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What an honor to have been part of this historic year of events! Thank you to the Cincinnati Preservation Association for the kind recognition. Chazak, chazak v’nitchazeik – wishing our entire community success in moving from strength to strength!Each year, the Cincinnati Preservation Association's Preservation Awards recognize outstanding accomplishments in local preservation activities in the areas of preservation leadership, education, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, and sustainability.We're doing something different this year by sharing our honorees ahead of time! Please join us in congratulating the honorees as they are announced, and follow the link below to RSVP to the 2022 Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards that will take place at 4pm on Sun 4 Dec at ARCO in Price Hill! (ARCO Cincy is a 2020 CPA award winner in the Rehabilitation category.)
Education is one of CPA's founding principles, and education is key to connecting people to the importance of our history and the need to preserve it. This year’s education award goes to the Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial, a 14-month long celebration that featured more than 50 events, including genealogy exercises, history lessons, concerts, dance performances, and art exhibitions with a range of collaborators and partner organizations.
Jewish community life in Cincinnati formally began with the founding of Chestnut Street Cemetery in 1821, on land purchased from the largest landowner in the area, Nicholas Longworth.
The Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial kicked off on 26 Sep 2021 with the rededication of this burial ground, one of the Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati. In preparation for the start of the celebration, the tombstones were cleaned, a plaza and educational panels were added, and the gate, fence and brick wall around the cemetery were restored and repaired.
L’dor v'dor — from generation to generation — the Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial looked back on 200 years of history and forward to continuing contributions to the city. This milestone was a chance for both celebration and reflection, and presented a compelling opportunity for the community to come together as one.
Congratulations to everyone involved for providing a robust platform for us all to learn about and celebrate 200 years of Jewish life in Cincinnati!
Stay tuned as we continue to announce the 2022 honorees and please plan to join us at ARCO this Sunday: www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-preservation-awards-and-annual-meeting-tickets-430317470137
JCGC’s Operations Manager Carrie Rhodus is among the authors published in this quarter’s Filson Historical Society's Ohio Valley History Journal. Her historical research skills really shine! This edition was compiled in honor of Jewish Cincinnati’s 200th anniversary. To explore the article and to sign up for our newsletters, click here: jcemcin.org/article-introduction-for-a-new-resting-place-for-the-scattered-sons-of-israel/.The complete journal is available by contacting Jamie Evans at jevans@filsonhistorical.org, or 502-635-5083. Please note that Ohio Valley History is available to members of the Filson both in print and online. To learn more about levels of membership and subscription to the journal, click here: filsonhistorical.org/get-involved/.
Thank you to the editors of Ohio Valley History for honoring our community in this way!
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JCGC has enjoyed the unique opportunity to work with The Filson Historical Society this year to highlight the very special history of Chestnut Street Cemetery. The Filson Society is the publisher of s...Won't you please join us?RSVP link: www.eventbrite.com/e/452983665337
Many thanks to our hosting partner, The American Jewish Archives, as well as all community partners, Bespoken Live, Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library, EquaSion, Hamilton County Genealogical Society, University of Cincinnati's Department of Judaic Studies, and the Over the Rhine Museum!
