The Jewish Experience in Elgin, Illinois

This major award-winning exhibit, from the Elgin Area Historical Society, focused on a century of the Jewish experience in the Midwestern community of Elgin, Illinois. Starting with the arrival of the Adler brothers in the 1850s, it portrays a significant story of struggle and achievement culminating a century later with the building of a new synagogue, the consecration of a Jewish cemetery and the valued participation of Jewish individuals in all aspects of Elgin’s life.

This exhibit won a "Mayor's Preservation Award." Though the exhibit is no longer on display, the information is available in a brochure available here.

Download Brochure (PDF format)

	This major award-winning exhibit, from the Elgin Area Historical Society, focused on a century of the Jewish experience in the Midwestern community of Elgin, Illinois. Starting with the arrival of the Adler brothers in the 1850s, it portrays a significant story of struggle and achievement culminating a century later with the building of a new synagogue, the consecration of a Jewish cemetery and the valued participation of Jewish individuals in all aspects of Elgin’s life. This exhibit won a "Mayor's Preservation Award." Though the exhibit is no longer on display, the information is available in a brochure available here. Download Brochure (PDF format)
			The exhibit at the Historical Society drew visitors from around the United States, including Dr. Marshall Goldman of Cambridge, MA and his family. Professor Goldman's grandparents Harris and Anna Goldman were important figures in Elgin's Jewish experience.

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