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An 80-year-old Haggadah highlight from last year's Family Judaica Roadshow
Arielle Orenstein Sax shares her family's Haggadah.
May 6, 2022
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The Ketubah that saved Uncle Sam's life
From last year’s Family Judaica Roadshow, Ina Rosenberg shares her Aunt Pauline and Uncle Sam Okon’s “life-saving” Ketubah, circa 1937.
May 11, 2022
FIND OUT: where you could get your corned beef & lox before Shabbat
Nana Fromm remembers her family's business, Zonenberg's Kosher Food Market.
Oct 26, 2021
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FIND OUT: the connection between a South Bend dealership & a notorious Chicago businessman
Aug 24, 2021
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The first Bat Mitzvah in South Bend
Mar 11, 2022
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Michiana's First Female Sports Reporter was Jewish
Mar 25, 2022
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May his memory be for a blessing
Oct 23, 2019
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From the archive, a local Jewish baseball legend
Apr 1, 2022
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FIND OUT: where boys and girls got their buttons and bows
Sisters Cheri Schuster and Jody Freid share memories of a happy place to shop.
Oct 5, 2021
FIND OUT: the humble, South Bend roots of an international accounting firm
Ron Cohen describes being recruited by Crowe partner Mendel Piser in 1958.
Oct 19, 2021
So much to share! See extended interviews with Ina Rosenberg & Nana Fromm.
Plus, mark your calendars for an outstanding film about a Goshen family's historic effort to save Jews in pre-war Germany.
Nov 23, 2021
Passover Greetings from the Michiana Jewish Historical Society
Chag Pesach Sameach and Happy Passover to you, your family and friends.
Apr 5
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"Telling Our Stories" workshop is Sunday...will you be there?
Author & historian Gabrielle Robinson will lead the conversation at the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley
Jan 30
The war-torn childhood of Janina Goetz
Originally published in the September/October 2015 issues of the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley’s “Our Community Newsletter,” written by…
Jan 30
Thank you for helping us reach our goal!
Plus, the return of Telling Our Stories with Gabrielle Robinson on February 5.
Jan 20
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