Share Your Story

We encourage you to keep your story alive forever by becoming a living part of the only national museum in the country dedicated to telling the story of Jewish history here in America.

Read Other Stories

Everyone loves a good story.  Learn more about the American Jewish experience through stories submitted by visitors to our website.

Go to Camp!

Remember color war?  Israeli Dancing?  Singing around a campfire?  Browse photos from American Jewish Summer camps and upload your own.  They will also appear in the National Museum of American Jewish History's permanent exhibition!

Only in America

The extraordinary accomplishments of some individuals illustrate that a hallmark of the American experience has been an opportunity to aspire, achieve, and possibly change the world.  During the summer of 2009, the public voted on the eighteen to be included in the Only in America® Gallery/Hall of Fame from a list of 218 candidates.  View biographies and images of each of the 218 candidates.

Contemporary Issues Forum

The Contemporary Issue Forum is a state-of-the-art, highly interactive space that gives visitors the opportunity to participate in real-time discussions about major issues in American and American Jewish life.  It is a living exhibition.  The walls of the forum are filled with information about various issues in contemporary life.

It's Your Story

Visitors to the Museum can record their own stories, thoughts, ideas and reflections, after having experienced the entire core exhibition.