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Between 1975 and 2000, the Jewish population grew by 60%. A factor in this growth was the immigration of Soviet Jews after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. About 1,400 of these immigrants came to Columbus during this period. Today the population of 25,500 contributes to numerous local Jewish organizations.
Temple Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 3100 East Broad Street, in Columbus, Ohio, in the United States.Founded as the Orthodox Bene Jeshurun congregation in 1846, [4] the congregation is the oldest Jewish congregation in Columbus, [5] and a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism. [6]
The history of Jews in Ohio dates back to 1817, when Joseph Jonas, a pioneer, came from England and made his home in Cincinnati.He drew after him a number of English Jews, who held Orthodox-style divine service for the first time in Ohio in 1819, and, as the community grew, organized themselves in 1824 into the first Jewish congregation of the Ohio Valley, the B'ne Israel.
Jon P. Diamond was born to a Jewish family [1] in Cleveland, Ohio and is the son of Herbert S. and Zelda Diamond. He began his professional career working at Diamond's Men's Shops. He joined Schottenstein Stores Corp. (SSC) in Columbus in 1983. Diamond served in various management positions from 1983–1993, including serving as Vice President ...
Schottenstein was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, to a Jewish family, [4] [5] the son of Geraldine (née Hurwitz) and Jerome Schottenstein. His father, uncles, and grandfather established Schottenstein Stores Corporation. [6] Schottenstein graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 1976. [3]
A well-known Agudas cemetery is located not too far from the synagogue, off Alum Creek Drive. Old Agudas Achim cemetery is still preserved. [1]In September 2010, Rabbi Mitchell Levine was appointed Scholar in Residence in order to allow the synagogue to place greater emphasis on Jewish education for all ages.
Columbus Torah Academy provides a comprehensive college preparatory education and a Judaic studies education for Jewish students in the greater Columbus area. Established in 1958, CTA started with a class of 11 students in the basement of the Agudas Achim Synagogue. With expansion each year, the school grew to include grades K-8, with the first ...
After education, Jewish community centers, the local Jewish family and child services, homes for the aged, and campus Hillels are the next largest recipients of financial support. In some communities were the federation does not provide the service, a Jewish vocational service agency is usually funded to provide job related services. [2]