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Celebrating Jewish Joy and Choosing Allyship

How to Show Up as an Ally for your Jewish Peers

For the past 30 days, this feed has been a living gallery of the Jewish American experience. We’ve looked at so many stories of vibrant, brilliant, and unyielding Jewish joy. But as May comes to...

May 29, 2026 · 8:00 AM

Michael W. Twitty - Food Historian, Activist, and 2-time James Beard Award-winning Author

As an esteemed culinary historian, educator, and James Beard Award-winning author, Michael W. Twitty has carved out a unique and profound space in American cultural dialogue. He masterfully...

May 28, 2026 · 8:00 AM

The Faculty & Staff Care and Belonging Committee Three-part Book Discussion

Summer Reading Opportunity to Get Ahead!

Are you interested in some summer reading? The Faculty & Staff Care and Belonging Committee will be hosting a three-part book discussion in Fall 2026 and we want to give everyone (including...

May 27, 2026 · 9:31 AM

Maurice Sendak - First Gen Jewish American

Legendary author of "Where the Wild Things Are" and more!

Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) was born on June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrant parents from Poland. A largely self-taught artist, Sendak illustrated over one hundred books during...

May 27, 2026 · 8:00 AM

Mel Brooks - First Generation American

Jewish American in Comedy

Few figures have done more to shape the landscape of American comedy while proudly, boisterously centering their Jewish identity than Mel Brooks. As a director, writer, actor, and producer, Brooks...

May 26, 2026 · 8:00 AM

RBG - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Interesting Facts About Jewish Americans

May 25, 2026 · 8:00 AM

Stan Lee - Shaping the Marvel Universe

First Generation Jewish American & Comic Book Legend

[Video] Let's take a look at how Stan Lee’s identity deeply shaped the golden age of American comic books. While the general public knows him as the energetic, cameo-loving face of Marvel...

May 22, 2026 · 8:00 AM

Chag Sameach - Happy Shavuot

Shavuot Customs and Traditions Shavuot began as an ancient agricultural festival marking the end of the spring barley harvest and the commencement of the summer wheat harvest. In antiquity, it...

May 21, 2026 · 2:36 PM

Judy Heumann - Disability Rights Activist

Interesting Facts About Jewish Americans

Image credit TEDxMidAtlantic, Chris Suspect

May 21, 2026 · 8:00 AM

Julius Rosenwald, Education and Jewish American Philanthropy

In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, we’re proud to share a reflection from Michaela Wilson, a young adult living in Charles Village, about her family’s connection to Julius Rosenwald....

May 20, 2026 · 8:00 AM

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