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Ukraine at War: Fighting For Freedom, with Natan Sharansky and Amb. Sergiy Kyslytsya

Monday, May 16, 2022

Never Forget – The American Jewish Response to the Refugee Crisis

Thursday, May 12, 2022

<div style="padding: 56.25% 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><iframe style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;" title="NEVER FORGET &ndash; THE AMERICAN JEWISH RESPONSE TO THE REFUGEE CRISIS" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/709598943?h=3c8cb5c800&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> Originally Aired: Thursday, May 12, 2022, 2:00pm ET Click the Play Button Above to Watch on Demand -<a href="https://www.classy.org/event/american-jewish-response-to-the-refugee-crisis/e405773/register/new/select-tickets"> $10 donation suggested</a> This JAHM event features Anne-Marie Grey, Executive Director and CEO of USA for UNHCR and Sloane Davidson, founder and CEO of Hello Neighbor in conversation with Juliet Simmons, creator of the "What Would You Bring?" Refugee Storytelling Initiative and Noam Dromi, Managing Director of Reboot Studios. Together, They'll explore the ways in which the American Jewish community has taken an active role in refugee resettlement and support services and the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead. About the Panelists Anne-Marie Grey is the Executive Director and CEO of USA for UNHCR. Appointed in September 2014 to lead the organization and enhance its programs and resources, Anne-Marie is committed to mobilizing efforts in support of the 82.4 million men, women and children that have been forced to flee their homes around the world. Prior to joining USA for UNHCR, Anne-Marie worked with UNHCR, Save the Children, UNICEF and Share our Strength in a variety of leadership fundraising and marketing positions. Before returning to the United States, Anne-Marie lived in Australia, where she led marketing and development programs for the National Museum of Australia and held several roles at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Sloane Davidson is the Founder and CEO of Hello Neighbor, a nonprofit organization that works to improve the lives of recently resettled refugee families by matching them with dedicated neighbors to guide and support them in their new lives. Prior to starting Hello Neighbor, Sloane worked for fifteen years across the intersection of philanthropy and digital marketing. She has worked with nonprofits, NGOs and for-profit businesses in a wide range of capacities including branding, business development, capacity building, communications, corporate social responsibility partnerships and campaigns, event production and fundraising. Juliet Simmons is a Creative Producer with a background in marketing and event production. Based in London, she has worked with blue-chip clients around the world and now works across the creative industries with arts organizations and non for profits to help them make good things happen. She volunteers for a centre for refugees and asylum seekers and is a trustee of the Wellspring Project. Her grandfather was a refugee, moving from Vienna to London before the Second World War, and she often wonders what he did bring with him on that journey. Noam Dromi is the Managing Director and Executive Producer of Reboot Studios, the content production arm of the arts-and-culture nonprofit Reboot. He is an Emmy® Award-winning veteran writer/producer, marketing executive and digital strategist, specializing in creative content, media production and brand development for entertainment companies, consumer brands and nonprofits. He won the first Primetime Emmy® for VR in 2015 for his work as Producer of the Sleepy Hollow Virtual Reality Experience with the Fox Broadcasting Company. He was nominated again in 2018 for his work as Executive Producer of the AMC digital series The Walking Dead: Red Machete. He is an active member of the WGA, PGA, and Television Academy and serves as an adjunct screenwriting professor in the School of Film and Television at Loyola Marymount University. <hr /> An official program of Jewish American Heritage Month. Produced by REBOOT in Partnership with JAHM and the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. <img class="alignnone wp-image-813 alignleft" src="https://theweitzman.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03.jpg" alt="" width="173" height="173" />

Uncovering Jewish Collections

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Original Broadcast Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 8:00pm - 9:00pm ET Click Below to Watch on Demand - <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/405767/#!/donation/checkout?&c_src=uncoveringjewishcollections&c_src2=website" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation suggested</a> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/709274834?h=fd8d48d6ad" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Join us for a fascinating conversation on uncovering world-class Jewish collections at public institutions across America. Featuring three leading experts in the field, the conversation will explore Jewish collections at New York Public Library and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The conversation will feature Simona Di Nepi, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Curator of Judaica at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Dr. Lyudmila Sholokhova, Curator of the Dorot Jewish Collection at New York Public Library; and will be moderated by Michelle Margolis Chesner, the Norman E. Alexander for Jewish Studies at Columbia University and President-Elect of the Association of Jewish Libraries. About the Panelists Michelle Margolis Chesner is the Norman E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies at Columbia University. She co-directs Footprints: Jewish Books Through Time and Place, is the creator of "Codex Conquest: Jewish Edition," and has curated various library exhibitions, both physical and virtual. She presently serves as the Vice President/President-Elect at the Association of Jewish Libraries. Michelle's research includes early Jewish printing and the history of Judaic collecting and collections, as well as the intersection of Jewish Studies and the digital humanities. Dr. Lyudmila Sholokhova is a Curator of the Dorot Jewish Collection at the New York Public Library. She was the Director of the YIVO Library and Associate Director for External Relations in Eastern Europe and Russia from 2019 till January 2020. She was Head Librarian at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research from 2011-2016, Acting Chief Archivist from 2013-2016, and Director of the YIVO Archives and Library from 2016 - 2019. From 1994 to 2001, she was a Research Associate at the Judaica Division of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine. Dr. Sholokhova is the author of numerous publications on the history of Jewish music and Jewish bibliography. Simona Di Nepi is the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Curator of Judaica at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where she is responsible for building and displaying the collection of Jewish Art. Originally from Rome, Simona has also studied and worked in London and Tel Aviv for 25 years. She has filled curatorial roles—in both decorative arts and Old Masters—at the Victoria and Albert Museum, The National Gallery, and the Royal Academy of Arts in London, where she cared for permanent collections and curated exhibitions. In Israel, she worked as curator at Anu: the Museum of the Jewish People, Lecturer in Italian Renaissance art at Reichman University(IDC Herzelyia), and Educator at the Nachum Gutman Museum of Art. Simona has published both in the fields of Old Masters and Judaica. <div class="home__event-all-cta-wrapper" style="text-align: center;"> ___________________________________________________________________________________________ </div> An official program of Jewish American Heritage Month and co-sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries <a href="http://jewishamericanheritage.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-813 alignleft" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px" srcset="https://theweitzman.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03.jpg 930w, https://theweitzman.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03-768x767.jpg 768w, https://theweitzman.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03-640x640.jpg 640w, https://theweitzman.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03-150x150.jpg 150w, https://theweitzman.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03-320x320.jpg 320w" alt="" width="166" height="166" /></a> <div class="home__event-all-cta-wrapper"></div>

When Rabbis Bless Congress with Howard Mortman and Brian Lamb

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Only in America Gala Honoring Wolf Blitzer

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Re-evaluating the Role of American Jewry During the Shoah

Tuesday, Apr 26, 2022

Tuesday, April 26, 12 pm - 1:30 pm ET Live on Zoom, $10 GA, Registration Required <a href="https://payments.jdc.org/give/386040/#!/donation/checkout" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click Here to Register</a> Holocaust scholarship has generally been critical of the role of American Jewry during the Shoah. Many believe that American Jews could have done much more than they did to save the Jews of Europe. The JDC stands as the great exception to the “knew nothing, did nothing” generalizations. Scholarship shows that it quietly “saved hundreds of thousands of lives in its tireless efforts to rescue Jews from Europe.” A growing body of literature shows that the JDC did not work alone. Others worked clandestinely and behind the scenes, too. Recent scholarship shows that Jews across the United States secretly spied on the German Bund during the 1930s and worked to undermine its pro-Nazi activities. Much has recently appeared concerning individuals and groups, working under the radar, who rescued rabbis, scholars, labor leaders, children, and other Jews, obtaining precious immigration certificates to bring them into the country and settle them without drawing public attention. A Jewish sponsored news service, known as the Overseas News Agency uncovered and disseminated news of the persecution and murder of Jews, that would never have appeared in the general press had their “Jewish origin” been exposed. Further, books on the Jewish Labor Committee and the World Jewish Congress detail how hard they secretly worked to save Europe’s Jews. This scholarship, which will be discussed in this lecture by Dr. Jonathan Sarna, points to the need for a full-scale reevaluation of American Jewry’s role in saving Jews and fighting Nazism during the Holocaust years. About the Speaker Dr. Jonathan Sarna is University Professor and the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History as well as the Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University. He is also past president of the Association for Jewish Studies and Chief Historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. Jonathan Sarna is a JDC Board member and serves on JDC’s Archives Committee. Dr. Sarna is the author or editor of more than 30 books on American Jewish history and life. His American Judaism: A History (Yale 2004), recently published in a second edition, won the 2004 “Everett Jewish Book of the Year Award” from the Jewish Book Council. His most recent books are Coming to Terms with America (JPS, 2021) and (with Benjamin Shapell) Lincoln and the Jews: A History (St. Martin’s, 2015). Questions For any technical issues, please contact Isabelle Rohr - Isabellero@jdc.org. _________________________________________________________________________________ This program is co-sponsored by the JDC Archives, JDC Ambassadors and The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. The JDC Archives houses one of the world’s most significant collections of modern Jewish history. Comprising the organizational records of JDC, the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian organization, the archives’ rich text, photograph, and audio-visual collections document JDC activity in over 90 countries from 1914 to the present. To learn more, please visit <a href="https://archives.jdc.org/">https://archives.jdc.org/</a> JDC Ambassadors are individuals and families supporting Jewish humanitarian aid worldwide by making a meaningful, annual gift. For more information, contact <a href="mailto:ambassadors@JDC.org">ambassadors@JDC.org</a> The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is the only museum in the nation dedicated to exploring and interpreting 360+ years of Jewish life in America. Through educational programs and experiences, the Museum seeks to connect Jews more closely to their heritage and to inspire in people of all backgrounds a greater appreciation for the diversity of the American experience and the freedoms to which all Americans aspire. NMAJH.org

The Golden Age of Sefarad and The Abraham Accords

Sunday, Mar 27, 2022

Sunday, March 27, 1:00 pm - 2:30pm ET Free on Zoom <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-golden-age-of-sefarad-and-the-abraham-accords-tickets-292366324547?aff=erelexpmlt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click Here to Register</a> <div class="g-group l-mar-bot-6 l-sm-mar-bot-4"> <div class="structured-content g-cell g-cell-10-12 g-cell-md-1-1"> <div class="has-user-generated-content" data-automation="about-this-event-sc"> <div class="structured-content-rich-text structured-content__module l-align-left l-mar-vert-6 l-sm-mar-vert-4 text-body-medium"> <div class="page" title="Page 1"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> Join for this global online event which celebrates and connects the growing rapprochement between Israel and Arab countries taking place today, with the medieval Golden Age of Spain, highlighting the timeless benefits of peaceful tolerance and coexistence between Jews, Muslims, and Christians. <h3>The Program</h3> Introduction: Mr. Michael Steinberger - CEO & Founder of Jewish Heritage Alliance. Dr. Isaac Amon - Descendant of Moses Amon, Jewish physician to Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. He is an attorney and counselor at law who is Director of Academic Research & Program Development at Jewish Heritage Alliance. Moderator / Master of Ceremonies: Ms. Fleur Hassan-Nahoum - Our Moderator is the Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem in charge of foreign relations, economic development, and tourism. She is also Co-Founder of the UAE-Israel Business Council and the Founder of the Gulf-Israel Women’s Forum. Welcome Remarks: Mr. Yaakov Hagoel - Chairman of the Executive of the World Zionist Organization. Since July 2021, he has been Acting Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for Israel. Between 2015 - 2020, he served as the Vice Chairman of the WZO. Opening Remarks: His Excellency Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi - As a prominent advocate of Global Peace, Tolerance, and Coexistence, he serves as first Chairman of the International Steering Board of Hedayah, The International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism based in Abu Dhabi. He also founded and currently Chairs the World Council of Muslim Communities and was the first Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Elders. Opening Statements: His Excellency Gilad Erdan - Ambassador of Israel to the United Nations since 2020. He has previously served as a member of the Knesset, Minister of Strategic Affairs, Minister of Public Security, and Ambassador to the United States. His Excellency Bishop Paul Hinder – O.F.M Cap. – Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia and Apostolic Administrator of the Vicariate of Northern Arabia. He holds many roles, including as consultor to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. PANEL DISCUSSION: Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie - Our Guest of Honor is the Senior Rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates, Rabbi of the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), and Chairman of the Council of Sephardic Sages. He served as Founding Rabbi of the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue in NYC. He comes from a long and distinguished rabbinical lineage dating back to fifteenth century Spain and Provence. The Honorable David Friedman - Ambassador of the United States to Israel from 2017-2021. During his term, he played a formative role in the negotiations and implementation of the Abraham Accords. He also led the efforts of the United States to move its Embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. His Excellency Ahmed Obaid Al Mansoori - Founder of the “Crossroads of Civilizations Museum” in Dubai, which aims to promote multi-culturalism, tolerance, and positive co-existence. It is the first museum accessible in the Hebrew language in the city and includes in its collection historical Jewish artifacts of the Middle East. His Excellency Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa - Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence in Bahrain. He also serves as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Executive Director of Isa Cultural Centre. For his efforts in promoting cultural diversity and interreligious dialogue, he received the 2018 Mediterranean Prize for Culture and Peace. Closing Remarks: Mr. Michael Steinberger - CEO & Founder of Jewish Heritage Alliance. </div> </div> </div> ______________________________________________________________________________ <aside>Program Partners: <a href="https://www.anumuseum.org.il/?fbclid=IwAR0bAziTZkBQKjc_KcNBkjB3r59wizFv_HVRHRXsfpwpO0IUm8odhRDW8lQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ANU Museum of the Jewish People</a>, <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History</a>, <a href="https://cryptojews.com/?fbclid=IwAR2Yf-JBIKlunJXGGjEWug5KGlAeWIAv997bgjKECGO_BY6Xab9eti1F1UA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies</a>, <a href="https://instituteofjewishexperience.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the American Sephardi Federation’s Institute of Jewish Experience</a>, <a href="https://www.jlcweb.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the Jewish Learning Channel</a>, <a href="https://fundacionhispanojudia.org/?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fundación HispanoJudía</a>, <a href="https://www.ejcc.eu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EJCC European Jewish Community Center,</a> <a href="https://www.brandeis.edu/hbi/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hadassah-Brandeis Institute</a> , <a href="https://kulanu.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kulanu</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ReconectarEng/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Reconectar. </a></aside><aside></aside>Program Co-Sponsors: </div> <div> <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Chair in Middle East Peace Studies at the University of Miami, the Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies and the George Feldenkreis Program in Judaic Studies, University of Miami. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

A Celebration of Persian Jewish Music in honor of Purim

Tuesday, Mar 15, 2022

Nefesh Mountain (duo)

Tuesday, Mar 8, 2022

Torah of Country Music

Tuesday, Mar 1, 2022

Mark Rubin: “Jew of Oklahoma”

Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Story of Southern Italy’s B’nei Anusim

Sunday, Feb 20, 2022

Sunday, February 20, 1:00 pm - 2:30pm ET Free on Zoom Registration Link - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sefarad-hiding-in-plain-sight-tickets-265641820837" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click Here</a> <div class="g-group l-mar-bot-6 l-sm-mar-bot-4"> <div class="structured-content g-cell g-cell-10-12 g-cell-md-1-1"> <div class="has-user-generated-content" data-automation="about-this-event-sc"> <div class="structured-content-rich-text structured-content__module l-align-left l-mar-vert-6 l-sm-mar-vert-4 text-body-medium"> By the end of the 15th century, the Kingdom of Spain was unified under Ferdinand and Isabella. Their growing empire encompassed parts of the Mediterranean, including Southern Italy, Sardinia, and Sicily. These areas – with ancient Jewish communities dating to Roman times – were deeply affected by the 1492 Edict of Expulsion and the phenomenon of Crypto-Judaism. Speaking directly from her mountain village in Calabria in southern Italy, the “toe” of the Italian “boot,” will be Rabbi Barbara Aiello, a descendant of Sefardic Jews from Toledo, Spain. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Rabbi Barbara made her way to the Calabrian mountains in search of her family’s heritage. What began as a personal journey to share her family story of Crypto-Jewish observance and survival with the people of Calabria soon became her life’s work. In 2004, Rabbi Barbara was appointed Italy’s first female rabbi and she continues to serve as a modern, liberal rabbi who lives and works in Italy. In this webinar, she will share stories about Jewish life in the south of Italy, the arrival of Sefardic Jews in 1492, and the generational impact of the Spanish Inquisition. As was true for crypto-Jews everywhere, Jewish rites and rituals in this region of Italy were practiced for centuries, often by hiding in plain sight. Rabbi Barbara has made it her mission to return to the birthplace of her ancestors and to offer Bnei Anusim (descendants of Jews forced to convert to Catholicism) the opportunity to reconnect with their lost Jewish roots at Sinagoga Ner Tamid del Sud, the first active synagogue in Calabria in over 500 years. Joining her in this webinar will be Angela Yael Amato who will share her personal journey of discovery. As a concert violinist, Angela will play an ancient Ladino melody that exemplifies the strength of the B’nei Anusim of southern Italy and their determination to reclaim their Jewish identity. Opening Remarks: Michael Steinberger, CEO & Founder of Jewish Heritage Alliance. Program Introduction: Dr. Isaac Amon, a descendant of Sefarad, is an attorney and counselor at law and JHA Director, Academic & Program Development. Isaac graduated summa cum laude with “Highest Honors” in History for his thesis on the Spanish Inquisition and worked at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague. He has visited execution sites and torture chambers of the Inquisition as well as Nazi death camps. At the onset of the global pandemic, he was in the Iberian Peninsula researching the Iberian Inquisition. Moderator: Rabbi Barbara is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she received the Distinguished Alumni Award. She holds a MS from The George Washington University in Washington DC and received rabbinic ordination from The Rabbinical Seminary International and the Rabbinical Academy in New York City. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Rabbi Barbara made her way to the Calabrian mountains where she was appointed Italy’s first female Rabbi serving congregation Ner Tamid del Sud (the Eternal Light of the South), the first active synagogue in Calabria in 500 years since Inquisition times. In 2017 the synagogue was recognized as a member of the Reconstructionist Jewish movement and welcomes Jews of all backgrounds including crypto Jewish Italians who are discovering and embracing their Jewish roots. She is a founder of the Italian Jewish Cultural Center of Calabria, a pioneering society designed to bring recognition to the lost and hidden Jewish communities in southern Italy. Guest Speakers: Professor Angela Yael Amato is a member of the Board of Directors, Sinagoga Ner Tamid del Sud. She is an accomplished professional violinist holding a master’s degree in music education from London’s acclaimed Institute of Higher Education. Professor Amato is a descendant of Bnei Anusim who combines teaching and performing to create magic in venues all over Europe. Professor Amato has spoken and written extensively about her family history and the plight of southern Italy’s Bnei Anusim. - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTE: Question and answer session will follow the presentation for those who wish to stay on. ______________________________________________________________________________ <aside>This program is being presented by <a href="https://jewishheritagealliance.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jewish Heritage Alliance</a> in partnership with <a href="https://www.anumuseum.org.il/?fbclid=IwAR0bAziTZkBQKjc_KcNBkjB3r59wizFv_HVRHRXsfpwpO0IUm8odhRDW8lQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ANU Museum of the Jewish People</a>,<a href="https://www.nmajh.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History</a>, <a href="https://cryptojews.com/?fbclid=IwAR2Yf-JBIKlunJXGGjEWug5KGlAeWIAv997bgjKECGO_BY6Xab9eti1F1UA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies</a>, <a href="https://instituteofjewishexperience.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the American Sephardi Federation’s Institute of Jewish Experience</a>, <a href="https://fundacionhispanojudia.org/?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fundación HispanoJudía</a>, <a href="https://www.ejcc.eu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EJCC European Jewish Community Center,</a> <a href="https://millercenter.miami.edu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">University of Miami (Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies </a>and the<a href="https://judaicstudies.as.miami.edu/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> George Feldenkreis Program in Judaic Studies)</a>, <a href="https://www.jlcweb.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the Jewish Learning Channel</a>, <a href="https://www.brandeis.edu/hbi/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hadassah-Brandeis Institute</a> , <a href="https://kulanu.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kulanu</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ReconectarEng/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Reconectar</a></aside></div> </div> </div> </div>

