The Indiana Jewish Historical Society is dedicated to the state of Indiana and its Jewish past. As a result, the IJHS is constantly developing projects to build its historical knowledge and entice its members and the state of Indiana. If you would like to suggest a project or help with a current project please contact us.


The "Daily Minyan" from Temple Beth-El, Gary, Indiana, approximately 1938.
IJHS Mapping Project
The IJHS is engaged in creating an inventory of every community in Indiana where there has been and is a Jewish presence. We encourage your participation with the assembly of this important database.

We are listing the institutions that flourished and sometimes faded; the locations and architects of communal structures built as well as listing the prominent members of these localities: Those who have become public officials and/or who have been recognized for outstanding achievements. Our search for the who's who encompasses a broad base of creative individuals, and the exhibition locations of their creations. Hence this is a call for artists, architects, writers, activists, Sagamores of the Wabash, musicians, inventors, nationally renown Jewish persons with connections or roots to your Indiana community.

We are also collecting information about Indiana's Jewish cemeteries (or Jewish gardens elsewhere), prominent homes or institutions influenced or designed by Jews.

The IJHS Mapping Project gives a bird's eye view of the Jewish experience in Indiana. The results hereto are astounding and will result in tours and areas of study. Is your community or town listed?