Jewish American Heritage Month was the crowning achievement of an effort by the Jewish Museum of Florida and South Florida Jewish community leaders which led to resolutions introduced by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida and Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania urging the president to proclaim a month that would recognize the more than 350-year history of Jewish contributions to American culture.

The resolutions passed unanimously, first in the House of Representatives in December 2005 and later in the Senate in February 2006.

This May, the Library of Congress, National Archives, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will all feature exhibits paying tribute to the generations of Jewish Americans who have helped form the fabric of American history, culture and society.

We welcome you to check out JewishAchievementBlog.com and its subsequent YouTube Channel and Twitter Feed- The book, “The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement“, written by Steven L. Pease, is a fascinating retrospective on a people, a culture and their stunning performance.