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JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

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DATABASES & ONLINE LEARNING

  • AtoZ World Food
    A comprehensive food database that contains traditional recipes, including recipes from Isreal.

  • AtoZ World Travel
    A comprehensive resource with information about cities, insider's guides, travel excursions, shopping and more.

  • Biography in Context
    Biographical essays on the world's most influential people, including Jewish Americans.

  • Books & Authors
    Find books to read about Jewish Americans.

  • Novelist Plus
    Recommendations for Jewish American books, audiobooks, and more.

  • Universal Class - Judaism 101: An Introduction  
    In this online course, students will experience the beginnings of Judaism and become familiar with some of the basic beliefs and tenants of one of the largest religions in the world.

 

WEBSITES

Centropa
Centropa is a Jewish historical institute that preserves 20th century Jewish family stories and photos from Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans. The searchable database accesses their photos and oral histories.

Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life
A history of Alexandria's Jewish community.

Jewish American Heritage Month
Every year, by Presidential Proclamation, May is Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) in recognition of the indelible contributions American Jews have made, and continue to make, to our nation’s history, culture, and society.

Each year, this national celebration shows the ways in which this history deserves our collective attention, pride, and recognition, The stories of American Jewish life are quintessential American stories of resilience, aspiration, imagination, determination, and achievement.Explore the resources on this website to learn more about how Jews have shaped and been shaped by America across almost four centuries. Spread the word…and join in the celebration this May!

Jewish Careers
Searches jobs within the Jewish community.

Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
A wealth of resources for the Jewish Community in the DMV.

JewishGen
JewishGen serves as the global home for Jewish genealogy. The site offers courses in Jewish genealogical methods and several international databases for research.

Jewish Genealogical Society
Four unique databases for aiding in Jewish genealogical research including Jewish Soldiers and Partisans, Brooklyn Naturalizations, Landsmanshaftn, and Indexes to Jewish Organizations.

Jewish Heritage Month
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Jewish Americans who have helped form the fabric of American history, culture and society.

My Jewish Learning
Thousands of articles, videos and other resources navigate all aspects of Judaism and Jewish life — from food to history to beliefs and practices.

National Archive Jewish American Heritage Month
The National Archives is proud to observe Jewish American Heritage Month and to recognize Jewish contributions to American culture, history, military, science, government, and more.

In 2006, President George W. Bush proclaimed May as Jewish American Heritage Month. This was a result of a concerted effort by American Jewish leaders to introduce resolutions in both the U.S. Senate and the House urging the President to proclaim a month specifically recognizing Jews in America and their contributions to the United States.

RAMBI: Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
RAMBI allows the searching of thousands of Jewish studies articles within the National Library of Isreal.

The Jewish Encyclopedia
This searchable database contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history.

 

 

KIDS AND YA BOOKS

 

Something from nothing : adapted from a Jewish folktale  Lola Levine : is not mean!
 
Run, boy, run : a novel What the night sings : a novel
 
Anne Frank's diary : the graphic adaptation Stones on a grave
 

 

Last updated:  January 2024