Jewish American Heritage Month

May was formally proclaimed as Jewish American Heritage Month in 2006, after advocacy efforts by the Jewish Museum of Florida and South Florida Jewish community leaders.

In this guide, you will find free resources, lesson plans, and activities, which are meant for the classroom and can also be explored at home.

To learn about the month, view photographs and videos, and more, visit www.jewishheritagemonth.gov.

Museum Resources

The Jewish Museum: Located on New York City’s Museum Mile, the Jewish Museum is a museum at the intersection of art and Jewish culture for people of all backgrounds. Whether you visit the landmark Warburg mansion on Museum Mile, or engage online, there is something for everyone. The museum holds a collection of nearly 30,000 pieces that reflect upon the more than 4,000 years of Jewish heritage.
The Museum of Jewish Heritage: The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, located in New York City, offers a wide variety of online and in-person events. One upcoming event is "Music from Auschwitz: A Concert Series." Click here to access the events page.
National Museum of American History: Learn more about six very different objects in the Smithsonian collection in the article "6 Jewish American objects for Jewish American Heritage Month."

Lesson Ideas

The Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust: Pre-recorded virtual lessons led by museum staff on topics such as "Jewish Teens in Hiding," "Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust," and more. The site also offers a Holocaust curriculum, lesson plans, a podcast series, and more.
EDSITEment! Jewish American Heritage Month: A collection of lesson ideas and links that encompasses history, civil rights struggles, the Holocaust, Jewish American artists, and sports

Resources from the Government

Jewish American Heritage Month: This Web portal is a collaborative project of the Library of Congress and the National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The National Archives: Primary sources related to Jewish history in the holdings of the National Archives
National Parks Service - Jewish American Heritage Month: Virtually visit buildings that are on the National Register of Historic Places that highlight Jewish Americans' contributions to American history. The Louis Brandeis House is located in Chatham and is currently a private residence.

Resources from PBS

The Jewish Americans - a series by David Grubin: Visit this page to learn about the PBS series The Jewish Americans

Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month on PBS Wisconsin: Learn about Jewish American Heritage Month with this extensive article, which includes video clips on topics such as arts & culture; religion & ethics; and more

A group of Jewish farmers waiting for their mail in the Huntington District, Newtown, Connecticut. October 1940

https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=2017792114&searchType=1&permalink=y

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States.

Image Credit: Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States. Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Title: Charles' Bar Mitzvah; Date: Circa 1960; Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection; Owning Institution: Los Angeles Public Library; Source: Calisphere; Date of access: May 16 2022 18:27; Permalink: https://calisphere.org/item/0fe3d41ccd130cecec1c81fc16b2ff41/

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