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AJA in the Media

• 24 July 2015
  Jewish Women's Archive -- "Birth of Selma Stern-Taeubler, pioneering archivist"
• 22 July 2015
  The Telegraph [Alton, Ill.] -- "Lincoln library and museum examines Lincoln, Jews"
• 28 June 2015
  Cincinnati.com -- "Composer connects with his life in 'Morning Star' opera"
• 11 June 2015
  HUC-JIR News -- "Dr. Gary Zola's New Book a Finalist in 2015 Ohioana Book Awards"
• 22 May 2015
  The Washington Post -- "Presidential outreach to American Jews: A brief history"
• 20 May 2015
  Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) -- "HUC museum to provide home for B’nai B’rith collection"
• 22 April 2015
  St. Louis Jewish Light -- "Abraham Lincoln: A Tzaddik for all ages"
• 3 April 2015
  JewishJournal.com -- "Imagining a seder in my home a century ago"
• 14 March 2015
  Cincinnati.com -- "Cincinnati responds to MLK’s call to walk from Selma"
• 13 March 2015
  WVXU [Cincinnati, Ohio] -- "Dr. Gary Zola joins us to talk about We Called Him Rabbi Abraham"
• 10 February 2015
  WCPO [Cincinnati, Ohio] -- "Op-Ed: Freedom Center exhibit shines light on shared historical scars of slavery and the Holocaust"
• 29 January 2015
  Fox 19 [Cincinnati, Ohio] -- "Auschwitz exhibit opens this weekend at Freedom Center"
• 31 December 2014
  City Beat [Cincinnati, Ohio] -- "FotoFocus Biennial Already Planning Ways to Ring in 2016"
• 4 December 2014
  HUC-JIR News -- "Edward M. Ackerman Family Distinguished Professorship of the American Jewish Experience and Reform Jewish History Established at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati; Dr. Gary P. Zola is Inaugural Recipient"
• 3 December 2014
  City Beat [Cincinnati, Ohio] -- "Leaving Our Mark: Ohio Historical Markers highlight Cincinnati’s past"
• 26 November 2014
  Baltimore Jewish Times -- "Lloyd Street Synagogue Celebrates Rededication"
• 4 November 2014
  The Day [New London, Conn.] -- "Norwich Lincoln Forum to highlight life, work of 16th president"
• 3 November 2014
  Cincinnati.com -- "BUSINESS PEOPLE: Obama reappoints Zola to post"
• 22 October 2014
  American Israelite -- "HUC-JIR historians will lead bus tour of Jewish landmarks in Cincinnati"
• 22 October 2014
  American Israelite -- "Temple Beth Sholom to host Rabbi Gary Zola"
• 8 October 2014
  American Israelite -- "Dr. Gary P. Zola to speak at Hazak event"
• 6 October 2014
  Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) -- "So you want to convert to Judaism..."
• September 2014
  Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati -- "JCGC Honors Founders and Celebrates Unique History"
• 5 August 2014
  Al Jazeera America -- "Remembering Rabbi Regina Jonas"
• 24 July 2014
  St. Louis Jewish Light -- "Almost 80 years after ordination, the first woman rabbi finally gets her due"
• 21 July 2014
  Cincinnati.com -- "Cincinnatian conceives of ceremony to honor first female rabbi, murdered in Auschwitz"
• 18 July 2014
  U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad -- "Commission to Host Dedication Ceremony in Former Concentration Camp to Honor the Life and Memory of Regina Jonas, the World’s First Female Rabbi Whose Legacy Was Nearly Lost to History"
• 25 June 2014
  Jewish Daily Forward -- "How World War I Shaped Jewish Politics and Identity"
• 8 June 2014
  Jewish and Israel news (JNS.org) -- "‘Rabbi Abraham’ book documents how Lincoln was a Jewish role model"
• 15 May 2014
  HUC-JIR News -- "Dr. Gary P. Zola to Receive Teaching Award from the College of Charleston"
• 8 May 2014
  Jewish and Israel news (JNS.org) -- "Each May, Jewish history and American history collide"
• 2 May 2014
  Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site -- "We Called Him Rabbi Abraham presentation and Q&A"
• 8 April 2014
  The [Albany, NY] Times Union -- "Good to the last drop: the Maxwell House Haggadah story"
• 31 March 2014
  Sun-Sentinel [South Florida] -- "Hadassah luncheon, bookish affair"
• 22 March 2014
  The Post and Courier [Charleston, S.C.] -- "Historic Coming Street Cemetery marks its 250th anniversary"
• 14 March 2014
  College of Charleston News -- "Time Traveler: Visiting Historian Uses Live Video to Teach Coast to Coast"
• 27 February 2014
  The Paramus Post -- "Manischewitz® Matzo Boxes Feature Well-Known Jewish Americans in Honor of Jewish American Heritage Month"
• 23 January 2014
  The Cincinnati Herald -- "“I Have a Dream, What’s Your Dream?” MLK Coalition Celebration speaker asks"
• 30 October 2013
  The [Albany, NY] Times Union -- "Thanksgivukkah… it happens once every 77,798 years"
• 29 October 2013
  The Huffington Post -- "How to Save American Judaism" by Rabbi Evan Moffic
• 17 July 2013
  Cleveland Jewish News -- "Rabbi's road trip explores American Jewry"
• 20 May 2013
  Women of Reform Judaism Blog -- "Inspired by the Past. Committed to the Future" by Dr. Dana Herman
• 29 April 2013
  Cincinnati.com -- "Teens celebrate Israel, thank Jewish Foundation for travel grants"
• 11 April 2013
  The Jewish Chronicle -- "Zola to speak on 'Profiles in Courage' at area Sisterhoods Day"
• 10 April 2013
  Hamilton Journal News -- "Lincoln's Ties to Jews to be Discussed"
• 4 April 2013
  The Huffington Post -- "Daughter of Liberator Reflects on the Holocaust" by Ms. Deborah J. Levine
• 21 March 2013
  The Herald Tribune -- "New book explores Lincoln's relationship with American Jews"
• 7 March 2013
  The Huffington Post -- "The Personal Is Political" by Rabbi Laura Geller
• 25 February 2013
  My Jewish Learning -- "Ten Percent of American Jewry's Top 100 List" by Dr. M. M. Silver
  Jewish Daily Forward -- "American Jewry's Top 100 List" by Dr. M. M. Silver
• 25 February 2013
  Friend for the Ride -- "Trailblazing Women-From Generation to Generation" by Ms. Sandra Bornstein
• 8 January 2013
  Union for Reform Judaism -- "Women of Reform Judaism" by Mr. Kevin Proffitt
• 17 December 2012
  The Miami Herald -- "South Florida Siblings Find Long-Lost Photos Through U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's 'Remember Me' Project"
• 29 June 2012
  Union for Reform Judiasm -- "Ten Minutes of Torah: The Greatest Adventure in World Jewish History" by Mr. Kevin Proffitt

