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Jewish Federation of Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Omaha.

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13,866Archive pages

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Discover the people, places, and stories of Omaha, Nebraska.

Get to know Omaha, Nebraska in earlier years through the newspapers shared in the Jewish Federation of Omaha's digital archive. The archive includes Jewish Press, with material from 1941 to 1953.

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    Jewish Federation of Omaha shares “Jewish Press”.

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    No subscription or payment required.

  • Ways to explore

    Begin with a question of your own. Keep any date or description shown with your notes so you can return to the material.

Historical newspapers can connect a family name with the events and everyday concerns of an earlier time, offering more than a date or a name on its own. Bring a family connection, a question about a familiar place or an interest in local history, and see where the sources lead. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.

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Explore Jewish Press through 13,866 digitized pages, with material from 1941 to 1953. A partnership between Jewish Federation of Omaha and Advantage Archives makes this collection available. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.

A family name, place or date can help you decide where to begin.

Jewish Press

13,866 pages from 1941 to 1953

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About the Archive

About the Jewish Federation of Omaha's History Archives

The Jewish Federation of Omaha offers free access to historical resources through its digital archives, provided in partnership with Advantage Archives . The Jewish Federation of Omaha has digitized thousands of pages of historical newspapers, including the Jewish Press , for public exploration.

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About the Community

About the Jewish Federation of Omaha

The Jewish Federation of Omaha (JFO) serves as a comprehensive organization supporting the Jewish and Omaha communities. Offering a range of services from early childhood education to senior care, the JFO promotes health, well-being, community advocacy, and cultural enrichment. The organization’s core values emphasize collective responsibility, education, and integrity.

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The History of the Jewish Federation of Omaha

Founded to strengthen Omaha’s Jewish community, the Jewish Federation of Omaha has grown into a full-service nonprofit organization that provides essential services for individuals of all ages, both locally and globally.

About the Community

About Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is known for its cultural diversity and strong sense of community. The Jewish Federation plays an integral role in fostering Jewish culture and education within Omaha, making a lasting impact on the city’s cultural landscape.

Local History

Did You Know?

  • The JFO’s state-of-the-art facilities include fitness centers, theaters, and art galleries that serve the broader Omaha community.

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Research Guidance

Follow a story beyond the first mention

Start with something you would like to understand about the past of Omaha. It might be a person, a neighborhood or an event remembered in your family. Use the digital archive shared by the Jewish Federation of Omaha to follow that question into the historical record. When using historical newspapers, try alternate spellings and nearby dates, then read the surrounding page to place a local story in its time. Compare later reporting or another available title to explore different perspectives rather than treating one account as the whole story.

When a promising newspaper lead runs out, check the dates and titles represented before trying another name, place, or nearby issue. Keep unsuccessful searches with useful findings; gaps in coverage can limit what a search reveals. Use the dates and references to shape your next question, not as proof a missing result never existed.

As you piece together a story from the past, note where each detail came from and why it matters. Include the title, date, and page or item reference. Mark uncertain identifications and unanswered questions so a promising connection does not become an unsupported fact.

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Community Partnership

Keeping local history a community resource

This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.

Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.

Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.

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Read All About It

Stories, research tips, and archive news

Read All About It connects archive research with the people and institutions preserving local history. Explore partner and community stories, project updates, research ideas, and perspectives on digitization, education, and working with primary sources. Use the articles as a starting point for your next question or a new way to share a discovery.

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March 18, 2025

It’s Your Community’s History, So Why Rent Something You Own?

We believe that history belongs to the communities where it was made - not locked behind paywalls or inaccessible due to budget restrictions. Subscription-based services and large content aggregators are generally more concerned with "content" and less concerned with the history that content contains. Their models typically involve a reoccurring charge for a plan that renews annually or licensing agreements with the library based on population served or circulation numbers. You are essentially Renting Access To YOUR History.
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