Suiting the Sound – Jewish Rodeo Tailors of Country Music

Tuesday, Feb 15, 2022

Sefarad: Hidden Legacies Uncovered

Sunday, Jan 30, 2022

Sunday, January 30, 1:00 pm - 2:30pm ET Free on Zoom Registration Required - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sefarad-hidden-legacies-uncovered-tickets-242500785377?aff=erelexpmlt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a> <div class="g-group l-mar-bot-6 l-sm-mar-bot-4"> <div class="structured-content g-cell g-cell-10-12 g-cell-md-1-1"> <div class="has-user-generated-content" data-automation="about-this-event-sc"> <div class="structured-content-rich-text structured-content__module l-align-left l-mar-vert-6 l-sm-mar-vert-4 text-body-medium"> On January 30, 2022, Jewish Heritage Alliance and their participating co-hosting partners will present “Sefarad: Hidden Legacies Uncovered”, a webinar that will explore the unfolding drama endured by the crypto-Jews, those that were forced to convert to Catholicism during years of persecution and massacres. Jewish life in Spain came to an end with the 1492 Edict of Expulsion. Jews were ordered to depart the country where their ancestors had lived for centuries or convert to Christianity. Confronted by this harrowing choice, some escaped into Portugal, others converted to stay, and many fled the Iberian Peninsula for North Africa and the Ottoman Empire. At this same time, Columbus famously “sailed the ocean blue.” One of the lesser-known aspects of his voyage is that it was navigated with instruments created by Jews and funded and accompanied by crypto-Jews. Prominent among this group was Luis de Torres, the translator on the voyage, who bears the distinction of being one of the first Jews in the New World. This webinar will host a conversation focusing on the journey of those who chose to keep their identity secret and the consequences their decisions produced. Our speakers will take us on a journey across the generations so you may learn how this crypto-Jewish identity has been understood in the Americas, including in the present day. We will explore these legacies of Sefarad through the lens of history, literature, and music. Opening Remarks: Mr. Michael Steinberger, CEO & Founder of Jewish Heritage Alliance. Program Introduction: Dr. Isaac Amon, a descendant of Sefarad, is an attorney and counselor at law and JHA Director, Academic & Program Development. Isaac graduated summa cum laude with “Highest Honors” in History for his thesis on the Spanish Inquisition and worked at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague. He has visited execution sites and torture chambers of the Inquisition as well as Nazi death camps. At the onset of the global pandemic, he was in the Iberian Peninsula researching the Iberian Inquisition. Moderator: Dr. Dalia Wassner, Ph.D. is the Director of the Project on Latin American Jewish & Gender Studies at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute of Brandeis University. She holds a PhD in history from Northeastern University, an MPhil in Jewish studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary of New York, and MAs in history and Latin American studies from Stanford University. She has been an active participant at the HBI since 2012 as a Scholar-in-Residence, Research Associate, and Gilda Slifka Internship Program mentor. Since 2015 Dalia Wassner has taught Latin American Jewish history at Brandeis in the Near Eastern & Judaic Studies Department and Latin American & Latino Studies Program. She has also developed courses in Women’s studies, Latin American studies, and Jewish studies, most recently at Emerson College, Boston University, and Brandeis University. Guest Speakers: Ms. Mary Morris is the author of sixteen books, including the novel, Gateway to the Moon, three collections of short stories. Her stories and essays have appeared in publications such as “The Atlantic,” “The Paris Review,” and “The New York Times”. The idea for Gateway to the Moon began over thirty years ago when Morris lived in the Southwest and became aware of the crypto-Jew of New Mexico. Ms. Susana Behar was born in Havana to a Cuban Jewish family and was surrounded with Cuban music but also traditional Sephardic music of her Turkish grandparents. While living in Venezuela, she began to pursue her passion for Jewish music while also exploring her love of Latin American folk songs. ______________________________________________________________________________ <aside>This program is presented by Jewish Heritage Alliance in partnership with ANU Museum of the Jewish People, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies, the American Sephardi Federation’s Institute of Jewish Experience, Fundación HispanoJudía, EJCC European Jewish Community Center, University of Miami (Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies and the George Feldenkreis Program in Judaic Studies), the Jewish Learning Channel, Hadassah-Brandeis Institute , Kulanu and Reconectar</aside></div> </div> </div> </div>

Echoes In Ink: A Liberation Day Reading Of Short Stories From The Holocaust

Thursday, Jan 27, 2022

Thursday, January 27, 2022 10:00 am ET Free, Online, <a href="https://898a.blackbaudhosting.com/898a/Echoes-in-Ink-A-Liberation-Day-Reading-of-Short-Stories-From-the-Holocaust?_ga=2.76962513.513234181.1641487440-1266950408.1639586275" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Registration Required</a> In the aftermath of the Holocaust, many Jewish writers turned to pen and paper to reckon with the enormity of their loss. The stories they wrote—both fiction and nonfiction—bring to life the darkest moments of human history at the same time as they remind us of the human capacity for renewal and regeneration. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, join the Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History for a reading of three such short stories: “The Road of No Return” by Rachel Häring Korn read by Jackie Hoffman, “The Shawl” by Cynthia Ozick read by Mili Avital, and “A Wedding in Brownsville” by Isaac Bashevis Singer read by Eleanor Reissa. Ways to Watch The event will stream live on Zoom. <a href="https://898a.blackbaudhosting.com/898a/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=8b9b5dad-6afc-4dd1-87ee-0bdb1ef61e1e&_ga=2.140857659.883524982.1615567640-1815015153.1610052315" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Registration is Required.</a> The program will premiere at 10 am ET and be available all day. The recording will not be available after January 27, 2022. ________________________________________________ This "Echos in Ink" program is presented by the Museum of Jewish Heritage in partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History <img class="wp-image-1715 aligncenter" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MJH-post20th_Logo-k-4c-1366x527.png" alt="" width="304" height="117" /> <img class="alignnone wp-image-2441" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Weitzman-NMAJH-Logo-Full-Color-1366x289.png" alt="" width="401" height="85" />

There is Neither Greek Nor Jew

Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022

Tuesday, January 25, 2022 11:00 am ET on Zoom Registration Required - <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h0HZi0TxRtGEonmDancl8w" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click Here</a> In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and in celebration of these incredible community leaders and the 43rd anniversary of their Righteous Among the Nations designation, the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), in partnership with the National Hellenic Society, and the Hellenic American Women's Council, will host a virtual reception honoring Loukas Karrer and Dimitrios Chrysostomos. During the Greek Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), this educational event will highlight the history of Hellenic-Jewish relations and the importance of strengthening those bonds in facing antisemitism. During the Greek IHRA presidency, recognizing past leaders who confronted antisemitism in its most extreme form will help inspire a new generation of civic and religious leaders to similarly confront antisemitism and other forms of hate. More about the Event <div id="lp-pom-text-50" class="lp-element lp-pom-text nlh"> On the island of Zakynthos off the coast of mainland Greece, 275 Jews lived prior to the outbreak of World War II. Nazi forces arrived in Zakynthos on September 9th, 1943 and demanded a complete list of the island’s Jews from Mayor Loukas Karrer. Unsure of how to proceed, Karrer turned to the leader of the Greek Orthodox Church on the island, Metropolitan Dimitrios Chrysostomos, for assistance. Metropolitan Chrysostomos assured Karrer that he would negotiate with the Nazis and ensure the protection of the Jewish community of Zakynthos. </div> <div id="lp-pom-text-51" class="lp-element lp-pom-text nlh"> Hesitating for months, by 1944, the Nazis confronted Mayor Karrer at gunpoint to forfeit the names and locations of Zakynthos’ Jews. At this, Metropolitan Chrysostomos handed the island’s Nazi leadership a list of the island’s Jews with two names on it: Loukas Karrer and Dimitrios Chrysostomos. The two leaders then mobilized the island’s citizens to hide all of the town’s Jewish people in rural villages, allowing them to escape deportation. While more than 80% of Greek Jews were killed during the Holocaust, the entire Jewish community of Zakynthos was saved. Loukas Karrer and Dimitrios Chrysostomos were honored with the title of Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem for saving their island’s Jewish community in 1977. More on the Speakers - <a href="https://greece.combatantisemitism.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click Here</a> </div> ________________________________________________ This program is co-sponsored by the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, the American Sephardi Federation, The Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America, Center for Jewish Impact, Artists 4 Israel, WJC North America, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, Interorthodoc Centre of the Church of Greece, Muslims Against Anti-Semitism, March of the Living Australia, American Hellenic Institute, and Interfaith Paths to Peace.

Musical Tu B’Shevat Seder

Sunday, Jan 16, 2022

Tu B’Shevat Tree Tour of West Laurel Hill Cemetery (sold out)

Sunday, Jan 16, 2022

TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE SOLD OUT Sunday, January 16 at 1 pm ET $15 GA, $13 Seniors, $10 Members, $7.50 Youth, Free 5 & Under <a href="https://67610.blackbaudhosting.com/67610/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=1ea6e83c-550a-4634-b193-becb68530bf2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click Here</a> for Tickets - capacity is limited!<a href="https://www.goelevent.com/pjfm/e/AmericanBirthright" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> </a>In Person at West Laurel Hill Cemetery 225 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 In honor of Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish new year of the trees, explore the beautiful arboretum at West Laurel Hill Cemetery with their Arboretum Manager and Board Certified Master Arborist, Aaron Greenberg and Rebekka Goldsmith. This tour will focus on prominent evergreen trees while identifying leafless trees by their bark, branch arrangement, berries, and buds. Special attention will be given to trees with historical significance to West Laurel Hill and Philadelphia horticulture. Warm up after the tour with a cup of hot cider or mulled wine! Directions: We will depart from the CONSERVATORY inside West Laurel Hill Cemetery (not the first building you see). Directions for getting to West Laurel Hill Cemetery <a href="https://westlaurelhill.com/about/visit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">are linked here</a>. West Laurel Hill Cemetery is located at 225 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004 (GPS directions: please use 340 Belmont Avenue). When you arrive and enter the cemetery you will pass two sets of gates and see a white line on the road. Follow this line to the Conservatory. Free parking is available outside the Conservatory. NOTE FOR UBER/LYFT RIDERS: Have your driver go into the cemetery following the above directions—otherwise, you will have a 5–10-minute walk to the event location. Accessibility: <ul> <li>Accessible parking is available at the Conservatory.</li> <li>This tour does require going up and down hills and on uneven terrain.</li> </ul> Questions: For any questions, email <a href="mailto:mkf@thelaurelhillcemetery.org">mkf@thelaurelhillcemetery.org</a> ________________________________________________________________________________ This program is presented by West Laurel Hill Cemetery in partnership with the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History and members of the museum can register at the member price.

Being___at Christmas 2021

Saturday, Dec 25, 2021

Sefarad: To Be or Not To Be- Conversion, Expulsion, and the Legacy of 1492

Sunday, Dec 19, 2021

Sunday, December 19 at 1 pm ET Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=SefaradPart3&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a> Watch anytime- click the play button below <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r81SEf0UgVo" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <div class="g-group l-mar-bot-6 l-sm-mar-bot-4"> <div class="structured-content g-cell g-cell-10-12 g-cell-md-1-1"> <div class="has-user-generated-content" data-automation="about-this-event-sc"> <div class="structured-content-rich-text structured-content__module l-align-left l-mar-vert-6 l-sm-mar-vert-4 text-body-medium"> On December 19, 2021, Jewish Heritage Alliance and their participating co-hosting partners will present “Sefarad... To Be or Not to Be”, a webinar that will explore the torturous dilemma facing the Jews of Sefarad once the 1492 Edict of Expulsion was issued. In 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued the Edict of Expulsion, giving Jews a few months in which to depart the country where their ancestors had lived for centuries or convert to Catholicism. One of the stories accompanying this drama was that of Isaac Abarbanel and Abraham Senior, colleagues, and powerful Jewish advisers to Queen Isabella who argued to the King and Queen to rescind the Edict of Expulsion. When their efforts failed, they were forced to choose. Isaac Abarbanel and his family left for Italy to live openly as Jews, but Abraham Senior and his family converted to stay in Spain. We will explore the painstaking decisions that determined the fate of 150,000 Jews and 25 generations of their descendants, both the openly practicing Sephardic Jews around the Mediterranean, and the conversos/crypto-Jews in the Americas. Program Introduction: Michael Steinberger, CEO & Founder of Jewish Heritage Alliance. Key Presenter: Ron Duncan Hart, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist from Indiana University with postdoctoral work in Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford. He is the Director of the Jewish Learning Channel and former President of the Jewish Federation of New Mexico. He has awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, Ford Foundation, Fulbright, and the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society among others. He has written several books on Jewish life and cultural history and the most recent is Crypto-Jews: The Long Journey. He is co-author/editor of the award-winning book Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, the Inquisition, and New World Identities. Guest Speakers: Blanca Carrasco, a converso descendant of Marcos Alonso de La Garza y del Arcon, co-founder of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, will speak about her experience of returning to the open practice of Judaism. Dr. Isaac Amon, a descendant of Moses Hamon, a Jewish physician to Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, will speak about his family’s odyssey from Spain to Turkey and beyond. ______________________________________________________________________________ <aside>This program is being presented by Jewish Heritage Alliance in partnership with the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, ANU Museum of the Jewish People, the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies, The American Sephardi Federation’s Institute of Jewish Experience, Fundación HispanoJudía, EJCC European Jewish Community Center, University of Miami (Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies and the George Feldenkreis Program in Judaic Studies), Hadassah-Brandeis Institute and Kulanu.</aside></div> </div> </div> </div>

Conversation with Michael Twitty

Thursday, Dec 16, 2021

Thursday, December 16 at 1 pm ET Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=Twitty2021&c_src2=EventPageLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/657601719?h=6190bb7450" width="640" height="289" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Tune in as we get to know the James Beard Award-winning culinary historian and food writer Michael Twitty. We’ll talk about the highly anticipated release of his third book, Koshersoul, which will focus on Jewish and Black food traditions through the eyes of Black Jews and Southerners who converted to Judaism, including his own. We’ll find out more about Twitty’s role as an educator in the Jewish community around Washington DC, his work as an interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, his recent appearance at the Netflix series <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wsEdxt1Ico&feature=youtu.be">High on the Hog</a>, and his myriad other exciting projects. The video below is a clip from PBS NewsHour featuring Michael Twitty and his work at Colonial Williamsburg. <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R6l8jRF-eGA" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> About the Author Michael W. Twitty is a living history interpreter, culinary historian, and food writer personally charged with teaching, documenting, and preserving the African American culinary traditions of the historic South and the wider African Atlantic world as well as parent traditions in Africa. He blogs at <a href="http://www.AfroCulinaria.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Afroculinaria</a>. His first book, The Cooking Gene (HarperCollins 2017), won the 2018 James Beard Award, making him one of the few Black authors so awarded. Twitty's latest book, Rice, is just out with UNC press. Koshersoul (HarperCollins), about his culinary journey as a Jew of African descent, will be out in 2022. ________________________________________________ This program is presented in partnership with Jews in All Hues.

Miracle on the Mall

Monday, Dec 6, 2021

<h4><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2414 aligncenter" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NMAJH_GIF_V3.gif" alt="" width="612" height="396" /></h4> <h4 style="text-align: center;">We are embarking on a bright future. Join the celebration!</h4> Monday, December 6 at 6 pm at the National Museum of American Jewish History $250 Individual Tickets Tribute ads and sponsorships available Donations welcome Virtual tickets also available, free with suggested $50 donation Broadway star <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Adam-Kantor-Bio.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-link-type="web">Adam Kantor</a> of Rent, Fiddler on the Roof, The Band’s Visit, and Avenue Q joins our December 6 celebration to help honor our Board and Benefactors <a id="home__event-all-cta" class="box-cta box-cta--small box-cta--inline box-cta--red box-cta-filled" href="https://www.classy.org/event/miracle-on-the-mall/e374559?c_src=dec6event&c_src2=website" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to RSVP</a> <h6 style="text-align: center;">Please contact <a href="mailto:development@nmajh.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-link-type="email">development@nmajh.org</a> with questions.</h6>   <h4 style="text-align: center;">Why we're celebrating:</h4> As you know, it's been a difficult time for arts and culture organizations. The Museum made the hard decision to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection in March 2020 just two weeks before the pandemic-induced shutdown. We had planned to fully operate during the proceedings but like all other organizations, our operations ceased along with our primary sources of income. We were so excited to report that we exited Chapter 11 on September 17, 2021 thanks to the generosity of our fiercest supporters. <div></div> <div></div> <div> <hr /> </div> <div>   Board of Trustees through October 2021 Susanna Lachs Adler Scott Akman Philip Balderston Harold Berger Stephen A. Cozen Philip M. Darivoff Elijah S. Dornstreich Alec Ellison Gwen D. Goodman Alan J. Hoffman Thomas O. Katz Sharon Tobin Kestenbaum Andrew Klaber Elaine Lindy Mitchell L. Morgan Mark Oster Matthew Pestronk Daniel Promislo Lyn M. Ross Laury Saligman Sherrie R. Savett Brett J. Schulman Mimi Schneirov Daniel A. Shapiro Meredith C. Slawe Lindy Snider Michael Swift Joseph S. Zuritsky Benefactors Sandy and Steve Cozen Betsy and Philip Darivoff Caroline and Sidney Kimmel The Morgan Family Lyn M. Ross Ronald Rubin z"l The Robert Saligman Charitable Foundation The Hess Foundation Etta Winigrad Lisa and Richard Witten Joseph S. Zuritsky Gala Committee Stephen A. Cozen Philip M. Darivoff Amanda Goldstein Gwen D. Goodman Shirley Honickman Hahn Sharon Tobin Kestenbaum Laura Lenet Lyn M. Ross Brett J. Schulman Meredith C. Slawe Lindy Snider Michael Swift Joseph S. Zuritsky </div>

Sarah Aroeste Ladino Hanuka Album Release

Sunday, Nov 21, 2021

Film: Not Going Quietly

Saturday, Nov 20, 2021

Saturday, November 20 at 7 pm ET $15 GA- <a href="https://www.goelevent.com/pjfm/e/NotGoingQuietly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click Here for Tickets</a> In Person at the National Museum of American Jewish History enter code "nmajhPJFM41" at check-out for a $5 discount Movies are back! Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media (PJFM), formerly known as Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, is back with its <a href="http://www.phillyjfm.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">41st Annual Jewish Film Festival</a>. Two weeks of the best in Jewish international cinema! Fall Fest will take place both *in theaters and venues throughout Philadelphia and stream on-demand. This evening will feature the film "Not Going Quietly". COVID-19: Proof of vaccination with ID is required for entry. Masking is required inside all areas of the Museum, which will be limited in capacity. A photo of your vaccination card on your phone will be accepted. About The Film Ady Barkan had his whole life ahead of him. A rising star in political organizing and a new father, life was good. Then came the diagnosis: ALS, a life-threatening disease that would ultimately paralyze Ady’s entire body. He knew he had every right to feel despair. The diagnosis felt like a death sentence. He also knew that he had to make a choice. Returning to his activist roots, Ady vows to fight for healthcare justice so that folks like him, folks that rely on government-sponsored healthcare programs, have the means to survive. After a chance encounter with a powerful senator is caught on video and goes viral, Ady suddenly finds himself with a platform. Capitalizing on his newfound celebrity, he launches the “Be a Hero” campaign. With support from a talented cohort of young activists, Ady travels the country and builds his people-powered healthcare movement from the ground up. Though Ady’s voice eventually fades, his message remains clear: he’s not going quietly. Not until every person has the right to affordable healthcare. Not until he can leave this world a better place for his son to inherit. This impactful documentary, brimming with inspiration, took home the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at SXSW 2021. Watch the Trailer <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/89Gt4iHvdtA" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Questions or Comments? Call PJFM at (215) 545-4400, email <a href="mailto:info@phillyjfm.org">info@phillyjfm.org</a>, or visit the <a href="https://phillyjfm.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PJFM official website</a>. Please Note: masks are required inside the National Museum of American Jewish History, which will be limited in capacity. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ This program is presented by Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media in partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History

