Jewish Studies: Museums

Presents the narrative of the Jewish people and the transcending essence of Jewish culture, faith, purpose, deed and contribution of world Jewry to humanity. Online exhibits document Jews in Romania, Hungary and Mexico thus far.

Explores the intersection of American Judaism and American democracy, and serve as a secular space for storytelling, connection, and dialogue across cultural communities in Washington DC.

This New York City museum is the visual extension of the spiritual, cultural, and educational life of the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion.

Arranged by country, then city, provides links to the museum web sites as well as telephone numbers.

Arranged by country, then city, provides links to museum web sites.

A virtual project of Mazon - A Jewish national organization fighting to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the United States and Israel.

Celebrating its centennial in 2004, the Jewish Museum is an art museum exploring Jewish culture.

This virtual museum is dedicated to Jews who have contributed to American history and culture. It includes people such as Abraham Zacuto, who produced Columbus's navigational charts; Levi Strauss; Leonard Bernstein; and Barbra Streisand. It also includes places such as the Touro Synagogue and events such as the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.

This online museum proudly showcases the rich relationship between Jews and baseball and the impact each has had on the other.

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum promotes tolerance and historical perspective through the presentation and interpretation of the variety of immigrant and migrant experiences on Manhattan's Lower East Side, a gateway to America.

The educational arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, the Museum of Tolerance focuses on two central themes in its exhibits: the dynamics of racism and prejudice in America and the history of the Holocaust.

Open since September 1997, the Museum of Jewish Heritage was created as a living memorial to those who perished during the Holocaust. It honors those who died by celebrating their lives- cherishing the traditions that they embraced, examining their achievements and faith, and affirming the vibrant worldwide Jewish community that is their legacy today.

Explores the many ways that Jews in the American South influenced and were influenced by the distinct cultural heritage of their new homes. Some of their exhibit images are online.

Documents and preserves the contributions of Jewish Americans to the peace and freedom of the United States, educates the public concerning the courage, heroism and sacrifices made by Jewish Americans who served in the armed forces, and works to combat anti-Semitism (Washington DC).

Located in Washington DC.

Located on Philadelphia's Independence Mall, this is the only American museum that is dedicated to the Jewish experience in the U.S. The site presents visually stimulating representations of current (and some previous) exhibits, including the permanent exhibit Creating American Jews. Also included is a description of each exhibit mounted since the museum was founded in 1976. This site also includes juxtaposed timelines of world, American, and American Jewish history.

Since its founding in 1973, Yeshiva University Museum's exhibits have celebrated the culturally diverse intellectual and artistic achievements of 3,000 years of Jewish experience. The museum provides a window into Jewish culture around the world and throughout history.