Jewish American Heritage Month

May is Jewish American Heritage Month, as proclaimed by President Obama . To learn more about the Jewish experience in America, visit the Jewish American Heritage Month website, hosted by the Library of Congress. Of particular interest is the "Stories" tab, with a link to the exhibition From Haven to Home - 350 Years of Jewish Life in America.

In honor of this month, the McKusick Law Library has compiled a display of items from its collection focusing on Jewish law and the connection between Jewish law and secular American Law. For example, in Defending the Human Spirit: Jewish Law's Vision for a Moral Society, Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein explores the values and unifying principles of Torah and Jewish tradition, and Jewish law's vision for a moral society. In Torah & Constitution: Essays on American Jewish Thought, Milton R. Konvitz addresses the connection between the Torah and the United States Constitution.

For those with a deep interest in original documents from Jewish American History, browse the digitized collections in Jews in America: Portal to American Jewish History. This website also allows searches by resource type, including photographs, portraits and correspondence.

And for ideas in entertainment, food and travel to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month, see the Arizona Jewish Post's 31 Things to Do During Jewish American Heritage Month. Cholent, anyone?

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)