Michael Feldberg
Michael Feldberg, Ph.D. is executive director of the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom. From 1991 to 2004, he served as executive director of the American Jewish Historical Society, the nation's oldest ethnic historical organization, and from 2004 to 2008 was its director of research.
Articles by Michael Feldberg
Tomas Trevino de Sobremonte
On April 11, 1649, Tomas Trevino de Sobremonte was burned at the stake in Mexico City, a victim of the Inquisition. His crime: practicing the rites and ceremonies of the
Kosher Meat Boycott of 1902
Jewish homemakers mobilized the women of the Lower East Side to protest the increasing meat prices.
Aaron Lopez’s Struggle for Citizenship
Aaron Lopez was denied citizenship in pre-Revolutionary Rhode Island because he wasn't a Christian.
Meyer London, a Jew in Congress
Meyer London, a Socialist Jew, was a politician who not only ran for Congress, but his economic proposals were advanced for his time, and they later were encompassed in Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal platform.
Adah Isaacs Menken: America’s First Glamour Girl
The first American Jewish superstar
Judah Monis
America's first Hebrew instructor taught students at Harvard College from 1722 to 1760. His career teaches us about the challenges of maintaining a Jewish life in early America.
A Few Humble Coins and the Making of Israel
The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 is largely a result of President Truman and his administration.