Sufganiyot and Essential Jewish Baking with Beth A. Lee

Thursday, Nov 18, 2021

Thursday, November 18 at 3 pm ET Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?&c_src=bethalee&c_src2=eventpagelink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a> <div style="padding: 50.21% 0 0 0; position: relative;"><iframe style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/649047242?h=0c3851c4d7&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479/embed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>   Join us for this program as we get to know Beth A. Lee, author of the newly released book entitled The Essential Jewish Baking Cookbook: 50 Traditional Recipes for Every Occasion. In preparation for Hanukkah, Lee will teach us two ways to make Sufganiyot, the jelly donuts traditionally eaten during the Jewish festival of lights. We'll also talk about Beth's life, her transition from working in silicon valley to working with silicone baking mats, her food blog <a href="https://omgyummy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OMG! Yummy</a> and what exactly brought her to write this book. Try the Recipe at Home Check out Beth A Lee's Sufganiyot recipe <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Sufganiyot-Baked-or-Fried-Jam-filled-Donuts-for-Hanukkah-OMG-Yummy.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. Try making these sweet treats in your own home during the program or whenever it is convenient for you! About the Author Beth A. Lee grew up on the East Coast before moving to Northern California, far away from the traditional Jewish food she was raised on. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she received a degree in business and pursued a marketing career in Silicon Valley. In 2010, Beth realized she preferred pita chips over computer chips and launched her food blog, <a href="https://omgyummy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OMG! Yummy</a>. Through her blog, she reconnected with her love of cooking and her passion for documenting her family's multicultural food traditions. Beth has been featured in the New York Times and the San Jose Mercury News and has been a frequent contributor to Edible Silicon Valley magazine. She also co-leads a popular virtual cooking group, Tasting Jerusalem, focused on Middle Eastern cuisines and ingredients. Beth is so glad she can make a New York-style bagel in her sunlit kitchen in Northern California. Purchase the Book Interested in purchasing a copy of the book for yourself or as a gift? <a href="https://judaicashop.net/p-11710-the-essential-jewish-baking-cookbook-50-traditional-recipes-for-every-occasion.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a> to visit our online Museum Store and order your copy today.

SEPHARDI’s 2nd Edition with Mike Solomonov and Hélène Jawhara-Piñer

Wednesday, Nov 17, 2021

Film: The Adventures of Saul Bellow

Monday, Nov 15, 2021

Monday, November 15 at 7 pm ET $15 GA- <a href="https://www.goelevent.com/pjfm/e/TheAdventuresofSaulBellow" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click Here for Tickets </a>In Person at the National Museum of American Jewish History enter code "nmajhPJFM41" at check-out for a $5 discount Movies are back! Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media (PJFM), formerly known as Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, is back with its <a href="http://www.phillyjfm.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">41st Annual Jewish Film Festival</a>. Two weeks of the best in Jewish international cinema! Fall Fest will take place both *in theaters and venues throughout Philadelphia and stream on-demand. This evening will feature the film "The Adventures of Saul Bellow." COVID-19: Proof of vaccination with ID is required for entry. Masking is required inside all areas of the Museum, which will be limited in capacity. A photo of your vaccination card on your phone will be accepted. About The Film The first major documentary on the celebrated Jewish American writer, Saul Bellow, is also a finalist for the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. Tracing the iconic author’s influence on American literature, director and PJFF alumnus Asaf Galay delves into Bellow’s legendary life and career, using his major works as both territory and map for how the author related to the most critical issues of his time. Exploring Bellow’s approach to race, gender, and the Jewish American post-war immigrant experience, Galay weaves together excerpts from Bellow’s novels and the recollections and observations of his contemporaries. Featuring interviews with the late great Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie, and Martin Amis, THE ADVENTURES OF SAUL BELLOW is a must-see doc for Bellow fans and a comprehensive primer for newbies interested in learning more about Bellow and his contributions to 20th century American Jewish literature. Watch the Trailer <iframe title="vimeo-player" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/388719576?h=f795d7b33f" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Questions or Comments? Call PJFM at (215) 545-4400, email <a href="mailto:info@phillyjfm.org">info@phillyjfm.org</a>, or visit the <a href="https://phillyjfm.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PJFM official website</a>. Please Note: masks are required inside the National Museum of American Jewish History, which will be limited in capacity. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ This program is presented by Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media in partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History

Jewish Soldiers & Fighters in World War II (Day 2)

Monday, Nov 15, 2021

Jewish Soldiers & Fighters in World War II (Day 1)

Sunday, Nov 14, 2021

Film: American Birthright

Wednesday, Nov 10, 2021

Wednesday, November 10 at 7 pm ET $15 GA- <a href="https://www.goelevent.com/pjfm/e/AmericanBirthright" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click Here for Tickets </a>In Person at the National Museum of American Jewish History enter code "nmajhPJFM41" at check-out for a $5 discount Movies are back! Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media (PJFM), formerly known as Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, is back with its <a href="http://www.phillyjfm.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">41st Annual Jewish Film Festival</a>. Two weeks of the best in Jewish international cinema! Fall Fest will take place both *in theaters and venues throughout Philadelphia and stream on-demand. This evening will feature the Philadelphia premiere of the film "American Birthright" COVID-19: Proof of vaccination with ID is required for entry. Masking is required inside all areas of the Museum, which will be limited in capacity. A photo of your vaccination card on your phone will be accepted. About The Film “Should I marry Jewish?” This is the question that Becky Tahel Bordo ponders when her younger sister marries outside of her faith. Born in Israel and raised in the US, Becky is a writer, actress, and filmmaker (you may have seen her in that Jdate commercial!) who never really gave the ramifications of an interfaith marriage much thought while growing up. However, her sister’s selection of a non-Jewish partner – an act some Jewish households still consider taboo – inspires Becky to probe deeper into her Jewish identity and explore the reasons for her initial ambiguity. With a suitcase and camera in hand, Becky embarks on a trip to the Holy Land to “edJEWcate” herself and re-examine her relationship with Torah. In creating her own “birthright” trip, Becky’s spiritual journey enlightens and helps her further embrace her Jewishness. With universal appeal and a Philly connection to boot, this light-hearted and intimate doc will resonate with anyone who’s ever struggled with their sense of identity and purpose. Watch the Trailer <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xorImEgTJps" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>   Questions or Comments? Call PJFM at (215) 545-4400, email <a href="mailto:info@phillyjfm.org">info@phillyjfm.org</a>, or visit the <a href="https://phillyjfm.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PJFM official website</a>. Please Note: masks are required inside the National Museum of American Jewish History, which will be limited in capacity. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ This program is presented by Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media in partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History

LUNAR: The Jewish-Asian Film Project

Wednesday, Nov 3, 2021

<div class="fb-video" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/NMAJH/videos/278858517490497" data-width="1180" data-show-text="false"> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/643660664?h=4aa5e826de" width="640" height="289" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Join us as we illuminate the work of LUNAR: The Jewish-Asian Film Project. Come to enjoy a screening of "Strictly Speaking: Asian American Jews discuss heritage languages", an episode from the new season of their short film series. Stick around for the whole program to enjoy an engaging conversation with cast member Maya Katz-Ali, and co-creator/producer Gen Xia Ye Slosberg. The two featured guests will also field questions from those attending on Zoom or Facebook during the program. </div> About LUNAR: A project supported by Be’chol Lashon, LUNAR cultivates connection, belonging and visibility for Asian American Jews through authentic multimedia storytelling and intersectional community programming. The LUNAR team is currently releasing the second season of their highly popular video series, which features 23 Asian American Jews in conversation about identity topics like fusion food, belonging, Asian-Jewish solidarity, and media representation. Check out their first episode, The Taste of Connection, at the bottom of this page. About the program's guests: Gen Xia Ye Slosberg is a writer & community organizer who serves as the Executive Producer of LUNAR: The Jewish-Asian Film Project. She is a Bay Area based Jewish nonprofit professional & speaker who's dedicated to advancing representation and belonging for Jews of Color. She has been featured on Alma, MTV News, and HuffPost for her identity and activism journey. She received her B.A. in Political Science from UC Berkeley. Maya Katz-Ali is the Bay Area Field Manager at OneTable, where she works to highlight various parts of the Jewish narrative and Jews of Color in the local community. She was born and raised in a multicultural home in Oakland, California. Her father is Muslim, born and raised in Bangalore, India and her mother is Jewish, born in New York the daughter of a World War II Refugee. Maya completed her B.A. and M.A. at Clark University in Massachusetts; during international internships and studies she deepened her love of building community across global contexts and bringing people together. She sees sharing stories, traditions, and values as central to our growth as a global community, which is one of the reasons the LUNAR project is so important to her. _________________________________________________________________ Lunar: The Jewish-Asian Film Project Season 1 Episode 1: The Taste of Connection <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/neXlIc1lHUY" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>

The Barn Sessions: Hartzedike-Lider

Sunday, Oct 31, 2021

Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors with Pedrito Martinez

Tuesday, Oct 26, 2021

POSTPONED - NEW DATE TBA Unfortunately due to ongoing and unexpected equipment issues following damage sustained during Hurricane Ida, Pedrito Martinez will be unable to participate in tonight's program. He and we are really excited to find a new date. Thanks for your understanding and patience. Tuesday, October 26 at 8 pm ET Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=PetritoMartinez&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a> See "Ways to Watch" below "Pedrito is a genius... working with him has been a revelation to me.” Wynton Marsalis Celebrate and explore the music of the Grammy-nominated vocalist and Afro-Cuban percussion master, Pedrito Martinez, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most innovative Latin percussionists on the planet. In the ninth episode of Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors, Martinez will chat with NMAJH Public Programs Manager and musician, Dan Samuels, about his childhood in Cuba, the history of Afro-Cuban music, his musical collaborations with the Greats like Paul Simon, Quincy Jones, and Wynton Marsalis, and the intertwined nature of his life as both a master musician and Santero (Santeria Priest). About Pedrito Martinez Pedro Pablo “Pedrito” Martinez was born in Havana, Cuba, Sept 12, 1973 and began his musical career at the age of 11. Since settling in New York City in the fall of 1998, Pedrito has recorded or performed with Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, and Sting, and has contributed to well over 100 albums. A master of Afro-Cuban folkloric music and the batá drum he has played and sung with dozens of Cuban rumba groups and contributed to several important films, including Calle 54 (2000) and Chico and Rita (2010). Pedrito was a founding member of the Afro-Cuban/Afro-Beat band, Yerba Buena, with which he recorded two albums and toured the world in the mid-to late-90’s. As leader, Pedrito has released two albums, the first one of which was nominated for a Grammy, in 2013. Habana Dreams, their second, was recorded in Cuba, and released in June 10, 2016 featuring, Ruben Blades, Isaac Delgado, Wynton Marsalis, and Angelique Kidjo. In February of 2019, Pedrito and Cuban pianist, Alfredo Rodriguez, a duo album with Quincy Jones as Executive Producer. In July 2019, Pedrito and Eric Clapton recorded a newly arranged version of Clapton’s song, My Father’s Eyes, and on September 22, Pedrito and Clapton performed together at Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, Texas. Above photo by Richard Termine About the Songs of Our People Songs of Our Neighbors series: Launched online in June 2020, this series explores music from varied Jewish traditions and diverse cultures, from the historic and traditional, to the contemporary and reimagined. Through conversations, live and prerecorded performances, and audience Q&A, this series uses music to better understand the complex, culturally diverse communities which make up the Jewish People, and our nation. Ways to Watch Facebook: Look for the LIVE post on the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/nmajh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Museum’s Facebook page</a> at 8pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program. NMAJH website: A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be available at the top of this page. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts. Zoom: Registration is required to receive the link <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gK-u_dAVS9-TJKvuGjzyuw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>. The Museum’s Zoom can accommodate 500 guests. Should we reach that number, please use one of the other methods listed above—they are all free and have unlimited capacity. _____________________________________________________________________________ You may also be interested in... <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/songs-of-our-people-songs-of-our-neighbors-sarah-aroeste-monastir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Sarah Aroeste </a> <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/songs-of-our-people-songs-of-our-neighbors-susan-gaeta/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Susan Gaeta</a> <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/songs-of-our-people-songs-of-our-neighbors-susana-behar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Susana Behar</a>

The Barn Sessions: Aviva Chernick and La Serena Trio

Sunday, Oct 24, 2021

Conversation with Mark Rubin

Thursday, Oct 21, 2021

Conversation with Dr. Alexandra Friedman

Wednesday, Oct 20, 2021

<div class="fb-video" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/NMAJH/videos/568084951082506" data-width="1180" data-show-text="false"> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/637468517?h=c81bf5d75e" width="640" height="361" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> </div> Wednesday, October 20 at 4 pm ET Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=DrAlexandraFriedman&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a> Click the "Play Button" Above to Watch “In Judaism, there’s a belief that if you don’t use the gifts given to you by God, you’re not really honoring God” - Dr. Alexandra Friedman Join us for an interview with the awe inspiring medical doctor and mother of 10, Dr. Alexandra Friedman. In conversation with Rabbi Shira Stutman, we will learn about Dr. Friedman's upbringing, her decision to join the Hasidic movement after graduating from college, her commitment to religion and family as well as the myriad ways that she has stretched the community's social norms. Photo of Dr Friedman by Naomi Lewkowicz

The Barn Sessions: Socalled with Toronto Jazz Orchestra

Sunday, Oct 17, 2021

The Barn Sessions: Sergiu Popa & ROMada

Sunday, Oct 10, 2021

Sefarad: The Untold Story that Changed the World – Part 3

Sunday, Sep 19, 2021

Sunday, September 19 at 1 pm ET Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=SefaradPart3&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a> Watch on Zoom - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/168614868611" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register Here</a> Part 3- In the Footsteps of the Crypto Jews: A story of Agony, Survival and Redemption <div class="page" title="Page 1"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> Join Dr. Isaac Amon, JHA’s Director of Research & Project Development on September 19th for Part 3, the “In the Footsteps of the Crypto Jews: A story of Agony, Survival and Redemption”. In this third and final webinar of the series, we will walk in the long shadows of Sefardic Crypto-Jews who lived their lives deprived of access to normative Judaism and under constant threat of severe, life-threatening punishment by the Iberian Inquisition. Despite incredible obstacles, many Crypto-Jews strove to remain faithful, over the centuries, to their ancestral faith and traditions. This remarkable story of resilience, survival, and redemption recreated Jewish communities across Europe and the New World, and continues in our time, contributing to the indelible legacy of Sefarad. </div> </div> </div> </div> About the three part Series: Jewish history and communal life on the Iberian Peninsula originated in the time of the Roman Empire. Under Muslim rule, prosperous, flourishing, and well-integrated Jewish communities achieved financial, social, and intellectual success and during the Golden Age, Spain became the center of the Jewish world in Europe. However, due to political and social developments in the Late Middle Ages, life markedly changed as persecution, discrimination, and forced conversions ensued, culminating with the royal decree to expel Spanish Jewry in 1492. This infamous edict, which followed a long trend in European history, led to the Sephardic Diaspora as Iberian Jewry sought new places of refuge, creating new worlds for themselves and their descendants. Yet, more than five centuries later, the ancestral call of Sefarad remains. Watch Sefarad: The Untold Story that Changed the World Parts 1 and 2 Part 1 of this series was held on August 1 and can be rewatched anytime <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/jha-sefarad-part-1-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. Part 2 of this series was held on August 19 and can be rewatched anytime <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/sefarad-the-untold-story-that-changed-the-world-part-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. _________________________________________________________________________________________ This program is being presented by the Jewish Heritage Alliance in partnership with The National Museum of American Jewish History, ANU Museum of the Jewish People, Museum of Jewish Heritage, The American Sephardi Federation's Institute of Jewish Experience, JewishGen, Fundación HispanoJudía, EJCC European Jewish Community Center, University of Miami (Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies and the George Feldenkreis Program in Judaic Studies), and the Dahan Center at Bar Ilan University.

When Rabbis Bless Congress with Howard Mortman

Wednesday, Sep 1, 2021

<div id="fb-root"></div> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/596725887?h=437bfd7ff5" width="640" height="350" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Wednesday, September 1 at 1 pm ET Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=MortmanRabbisCongress&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a> See "Ways to Watch" below In this program we will be joined by Howard Mortman, author of the new book When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill. After sharing an overview of this little studied 247-year history, Mortman will also commemorate the upcoming 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks by giving us an inside look at the prayers Rabbis offered in congress in the days, weeks, and months after 9/11. The program will include photos, videos, and audience Q&A. About Howard Mortman Howard Mortman has been C-SPAN’s Communications Director since early 2009. He directs media outreach, corporate communications, and public relations efforts for the nation’s only public affairs cable television network. The Washington Post has recognized C-SPAN for its “importance as a means of mass civic education … without any taxpayer money.” The Washington Post has also called C-SPAN "the channel that has achieved cult status among policy geeks." Mortman is responsible for planning and executing the strategic vision for extending the C-SPAN brand and content among traditional and social media. Critical to this effort is working with the next generation of journalists and new media outlets and platforms. Mortman's first book, When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill" was published in October 2020. It is the first-ever academic and historical examination of a little-known tradition in Congress: opening each session of the House and Senate in prayer. Reporting on the research into rabbis who have prayed in Congress, the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/amen-congress-moves-to-keep-god-in-daily-prayer-thwart-atheist-movement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington Examiner calls his project</a> "a remarkable history researched by Howard Mortman." Ways to Watch Facebook: Look for the LIVE post on the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/nmajh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Museum’s Facebook page</a> at 1pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program. NMAJH website: A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be available at the top of this page. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts. Zoom: The museum can welcome 500 people to attend this program on Zoom. Guarantee your spot by registering today–<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dxx4DB41Rq-4gyhsFNt9Dw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.

