[- May is Jewish American Heritage Month -]
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Jewish Americans who have helped form the fabric of American history, culture and society. Read more
[- The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936 -]
For two weeks in August 1936, Adolf Hitler's Nazi dictatorship camouflaged its racist, militaristic character while hosting the Summer Olympics. This site examines some of the controversy surrounding the 1936 Games.
Interviews with Jewish and African American Athletes from the 1936 Games
[- Traditional Sephardic Music and Song -]
Vocalist and musician Flory Jagoda showcases the incredible diversity of the Sephardic musical tradition in this Library of Congress/American Folklife Center concert. Her songs are performed in Ladino (the Spanish dialect that the Sephardic Jews took with them after being expelled from Spain in 1492), Italian and Serbo-Croatian.
[- Jewish Veterans of World War II -]
Fighting Nazi Germany took on special significance for one group of U.S. servicemen in the European Theater. Even those Jewish soldiers and sailors who were serving elsewhere in World War II understood that defeating the Axis would be a defeat for blind hatred of any ethnic group or nationality.
[- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings -]
These recordings from the Smithsonian's very own record label highlight the rich and varied collection of Judaica, including folk songs, religious music, classical literature readings, children's songs and games.
[- Events -]
- May 2-3
Book Signing
Simon Jeruchim, "Hidden in France: A Boy’s Journey under the Nazi Occupation,” “Frenchy: A Young Jewish-French Immigrant Discovers Love and Art in America – and War in Korea.”(United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
- May 6
Myron M. Weinstein Lecture featuring Marsha Rozenblit
Marsha Rozenblit is the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Maryland. Reservations are required. Contact: (202) 707-3779
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Whittall Pavilion, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson building
(Library of Congress) - May 7
Joan Nathan: "Jewish Cooking in America"
Joan Nathan will speak following a screening of clips from her PBS series "Jewish Cooking in America." Contact: (202) 707-3779
Pickford Theater, 3rd floor, James Madison building (Library of Congress)
- May 15
2008 Monna and Otto Weinmann Annual Lecture
“The Rescue of Children and Youths at Buchenwald”Reservations are requested. Please call 202.488.6162.
(United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
- May 15
Book Talk on History of Judaism in America
Professor Marc Lee Raphael presents a lecture on "The Columbia History of Jews and Judaism in America." Contact: (202) 707-3779African/Middle Eastern Reading Room, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson building (Library of Congress)
[- Ongoing Events -]
- April – August 2008
First Person – Conversations with Holocaust Survivors (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
- May 1 – Jun 24, 2008
Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings
Prescott, AZ
(United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Traveling Exhibit)