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Dedicated to documenting and promoting the histories of the Jewish communities in South Bend and Elkhart, Indiana and St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Finding Jewish South Bend

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

We are pleased to bring you the first two entries in a series of extended interviews featuring those members of Michiana’s Jewish community who told us the history of their family’s business in downtown South Bend. Be on the look out for more extended interviews in the weeks to come!

And make sure you register for our upcoming annual meeting and South Bend’s premiere screening of the documentary “Vital Passage” on Sunday, December 12th. Click here for more information!

Ina Rosenberg on Progressive Bakery, Hebrew Institute & the Jewish community in downtown South Bend (32 minutes)

Nana Fromm on Zonenberg's Kosher Food Market, Sinai Synagogue & South Bend's Jewish community (34 minutes)

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