Sefarad: The Untold Story that Changed the World – Part 2

Sunday, Aug 22, 2021

Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors with Susana Behar

Wednesday, Aug 18, 2021

<div class="fb-video" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/41182871633/videos/137051607986184" data-width="1180" data-show-text="false"> <blockquote class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore" cite="https://www.facebook.com/NMAJH/videos/137051607986184/"> </blockquote> </div> <div style="padding: 75% 0 0 0; position: relative;"><iframe style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;" title="Songs of Our People Songs of Our Neighbors with Susana Behar" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/589413660?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479&h=04ebf9de39" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> To support events like this in the future, please consider making a donation. <div class="home__event-all-cta-wrapper" style="text-align: center;"><a id="home__event-all-cta" class="box-cta box-cta--large box-cta--inline box-cta--red box-cta-filled" href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=SusanaBehar&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donate</a></div> Wednesday, August 18 at 8 pm ET Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=SusanaBehar&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a> See "Ways to Watch" below Celebrate and explore the music of the Havana-born singer of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) and Latin American songs, Susana Behar, who recently finished an artist residency at the History Miami Museum. In the eighth episode of Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors, Behar will chat with NMAJH Public Programs Manager and musician, Dan Samuels, about how she came to Sephardic music, her family's history from Spain to Miami, and her love of teaching and sustaining Sephardic culture. Behar will be accompanied by guitarist Michel Gonzalez for the live performance portions of the program. About Susana Behar Inspired by her distinct heritage, vocalist Susana Behar shares her passion for Latin American popular song, coupled with the evocative music of her Sephardic ancestors. Born in Havana to a Cuban/Turkish Sephardic family, she grew up listening to the Ladino music brought with her grandparents when they came to Cuba as well as the myriad other musical styles which filled the streets, cafes and clubs in Havana. In 1965 Behar emigrated to Venezuela where she explored and performed the music of her newly adopted country, its neighbors, all while continuing to study and perform the music of Sephardic Jews as well as earning a master’s degree in Biology from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 1983, she emigrated once again, this time to the United States where she has lived ever since. Behar has performed across the United States as well as in Mexico, Canada, Japan and Israel. About the Songs of Our People Songs of Our Neighbors series: Launched online in June 2020, this series explores music from varied Jewish traditions and diverse cultures, from the historic and traditional, to the contemporary and reimagined. Through conversations, live and prerecorded performances, and audience Q&A, this series uses music to better understand the complex, culturally diverse communities which make up the Jewish People, and our nation. Ways to Watch Facebook: Look for the LIVE post on the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/nmajh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Museum’s Facebook page</a> at 8pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program. NMAJH website: A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be available at the top of this page. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts. Zoom: The museum can welcome 500 people to attend this program on Zoom. Guarantee your spot by registering today–<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z7G32AWTQXil1abfBtZfew" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>. _______________________________________________________________________________________ You may also be interested in... <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/songs-of-our-people-songs-of-our-neighbors-pedrito-martinez/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Pedrito Martinez</a> - September 2 <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/songs-of-our-people-songs-of-our-neighbors-sarah-aroeste-monastir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Sarah Aroeste </a> <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/songs-of-our-people-songs-of-our-neighbors-susan-gaeta/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Susan Gaeta</a>

National Educators Institute (Aug 16-18)

Monday, Aug 16, 2021

<h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://nmajh.org/nei" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a> to visit the NEI website for details and to register.</h6> <h6 style="text-align: center;">This year's Institute will be held online from August 16-18.</h6> This online seminar and workshop, now in its fifth year, will 1) expand how you understand and teach the American Jewish experience: past, present, and future; 2) introduce new ways to stimulate your students’ curiosity and critical thinking through inquiry-based learning; and 3) provide a space to engage with top scholars and practitioners in the field and develop professional connections with fellow teachers...<a href="https://nmajh.org/nei" target="_blank" rel="noopener">READ MORE</a>.

Sefarad: The Untold Story that Changed the World – Part 1

Sunday, Aug 1, 2021

Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Susan Gaeta

Wednesday, Jul 21, 2021

Learn to Cook with Hélène Jawhara-Piñer

Sunday, Jul 11, 2021

Sunday, July 11 at 10 am ET Program available on Zoom only Registration Required - $2.99 fee - <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2716250015825/WN_BYayfuE-RxWJNrIrkNnRrQ?mc_cid=51c1451ba3&mc_eid=f79fa1cf4e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here to register</a> Join us this sunday as we learn to cook a meal with Author, Historian and Chef, Hélène Jawhara-Piñer. In this, the eleventh episode of the American Sephardi Federation's series, Sephardic Culinary History with Hélène Jawhara-Piñer attendees will learn to prepare two sephardic salads with foods from the new world. <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2716250015825/WN_BYayfuE-RxWJNrIrkNnRrQ?mc_cid=51c1451ba3&mc_eid=f79fa1cf4e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a> to find the ingredient list. About the Hélène Jawhara-Piñer Hélène Jawhara Piñer is a PhD in Medieval History and the History of Food. She was awarded the American Sephardi Federation's Broome and Allen Fellowship in 2018 in recognition of her impressive academic accomplishments and service of the Sephardic community. Her research interests are the medieval culinary history of Spain through inter and multiculturalism with a special focus on the Jewish culinary heritage written in Arabic. From Barcelona, Santa Barbara, Bar-Ilan University in Israel and beyond, Piñer has given lectures on subjects such as Reflections on the Jewish heritage according to the Kitab al-tabih, "Jewish cuisine in old cookbooks of the Iberian Peninsula", "Jews and Muslims at the Table" and much more. Interested in purchasing a copy of the book for yourself or as a gift? Visit our online Museum Store to <a href="https://judaicashop.net/p-11401-sephardi.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">order your autographed copy today</a>. This program is presented by the <a href="https://americansephardi.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The American Sephardi Federation</a> in partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History

Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Sarah Aroeste Album Release

Wednesday, Jul 7, 2021

<div style="padding: 75% 0 0 0; position: relative;"><iframe style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;" title="Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors E6 with Sarah Aroeste - &quot;Monastir&quot; album release event" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/572658588?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> To support events like this in the future, please consider making a donation. <div class="home__event-all-cta-wrapper" style="text-align: center;"><a id="home__event-all-cta" class="box-cta box-cta--large box-cta--inline box-cta--red box-cta-filled" href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=Monastir&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donate</a></div> Wednesday, July 7 at 8 pm ET Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=Monastir&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a> See "Ways to Watch" below "I had to use music, my best form of expression, to do my part in helping to preserve this important slice of history that is at the root of so much of my Sephardic identity.” Sarah Aroeste on creating Monastir Join us for the album release event for Sarah Aroeste's brand-new album Monastir during the sixth episode of our livestream music and conversation series, Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors. Aroeste, an international Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) singer/songwriter, author, and activist will perform live from the piano in her home studio as well as share the world premiere of the official music video for Espinelo. Dedicated to studying, preserving, and evolving Ladino culture, Aroeste will offer insights into the research, family history, and international collaborations that made this just-released album possible. Jewish life in Monastir–known today as Bitola in North Macedonia–was wiped out during WWII. From kantikas (folk songs) to romances (narrative ballads often inspired by epic Medieval tales), and from centuries-old melodies to originals, each song in this album has a story that brings the rich history of Jewish Monastir back to life. About the Album "Monastir" When Sarah Aroeste’s ancestors were kicked out of Spain following the Alhambra Decree in 1492, they, like many other Spanish Jewish families (known as Sephardim), migrated east and settled in Monastir, a Balkan city at the commercial crossroads between Turkey and Western Europe, in what is now North Macedonia. For centuries, the Jewish community of Monastir flourished alongside its neighbors and enjoyed a unique history, with its own customs, religious observances, linguistic patterns and more. But nothing could prevent WWII and the Nazi invasion from decimating Monastir and her neighboring Jewish communities. On March 11, 1943, 3,276 of Monastir’s Jewish men, women, and children were rounded up and transported to their deaths at Treblinka concentration camp. Monastir lost 98% of its Jewish population, and with that, an entire culture. Altogether, 7,215 Macedonian Jews perished. Today, there are approximately 200 people who make up a Jewish community in the capital of Skopje, and not a single Jew left in Monastir, since renamed as Bitola. But the legacy of Jewish Monastir lives on. “This project is the culmination of years of research and collaboration with participants across the globe,” says Aroeste. “After performing in Monastir for the first time in 2017, I was astounded by the reception I received from citizens who were so eager to engage with me and my family history. I was touched beyond measure, especially since no Jews have lived in Monastir since WWII. I knew then that I had to use music, my best form of expression, to do my part in helping to preserve this important slice of history that is at the root of so much of my Sephardic identity.” And so, The Monastir Project was born. About the Songs of Our People Songs of Our Neighbors series: Launched online in June 2020, this series explores music from varied Jewish traditions and diverse cultures, from the historic and traditional, to the contemporary and reimagined. Through conversations, live and prerecorded performances, and audience Q&A, this series uses music to better understand the complex, culturally diverse communities which make up the Jewish People, and our nation. Ways to Watch Facebook: Look for the LIVE post on the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/nmajh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Museum’s Facebook page</a> at 8pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program. NMAJH website: A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be available at the top of this page. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts. Zoom: Registration is required to receive the link–<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tdrdz1ONTkOE5jHpu_iykw">click here</a>. The Museum’s Zoom can accommodate 500 guests. Should we reach that number, please use one of the other methods listed above—they are all free and have unlimited capacity. <hr /> This program is being presented by the National Museum of American Jewish History in partnership with UCLA's Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience <img class="alignnone wp-image-2146 aligncenter" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/NMAJH-color500x250-1-scaled-1-1366x684.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="213" /> <img class="alignnone wp-image-1652 aligncenter" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/UCLA_Uxd_Blk_SchM_LMCntMusicAmJwExp_B2.jpg" alt="" width="593" height="111" /> _____________________________________________________________________________ You may also be interested in... <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/songs-of-our-people-songs-of-our-neighbors-susan-gaeta/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Susan Gaeta</a> <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/songs-of-our-people-songs-of-our-neighbors-susana-behar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Susana Behar</a> <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/songs-of-our-people-songs-of-our-neighbors-pedrito-martinez/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Pedrito Martinez</a>

SEPHARDI: Cooking with Hélène Jawhara Piñer

Wednesday, Jun 30, 2021

<div style="padding: 75% 0 0 0; position: relative;"><iframe style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;" title="Sephardi: Cooking with H&eacute;l&egrave;ne Jawhara Pi&ntilde;er" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/569595727?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> To download Hélène Jawhara Piñer's recipe that was demonstrated in this program, <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Fidāwīsh-Recipe-NMAJH.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here: Fidāwīsh Recipe</a>. To support events like this in the future, please consider making a donation. <div class="home__event-all-cta-wrapper" style="text-align: center;"><a id="home__event-all-cta" class="box-cta box-cta--large box-cta--inline box-cta--red box-cta-filled" href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=SEPHARDI&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donate</a></div>   Wednesday, June 30 at 1 pm ET Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=SEPHARDI&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 </a><a href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=SEPHARDI&c_src2=EventPageButton">donation</a> See "Ways to Watch" below Sephardi: Cooking the History is a meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated book of recipes grounded in the history of the Jews of Spain's golden age. In this program, author, chef, and historian, Hélène Jawhara Piñer will cook up something delicious from her new book (release date: June 15, 2021) while she shares with us how she came to write the book, and how she became a chef with a PhD who specializes in the history of medieval Spanish Jews. About the Author Hélène Jawhara Piñer is a PhD in Medieval History and the History of Food. She was awarded the American Sephardi Federation's Broome and Allen Fellowship in 2018 in recognition of her impressive academic accomplishments and service of the Sephardic community. Her research interests are the medieval culinary history of Spain through inter and multiculturalism with a special focus on the Jewish culinary heritage written in Arabic. From Barcelona, Santa Barbara, Bar-Ilan University in Israel and beyond, Piñer has given lectures on subjects such as Reflections on the Jewish heritage according to the Kitab al-tabih, "Jewish cuisine in old cookbooks of the Iberian Peninsula", "Jews and Muslims at the Table" and much more. Interested in purchasing a copy of the book for yourself or as a gift? Visit our online Museum Store to <a href="https://judaicashop.net/p-11401-sephardi.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pre-order your copy today</a>. Ways to Watch Facebook: Look for the LIVE post on the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/nmajh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Museum’s Facebook page</a> at 1pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program. NMAJH website: A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be available at the top of this page. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts. Zoom: Registration is required to receive the link–<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bEUynBCQTyKAbShvyA9MqQ">click here</a>. The Museum’s Zoom can accommodate 500 guests. Should we reach that number, please use one of the other methods listed above—they are all free and have unlimited capacity. This program is presented by the National Museum of American Jewish History in partnership <a href="https://americansephardi.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The American Sephardi Federation</a>

JEW-ISH: Cooking with Jake Cohen

Wednesday, Jun 23, 2021

Juneteenth Kabbalat Shabbat

Friday, Jun 18, 2021

Friday, June 18 at 5:00pm ET Free See "Ways to Watch" below <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l9dEboV45X8" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> We are honored to help present this Kabbalat Shabbat organized by our friends at Be'chol Lashon in celebration of the most recognized African-American holiday observance in the United States. The program will be feature appearances by <a href="https://www.rabbisandralawson.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rabbi Sandra Lawson</a>, <a href="https://www.sabrinasojourner.net/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cantor Sabrina Sojourner</a>, <a href="https://www.schusterman.org/users/isaiah-rothstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Isaiah Rothstein</a>, <a href="https://www.rebeccasmangafrank.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rebecca S'Manga Frank</a>, and <a href="https://forward.com/author/robin-washington/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robin Washington</a>. <div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql"> About Juneteenth June 19, 1865 is considered the date when the last slaves in America were freed. Although the rumors of freedom were widespread prior to this, actual emancipation did not come until General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas with the news that the Civil War had ended and that 250,000 enslaved people were now free. Although the Emancipation Proclamation had formally freed them almost two and a half years earlier (January 1, 1863), Texas was the most remote of the slave states with few Union troops, so enforcement of the proclamation had been slow. Juneteenth continues to expand as Black Americans seek to make sure that the events of 1865 are not lost to history. Juneteenth is increasing in popularity in the US and activists are pushing Congress to recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday. On January 1, 1980, “Emancipation Day in Texas” became an official state holiday and California, Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia, and Washington, D.C followed. Today, only four states (Hawaii, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana) do not recognize Juneteenth. In 2018, Apple added Juneteenth to its calendars in iOS under official US holidays. Juneteenth celebrations often focuses on education and prayers with guest speakers and elders who recount the events of the past. Certain foods have became popular with Juneteenth celebrations such as strawberry soda, barbecue, watermelon and red velvet cake are several red foods, symbolizing the blood and resilience of former slaves. For others, it means indulging in traditional black Southern cuisine like fried chicken, collard greens and cornbread. As Martin Luther King said in his “I have a dream” speech, “Until All are Free, None are Free,” an oft repeated maxim that highlights the significance of the end of the era of slavery in the United States. Ways to Watch Youtube: All who register will receive a reminder email containing the link to the event one week before the event and one hour before the event starts. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-kabbalat-shabbat-tickets-157878852899" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a> to register. NMAJH website: A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be available at the top of this page. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts. </div> <div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">   This program is organized by Be'chol Lashon in partnership with The National Museum of American Jewish History, OneTable, 18Doors, JCC Manhattan, the Union for Reform Judaism and the PJ Library. </div>

Celebrating the Life of Ron Rubin

Thursday, Jun 10, 2021

National Jewish Community Observance of Memorial Day 2021

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Let My People Go! Lessons of the Soviet Jewry Movement for Today with Natan Sharansky

Thursday, May 27, 2021

The Torah of Blues with Rabbi Sandra Lawson and Jerron Blindboy Paxton

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Virtual Capitol Hill JAHM Celebration

Friday, May 21, 2021

In Honor of Jewish-American and AAPI Heritage Month: A Story of Shared History & Solidarity

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Wednesday, May 20 at 2 pm ET/11 am PT Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/337012/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=JAHMBuchdahlKim&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a> See "Ways to Watch" below This program will provide background on historical ties between Asian-American & Pacific Islander and Jewish-American communities in the US, leading up to the current discrimination and violence that both groups continue to face on a regular basis through antisemitic and anti-Asian hate crimes. We will hear from historians, Members of Congress, and Jewish leaders of Asian descent as we discuss the challenges AAPI and Jewish communities face, what is being done to address incidents of hate, and actions we can all take to respond and come together. Speakers include: <ul> <li>Congresswoman Grace Meng, NY-6</li> <li>Congresswoman Young Kim, CA-39</li> <li>Joan Lubar, JEDI Chair, JFNA & Incoming Board Chair, Milwaukee Jewish Federation</li> <li>Alene Sussman, Director, Jewish Community Foundation of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation</li> <li>Dr. Annie Polland, President, Tenement Museum</li> <li>Margaret Chin, Professor of Sociology, Hunter College and The Graduate Center (CUNY) and Board Member, Tenement Museum & Museum of Chinese in America</li> <li>Rabbi Mira Rivera, Rabbi & Director of Pastoral Care, Romemu</li> </ul> Ways to Watch Zoom: Registration is required to receive the link–<a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g3m1hFJ_SvSF2kfGBjDv7g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>. There are a limited number of Zoom slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Zoom will cut off registration when the limit has been reached. Should that occur, please use one of the other methods listed above instead—they are all free and have unlimited capacity. This program is presented by the Jewish Federations of North America in partnership with the Minneapolis Jewish Federation and the National Museum of American Jewish History in celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month. <img class="alignnone wp-image-2049" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/JFNA_Primary_2color-1366x307.jpg" alt="" width="330" height="74" /> <img class="alignnone wp-image-2050" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/NMAJH-color500x250-1-scaled-1-1366x684.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="83" /> <hr /> An official program of <a href="http://jewishamericanheritage.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-813 alignleft" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03.jpg" alt="" width="166" height="166" /></a> You may also be interested in <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/jewish-american-heritage-month/#events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">these JAHM 2021 programs</a>. <div class="home__event-all-cta-wrapper" style="text-align: center;"><a id="home__event-all-cta" class="box-cta box-cta--large box-cta--inline box-cta--red box-cta-filled" href="https://www.classy.org/give/337012/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=JAHMBuchdahlKim&c_src2=JAHMButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Give to JAHM 2021</a></div>

Asian American Jewish Voices: A Conversation with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and Professor Helen Kim

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

DAWN: All-night Shavuot Festival (May 16-17)

Monday, May 17, 2021

<h5 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://portl.com/dawn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a> to relive DAWN 2021</h5>   Sunday, May 16 - Monday, May 17, 2021 9pm EDT/6pm PDT - 9am EDT/6am PDT Details at <a href="http://rebooters.net/dawn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dawnfestival.org</a> Seeking a biblical burning man? DAWN is Reboot’s all-night culture and arts festival celebrating the Jewish calendar’s best-kept secret—Shavuot. Reboot is producing this year’s “choose-your-own” experiential adventure in partnership with the Jewish Emergent Network and LABA’s “Into the Night” Tikkun Layle Shavuot. DAWN will provide something for everyone throughout 12 hours of music, film, comedy, dance, food and teaching across multiple channels. Dawn provides the opportunity to gather apart for a tradition that Reboot began years ago in San Francisco irl and that will live beyond this pandemic. Organized by: <a href="http://www.rebooters.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-1991 alignleft" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Rebootlogohires12-1-11.jpg" alt="" width="268" height="41" /></a>   <hr /> An official program of <a href="http://jewishamericanheritage.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-813 alignleft" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03.jpg" alt="" width="166" height="166" /></a> You may also be interested in <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/jewish-american-heritage-month/#events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">these JAHM 2021 programs</a>. <div class="home__event-all-cta-wrapper" style="text-align: center;"><a id="home__event-all-cta" class="box-cta box-cta--large box-cta--inline box-cta--red box-cta-filled" href="https://www.classy.org/give/337012/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=DAWN&c_src2=JAHMButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Give to JAHM 2021</a></div>

The US Patent and Trademark Office’s JAHM Celebration

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Diversity Program invites you to attend a virtual Jewish American History Month celebration spotlighting Dr. Misha Galperin, CEO, National Museum of American Jewish History Wednesday, May 12, 2021 1:30-2:30 pm ET Free to attend Hear the keynote speaker discuss his heritage and how it has influenced his life and career, to include his work with the National Museum of American Jewish History. Moreover, he will share how the NMAJH preserves, explores and celebrates the history of Jews in America and the diversity of the Jewish community. <ul> <li>USPTO employees may view the event <a href="https://rev-vbrick.uspto.gov/#/events/ba709e68-e355-4537-85e4-93061d78da12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a>.</li> <li>Members of the public may access the livestream <a href="https://livestream.com/accounts/4828334/events/9615546" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a>.</li> <li>Captioning will be provided.</li> <li>Contact <a href="mailto:Diversity@USPTO.gov">Diversity@USPTO.gov</a> for more information.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/JAHM-Flyer-FINAL-508-Compliant-4-21-21.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the event flyer here</a>.</li> </ul> This event is organized by: <a href="https://www.uspto.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="alignnone wp-image-2029" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/USTPO-Logo-compressed-1366x796.jpg" alt="" width="288" height="167" /></a> Image: Dr. Misha Galperin by Shira Yudkoff <hr /> An official program of <a href="http://jewishamericanheritage.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-813 alignleft" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03.jpg" alt="" width="166" height="166" /></a> You may also be interested in <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/jewish-american-heritage-month/#events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">these JAHM 2021 programs</a>. <div class="home__event-all-cta-wrapper" style="text-align: center;"><a id="home__event-all-cta" class="box-cta box-cta--large box-cta--inline box-cta--red box-cta-filled" href="https://www.classy.org/give/337012/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=JAHMBuchdahlKim&c_src2=JAHMButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Give to JAHM 2021</a></div>

Communities Coming Together: A Conversation with Members of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations

Monday, May 10, 2021

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story (May 8 – May 10)

Monday, May 10, 2021

Judy Batalion on “The Light of Days”

Thursday, Apr 29, 2021

Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream – a conversation with author Michael Shnayerson

Monday, Apr 26, 2021

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1641" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-04-26-Bugsy-Siegel-FB.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="628" /> Monday, April 26 at 4pm ET Watch live on zoom. <a href="https://programs.cjh.org/tickets/bugsy-siegel-2021-04-26" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Registration Required</a>. Pay what you wish. Presented by The Center for Jewish History in partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel (1906–1947) rose from desperate poverty to ill-gotten riches, from an early-twentieth-century family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side to a kingdom of his own making in Las Vegas. In this captivating portrait, author Michael Shnayerson sets out not to absolve Bugsy Siegel but rather to understand him in all his complexity. Through the 1920s, 1930s, and most of the 1940s, Bugsy Siegel and his longtime partner in crime Meyer Lansky engaged in innumerable acts of violence. As World War II came to an end, Siegel saw the potential for a huge, elegant casino resort in the sands of Las Vegas. Jewish gangsters built nearly all of the Vegas casinos that followed. Then, one by one, they disappeared. Siegel’s story laces through a larger, generational story of eastern European Jewish immigrants in the early- to mid-twentieth century. Program registrants will receive a code for 30% off and free shipping on the book from the publisher. Register here to receive code.

