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  • Collection: Jewish Life in Champaign-Urbana

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Kuhn's first store, The Emporium, located at 33 Main St., Champaign

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Sectional view of dome in Jos. Kuhn & Co. clothiers in Champaign.

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1865 clothing advertisement showing clothes coming express to Kuhn’s in Champaign from New York City

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The Jewish sections at Mount Hope Cemetery are legally owned by Sinai Temple and managed by a committee appointed by the their Board of Trustees, with the land held in stewardship for the entire Jewish community. 

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Photograph of interior of Sholem's Shoes

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The Illinois Glove Co. employees. Sam Shmikler is pictured in the second row from the bottom, center, wearing a white dress shirt and thick black tie.

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Illinois Central Railroad engine stopped in Champaign, IL.

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Hattie Kahn, the infant daughter of Nathan and Hanna Kahn, who died on August 1, 1870 is the oldest known Jewish burial in Champaign County.
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