Open to members of the AJHS Academic Council, the AJHS Biennial Scholars Conference is one of the preeminent gatherings for American Jewish historians.

The American Jewish Historical Society is located inside the Center for JewishHistory at 15 West 16th Street in New York City. Guests who require special accommodation should call the Center for Jewish History Visitor Services at (212) 294-8301

Donating Archival Records to AJHS The mission of the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) is to document the Jewish experience in the Americas, from the earliest European contact to present times. This mandate covers the broadest spectrum o

Why Support AJHS Since our founding in 1892, it has been our mission to collect, preserve, and provide access to our vast and unique collections, spanning from the 16th century to the present. The American Jewish Historical Society has long bee

The Center for Jewish History Research Catalog is a unified search portal that allows you to search the books and archival materials held by the American JewishHistorical Society, as well as those held by the four other partner institutions at

The goal of the American Soviet Jewry movement (circa 1960s through 1991) was to obtain equal rights for Soviet Jews as an ethnic and religious minority within the Soviet Union, and for the right for Jews to emigrate from the USSR. The American

AJHS accepts donations online via our website, through the mail, via stock transfers and donor advised funds, and over the phone. Your gift is tax-deductible, and all funds directly support our mission to collect, preserve, and educate the publi