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America – Virtual Book Talk with Richard Rothstein and Lila Corwin Berman

Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021

Statue of Religious Liberty ft. Samantha Baskind

Monday, Apr 12, 2021

<div id="fb-root"></div> <script async defer crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v10.0" nonce="rTC7ERGQ"></script> <div class="fb-video" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/NMAJH/videos/823242588536871" data-width="1180" data-show-text="false"> <blockquote class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore" cite="https://developers.facebook.com/NMAJH/videos/823242588536871/"><a href="https://developers.facebook.com/NMAJH/videos/823242588536871/">Statue of Religious Liberty</a> The country’s largest monument to religious liberty stands in front of the National Museum of American Jewish History. Learn more with guest curator, Samantha Baskind, and NMAJH chief curator, Josh Perelman. Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NMAJH/">National Museum of American Jewish History</a> on Monday, April 12, 2021</blockquote> </div>   This program was held on April 12, 2021 If you do not currently receive our emails, <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">please sign up here</a>. To support NMAJH events like this in the future, please consider making a donation. <div class="home__event-all-cta-wrapper" style="text-align: center;"><a id="home__event-all-cta" class="box-cta box-cta--large box-cta--inline box-cta--red box-cta-filled" href="https://www.classy.org/give/334605/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=StatueRelLibProgram&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donate</a></div> The country’s largest monument to religious liberty stands in front of the National Museum of American Jewish History and is the focus of our newest <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/exhibitions/enduring-monument/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Virtual Exhibition</a>. Join us for this program as special guest curator, Samantha Baskind, and NMAJH's chief curator, Josh Perelman, converse about the Religious Liberty exhibition. Baskind and Perelman will discuss the statue’s history and meaning; its sculptor, Moses Ezekiel; and the monument’s journey from Rome to Philadelphia and from Fairmount Park to Independence National Historical Park. They’ll also talk about how the concept of religious liberty has inspired generations of Jewish Americans. The panelists will take time at the end of the program to answer questions from those in attendance. About the Guest Curator Dr. Samantha Baskind, Professor of Art History at Cleveland State University, is the author of five books, most recently The Warsaw Ghetto in American Art and Culture, and co-editor of The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches, the foundational volume in the field. She has published over 100 articles and reviews in museum catalogues, academic journals, edited volumes, encyclopedias, and the popular press. She served as editor for U.S. art for the 22-volume revised edition of the Encyclopedia Judaica and is currently series editor of “Dimyonot: Jews and the Cultural Imagination,” published by Penn State University Press. Dr Baskind if presently writing the first book-length study of Moses Jacob Ezekiel. Ways to Watch Facebook: Look for the LIVE post on the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/nmajh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Museum's Facebook page</a> at 1 pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program. NMAJH website: A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be available at the top of this page. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts. Please note that audience Q&A is only available on Facebook and Zoom during the live program. Zoom: Registration is required to receive the link--<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0cp7-Ok7Qcyibw4dRosxXg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>. There are a limited number of Zoom slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Zoom will cut off registration when the limit has been reached. Should that occur, please use one of the other methods listed above instead—they are all free and have unlimited capacity.

The Holocaust and North Africa ft. Aomar Boum and Sarah Abrevaya Stein

Friday, Apr 9, 2021

Stories Survive: Mark Schonwetter

Thursday, Apr 8, 2021

This event was held on 4/8/21 Thursday, April 8, 2021 2:00 pm ET Live on Zoom, Free with Suggested Donation, <a href="https://898a.blackbaudhosting.com/898a/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=8b9b5dad-6afc-4dd1-87ee-0bdb1ef61e1e&_ga=2.140857659.883524982.1615567640-1815015153.1610052315" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Registration Required</a> Mark Schonwetter was a young child in Brzostek, Poland when Germany invaded and his family was forced out of their home. After his father was taken by the Gestapo, Mark fled along with his mother and sister. They spent time in a nearby ghetto and then went into hiding in the Polish countryside, where they remained for three years. By the end of the war, Mark was one of only a few surviving Jews from Brzostek. Mark emigrated to the United States in 1961 and found work in a jewelry factory. He ultimately purchased another jewelry company and remained in the jewelry business until he retired in 2018. Join Mark and his daughter Ann Arnold, author of Together: A Journey for Survival, in commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), for this program exploring Mark’s story of courage and compassion. Ways to Watch The event will stream live on Zoom. <a href="https://898a.blackbaudhosting.com/898a/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=8b9b5dad-6afc-4dd1-87ee-0bdb1ef61e1e&_ga=2.140857659.883524982.1615567640-1815015153.1610052315" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Registration is Required.</a> Free with $10 Suggested Donation. This "Stories Survive" program is presented by the <a href="https://mjhnyc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Museum of Jewish Heritage</a> in partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History <img class="wp-image-1715 aligncenter" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MJH-post20th_Logo-k-4c-1366x527.png" alt="" width="304" height="117" /> <img class="alignnone wp-image-1653" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Smith_PrimaryLogo_FullColor.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="159" />

J. Proud LGBTQ Passover Seder

Sunday, Apr 4, 2021

<div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql"> <div style="text-align: center;"> This program was held on 4/4/21. If you do not currently receive our emails, <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">please sign up here</a>. To support NMAJH events like this in the future, please consider making a donation. <a id="home__event-all-cta" class="box-cta box-cta--large box-cta--inline box-cta--red box-cta-filled" href="https://www.classy.org/give/242250/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=FreedomSeder&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donate</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;">----</div> <div></div> <div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">The J.Proud Consortium, the JFCS LGBTQ Initiative, & the Kol Tzedek LGBTQ Havurah presented this virtual LGBTQ Passover seder on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 4pm ET.</div> <div>--</div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">We joined together as and with queer members of the Philadelphia Jewish community to enjoy a seder, the traditional Passover meal and service, while exploring themes like queerness, trans identities, activism, liberation, and freedom. Participants will had a chance to reflect on the history of Jewish and queer struggles for acceptance, as well as meditate on a future where our intersecting identities are celebrated.</div> <div></div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">This Passover Seder was held through an online video call platform, and the haggadah was sent out to all participants who register in advance.</div> <div></div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">Anyone within the greater Philadelphia area could sign up for delivery or pick-up seder kits, with matzah, charoset, horseradish, and more: <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" tabindex="0" role="link" href="https://tinyurl.com/JProudSederKit2021?fbclid=IwAR2zJq0lAZlJOsmRx6AeWHhK-QbyXTajxbp2vi9fXA0_mwuueRUEFEiIbXs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://tinyurl.com/JProudSederKit2021</a></div> <div></div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql"></div> </div>

9th Annual Freedom Seder Revisited: Stories Through the Years

Wednesday, Mar 31, 2021

<div id="fb-root"></div> <script async defer crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v10.0" nonce="YVvpETPw"></script> <div class="fb-video" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/NMAJH/videos/1071897426654911" data-width="1180" data-show-text="false"> <blockquote class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore" cite="https://developers.facebook.com/NMAJH/videos/1071897426654911/"><a href="https://developers.facebook.com/NMAJH/videos/1071897426654911/">9th Annual Freedom Seder Revisited: Stories Through the Years</a> Enjoy stories and performances from past Freedom Seder Revisited events at the Museum with live commentary for 2021 Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NMAJH/">National Museum of American Jewish History</a> on Wednesday, March 31, 2021</blockquote> </div>   This program was held on 3/31/21. If you do not currently receive our emails, <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">please sign up here</a>. To support NMAJH events like this in the future, please consider making a donation. <div class="home__event-all-cta-wrapper" style="text-align: center;"><a id="home__event-all-cta" class="box-cta box-cta--large box-cta--inline box-cta--red box-cta-filled" href="https://www.classy.org/give/242250/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=FreedomSeder&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donate</a></div> <div></div> This annual event is inspired by the original 1969 Freedom Seder, where hundreds of people of all backgrounds gathered to explore and celebrate freedom in the context of the Civil Rights Movement on the third night of Passover and the one-year anniversary of Dr. King's assassination. Typically an in-person event at the Museum on Independence Mall for 300 participants of all faiths, races, and beliefs, the tradition continues virtually in 2021 with the re-airing of a beautiful selection of stories and performances presented at this signature NMAJH event since its inception in 2013, interspersed with live commentary. Each story offers a unique perspective on the meaning of freedom in America today, including: <ul> <li aria-level="1">A trans-Jewish voice on seder plate symbolism and the importance of offering new ways of interpreting old traditions to better engage younger generations and the present moment;</li> <li aria-level="1">An Indian American immigrant who shared the story of her deportation hearing publicly for the first time as part of this event;</li> <li aria-level="1">An African American reverend who recounts his experience being bullied and being defended at his Jewish summer camp;</li> <li aria-level="1">Rabbi Arthur Waskow, co-leader of the original Freedom Seder and author of the Freedom Seder Haggadah, a first edition of which is in the Museum’s collection, provides new commentary for 2021;</li> <li aria-level="1">and more.</li> </ul> Ways to Watch Facebook: Look for the LIVE post on the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/nmajh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Museum’s Facebook page</a> at 8pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program. NMAJH website: A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be available at the top of this page. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts. Zoom: We have reached Zoom capacity--if you were unable to register or have trouble getting in this evening, please use one of the other methods. Thank you! Registration is required to receive the link–<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W0jqmZQvTkeE8kW1cXbJBg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>. There are a limited number of Zoom slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Zoom will cut off registration when the limit has been reached. Should that occur, please use one of the other methods listed above instead—they are all free and have unlimited capacity.

Sephardi and Mizraḥi Pesaḥ Songs with Galeet Dardashti and Yosef Goldman

Tuesday, Mar 30, 2021

This event was held on 3/30/21. Thursday, March 30, 2021 7:30 pm ET Free on Zoom (<a href="https://hadar-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uf-qhrjkjHdQ3TCo6tZ3fdwdvMljXZCbS?fbclid=IwAR0gg1A0MnUbNv0fVGCSYivSB4v5Q1jKzHBv3sPeAzSP860pk6ONi5mdhYs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here to register</a>) and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NMAJH" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a> <div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">During Hol Hamoed (the intermediate days of passover), join Dr. Galeet Dardashti and Rabbi Yosef Goldman, two musical experts, to sing and explore new and familiar Passover melodies and texts from Middle Eastern, North African, and Sephardic communities.</div> <div></div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">Dr. Galeet Dardashti is an Iranian-descended anthropologist and performer/composer with a well-earned reputation as a trail-blazing performer, educator and advocate of MENA Jewish culture. As a scholar, her publications examine Israeli music/media and Mizrahi cultural politics; she is currently writing a book on the Mizrahi piyyut (sacred song) phenomenon in Israel. Dardashti has held postdoctoral fellowships at NYU and Rutgers and most recently was Assistant Professor of Jewish Music/Musician in Residence at the Jewish Theological Seminary. As Affiliated Fellow at University of Pennsylvania’s Katz Center in 2020/21 she’s begun research on young Sephardi/Mizrahi North American Jews. As a performer/composer, Dardashti is the first woman to continue her family’s tradition of distinguished Persian and Jewish musicianship. She is widely known as leader/founder of the all-woman Middle Eastern Jewish ensemble Divahn, and through her multi-disciplinary commissions The Naming and Monajat; she will be the Artist-in-Virtual-Residence at Indiana University’s Jewish Studies program in spring 2021.</div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">Rabbi Yosef Goldman is a singer and composer, prayer leader, and educator whose original Jewish music is sung in synagogues, schools, and camps across the country. As a performer and composer, Yosef weaves together musical forms from both his Mizrahi and Ashkenazi heritage—including Chassidic niggunim (devotional melodies), Sephardic piyyutim (sacred song), and contemporary American Jewish sacred music. His first album, Open My Heart, released by Rising Song Records in winter 2019, is both deeply innovative and firmly rooted in traditional sacred Jewish music.</div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">A sought-after vocalist, Yosef performs and records with a wide range of Jewish artists. He is a longtime featured vocalist with Joey Weisenberg in the Hadar Ensemble and a founding member of the Middle Eastern Jewish music ensemble the Epichorus. Along with trombonist Dan Blacksberg, Yosef was selected by the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts for its 2018–19 Jazz Residency.</div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">Yosef received rabbinic ordination and a Masters in Sacred Music from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and his rabbinate has included serving as a congregational rabbi and music director, and as a hospital chaplain. As a Jewish educator, Yosef's teaching facilitates people finding authentic and meaningful experience in Jewish prayer and practice, including singing as an embodied spiritual practice. As a consultant, Yosef advises synagogues and prayer communities seeking to deepen the communal spiritual experience through musical prayer. He has served as a ba’al tefillah (prayer leader) for some of the most spiritually vibrant and creative prayer communities in the United States and Israel, including Romemu and B’nai Jeshurun in Manhattan, the Kitchen in San Francisco, and Nava Tehila and Beit Tefila Yisraeli in Israel. As co-director of Hadar's Rising Song Institute, alongside Joey Weisenberg, Yosef initiated the year-long Jewish Music Residency program for emerging musical-spiritual artists and established its record label, Rising Song Records. Yosef continues to serve Rising Song Institute as an artist and Senior Advisor.</div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">This summer, Yosef and his wife, Rabbi Annie Lewis, will join Shaare Torah Congregation in Gaithersburg, MD to serve as co-Senior Rabbis</div>

Jewish Music Masterclass ft. Julia Adolphe

Tuesday, Mar 16, 2021

<img class="wp-image-1676 aligncenter" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Julia-Adolphe-Head-Shot-Low-Res.jpg" alt="" width="476" height="464" /> Tuesday, March 16, 2021 8:00pm ET Live on Zoom, FREE - <a href="https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqde6orTsuGt332EsHn_ySbMtw32s_7I-M" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register Here</a> Meet<a href="https://juliaadolphe.com/"> Julia Adolphe</a>, whose music is described as “alive with invention” (The New Yorker), “colorful, mercurial, deftly orchestrated” (The New York Times) displaying a “remarkable gift for sustaining a compelling musical narrative” (Musical America). Her works are performed across the U.S. and abroad by renowned orchestras and ensembles such as the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Belgian National Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Verona Quartet, soprano Hila Plitmann, and pianist <a href="https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/gloria-cheng/">Gloria Cheng</a>, among others. Learn about Adolphe's work as she engages with attendees and explores the inspirations behind her compositions. <a href="https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqde6orTsuGt332EsHn_ySbMtw32s_7I-M" target="_blank" rel="noopener">REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK HERE</a> This event is made possible by the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, in partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History.

For the Love of Opera: Celebrating RBG’s 88th Birthday

Monday, Mar 15, 2021

Tuzman Teach-in with Art Spiegelman

Sunday, Mar 7, 2021

1 PM ET | $18 GENERAL ADMISSION Free with Gratz College email address. Details below Registration required. The Museum is thrilled to partner with Gratz College for the 2021 Arnold and Esther Tuzman Memorial Holocaust Teach-In. This special online event features Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Artist, Illustrator, and Author of Maus. Mr. Spiegelman will discuss his art, comics as a medium, and Maus, the masterful Holocaust narrative that tells the story of his parents' survival and his experience as the child of Survivors. The conversation will be facilitated by Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D., Gratz College Board of Governors. Registration General admission is $18. Gratz students, faculty, and staff can register for free with a valid Gratz email address. <a href="https://www.gratz.edu/teach-in" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to register today</a> Fee waivers for financial hardship are available by request to <a href="mailto:mcohen@gratz.edu">mcohen@gratz.edu</a>.

Remembering Theodore Bikel – Actor, Activist, Idealist

Thursday, Mar 4, 2021

Thursday, March 4, 2021 8:00pm ET Live on Zoom, FREE - <a href="https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqcOuoqD8sGNLsMOK6akhBj7jwlX46haOy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register Here</a> Theodore Bikel (1924-2015) wanted to be known as 'the singer of his people'. In this program of storytelling and music, his wife, <a href="https://aimeeginsburgbikel.com/legacy-project" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aimee Ginsburg Bikel</a>, along with <a href="https://www.peteryarrow.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Peter Yarrow</a>, <a href="https://www.arloguthrie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arlo Guthrie</a>, <a href="https://www.paintedbird.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Kahn</a> and friends, pay tribute to the legendary Academy, Emmy, Tony and GRAMMY-nominated Actor and folksinger; a civil rights, peace, and Jewish activist; and a devoted labor union leader. He was known for creating iconic roles on stage, film, and TV, such as Captain Von Trapp in the Broadway production of The Sound Of Music, and he played Tevye in Fiddler On the Roof more than any actor in history. With <a href="https://www.peteseegermusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pete Seeger</a>, Theo founded the <a href="https://newportfolk.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newport Folk Festival</a>, and recorded dozens of best selling albums in many languages. He was beloved for his leading role in keeping Yiddish culture alive, and for being an outspoken voice for Justice. He is most cherished for his undying devotion to Tikkun Olam, the daily work of making our world a better place. May his memory be for a blessing. Additional program participants include: Perla Karney, Artistic Director, Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at UCLA Hillel Mark Kligman, Director, Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience David Myers, UCLA Professor & Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History Cantor Mike Stein, performer, composer, producer, recording artist This event is made possible by the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in partnership with the Dortort Center for the Arts - Hillel at UCLA, the National Museum of American Jewish History, the UCLA Mickey Katz Endowed Chair in Jewish Music, the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies, and YIVO.

