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Jewish Cincinnati
A Walk Through History

historic Jewish Walking tours

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About “Jewish Cincinnati: A Walk Through History” 

“A Walk Through History” historic Jewish walking tour features current, former, and now extinct places of worship around Cincinnati’s West End and Downtown core. Building upon assets from a 2018 FOTOFOCUS exhibition created by J. Miles Wolf in partnership with Cincinnati Skirball Museum, each of three tour routes highlights four to six historic and currently active sites which correspond to stunning photographic images created by Wolf. Download the Walking Tour Map.

Wolf culled synagogue and community archives, libraries, and personal local collections for historic photographs to combine with his stunning new images, bringing back to life the forgotten places of worship used by previous generations of Cincinnati Jews. For natives, this will be a walk down memory lane. For newcomers, it provides a glimpse into the past of the city we have come to call home. For all of us, this important visual history of immigrants who helped to build Cincinnati from a small river town to one of the largest and most influential cities of the nineteenth century is sure to have a lasting impact. 
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The tours can be enjoyed as both guided and self-guided experiences. Routes range from 1.5mi - 2.6mi, and should last approximately 45-90 minutes, depending on pace. We encourage you to visit ishFestival.com/JewishCincinnati for complete photography archive. 

Interested in a print version? Request a printed map here.

This program is made possible in part by Ohio Humanities, A State affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Created by ish Festival in partnership with Cincinnati Skirball Museum and artist, J. Miles Wolf. 

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Supported in part by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

All historic photo collages by J. Miles Wolf © 2018.

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  • home
  • about
    • our people >
      • ish has new leadership!
    • Our Current Work
    • Sponsored Projects >
      • Birds of a Feather Circles
      • Jews of Color Sanctuary
    • past events & programs >
      • ish Festival
      • A Walk Through History >
        • "a walk through history" tour >
          • TOUR: "Jewish Cincinnati: A Walk Through History"
          • "Jewish Cincinnati: A Photographic History"
      • Be The Change
      • BLINK 2024 >
        • BLINK 2022
      • Cincinnati Jewish Teen Initiative >
        • T3 Teen Think Tank Internship
        • Trashion >
          • Trash Radio
        • SPARK
      • del-ish-us >
        • del-ish-us: a Celebration of Mimouna
        • del-ish-us: a Celebration of Mimouna
        • Yotam Ottolenghi del-ISH-us
      • Emerging Artist Fellowship >
        • 2022 Fellowship
        • 2021 Fellows
      • High Holidays in a Box >
        • High Holidays in a Box
        • Hanukkah in a Box
        • Holidays in a Box
      • Rising in Love Virtual Program
      • Stonewall Shabbat
      • [t]YOU Bishvat
      • shop >
        • The Cincinnati Menorah
        • Chanukkah Merch
        • Eco Box
        • Shabbat in a Box
        • Pride Merch
  • support our work
    • use our space >
      • rent our apartments!