Riverlands Jewish Archive

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Founded in 2024, we are a digital archive and museum dedicated to preserving the rich Jewish history of western Kentucky, southern Illinois & Indiana, and eastern Missouri.

Another weekend of scanning and digitizing at the Indianapolis JCC with our partners at the Indiana Jewish Historical So...
07/19/2026

Another weekend of scanning and digitizing at the Indianapolis JCC with our partners at the Indiana Jewish Historical Society

After an early morning of filming downtown with Emily Rena Williams | יעל, we had to stop in to a Paducah institution Ki...
07/11/2026

After an early morning of filming downtown with Emily Rena Williams | יעל, we had to stop in to a Paducah institution Kirchhoff’s to refuel. I, of course, HAD to get a Kentucky cookie.

Day 1 with Emily Rena Williams | יעל doing location photography in Paducah. Spent morning capturing photos around downt...
07/10/2026

Day 1 with Emily Rena Williams | יעל doing location photography in Paducah. Spent morning capturing photos around downtown and meeting with local historians before arriving at Temple Israel to film inside the temple. Will begin filming in earnest for Bernheim documentary tomorrow!

With Emily Rena Williams | יעל testing out our brand new filming equipment before setting sail to Paducah to start on ou...
07/08/2026

With Emily Rena Williams | יעל testing out our brand new filming equipment before setting sail to Paducah to start on our documentary!! Through generous donors, we have been able to purchase new gear to allow us to conduct video oral history interviews and film throughout the state! Our summer of filmmaking is officially underway!

06/30/2026

📽️ INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY 📽️

The Riverlands Jewish Archive in WKU's Department of History is seeking interns to help produce 100 Years Since Bernheim, a feature-length documentary exploring more than a century of Jewish history in western Kentucky. ✨ Riverlands Jewish Archive

We're looking for students interested in:
🎙️ Documentary Narration – Assist with writing, editing, and recording narration for the film.
🎬 Film/Video Editing – Help bring the documentary to life through editing and post-production.
🎧 Audio Mixing – Shape the sound of the documentary using industry-standard editing software.

This is a unique opportunity to gain real-world production experience while preserving and sharing the stories of our region's rich history. 🤩

Interested in helping preserve history? 🎞️
👉 Reach out to Dr. Timothy Quevillon at [email protected] to learn more.

Our work was featured in the Louisville Community (regional Jewish newspaper)! Their editor, Andrew Adler, did a wonder...
06/25/2026

Our work was featured in the Louisville Community (regional Jewish newspaper)! Their editor, Andrew Adler, did a wonderful piece on the work being done in Jewish Studies in Kentucky. A link to the issue is below:

https://jewishlouisville.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Community_6.26.26_website.pdf

Starting in July, we will embarking on a multi-week research trip across western Kentucky with to work on the documenta...
06/22/2026

Starting in July, we will embarking on a multi-week research trip across western Kentucky with to work on the documentary 100 Years Since Bernheim, a look at the Jewish history of western Kentucky in the hundred years since I.W. Bernheim published his seminal work, The History of Jewish Settlement in Paducah and the Lower Ohio Valley. We will be filming, capturing photography, scanning archival materials, and conducting oral history interviews beginning July 1. Our tour of the state includes Paducah, Henderson, Hopkinsville, Owensboro, Lexington, Louisville, Elizabethtown, and Bowling Green.

If you would like to get involved, support our work, or even be interviewed as part of the documentary, reach out to me directly at [email protected] or (504) 606-7258!

As we prepare to embark on our summer research and filming for our 100 Years Since Bernheim with , I am happy to share o...
06/09/2026

As we prepare to embark on our summer research and filming for our 100 Years Since Bernheim with , I am happy to share our new funding postcards. As we grow, there are countless opportunities for people to donate, get involved, and help ensure the future of Jewish Studies at ! It has been a thrill to build this over the past 3 years and am excited for what is coming down the pipe this summer and the next year!

In Cleveland for the American Jewish Historical Society Biennial Scholars Conference, bringing together the top scholars...
06/01/2026

In Cleveland for the American Jewish Historical Society Biennial Scholars Conference, bringing together the top scholars in American Jewry…and me 😂.

In all seriousness, it has been a wonderful weekend to see all the geek at research being undertaken across academia and celebrate the complexities of Jewish history in the United States!

05/18/2026


In this podcast episode of IN Jewish History, we talk to Professor Timothy Quevillon of Western Kentucky University, Founder and Director of the Riverlands Jewish Archive, who describes his work and research as a partner with the Indiana Jewish Historical Society, and some of the fascinating history he has discovered over the past year.
Episode link in comments:

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