Press Releases

• September 29, 2017
  Dr. Zola joins with Ambassadors Shapiro and Saperstein to honor distinguished Reform Jewish educator, Jerry Kaye
• July 5, 2016
  Dr. Zola's National Archives lecture will be broadcast on American History TV - July 9 and 10
• April 26, 2016
  Dr. Gary P. Zola to be Featured Guest at National Archives Lecture Honoring Jewish American Heritage Month
• October 2015
  AJA awarded major grants from Mandel Foundation!
• 3 August 2015
  Dr. Gary P. Zola Speaks at Opening of New Exhibit on Lincoln and American Jewry at Presidential Library
• 20 May 2015
  Dr. Gary Zola Invited to Witness President Obama's Remarks at Historic Appearance in Washington Synagogue
• 5 January 2015
  ‘No Time for Silence’ Event to Mark 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
• 10 July 2014
  Historic Trip Will Honor the Life and Memory of Regina Jonas, the World’s First Female Rabbi Whose Life and Legacy was Nearly Lost to History
• 5 May 2014
  May 7 Baccalaureate Service at the Citadel Will Be “Historically Significant” for American Jewry
• 20 August 2013
  CBS News to Focus on Civil Rights Leader Rabbi Joachim Prinz in its Coverage of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
• 11 April 2013
  Renowned Historian & Author William Freehling to Present Lecture on "Becoming Lincoln: Steep Falls and Cunning Comebacks on an Epic Journey"
• 24 May 2012
  Expansive Archives of B'nai B'rith Relocates to the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 16 May 2012
  Dr. Gary P. Zola Sworn in as a Member of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
• 16 May 2012
  Dr. Gary P. Zola to Receive BRIDGES' Distinguished Service Citation
• 1 March 2012
  American Council for Judaism Fellowship Established at The Jacob Rader Marcus Center American Jewish Archives
• 17 November 2011
  Why Were Two Jewish Athletes Pulled from America's Relay Team in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
• 9 November 2011
  Collection of Lillian Butler Hoffman, a Pioneer of the Soviet Jewry Movement, Donated to The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
• 13 May 2011
  Dr. Gary P. Zola Asked to Bring Civil War Medal from Cincinnati's American Jewish Archives to White House Reception with President Obama
• 21 April 2011
  President Obama Appoints Dr. Gary P. Zola to Key Administration Post
• 22 February 2011
  Cincinnati Premiere of Film Exploring Jewish Participation During the Civil War Will Take Place on 150th Anniversary of the Start of the War
• 9 January 2011
  Dr. Gary P. Zola to Receive Martin Luther King Legacy Award
• 18 August 2010
  Century Old Document Heralding New Era of Industrial Labor Relations Part of Iconic Collection at American Jewish Archives
• 7 August 2010
  National Teachers' Seminar on Jewish Culture and the American Jewish Experience Held in Cincinnati
• 16 May 2010
  Dr. Gary P. Zola and Abby Schwartz Among Cincinnatians Invited to Attend White House Reception Honoring JAHM
• 6 May 2010
  Website of the American Jewish Archives Selected for Inclusion in Library of Congress' 'Single Site' Project, Featuring Historic Collections of Internet Materials
• 7 April 2010
  AJA Receives Important Records of the International Association of Jewish Vocational Services
• 22 February 2010
  "A Historic Evening at the Marcus Center" to Feature One-Night-Only Exhibit of Civil War Artifacts & Renowned Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer
• 5 March 2009
  American Jewish Archives Set to Launch Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise Digital Archive on the 190th Birthday of the Architect of Reform Judaism in America
• 2 March 2009
  Dr. Gary P. Zola Invited by Governor Ted Strickland to Participate in Thursday's Interfaith Luncheon
• 5 February 2009
  Nationally Syndicated Radio Program to Feature Dr. Gary P. Zola Discussing Lincoln and the Jews
• 27 January 2009
  "Lincoln's Melancholy" Author to Speak in Cincinnati
• 31 July 2008
  Daughter of Iconic American Rabbi to Speak About Her Father's Important Legacy
• 1 April 2006
  Dr. Gary P. Zola Named to the Congressionally Recognized Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

Newsletters

• 2016 Spring
  History Matters.
• 2015 Summer
  History Matters.
• 2015 Spring
  History Matters.
• 2015 Winter
  History Matters.
• 2013 Spring/Summer
  History Matters Vol. 1, No. 2.
• 2012 Fall/Winter
  History Matters Vol. 1, No. 1.