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Jewish American Heritage Month (May 2025)

A guide showcasing events, articles, and library material on Jewish history and heritage in the United States of America.

Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM)

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On April 20, 2006, President George W. Bush established Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM).

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 helped form the fabric of American history, culture and society.

Defining Antisemitism

United States Department of State Defining Antisemitism

The Department of State has used a working definition, along with examples, of antisemitism since 2010. On May 26, 2016, the 31 member states of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), of which the United States is a member, adopted a non-legally binding “working definition” of antisemitism at its plenary in Bucharest. This definition is consistent with and builds upon the information contained in the 2010 State Department definition. As a member of IHRA, the United States now uses this working definition and has encouraged other governments and international organizations to use it as well.

Antisemitism is discrimination, prejudice,
hostility or violence against Jews as Jews
(or Jewish institutions as Jewish).

- Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism