Historic Sites
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David Berger National Memorial Beachwood, Ohio
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David Mark Berger was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He attended Tulane University from... |
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Florida Holocaust Museum St. Petersburg, Florida
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The Florida Holocaust Museum honors the memory of millions of innocent men, women, and... |
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Goldring Woldenberg Institute Of Southern Jewish Life Jackson, Mississippi
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Jews have lived in the South since the late 17th century. As late as 1820, more Jews... |
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Gomez Mill House Marlboro, New York
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In 1714, Luis Moses Gomez, who had fled from the Spanish inquisition, purchased 6,000... |
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Holocaust Museum And Study Center Spring Valley, New York
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“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George... |
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Iowa Jewish Historical Society Des Moines, Iowa
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IJHS collects Jewish organizational papers, artifacts and photographs, artifacts from... |
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Jewish Historical Society Of Metrowest Whippany, New Jersey
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The mission of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest, founded in 1990 by Saul... |
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Jewish Museum Of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland
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The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore runs this museum about the Jewish... |
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Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum Washington, District Of Columbia
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The synagogue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the D.C. Inventory... |
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Moses Myers House Norfolk, Virginia
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Containing a remarkable number of furnishings original to the family, the Moses Myers... |
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Museum Of Tolerance Los Angeles, California
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This museum provides a unique and provocative experience that challenges visitors to... |
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National Museum Of American Jewish History Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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National Museum Of American Jewish Military History Washington, District Of Columbia
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Chartered by an Act of Congress on September 2, 1958, the National Museum of American... |
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Nebraska Jewish Historical Society And Riekes Museum Omaha, Nebraska
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The Jewish Federation of Omaha celebrated its Centennial in 2003 and for more than 100... |
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Saint Louis Holocaust Museum And Learning Center St. Louis, Missouri
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From its inception the plans always called for this to be much more than a museum. It... |
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Sherwin Miller Museum Tulsa, Oklahoma
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The museum's goal is to educate people about the Jewish experience in Oklahoma, the... |
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Touro Synagogue National Historic Site Newport, Rhode Island
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The Touro Synagogue was dedicated in 1762, and serves an active congregation today. The... |
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, District Of Columbia
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Located among the national monuments to freedom on the National Mall, the museum provides... |
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Virginia Holocaust Museum Richmond, Virginia
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The Museum boasts 28 permanent exhibits depicting prominent themes and events from the... |
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Why do we need a national nonprofit membership society for American history?
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“Save America’s Treasures” has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington’s tent.
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65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
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Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
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40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
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“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country,” John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
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The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
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The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
