In this episode of "In Jewish History", Mark Lavie reflects on his career as a journalist and his life in Israel. Lavie discusses Israeli politics and culture, meeting various Israeli politicians, and his experience moving from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Israel as a young man. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/support ..read more

In this episode of "In Jewish History", Lou Kaplan talks about the Jewish community in Whiting, Indiana, his family's life in Whiting after they came to the United States from Russia, his childhood, the Arbiter Ring (Workmen's Circle), and the future of Jewish Whiting today. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/support ..read more

In this episode of "In Jewish History", Dr. Wendy Soltz, an Assistant Professor of History and the Director of the Public History Program at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, discusses the creation of the Indiana Synagogue Mapping Project, an interactive map featuring information about and images of Indiana synagogues from 1865 to 2015. Dr. Soltz talks about the research that went into the project, what surprised her about her research, and why the project is vital to understanding Jewish history in Indiana. You can explore the Indiana Synagogue Mapping Project by clicking on this link ..read more

In this episode of "In Jewish History", Benjamin Franz discusses Jewish Sephardic culture in Indiana, his family's role in the Jewish and kosher cuisine of the area, Hebrew National, and the people and events of Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation of Indianapolis. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/support ..read more

In this episode, Daniel Schulman discusses his book, The Money Kings: The Epic Story of Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America. Focusing on the financial dynasties of Joseph Seligman, Solomon Loeb, and Marcus Goldman, Schulman talks about the journey of Kuhn & Loeb from Jewish immigrant peddler to shopkeeper to establishing the largest and most well-known investment banks in the world, which have roots in Lafayette, Indiana. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters ..read more

In this podcast episode, Dr. Shari Rabin, a scholar of modern Judaism and American religions and an Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Religion at Oberlin College in Ohio discusses Jewish culture and gender roles in Judaism during westward expansion in the United States, which in turn, also expanded American Jewish life in Indiana. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/support ..read more

In this episode, Sean Lutes talks about his valiant and undaunted efforts to preserve Jewish buildings in the city of Lafayette, Indiana. Tune in to learn about the problems facing historic buildings in Lafayette today, why Sean is passionate about his work, and what can be done in the future to preserve Jewish Lafayette. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/support ..read more

In this episode, Brian Shapiro, the owner of Shapiro's Deli in Indianapolis, recounts tales of his family's journey from Czarist Russia to Indiana, their dedication to providing delicious food for the Indianapolis community and beyond, and their relentless endeavors to keep Jewish traditions alive through food. Shapiros Deli is the last remnant of the once flourishing Jewish Immigrant Enclave on the South Side of Indianapolis and symbolizes a past era of Jewish Culinary Traditions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/message Support this podcas ..read more

Small-town Jewish life is essential to understanding the Hoosier States Jewish Past. We meet Lee Shai Weissbach z”l, the foremost expert on small-town Jewish life and History in the Midwest and South, and discuss the pull factors that encouraged Jews to move to small American Towns.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/support ..read more

Judith Endelman joins us on the Podcast to discuss historical research processes and memories of her seminal 1984 work on the History of the Jewish Community of Indianapolis.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/support ..read more