Jewish American Heritage

When is it?

The month of May

What is it?

Jewish American Heritage Month

Scientists/Role Models:

• A list of Jewish Scientists, Inventors, and Philosophers
• 5 Female Jewish Scientists, You Should Have Learned About in School
• Here is a list of Jewish scientists organized by country
• Learn about 5 Jewish women in STEM on Make them Mainstream, Empowering Girls with STEM Education
• Read about Vera Rubin the Jewish Astronomer on Make them Mainstream

Videos:

• This short video provides a List of Jewish American computer scientists on YouTube
• Watch a documentary on Albert Einstien: Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century
• Jewish scientist, Dr. James Tour is one of the top 50 most influential minds in the world who took part in a Nobel Prize. Watch this video to learn about his greatest discovery
• How Ex-Nazis & Jewish Scientists Got The U.S. To The Moon

Podcasts:

• Adventures in Jewish Studies: The Association for Jewish Studies Podcast features the voices of AJS members as they share their expertise and research with listeners.
• Listen to the podcast, SOM Pod: Roger Price, author of “When Judaism Meets Science”

Books

• Read Einstein's Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion
• A Chosen Calling: Jews in Science in the Twentieth Century is a book that attempts to explain why Jews have succeeded extravagantly in modern science

Journals:

• The journal, Jewish History, aims to extend the disciplinary boundaries of Jewish historical writing by encouraging scholars of anthropology, art, law, literature, and sociology to share their research
• Scientific Journals under National Socialism explores the scientific journals of antisemitic groups
• JOURNAL ARTICLE: Jewish Occupational Selection: Education, Restrictions, or Minorities?

Scholarships:

• Locate hundreds of scholarships for Jewish students on the Jewish Scholarship portal
• Scholarships for women presents a list of scholarships for Jewish Women, some of which specialize for women looking for careers in STEM
• Jewish Foundation for Education of Women provides a list of scholarship resources
• Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund have a list of college scholarships. The Stephanie G. Hoffman Scholarship and Alexander M. and June L. Maisin Foundation Scholarship is specific to STEM majors.

Career:

• Jewish Foundation for Education of Women provides a list of career resources
• The Atlantic Jewish Academy provides a list of current career openings for teaching various classes and grade levels.
• Creating STEM Career Paths is a workshop put on through Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) which is dedicated to assisting Jewish immigrants struggling to enter the American workforce and support their families

Leadership & Resources:

• Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists (AOJS) is an organization devoted to the orientation of science within the framework of orthodox Jewish tradition
• The Atlantic Jewish Academy educates and inspires students from Early Childhood - 12th Grade.
• Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership provides data and resources for Jewish professionals

Data:

• Pew Research provides data on Jewish Educational Attainment
• This article on the American Association for the Advancement of Science discusses data on Tracing the Roots of Jewishness
• This article on the American Association for the Advancement of Science discusses data on Why Judaism Embraces Science
• Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership provides data and resources for Jewish professionals