Jewish-American Hall of Fame

The Jewish-American Hall of Fame was founded by Mel Wacks in 1969 at the Magnes Museum, and became a division of the American Jewish Historical Society in 2001. Over a million visitors a year take the virtual tour through 500 years of Jewish-American history -- from the Jews who helped Columbus to Barbra Streisand - illustrated by medals commissioned by the JAHF. You can test your Jewish I.Q. by taking quizzes about the personalities, places and events that have been honored by the Jewish-American Hall of Fame -- baseball great Hank Greenberg, violin virtuoso Isaac Stern, composer George Gershwin, Statue of Liberty poet Emma Lazarus, Israel Prime Minister Golda Meir, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, musical genius Leonard Bernstein, humanitarian Elie Wiesel, and many more. You can nominate someone for the Jewish-American Hall of Fame ... and find out why Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe could be inducted. Our award-winning website also features Jewish crossword puzzles and a quiz about Jewish baseball players.

Kristallnacht Memorial
America's only memorial to the victims of Kristallnacht was completed in 1975 by Marika Somogyi, a child survivor of the Holocaust.
The Handbook of Biblical Numismatics by Mel Wacks
An expanded and updated version of the first book that introduced novice collectors and history buffs to the ancient coins issued by Judaea and related coins of the Greeks, Romans etc. These "Bible coins" offer unique insights into Jewish, Christian and Islamic history in the Holy Land.



                           
 
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