Jewish Music Masterclass ft. Famed Clarinetist David Krakauer

Tuesday, Mar 2, 2021

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 8:00pm ET Live on Zoom, FREE - <a href="https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tcu-uqjojHt0FYcJo0ET4oRH9XF9Ef-RQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register Here</a> <a href="https://www.davidkrakauer.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Krakauer</a> is widely considered one of the greatest clarinetists on the planet. Join us for this exciting Jewish Music Masterclass as Krakauer engages with attendees and shares the inspirations behind his compositions. With his own unique sound and approach, Krakauer has been praised internationally as a key innovator in modern klezmer as well as a major voice in classical music. His work has been recognized by major jazz publications around the world. His wide array of projects, solo appearances, and multi-genre collaborations include groups, composers and individual artists such as Ancestral Groove, the WDR Big Band, Abraham Inc. (co-led with Fred Wesley and Socalled) and many more. <a href="https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tcu-uqjojHt0FYcJo0ET4oRH9XF9Ef-RQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">REGISTER HERE FOR ZOOM LINK</a> This event is made possible by the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History.

The Persian Experience: Uprooted from Iran with Sharona Mizrahi

Sunday, Feb 28, 2021

<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1665" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/jpgUpdated-Poster-Persian-Experience-SMizrahi-3-1366x1366.jpg" alt="" width="1366" height="1366" /> Sunday, February 28, 2021 12:00pm ET - 1:00pm ET Live on Zoom, $5 Fee - <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3816122623212/WN_ZkqamRSNRI66Va23LvAhXw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register Here</a>   In this part of "The Persian Experience" series, Sharona Mizrahi shares her personal story. Sharona was born in Kerman, Iran. Her great-grandparents came from Hamadan and Yazd. Sharona's great-grandparents escaped the famine of 1917-1920 in Hamadan, the city mentioned in the Book of Esther as Hegmatana or Ekbatana, the capitol of the Persian Empire during Acheshverosh's regime. Sharona's oldest brother, Kurosh, has traced her family's lineage back six generations. Sharona attended public school in Iran until her first year of high school. Then in 1984, she, along with two sisters and one brother Z"L, escaped from Iran. One night in August, two weeks prior to Rosh Hashana, smugglers arrived in the middle of the night and the Mizrahi family dropped everything and left their house to escape. In this talk, Sharona will give a brief history of her family and their one-year journey to the United States. This program is presented by The American Sephardi Federation in partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History.

Relaunch of Beit Hatfutsot

Sunday, Feb 21, 2021

2 PM ET | FREE Our friends at the Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv have rebranded their world class organization and are relaunching it this February. Join the global virtual inauguration! The online event will be short and sweet; 35 minutes total, and will allow you to see the new museum. <a href="https://www.beit-hatfutsot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a> for more information and the livestream page. There is no registration required.

Jews and Music of the Maghreb ft. Christopher Silver

Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021

Film Screening: Flory’s Flame

Wednesday, Feb 10, 2021

American Jewish Musical Encounters

Tuesday, Feb 9, 2021

Jewish Women and Suffrage ft. Dr Melissa R Klapper

Thursday, Feb 4, 2021

7:00pm - 8:30pm $18 registration fee, $10 for members of Philadelphia's Temple BZBI See “Ways to Watch” below for details on how to access the program Past program. No history of the birth control, suffrage, or peace movements in the United States is complete without analyzing the impact of Jewish women’s presence. In this talk, Dr Melissa R. Klapper will explore the social and political activism of American Jewish women from approximately 1890 to the present. Middle-class and working-class American Jewish women have been consistently and publicly engaged in all the major issues of their day and worked closely with their non-Jewish counterparts on behalf of activist causes. NMAJH is proud to partner with Temple BZBI in Philadelphia -the organizers of this event- to present this talk by Dr. Melissa R. Klapper. About the Speaker <a href="https://chss.rowan.edu/departments/history/facultystaff/klapper_melissa.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr. Klapper</a> is a Katz Center fellow, a professor of History and Director of Women's and Gender Studies at Rowan University, and winner of the National Jewish Book Award in Women's Studies. She is the author of Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920 (NYU, 2005), Small Strangers: The Experiences of Immigrant Children in the United States, 1880-1925 (Ivan R. Dee, 2007), Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women’s Activism, 1890-1940 (NYU, 2013), and Ballet Class: An American History (Oxford University Press, 2020) Ways to Watch The event will stream live on zoom. The cost of registration is $10 for members of Temple BZBI and $18 for the community. <a href="https://templebethzionbethisrael.shulcloud.com/form/eventregistration.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Register here.</a>

18 Voices: A Liberation Day Reading

Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021

8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT <a href="https://898a.blackbaudhosting.com/898a/36-Voices-Registrations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to register</a>. This event is free with a suggested donation Past program. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p_08hkOqGs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the recording here</a>. More than one million Jewish children were killed during the Holocaust and countless others survived. Some, like Anne Frank, kept diaries in which they confided their hopes, fears, and experiences. Join us for a special virtual reading of excerpts from these diaries, narrated by Liev Schreiber, and featuring readings from Skylar Astin, Andréa Burns, Mandy Gonzalez, Daniel Kahn, Adam Kantor, Telly Leung, Stephanie Lynn Mason, Zalmen Mlotek, Amit Rahav, Eleanor Reissa, Yelena Schmulenson, Alexandra Silber, Abby Stein, Danny Strong, and more. By giving voice to the written words of some of the Nazis’ youngest victims, we will commemorate their suffering and learn from their courageous and resilient spirits. The event will stream live on the <a href="https://mjhnyc.org/18-voices-a-liberation-day-reading-of-young-writers-diaries-from-the-holocaust/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Museum of Jewish Heritage's website here</a>. January 27 marks International Holocaust Remembrance day, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. NMAJH is honored join global partners to support "18 Voices," organized by the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. This year marks the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

MLK Shabbat Experience: Visions of Freedom and Justice

Friday, Jan 15, 2021

Friday, January 15, 2021 at 7PM <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mlk-shabbat-experience-visions-of-freedom-and-justice-tickets-133229046665" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click Here to Register</a> This event is free to attend Past program. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=479807626352967" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the recording here</a>. An MLK Shabbat experience like no other in a year like no other. Commemorate the spirit and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel with Rabbi Shira Stutman of the Sixth and I synagogue in Washington D.C. and Reverend Doctor D.K. Kearney of Turner Memorial AME Church, which worshiped in Sixth & I’s building for five decades. Virtually travel to Philadelphia and visit places of historical significance to the Jewish and Black communities as Rabbi Shira and Reverend Kearney discuss the work of seeking justice, past and future. As has become the tradition for this long-standing event, hear some soul-lifting music from Sixth & I and Turner Memorial AME choirs and listen to an inspiring sermon by Rabbi Shira. Leading up to MLK Weekend, participate in a <a href="https://www.sixthandi.org/event/mlk-shabbat-justice-fair/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">virtual justice fair</a> to learn how you can have a direct impact on our Washington, DC community. Plus, be sure to tune in for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/turnermemorial">Turner Memorial’s</a> virtual Sunday service on January 17 at 10:00 am. This event has been generously underwritten by The Revada Foundation of the Logan Family. <img class="alignnone wp-image-1576" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/RevadaFoundation.png" alt="" width="426" height="139" /> MLK Shabbat Experience is produced by the sixth&i synagogue in Washington D.C. and Turner Memorial AME Church in Maryland. NMAJH is honored to be a contributing partner. <img class="alignnone wp-image-1577" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SixthandILogo-1366x568.png" alt="" width="231" height="96" /> <img class="alignnone wp-image-1578" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TurnerMemorial.png" alt="" width="283" height="102" />

Yiddish New York (Dec 26-30)

Wednesday, Dec 30, 2020

The National Museum of American Jewish History is pleased to be a partner in Yiddish New York (YNY), the nation’s largest festival for Yiddish music, language and culture. This year's festival will be taking place online from December 26-30, 2020. More than 70 leading figures in Yiddish culture are on the faculty, and lectures/workshops are held daily in everything from klezmer music to Yiddish theater, history, literature, films, Yiddish lessons and a wonderful kids/teens program. Evening events feature a Zingeray (sing-along), concerts, and activities such as line dancing, Yiddish Karaoke, poetry reading, and a cabaret! Full five-day passes and single day passes are available, as well as tickets to individual evening events. As a proud partner to YNY, we are happy to be able to offer you a 10% discount on adult/household 5-day registrations, enter the code “YNY10” when registering online (not for use with other discounts). Go to<a href="http://www.yiddishnewyork.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> www.yiddishnewyork.com</a> for more information.

Being___at Christmas 2020

Friday, Dec 25, 2020

*Past program. View a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NMAJH/videos/368131437632452" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">replay of the live concert here</a>! (Skip ahead to the 34 min 32 second mark when the concert begins). <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/december25/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Visit the event page for recordings</a> of all of the family activities.* Beginning at 10 am Snowy. Jewish. Happy. Caring. Buddhist. Generous. Family. Creative. Friendly. Sparkly. Fill in your own blank and join us for our annual day of family fun. The Museum is open virtually. The online galleries are warm. All we need is you to get the party started. Join us for live music online with returning favorite Alex Mitnick of the Emmy Award-wining Alex & the Kaleidoscope from his home studio, on-demand arts and crafts video lessons, and more! <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/december25/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Additional details can be found on the December 25 website.</a> Sponsored by the Robert Saligman Jewish Heritage Fund+

Lunchtime Ladino Concert Celebrating the 97th Birthday of Flory Jagoda

Monday, Dec 21, 2020

Only in America: Houdini and Copperfield

Saturday, Dec 12, 2020

Past event. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Bxx1nCIFg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to view the recordin</a>g. Saturday, December 12 at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT Wave your magic wand....now <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/houdini-and-copperfield/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a> and more information will magically appear about this event.

Little Lunchtime Hanuk-Concert ft. Herman Berman

Thursday, Dec 10, 2020

Past program. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/41182871633/videos/181166376985536" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to view the recording.</a> Thursday, December 10, 2020, at 1pm ET Free with suggested $10 donation. See “Ways to Watch” below for details on how to access the program Join Brooklyn born singer/multi-instrumentalist Herman Berman for a musical celebration of Hanukkah like you’ve never heard before. In this short concert program Berman will perform his epic 2019 Hanukkah album, The Menorah: It’s Lit. In between some of the tunes Berman, along with NMAJH public programs manager and musician Dan Samuels, will take a few minutes to talk about Herman’s life story, as well as his early musical influences from his parents to the Church next door to where he grew up, as well as the masters (of Jewish Parody and All-around Schtick) such as Mickey Katz, Mel Brooks, the Marx Brothers and more. Ways to Watch Facebook: Look for the LIVE post on the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/nmajh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Museum's Facebook page</a> at 1 pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program. NMAJH website: A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be available on the Museum's website <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/little-lunch-concert-ft-herman-berman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts. Please note that audience Q&A is only available on Facebook and Zoom during the live program. Zoom: Registration is required to receive the link--<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iR03BZCMRpaZYcmK-gv5sQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>. There are a limited number of Zoom slots--access will be available on a first-come, first-serve the evening of the event. Zoom will stop letting people in when we run out of room. Should that occur, please use one of the other methods listed above instead--they are all free and have unlimited capacity. This program is presented by The National Museum of American Jewish History in partnership with Next Stage Arts Project <img class="alignnone wp-image-1402" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/next-logo-1366x1128.jpg" alt="" width="123" height="102" />

Lunchtime Concert ft. Asher Shasho Levy

Tuesday, Nov 24, 2020

The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902

Tuesday, Dec 1, 2020

Live online at 4 pm ET FREE.<a href="https://programs.cjh.org/tickets/great-kosher-meat-war-2020-12-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Registration required here to receive the Zoom link.</a> Presented by <a href="https://programs.cjh.org/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Center for Jewish History</a> In partnership with the <a href="https://nmajh.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Museum of American Jewish History</a> Past program. <a href="https://www.cjh.org/culture/media-archive/great-kosher-meat-war-2020-12-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the recording here</a>. In response to a precipitous rise in the price of kosher meat, thousands of Jewish women took to the streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side on May 15, 1902. Their stated intention was to shut down every kosher butcher shop until prices came down. What was conceived as a nonviolent effort did not remain so for long. In <a href="https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/potomac-books/9781640123588/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots That Shook New York City</a> (University of Nebraska Press, 2020), writer and historian Scott D. Seligman tells the twin stories of the Beef Trust, the midwestern cartel that conspired to keep meat prices high despite efforts by the U.S. government to curtail its nefarious practices, and the mostly uneducated female immigrants who discovered their collective consumer power. With few resources and little experience but a great deal of steely determination, this group of women organized themselves into a potent fighting force, and in their first foray into the political arena in their adopted country, successfully challenged powerful vested corporate interests and set a pattern for future generations to follow.

Then and Now: Black-Jewish Relations in the Civil Rights Movement

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2020

Past program. Recordings from this series can be found on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8xN-0pNqPYaB0z_ekXO3CW5JkM6Jmhqb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katz Center's YouTube channel</a>. 7:30 pm ET FREE. <a href="https://upenn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iBsveMmCSiah-4AytHa2vA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Register here to receive Zoom link</a>. This program is part of "Jews and the America to Come" series presented by Penn's Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Even as the country struggles with a pandemic and massive unemployment, many Americans have at the same time been newly awakened to racial injustice and economic inequality. Much of the change now underway has been tragic; some of it is hopeful; and the combination may yet produce a very different America. The aim of this online series is to draw on the insights of scholarship to explore the implications of all these changes for American Jews—their role in the changes underway, and/or the stake they have in them as a community. Through presentations by experts from the fields of Jewish Studies, Religious Studies and Political Theory, the series will address the implications for Jews of the #Metoo movement, the continuing struggle against racism, the prospects for freedom of speech, the fight against economic injustice, and the future of America's relationship with Israel. No one can be certain about what the future brings, but in certain ways, the future is already here. The aim of this series is to encourage reflection about the America to come, and what Jews can do to help shape it. Renowned scholar and activist Dr. Anthea Butler brings new perspectives to the much-discussed relationship between Black and Jewish Americans in civil rights movements, past and present. <div class="event__text-wrapper"> Sponsors Presented in partnership with the <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">National Museum of American Jewish History</a>. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Klatt Family and the Harry Stern Family Foundation. </div> L. S. Lowry, "Coming from the Mill," 1930, held in The Lowry.

Virtual Booktalk: Whiteness and the Broadway Musical

Wednesday, Nov 11, 2020

Past program. <a href="https://vimeo.com/487310939" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to view the recording</a>. 7:00 pm ET FREE with <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/242250/#!/donation/checkout" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">$5 suggested donation</a> <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hmBP2nu_SWm0mbVVE65Arw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Registration required for those watching on zoom.</a> Registration not required if viewing on FB. Presented by<a href="https://www.cla.temple.edu/feinstein-center-for-american-jewish-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Temple University’s Feinstein Center for American Jewish History</a>, the <a href="https://nmajh.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Museum of American Jewish History</a>, and community sponsorship from the <a href="https://www.freelibrary.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Free Library of Philadelphia</a> What does Broadway, a seemingly “innocent” and “frivolous” all-American art form have to say about race and white supremacy? Join Warren Hoffman, author of The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical, in conversation with Elizabeth Wollman, Baruch College, as they discuss the ways in which Broadway musicals from Oklahoma! And West Side Story to Hamilton and The Book of Mormon shape and have been shaped by the racial ideologies that make the U.S. the nation it is today. To purchase The Great White Way at a 30% discount (with free shipping), enter promo code 02AAAA17 <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart2/Cart?PRESS=rutgers&ISBN=9781978807112" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on the publisher's website</a>.

American Jews and the Future of US Support for Israel

Monday, Nov 9, 2020

Past program. Recordings from this series can be found on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8xN-0pNqPYaB0z_ekXO3CW5JkM6Jmhqb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katz Center's YouTube channel</a>. 7:30 pm ET FREE. <a href="https://upenn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IJ-enCThQumbzCfQF1byow" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Register here to receive Zoom link</a>. This program is part of "Jews and the America to Come" series presented by <a href="https://katz.sas.upenn.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Penn's Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies</a> Even as the country struggles with a pandemic and massive unemployment, many Americans have at the same time been newly awakened to racial injustice and economic inequality. Much of the change now underway has been tragic; some of it is hopeful; and the combination may yet produce a very different America. The aim of this online series is to draw on the insights of scholarship to explore the implications of all these changes for American Jews—their role in the changes underway, and/or the stake they have in them as a community. Through presentations by experts from the fields of Jewish Studies, Religious Studies and Political Theory, the series will address the implications for Jews of the #Metoo movement, the continuing struggle against racism, the prospects for freedom of speech, the fight against economic injustice, and the future of America's relationship with Israel. No one can be certain about what the future brings, but in certain ways, the future is already here. The aim of this series is to encourage reflection about the America to come, and what Jews can do to help shape it. The United States has long been Israel’s closest ally, partly due to the tireless advocacy of American Jews. But the American Jewish relationship with Israel is changing, and U.S. policy toward Israel is becoming more controversial domestically. Dr. Dov Waxman discusses what these trends mean for the future of American support for Israel.   <div class="event__text-wrapper"> Sponsors Presented in partnership with the <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">National Museum of American Jewish History</a>. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Klatt Family and the Harry Stern Family Foundation. </div>

Kennedy Center Arts Across America feat. NMAJH Artists

Wednesday, Nov 4, 2020

4-5 pm ET Past program. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=274795060580265&ref=watch_permalink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here for the recording.</a> This event will be streamed <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/kennedy-center-arts-across-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">live online here</a>. <div>We are thrilled to present the diversity of American Jewish culture through two special musical performances in conjunction with the iconic John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. As part of its Arts Across America series, we will offer a concert featuring Chloe Pourmorady, who will share her own creation of Persian-Jewish music, and Joey Weisenberg, who will sing ancient Jewish texts with a modern soundscape.</div> <div></div> <div>Presented as part of Arts Across America, brought to you by Facebook—a live performance series presented Mondays through Fridays to uplift & showcase artists from across the country. <a href="http://kennedy-center.org/artsacrossamerica/?fbclid=IwAR1wGv-usCbCVcRIdvFHfaT8tAnxjbOOYhjxsxiQCy_ZYH-cCG5JHPKlTlg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-link-type="web">Learn more here</a>.</div> This event is free with a suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/242250/#!/donation/checkout" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">$5 donation to the Museum</a> to help us continue to bring you this kind of programming, and please consider dropping something in the virtual tip jar for our artists. <div>Virtual Tip Jar</div> <div></div> <div>Chloe Pourmorady</div> <div>Venmo: @chloepourmorady</div> <div>PayPal: chloepourmorady@gmail.com</div> <div></div> <div>Rising Song Institute</div> <div><a href="https://www.risingsong.org/donate" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-link-type="web">https://www.risingsong.org/donate</a></div>

Caught-in-between: Jews, Power, Powerlessness, and Intersectional Movements

Thursday, Oct 29, 2020

Past program. Recordings from this series can be found on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8xN-0pNqPYaB0z_ekXO3CW5JkM6Jmhqb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katz Center's YouTube channel</a>. 7:30 pm ET FREE. <a href="https://upenn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UemrPdjhR8-qNWER8o9ehg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Register here to receive Zoom link</a>. This program is part of "Jews and the America to Come" series presented by <a href="https://katz.sas.upenn.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Penn's Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies</a> The year 2020 has been a transformative one for American society, but what is it becoming? Even as the country struggles with a pandemic and massive unemployment, many Americans have at the same time been newly awakened to racial injustice and economic inequality. Much of the change now underway has been tragic; some of it is hopeful; and the combination may yet produce a very different America.The aim of this online series is to draw on the insights of scholarship to explore the implications of all these changes for American Jews—their role in the changes underway, and/or the stake they have in them as a community. Through presentations by experts from the fields of Jewish Studies, Religious Studies and Political Theory, the series will address the implications for Jews of the #Metoo movement, the continuing struggle against racism, the prospects for freedom of speech, the fight against economic injustice, and the future of America's relationship with Israel.No one can be certain about what the future brings, but in certain ways, the future is already here. The aim of this series is to encourage reflection about the America to come, and what Jews can do to help shape it. Rabbi Jill Jacobs’ career is distinguished by a combination of leadership, intellectual engagement, and an abiding passion for justice. In this talk, she will reflect on the Jewish community's role in America's ongoing and mounting struggle with economic inequality. <div class="event__text-wrapper"> Sponsors Presented in partnership with <a href="https://www.truah.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights</a> and the <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">National Museum of American Jewish History</a>. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Klatt Family and the Harry Stern Family Foundation. Image: Marc Chagall, "La Vie," 1965, held in the Fondation Maeght </div>

The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2020

The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex 8:00 pm ET Past program. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLy2_y605tocQaUCjK5vwuWmnfq7FjgKP" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Symposium recordings available here</a>. Free. Register at here to receive the Zoom link: <a href="https://hartman.tfaforms.net/4717685?program=a0V2X00000LxRKpUAN" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://hartman.tfaforms.net/4717685?program=a0V2X00000LxRKpUAN</a> Author Lila Corwin Berman joins host Yehuda Kurtzer for a live taping of Identity/Crisis podcast, where they will delve into the complicated relationship between private philanthropy, tax policy, and Jewish nonprofits – the topic of her new book, The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex. The Shalom Hartman Center proudly presents this program as a part of the “Judaism, Citizenship, and Democracy Symposium” in partnership with The National Museum of American Jewish History. <hr /> Programs in this series: 10/26 <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/a-time-to-build-strengthening-american-democracy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Time to Build: Strengthening American Democracy</a> 10/27 <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/trust-and-truth-in-a-polarized-era/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trust and Truth in a Polarized Era</a> 10/28 <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/the-american-jewish-philanthropic-complex/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex</a>

Trust and Truth in a Polarized Era

Tuesday, Oct 27, 2020

Trust and Truth in a Polarized Era 8:00 pm ET Past program. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLy2_y605tocQaUCjK5vwuWmnfq7FjgKP" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Symposium recordings available here</a>. Free. Register at here to receive the Zoom link: <a href="https://hartman.tfaforms.net/4717684?program=a0V7R00000MbXakUAF" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://hartman.tfaforms.net/4717685?program=a0V2X00000LxRKpUAN</a> Americans are experiencing a deep crisis of trust. We see our partisan opponents as dangerous, have lost faith in our politicians and increasingly struggle with figuring out what is true and what isn’t. The threats of rising populism, extremism, and polarization draw from the very foundations of our social lives, including our reliance on social media. Considering this, how are we to understand this crisis? And what are ways of responding morally - and Jewishly - to the seeming breakdown of truth and faith in this polarized moment? In this session, Hartman faculty Mijal Bitton will be in conversation with political scientist, journalist, and founder of Persuasion magazine, Yascha Mounk, one of the world's leading experts on the crisis of liberal democracy and the rise of populism. The Shalom Hartman Center proudly presents this program as a part of the “Judaism, Citizenship, and Democracy Symposium” in partnership with The National Museum of American Jewish History. <hr /> Programs in this series: 10/26 <a href="//hartman.tfaforms.net/4717683?program=a0V7R00000LxZ1aUAF" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Time to Build: Strengthening American Democracy</a> 10/27 <a href="https://hartman.tfaforms.net/4717684?program=a0V7R00000MbXakUAF" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trust and Truth in a Polarized Era</a> 10/28 <a href="https://hartman.tfaforms.net/4717685?program=a0V2X00000LxRKpUAN" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex</a>

A Time to Build: Strengthening American Democracy

Monday, Oct 26, 2020

A Time to Build: Strengthening American Democracy 8:00 pm ET Past program. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLy2_y605tocQaUCjK5vwuWmnfq7FjgKP" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Symposium recordings available here</a>. Free. Register at here to receive the Zoom link: <a href="https://hartman.tfaforms.net/4717683?program=a0V7R00000LxZ1aUAF">https://hartman.tfaforms.net/4717683?program=a0V7R00000LxZ1aUAF</a> Can we strengthen American democracy by investing in its institutions? Author Yuval Levin and Rivka Press Schwartz discuss the Jewish framework of his recent book, A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream The Shalom Hartman Center proudly presents this program as a part of the “Judaism, Citizenship, and Democracy Symposium” in partnership with The National Museum of American Jewish History. <hr /> Programs in this series: 10/26 <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/a-time-to-build-strengthening-american-democracy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Time to Build: Strengthening American Democracy</a> 10/27 <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/trust-and-truth-in-a-polarized-era/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trust and Truth in a Polarized Era</a> 10/28 <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/events/the-american-jewish-philanthropic-complex/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex</a>

National Coming Out Day Shabbat

Friday, Oct 9, 2020

@ 6 pm ET J.Proud is hosting an online community Shabbat in honor of National Coming Out Day! Past event We'll join in prayer and song in a service led by community members and leaders, friends and family. Celebrate your identity, celebrate the joy of being out and proud, and celebrate this incredible community! If you would like to participate in leading this service, through song or prayer, please feel invited to message <a href="https://www.facebook.com/J.ProudEvents" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">J.Proud's facebook page</a>. <a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvc-ioqTsqHNJ0cv8JJnxnCd7JqorqzvqS?fbclid=IwAR0INs9-dutVkAVNbnefpg9srSnVh6Qj32whEo66CgwbhD_xqJZhW6Ru7hA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to register to receive the Zoom link</a>. Organized and supported by J.Proud members, <a href="https://rodephshalom.org/prism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rodeph Shalom</a>, and NMAJH <hr /> About J.Proud <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa fgxwclzu a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">The mission of the J.Proud Jewish Philly LGBTQ Consortium is to work together as a collective agent of change to raise awareness, educate, and advocate for the diverse needs of the Jewish LGBTQ community while building relationships with allies in the Greater Philadelphia area. J.Proud’s Consortium of members including Jewish organizations, synagogues, schools, and other institutions, are committed to building and nurturing a safety net of LGBTQ-inclusive programs and resources for Jewish LGBTQ individuals and communities. J.Proud hosts events throughout the year in an effort to build community and provide spaces that support and celebrate being Jewish and LGBTQ.

Charlottesville and the Case Against White Supremacy

Thursday, Oct 8, 2020

Charlottesville and the Case Against White Supremacy Short Film Screening and Panel Discussion Thursday, October 8 2020 at 8 pm ET (5pm PT / 7pm CT) <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XiEudHRqQei9uG1I26vTRg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to register</a>. Registration is Required to Access the Zoom Session. This program is free and open to the public Past event About the program: Three years ago, neo-Nazis and white supremacists descended on Charlottesville, VA for a weekend of violence. This violence was no accident — rather, it was the result of months of planning. And it served as a harbinger of the cycle of extremist terror that has followed. Integrity First for America (IFA), in partnership with a world-class legal team, is uniquely taking on the neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and hate groups at the center of this violent movement, holding them accountable in federal court for the violence they brought to Charlottesville in 2017. IFA’s lawsuit details how these extremists conspired online to orchestrate a weekend of violence, which resulted in Heather Heyer’s death and extensive injuries. It provides a tangible way to take action against the white supremacy and extremism that’s poisoning this country and has the potential to bankrupt and dismantle the leaders and hate groups at the center of this movement — which is key, given their disturbing connections to the broader cycle of violence. Taking on, and taking down, these violent extremists is all the more critical as we see them try to exploit recent protests to spread disinformation, hate, fear, and violence. Join IFA Executive Director Amy Spitalnick, attorney Michael Bloch, and co-founder of Nurturing Diversity Partners, Reggie Jackson, for an overview of this landmark case and the broader fight against White Supremacy, antisemitism racism, and other forms of hate. The panel will be moderated by Hannah Rosenthal, former Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, U.S. State Department; former President and CEO, Milwaukee Jewish Federation. The program will begin with a screening of the short film, ‘Reawakening’, by Alexandra Horowitz in which rabbis and members of Charlottesville’s only synagogue voice responses to the 2017 Unite the Right rallies and discuss how the antisemitism they experienced transformed their community, including how it led them to become more involved in social justice, and the DC-based independent filmmaker’s comments about the project. Program Partners & Suggested Donations <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwji44LZtOvrAhVrhXIEHTvQCgYQFjAAegQIARAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjewishmuseummilwaukee.org%2F&usg=AOvVaw10UqWNl8rlPa6Tg8LTsFy2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jewish Museum Milwaukee</a> is proud to partner with <a href="https://www.integrityfirstforamerica.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Integrity First for America</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiP_YX-tOvrAhXLmHIEHVRuAhUQFjAAegQIARAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.holocaustmuseumla.org%2F&usg=AOvVaw2D1UGo8veA5CuEUd1Z81vX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Holocaust Museum LA</a>, <a href="https://nmajh.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Museum of American Jewish History</a>, and <a href="http://nurturingdiversity.us/">Nurturing Diversity Partners</a> to provide this meaningful program. Please consider donating to support the work of these organizations. All donations will be shared. <a href="https://app.mobilecause.com/f/16lb/n?vid=1ex4a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DONATE HERE</a> Sponsored by the <a href="https://www.milwaukeejewish.org/departments/social-action/jcrc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jewish Community Relations Council of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation</a>   Image: Flowers and a photo of car-ramming victim Heather Heyer lie at a makeshift memorial on Aug. 13. Justin Ide—Reuters. https://time.com/charlottesville-white-nationalist-rally-clashes/ <hr /> Jewish Museum Milwaukee's Critical Conversation Starters: Social Justice Series Take an in-depth look at the plight and fight surrounding fundamental human and civil rights issues taking place around the country and in Milwaukee. In this engaging, edifying series, national, community and organizational leaders, will discuss vital social justice topics – historical, novel, amplified, systemic, evolving – amid a time of unrest and uncertainty. Prejudicial treatment, cultural bias, accessibility, and opportunity barriers are social ills that can and must be addressed. Hear about the impact on Milwaukee, how diverse organizations are involved, and what services and initiatives are in place and being developed to combat these ails and effect positive change.

Online Conversation with Mayim Bialik

Tuesday, Oct 6, 2020

Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Nani Noam Vazana

Wednesday, Sep 30, 2020

Conversation and Concert with Nani Noam Vazana Past program. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/41182871633/videos/367497137770207" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here for the recording.</a>. The recording begins at 13 minutes. Wednesday, September 30 at 1 pm ET via Facebook Live and NMAJH website Free, with suggested $5 donation. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3582093318470195/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook RSVP encouraged</a>. Registration not required. In partnership with <a href="http://jewsinallhues.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jews in ALL Hues</a> Celebrate and explore the music of the Israeli-born, Netherlands-based Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) artist, Nani Noam Vazana. Nani will sit down virtually with NMAJH public programs manager and musician, Dan Samuels, to talk about her upbringing, her Moroccan roots, musical influences, and what drives her passion for preserving old and creating new Ladino music. Nani is an acclaimed international singer, composer, pianist, and trombonist. Her current work captures the spirit of an endangered language and culture, propels it into the 21st century with socially pertinent lyrics, and celebrates migration, gender, and identity from a strong, female perspective. Read more about Nani in <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/an-israeli-singer-in-amsterdam-creates-the-worlds-first-ladino-pop-album/#gs.fp9m40" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">this article.</a> Ways to watch Look for the LIVE post on the <a href="http://nmajh.org/facebook" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Museum's Facebook page</a> at 1pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program. Beginning at 1pm EST, this program will also be available on the <a href="https://nmajh.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Museum's website NMAJH.org</a> via a pop-up message on the homepage. Please note that audience Q&A is only available on Facebook during the live program. <hr /> About the series: This series launched in June 2020 explores music from varied Jewish traditions and diverse cultures, from the historic and traditional to the contemporary and reimagined. Through conversations, performances, videos, audio, and audience Q&A, this series will use music to better understand the complex, culturally diverse communities which make up the Jewish People, and our nation. More about Nani Noam Vazana Nani Noam Vazana is an acclaimed international singer, composer, pianist and trombonist. She brings a breath of fresh air into the world music landscape with her hypnotizing vocals, often compared to Mercedes Sosa and Nina Simone, and her timeless compositions, which blend Middle Eastern music, North African beats, and the Sephardic traditional song. The cultural backgrounds of her fellow musicians – Pablo Dominguez (son of Chano Doinguez) on guitar and Ayoze de Alejandro on percussion - range, like the Ladino language itself, from all around the globe: the Iberian peninsula, Israel and The Canary Islands. For 2020 she is booked to play on major stages: the Richmond Folk Festival USA (main stage), the Montana Folk Festival USA (main stage), representing Israel at the HUE Festival Vietnam, the Manchester Jazz Festival UK and 34 more dates around the world. In 2019, she performed at the Kennedy Center USA, Jodhpur RIFF festival India, represented the Netherlands at the EU Music Festival in Vietnam, won the SENA Album Award and an Arts Council England Commission Award. The Dutch NPO network released a mini documentary about Nani’s musical work in 2018. Nani also composed music for BBC and NPO documentaries. Nani is the chairwoman of the Amsterdam Artist Collective, CEO at Why DIY Music and at Nova Productions, and is a frequent collaborator, including with the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra and South-African cellist Abel Selaocoe.

Online Memorial Service in Memory of Justice Ginsburg

Friday, Sep 25, 2020

Lunchtime Ladino Concert

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2020

<div>Wednesday, September 16 @ 1pm EST</div> <div>Free via Facebook Live and NMAJH.org</div> <div></div> <div>Past program. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/41182871633/videos/332457897829544" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Recording available here.</a> The program begins at 19 min and 30 seconds.</div> <div></div> <div>We're excited to bring you acclaimed musician, Sarah Aroeste, live from her home to yours! Sarah is an international Ladino singer/songwriter, author and cultural activist, who draws upon her Sephardic family roots from Macedonia and Greece (via Medieval Spain) to bring Judeo-Spanish culture to new generations. Since 2001, Aroeste has toured the globe and recorded five albums, from a feminist Ladino rock album (Gracia, 2012) to an all-original Ladino children’s album (Ora de Despertar, 2016). Aroeste also recently published her newest children’s book, Buen Shabat, Shabbat Shalom (Kar-Ben and PJ Library, 2020), the first bilingual Ladino-English board book. Bringing Ladino words and music to young and old, Aroeste works to introduce Sephardic culture to wider audiences. <a title="http://www.saraharoeste.com" href="http://www.saraharoeste.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.saraharoeste.com</a></div> <div></div> <div>Ways to Watch</div> <div></div> <div>FACEBOOK OPTION: Look for the LIVE post on the Museum's Facebook page just before 1pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program.</div> <div></div> <div> WEBSITE OPTION: Beginning at 1pm EST, this program will also be available at NMAJH.org via a pop-up message on the homepage. Please note that audience Q&A is only available on Facebook during the live program. REGISTRATION RSVP via Facebook is encouraged, though not required. <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/242250/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=DonationButton&c_src2=Homepage" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">This event is free with a suggested donation of $5</a>. </div>

First Synagogue in the Americas with Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Thursday, Sep 10, 2020

12 - 12:45 pm ET Past program. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=235608061142231&ref=watch_permalink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the recording here</a>. We’re excited to partner on the Smithsonian Folklife Festival's upcoming digital program, First Synagogue in the Americas. Join historians Dr. Jacques Ribemboim and Dr. Daniela Levy as they share the fascinating tale of the Jewish community of Pernambuco and its first synagogue in the Americas, Kahal Zur Israel, erected over 380 years ago in Recife, Brazil. Fleeing persecution, 23 members of the community went on to establish Shearith Israel in New Amsterdam (New York City), the first Jewish congregation in North America. This story is also where our Museum’s core exhibition begins, when these first permanent Jewish settlers came to the New World. Filmmaker and DJ Grace Mozes moderates. <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">This event is part of the Festival’s “Brasil: Nações do Nordeste” programming.</div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql"></div> <div>WAYS TO WATCH</div> <div>There are lots of ways to watch -- choose the method that works best for you!</div> <div> This event will be streamed live on the <a href="https://festival.si.edu/event/story-circle-first-synagogue-in-the-americas">Folklife Festival website</a>, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/599778587379541">Folklife Festival Facebook page</a>, and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/SmithsonianFolklife">Folklife Festival YouTube page</a>. ACCESSIBILITY Real-time captioning (CART) and American Sign Language interpretation will be provided for this program while it’s live. To access, please follow the links below. </div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">Simulcast with ASL and CART: <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" tabindex="0" role="link" href="https://s.si.edu/folklifeASL?fbclid=IwAR0M3bIuIixsbS0XfJntHFU90N64b1UQWXS7l71TAkFJ5TlQvOyovoG-0Io" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://s.si.edu/folklifeASL</a></div> <div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">CART only via Streamtext: <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" tabindex="0" role="link" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fs.si.edu%2FfolklifeCART%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0M3bIuIixsbS0XfJntHFU90N64b1UQWXS7l71TAkFJ5TlQvOyovoG-0Io&h=AT0t-FJHYCvgtR000jGzWkA5PwtN8eMpUwW1g1iby8JLSiWj6k_y8iAzGvBLw0kBC6wZyJNz_mpct1hX-fEhzMQsv-3tV_SsgfKGM2RnBGFowPrsNggEDUwP-LKFk3lia1MSvR8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://s.si.edu/folklifeCART</a></div>

Virtual Book Club – The Lost Family by Libby Copeland

Wednesday, Sep 9, 2020

<h4>7-8 pm Eastern This program is free and open to the public | <a href="https://jewishmuseummilwaukee.org/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Suggested donation $5</a> All donations will be shared between JMM and the National Museum of American Jewish History.</h4> Past program. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=2699211570350904&ref=watch_permalink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the recording here</a>. <h4><a href="https://jewishmuseummilwaukee.org/events/virtual-book-club-lost-family/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here for more information and to register</a>. Pre-registration is required to receive Zoom link.</h4> You swab your cheek or spit into a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain genetic risks. Or the report could reveal a long-buried family secret and upend your entire sense of identity.Soon a lark becomes an obsession, an incessant desire to find answers to questions at the core of your being, like “Who am I?” and “Where did I come from?” Welcome to the age of home genetic testing. Award-winning journalist Libby Copeland will discuss her new book, The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are. In this book, Copeland investigates what happens when we embark on a vast social experiment with little understanding of the ramifications. She explores the culture of genealogy buffs, the science of DNA, and the business of companies like Ancestry and 23andMe, all while tracing the story of one woman, her unusual results, and a relentless methodical drive for answers that becomes a thoroughly modern genetic detective story. Organized by: <img class="alignnone wp-image-1001" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Jewish-Museum-Milwaukee-logo.jpg" alt="" width="344" height="86" />

