing some of the publications available through CJHS. Click here.

Click here to read our January 2010 Newsletter (PDF format).

Click here to read our April 2010 Newsletter: "Legacy 2010 Highlights" (PDF format).

Click here to read our July 2010 Newsletter (PDF format).

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NOTE: CJHS office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM.