ULI San Francisco joins the nation during the month of May in celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month. First established in 2006 by President George W Bush, every May is a time to recognize and honor the contributions and achievements of Jewish Americans.

This May, ULI celebrates our Jewish American members and staff across the globe. In the face of longstanding oppression and discrimination against the Jewish community, we must remember to amplify the inspiring and resilient leadership of the Jewish community and strengthen our resolve in the fight against anti-Semitism and bigotry.

We invite you to join us in our tradition of reading, watching, listening, and acting towards a more equitable and inclusive community.

READ

• How Jewish people built the American theater as we know it.
• A Glass of Wine and a Binder of Bills: How Feinstein Paved the Way for Women
• ‘A sport-loving people,’ Jews always felt at home in baseball
• He died in a Jewish ghetto. How did his long-lost art end up on a bench in San Francisco?

WATCH

• Glimpses of the Fillmore District’s Jewish Past with Howard Freedman
• Jews of the Wild West
• Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army
• When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill

LISTEN

• Jews and the development of Los Angeles
• Tevi Troy on the Biden Administration’s Plan to Fight Anti-Semitism

ACT

• Take a Memorial Day Trip to one of the sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places commemorating the events and people that help illustrate Jewish Americans’ contributions to American history
• Attend a Jewish American Heritage Month Happy Hour at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
• Join JAHM Across the Aisle: Bipartisan Discussion with Former Members of Congress on May 1

Thank you to George Tolosa for curating this list of resources!