Dispatches from the Lost Jewish South

Wednesday, Aug 12, 2020

Wednesday, August 12 at 4 pm ET via Zoom Registration required Past program. <a href="https://www.cjh.org/culture/media-archive/wndering-dixie-2020-08-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the recording here</a>. Sue Eisenfeld is a Yankee by birth and a Virginian by choice, an urbanite who came to appreciate the rural South while understanding the need to interrogate its complexities. In <a href="https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814255810.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wandering Dixie: Dispatches from the Lost Jewish South</a>, she travels to nine states, uncovering how the history of Jewish southerners converges with the region’s complex, conflicted present. Learning how some southern Jews benefited from slavery and escaped some discrimination by not being on the lowest rung of society’s ladder, she finds herself on an African-American history journey as well, investigating the unexpected ways that race, religion, and hidden histories intertwine. Tickets: Pay what you wish; reservation required at <a href="https://eisenfeld.bpt.me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">eisenfeld.bpt.me</a> or 800-838-3006 to receive a link to the Zoom program Presented by: Center for Jewish History and the National Museum of American Jewish History

Good Morning Zoom

Thursday, Aug 6, 2020

Thursday, August 6 at 2pm ET Past program. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/41182871633/videos/763650727720558" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Recording available HERE.</a> Program begins at 20 min 20 seconds. Meet the author of the runaway hit children's book, Good Morning Zoom! Learn firsthand how the book came about and enjoy hearing the book read aloud by author Lindsay Rechler herself. About the Author: Lindsay Rechler is a mother to two young children, Jack and Kenzie. She lives in Manhattan and is a Managing Director at a global investment bank. Like all parents, within the last few months, she and her husband Zack have also become chefs, bakers, coaches, teachers, musical directors, sanitizers, authors and artists. Good Morning Zoom was written for today’s children and for future generations to record the impact the pandemic had on our lives and how we weathered the storm together. About the book: Good Morning Zoom is a story based on the classic children’s poetry of Goodnight Moon. This modern twist expresses the emotions young children might be feeling during the global pandemic. Their reality has become isolating with their parents, many of whom are still working from home, and seeing friends and loved ones only through the barrier of a screen. This lyrical portrayal of life during the Coronavirus gives voice and hope to our youngest who are replacing school and hugs with technology. Ways to Watch: Facebook Live or NMAJH.org Look for the LIVE post on the Museum's Facebook page just before 2pm EST. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program. Beginning at 2pm EST, this program will also be available at <a href="http://nmajh.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NMAJH.org</a> via a pop-up message on the homepage. Please note that audience Q&A is only available on Facebook during the live program. Registration <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2754741204849964" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RSVP via Facebook is encouraged</a>. This event is free, registration not required. Donations welcome. Buy the Book Good Morning Zoom is available in the Museum Store <a href="https://www.judaicashop.net/p-11036-good-morning-zoom.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

Shared Histories with the African American Museum and ADL

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020

Wednesday, August 5 at 4 pm ET Past program. The African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) and the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) share a legacy of collaboration since their founding. Learn about this unique and valued relationship and the implications it has on relationships between the Black and Jewish Communities in our region today. This discussion will feature Ivan Henderson, Vice President of Programming for AAMP, Josh Perelman PhD, Chief Curator & Director of Exhibitions and Interpretation for NMAJH, and will be moderated by Shira Goodman, Regional Director, ADL. TO REGISTER: <a href="https://adl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYldO2hrzooG9G3F_kPo2abYJSEWwE2ehUV" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Please click here to register.</a> This event is will be held over Zoom. You must register to receive the link.

GPJFF: Shared Stories Part 4

Monday, Aug 3, 2020

GPJFF: Shared Stories Part 3

Monday, Jul 27, 2020

GPJFF: Shared Stories Part 2

Monday, Jul 20, 2020

GPJFF: Shared Stories Part 1

Monday, Jul 13, 2020

RadioCJM Presents Elie Massias

Friday, Jul 10, 2020

Friday, July 10, 2020 at 12 PM Pacific/3 PM Eastern Past program. We're excited to co-present this edition of RadioCJM -- a daytime music program brought to you by our friends at <a href="https://thecjm.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> The Contemporary Jewish Museum</a> in San Francisco. This installment features performances by Elie Massias (pictured) that evokes the vistas and musical influences of Massias's birthplace of Gibraltar, his Sephardic ancestry, jazz, flamenco guitar, and more. As Stuart Boomer of Cadence Magazine writes, “Massias has a command of the guitar that extends from the fingerboard to the amplifier, from the lightest acoustic play to R&B.” Join us for a unique form of musical expression drawn from a lifetime of varied experience and musical genres. Click here to register on zoom: <a href="https://thecjm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P6V1O-CLTXuthUTOE5tkvg?fbclid=IwAR1mj-LdX2BCOng0trJFY8w2fg9LBeStu0OcJWeFW1xl_aFAFXffDHld5Gk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> https://thecjm.me/2XRVxoc</a>

Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Clinton Fearon

Wednesday, Jul 8, 2020

Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Yosef Goldman

Wednesday, Jul 1, 2020

Conversation and Concert with Rabbi Yosef Goldman Past Program. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/41182871633/videos/730803684417155" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Recording available HERE</a>. (Begins at the 29 minute mark) Wednesday, July 1 at 6 pm Eastern via Facebook Live and NMAJH website Free, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/190767385624809/">Facebook RSVP encouraged</a>. Celebrate and explore the music of Rabbi Yosef Goldman’s new album, Open My Heart (2019, Rising Song Records). Rabbi Goldman will sit down virtually with NMAJH public programs manager and musician, Dan Samuels, to talk about his upbringing, musical influences, favorite collaborators, and what drives his efforts to heal the world with music. We will premiere never-before-seen captivating recordings of Yosef and other musicians created during the making of the album, and see if – just maybe – we can get Yosef to sing something for us live. To watch: Look for the LIVE post on the Museum's Facebook page at 6pm EST. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program. Beginning at 6pm EST, this program will also be available at NMAJH.org via a pop-up message on the homepage. Please note that audience Q&A is only available on Facebook during the live program. Free. Donations welcome. About the series: This new series explores music from varied Jewish traditions and diverse cultures, from the historic and traditional to the contemporary and reimagined. Through conversations, performances, videos, audio, and audience Q&A, this series will use music to better understand the complex, culturally diverse communities which make up the Jewish People, and our nation. The first three installments of this series will celebrate and explore contemporary Jewish music with noticeable influences from near and far through the leaders of the Philadelphia-based Rising Song Institute. Series presented in partnership with: <img class="alignnone wp-image-863" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Combined-Logos-1.jpg" alt="" width="314" height="188" /> About Rabbi Yosef Goldman: Rabbi Yosef Goldman is the Co-Director of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute. Raised in a mixed Orthodox Ashkenazi and Mizrachi home, Yosef has taught and led prayer in communities of every Jewish movement. He has served as ba’al tefillah for some of the most spiritually vibrant and creative prayer communities in the United States and Israel, including Romemu and B’nai Jeshurun in Manhattan, the Kitchen in San Francisco, and Beit Tefila Yisraeli in Israel. For over a decade, as a consultant, Yosef has advised synagogues and prayer communities seeking to deepen the communal and spiritual experience through musical prayer. Yosef’s original Jewish music is sung at synagogues, schools, and camps across the country. His first album of original music, Open My Heart, was released by the Rising Song Institute in the winter of 2019. As a sought-after vocalist, Yosef performs and records with a wide range of Jewish artists. He is a longtime featured vocalist in the Hadar Ensemble and a founding member of the Middle Eastern Jewish music ensemble, The Epichorus. Along with trombonist Dan Blacksberg, Yosef was selected by the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts for its 2018-2019 Jazz Residency. Yosef received rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2013, with a concentration in pastoral care and counseling, and was also awarded a Master of Sacred Music. He most recently served as Rabbi and Director of Sacred Music at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Philadelphia.

Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Deborah Sacks Mintz

Wednesday, Jun 24, 2020

Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Joey Weisenberg

Wednesday, Jun 17, 2020

American & Jewish Liberalism in Crisis: A View from the 1960s

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Past program. <a href="https://vimeo.com/423872616" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Recording available HERE.</a> At 4 PM EST, tune in at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NMAJH/">Facebook.com/NMAJH</a>*. You do not need a Facebook account to watch. Program is free. <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/242250/#!/donation/checkout">Donations welcome</a>. Featuring Lila Corwin Berman Professor of Jewish Studies and Director, Feinstein Center for American Jewish History, Temple University and Michael Berenbaum, Independent Consultant for museums and historical films; professor of Jewish Studies and director of the Sigi Ziering Institute, American Jewish University in Los Angeles. Each week during Jewish American Heritage month, we'll sit down virtually with some of our favorite historians and Museum advisors (who happen to be leading scholars of American Jewish history) to find out how they're doing and to learn how the Jewish community has faced and overcome crises throughout American history. *Other ways to watch: just before 4pm EST, visit <a href="http://nmajh.org">NMAJH.org</a>. There will be a pop-up directing you to the livestream on our website. Please note that audience Q&A is only available through Facebook. Image: Maureen and Tommy Haddican, Wantagh, New York Courtesy of Maureen Pingel

The Plot Against America: Antisemitism Run Amok

Thursday, May 21, 2020

<div> This event was held on May 21.<a href="https://vimeo.com/423844054" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Recording available HERE</a>. You do not need a Facebook account to watch. Program is free. <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/242250/#!/donation/checkout">Donations welcome</a>. In the counterfactual novel The Plot Against America, the basis for the recent HBO series, Phillip Roth imagined an America where antisemitism ran amok. But the many historic events depicted on the page and screen reveal the deep currents of antisemitism coursing through American life in the 1930s and 1940s. They serve as sobering reminders of a past when America’s Jews responded to antisemitism, just as they must again today. With <ul> <li>Michael Berenbaum, Independent Consultant; professor of Jewish Studies and director of the Sigi Ziering Institute, American Jewish University in Los Angeles</li> <li>Pamela S. Nadell, Professor and Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women’s & Gender History, American University</li> </ul> Each week during Jewish American Heritage month, we'll sit down virtually with some of our favorite historians and Museum advisors (who happen to be leading scholars of American Jewish history) to find out how they're doing and to learn how the Jewish community has faced and overcome crises throughout American history. Image copyright HBO 2020. </div>

American Jews and The Civil War

Thursday, May 14, 2020

<div>This program was held on May 14. <a href="https://vimeo.com/421079029">Check out the recording here!</a> Program is free. <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/242250/#!/donation/checkout">Donations welcome</a>.</div> <div></div> <div>The Civil War divided the American Jewish community much as it did the nation as a whole. Learn about Jews on both sides of the struggle, Jews and slavery, Lincoln and the Jews, and the lasting impact of the Civil War on American Jewish life in this informative conversation with the museum's Chief Historian, Jonathan D. Sarna. A preeminent scholar of American Jewish History Sarna is the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University.</div> <div></div> <div>Each week during Jewish American Heritage month, we'll sit down virtually with some of our favorite historians and Museum advisors (who happen to be leading scholars of American Jewish history) to find out how they're doing and to learn how the Jewish community has faced and overcome crises throughout American history.</div>

Facing the Spanish Flu & the Great Depression

Thursday, May 7, 2020

This program was held on May 7. <a href="https://vimeo.com/420037938">Check out the recording here!</a> Program is free. <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/242250/#!/donation/checkout">Donations welcome</a>. The Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 has been considered the most severe pandemic in recent history. Then, as today, American medical personnel were on the front lines. Among them was nurse Lillian Wald. Recruiting other brave women to help her, she circulated a flyer titled “A Stern Task for Stern Women.” The Great Depression, a defining moment for American Jews, challenged all that they had achieved since coming to America. It rocked their financial stability, made them question their futures, and threatened to destroy the institutions they had built. With <ul> <li>Pamela S. Nadell, Professor and Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women’s & Gender History, American University</li> <li>Beth S. Wenger, Moritz and Josephine Berg Professor of History and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania</li> </ul> <div></div> <div>Each week during Jewish American Heritage month, we'll sit down virtually with some of our favorite historians and Museum advisors (who happen to be leading scholars of American Jewish history) to find out how they're doing and to learn how the Jewish community has faced and overcome crises throughout American history.</div>

Jewish American Heritage Month

Friday, May 1, 2020

May is Jewish American Heritage Month. Every year, organizations around the U.S. join together in discovering, exploring, and celebrating the vibrant, varied history of American Jewish experience from the dawn of our nation to the present day. To join NMAJH in discovering, exploring, and celebrating more than three centuries of American Jewish experience, <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/jewish-american-heritage-month/">click here</a>.

Design That Makes A Difference with Nancy Volpe Beringer

Thursday, Apr 30, 2020

Past program. <a href="https://vimeo.com/413178103" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to view the recording.</a> "Project Runway" Season 18 final four contestant and Philadelphia-based fashion designer Nancy Volpe Beringer, interviewed by Brooke Schostak.

From Generation to Generation: Remembering the Holocaust in Story and Song

Monday, Apr 20, 2020

Past program. <a href="https://vimeo.com/411187561" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Recording available HERE</a>. Tune into Facebook Live at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NMAJH/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">Facebook.com/NMAJH</a> on 4/20 at 6:00 PM ET to watch. In honor of Yom HaShoah, NMAJH’s own Public Programs Manager, Dan Samuels, will be joined by award-winning Philadelphia singer/songwriter Avi Wisnia to discuss the stories and songs of his grandfather, Cantor and Auschwitz survivor David S. Wisnia. Cantor Wisnia's remarkable singing voice helped save him in the concentration camp, and he continues singing to this day as he and his grandson travel around the world performing concerts and conducting programs on the Holocaust. Dan and Avi will premiere some never-before-seen video footage from an intimate concert performed by Avi and his grandfather. Conversations between songs will explore the duo’s multi-generational musical connection, the importance of preserving David’s story and legacy, the Wisnia’s family’s recent return to Poland to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and more. The program will highlight the urgency of keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive, and the importance of passing on this legacy from generation to generation. This program is free with a suggested donation. Help us create virtual programs like this one by supporting the Museum. <a title="https://www.classy.org/give/242250/" href="https://www.classy.org/give/242250/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">Donate Today</a>

VIRTUAL – 8th Annual Freedom Seder Revisited

Monday, Apr 6, 2020

Past program. <a href="https://vimeo.com/408044817" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Recording available HERE.</a>   Note: Freedom Seder Revisited has been rescheduled for Monday, April 6. The event will be virtual in response to COVID-19 Safety Regulations. Inspired by the original 1969 Freedom Seder, where hundreds of people of all backgrounds gathered to explore and celebrate freedom in the context of the Civil Rights Movement, this communal event invites you to the Passover table for an evening of commemoration, stories, performances, and a community exploration of freedom in America today.

SOLD OUT: Only in America: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Thursday, Dec 19, 2019

Past program. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/41182871633/videos/2371196343191708" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Recording available HERE.</a> This event is now sold out. For those who were unable to get tickets or are outside the Philadelphia area, we invite you to join us for the free livestream of the event on Facebook. More details about the livestream will be provided soon. Image: Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States

Meet the RBG Authors/Curators

Sunday, Dec 15, 2019

Past program. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/41182871633/videos/791341058037781" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Recording available HERE.</a> Program begins at 5 min 50 seconds. Hear firsthand from the creative forces that took Notorious RBG from a Tumblr site, to a New York Times bestselling book, to a powerhouse museum exhibition making its east coast-debut in Philadelphia. Take a deeper dive into our current special exhibition, Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with an onstage conversation between authors and co-creators Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik, followed by a book signing.

More Past Events

Sunday, Dec 1, 2019

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1533" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Dell-Theater-with-people.jpg" alt="" width="606" height="405" />   You can find videos of programs in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NMAJH/videos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video section of our Facebook page</a>, many of them organized into playlists by category. Enjoy concerts, conversations, storytelling, lectures, and discussions. You can also find listing of programs from 2011-2018 (some with video or audio recordings) on <a href="https://info.nmajh.org/pastprograms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">our archive page</a>. Enjoy!

Virtual Museum

Upcoming Programs

National Educators Institute (Aug 15-17)

Secret Chord Concerts – Tsvey Brider and Baymele

Koshersoul book release with Michael Twitty and Joan Nathan

Jewish and Indigenous American Interactions Part 1 with David S. Koffman

Beyond Chicken Soup: Ashkenazi Herbalism with Deatra Cohen and Adam Siegel

OY/YO: Conversation with Deborah Kass and Thomas Collins

Secret Chord Concerts – Andy Statman

Let There Be Light – Conversation with Liana Finck and Jane Golden

Virtual Tours, Exhibitions & Collections

Secret Chord Concerts

New Moon Rising

Episode 1

Mostly Kosher

Episode 2

Neta Elkayam

Episode 3

Enjoy Past Programs

Secret Chord Concerts – Neta Elkayam

Secret Chord Concerts – Mostly Kosher

Ladino Culture from Yesterday to Today: A Musical Journey with Sarah Aroeste

Film: Jews of the Wild West

Film: A Tree of Life

La Nona Kanta: The Remarkable Life of Flory Jagoda

Sefarad: Jews in Early America

Film: Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

Secret Chord Concerts Premiere – New Moon Rising

National Jewish Community Observance of Memorial Day

Joey Weisenberg “L’eila” Album Release Concert

JFEST Virtual Film Event: The Two Lives of Rube Goldberg

Community Conversation Celebrating JAHM AND AAPIHM

In Conversation: Jews and Baseball

Member Exclusive: Wine, Nosh & N*A*F*T*U*L*E*

Ukraine at War: Fighting For Freedom, with Natan Sharansky and Amb. Sergiy Kyslytsya

Never Forget – The American Jewish Response to the Refugee Crisis

Uncovering Jewish Collections

When Rabbis Bless Congress with Howard Mortman and Brian Lamb

Only in America Gala Honoring Wolf Blitzer

Re-evaluating the Role of American Jewry During the Shoah

The Golden Age of Sefarad and The Abraham Accords

A Celebration of Persian Jewish Music in honor of Purim

Nefesh Mountain (duo)

Torah of Country Music

Mark Rubin: “Jew of Oklahoma”

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Story of Southern Italy’s B’nei Anusim

Suiting the Sound – Jewish Rodeo Tailors of Country Music

Sefarad: Hidden Legacies Uncovered

Echoes In Ink: A Liberation Day Reading Of Short Stories From The Holocaust

There is Neither Greek Nor Jew

Musical Tu B’Shevat Seder

Tu B’Shevat Tree Tour of West Laurel Hill Cemetery (sold out)

Being___at Christmas 2021

Sefarad: To Be or Not To Be- Conversion, Expulsion, and the Legacy of 1492

Conversation with Michael Twitty

Miracle on the Mall

Sarah Aroeste Ladino Hanuka Album Release

Film: Not Going Quietly

Sufganiyot and Essential Jewish Baking with Beth A. Lee

SEPHARDI’s 2nd Edition with Mike Solomonov and Hélène Jawhara-Piñer

Film: The Adventures of Saul Bellow

Jewish Soldiers & Fighters in World War II (Day 2)

Jewish Soldiers & Fighters in World War II (Day 1)

Film: American Birthright

LUNAR: The Jewish-Asian Film Project

The Barn Sessions: Hartzedike-Lider

Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors with Pedrito Martinez

The Barn Sessions: Aviva Chernick and La Serena Trio

Conversation with Mark Rubin

Conversation with Dr. Alexandra Friedman

The Barn Sessions: Socalled with Toronto Jazz Orchestra

The Barn Sessions: Sergiu Popa & ROMada

Sefarad: The Untold Story that Changed the World – Part 3

When Rabbis Bless Congress with Howard Mortman

Sefarad: The Untold Story that Changed the World – Part 2

Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors with Susana Behar

National Educators Institute (Aug 16-18)

Sefarad: The Untold Story that Changed the World – Part 1

Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors: Susan Gaeta

Learn to Cook with Hélène Jawhara-Piñer

Member Exclusive: Wine, Nosh & NAFTULE*