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Hoosier Jewish Legends 2021 Hall of Fame Video
Hoosier Jewish Legends 2021 Induction Ceremony
Mark your calendars!
Sunday, August 22, 2021, at 1 PM. on ZOOM.
This is the sixth year the Indiana Jewish Historical Society is honoring its Hoosier Jewish Legends. Individuals who have made significant and lasting impacts on Indiana Jewish communities around the state. This year’s honorees are:
Sid Tuchman,z”l of blessed memory
Larry Adelman, Fort Wayne
Sandra & Robert Borns, Indianapolis
Benjamin Eisbart, Fort Wayne
Marcia Goldstein, Westfield
The Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis is Co-Sponsoring the event.
Please email Gale at galedirect@aol.com for questions.
A Noble Dream: Indiana, Lincoln, and Jewish Americans
A virtual lunch and learn event from the Indiana Jewish Historical Society and Indiana Historical Society. Historian and Brandeis University Professor Jonathan D. Sarna will speak on his book “Lincoln and the Jews: A History.” Dr. Sarna will illustrate how Lincoln admired, consulted with, appointed to office, and defended Jewish Americans during his presidency. Historian William Bartelt, author of “There I Grew Up: Remembering Abraham Lincoln’s Youth (IHS Press)” will offer introductory comments on how Lincoln’s Indiana boyhood shaped his presidency.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 12 PM EDT