Timeline of important dates and events of Jewish American history.

A concise write-up of the history of Jewish Americans in Maine.

Jews in the United States are on the whole less religious than the overall public, at least by standard measures used in surveys. But Jewish Americans participate in a wide range of culturally Jewish activities as well as traditional religious practices.

Features more than two hundred treasures of American Judaica from the collections of the Library of Congress, augmented by a selection of important loans from other cooperating cultural institutions.

The experience of the Jewish family in the United States over the past century has been one of acculturation and accommodation to the norms and values of American society.

Folk-rock singer-songwriter Bob Dylan signed his first recording contract in 1961, and he emerged as one of the most original and influential voices in American popular music.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent a lifetime flourishing in the face of adversity before being appointed a Supreme Court justice, where she successfully fought against gender discrimination and unified the liberal block of the court.

Levi Strauss started an enduring fashion empire, which he launched by making one of the world's most durable and popular clothing items — the blue jeans.

Jewish American physician who was instrumental in creating and implementing a vaccine against polio.

Originally a basketball star with dreams of being an architect, Sandy Koufax became one of the most dominating pitchers of all time.

Mark Zuckerberg is co-founder and CEO of the social-networking website Facebook, as well as one of the world's youngest billionaires.