An Aurora Historical Society exhibit illustrating 150 years of Jewish history in Aurora has been extended until July 2.
The exhibit is on display at the Pierce Art and History Center in downtown Aurora.
“We have had such a wonderful response to this exhibit and visitors have asked for more time so they could bring in relatives from out of town and grandchildren visiting over the summer,” said guest curator Marilyn Katz.
The first Jewish settlers arrived in Aurora from Germany and Bavaria in the 1850s, according to officials from the Historical Society. Prominent early residents included Samuel Alschuler, a federal judge in the early 1900s.
Aurora’s first Jewish temple, with stained glass windows by Chicago artist Todos Geller, was founded in 1915.
Exhibit hours are noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday. Admission is free, although donations are appreciated.
The Pierce Center is at 20 E. Downer Place. For more information, call 630-906-0650, go to www.aurorahistory.net or see on Facebook at aurorahistory.
