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, 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.
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A Forgotten Suitcase: The Mantello Rescue Mission
George Mandel, a Hungarian Jew working for the Salvadoran Embassy in Switzerland under the name "George Mantello," used his diplomatic position to issue documents identifying thousands of European Jews as citizens of El Salvador. He helped orchestrate one of the largest and least well known mass escapes of the war.
Jewish American Historical Places – National Park Service
Committed to preserving local heritage, the National Park Service spotlights historic locations integral to the recognition and celebration of Jewish American History – these include The Albert Einstein House in Princeton, N.J., historic synagogues of Connecticut, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York City and the Touro Synagogue National Historic Site in Newport, Rhode Island.
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.
Event Highlights
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May 3 - 31
Interviews/Q&A
First Person: Conversations with Holocaust Survivors. Join us at the Museum every Tuesday and Wednesday during the month of May. Excerpts from the program are also available as a podcast.
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May 17
Lecture
Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry
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May 24-26
International Conference in Berlin, Germany
“The Eichmann Trial in International Perspective: Impact, Developments, and Challenges” examine the legacy of the Eichmann trial 50 years later.
(Co-sponsored by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) 
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