Jewish Community Relations Council The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is the public affairs, interfaith, intergroup, and media relations agency for the greater Indianapolis… Read More »Jewish Community Relations Council
Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis Founded in 1905, the Jewish Federation of Indianapolis was one of the earliest examples of the new Jewish federated giving… Read More »Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis
Jewish Post and Opinion Following graduation from the University of North Carolina, Gabriel Cohen (1908-2007) established the Chronicler Spokesman, which became the Kentucky Jewish… Read More »Jewish Post and Opinion
Klan’s 1920s Boycott of the Jewish Community The Indianapolis Klan’s 1920s boycott of the Jewish community was a pivotal event in the history of Indianapolis, marking a… Read More »Klan’s 1920s Boycott of the Jewish Community
Frederick Knefler (Apr. 12, 1833-June 14, 1901). Born in Arad, Hungary, to Nathan Knoepfler, a Hungarian Jew and physician, Frederick Knefler (Knoepfler… Read More »Frederick Knefler
Koreans Although first immigrating to the United States in the 1890s, by 1960 there were only 16 Koreans in Indianapolis. The… Read More »Koreans
La Plaza, Inc. La Plaza, Inc.’s history began in 1971 with the . Members of the Mexican American Community and Catholic Social Services… Read More »La Plaza, Inc.
La Voz de Indiana La Voz de Indiana started business in September 1999. Liliana Hamnik conceived of the idea to start a newspaper for… Read More »La Voz de Indiana
Language Immersion Programs After several attempts to establish schools for German American children, a group of prominent, non-sectarian, liberal German Americans in Indianapolis… Read More »Language Immersion Programs
Vincent A. Lapenta (July 4, 1883-Apr. 20, 1946). Born on the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples, the son of an… Read More »Vincent A. Lapenta
