Jewish American
Heritage Month

Introduction
State the significance of Jewish American Heritage
Month
• What is Jewish American Heritage Month?
• Why does the United States celebrate it?
Tell your story
• What does Jewish American Heritage Month mean to you?
• Why is it important to you?

Overview
Give a brief overview of what you’ll cover in your presentation.

History
Make a timeline of the important historical events or list historical contributions made by people of
Jewish American heritage.
1st Event 2nd Event 3rd Event 4th Event 5th Event 6th Event
Date Date Date Date Date Date
Description Description Description Description Description Description

Interesting facts
List some interesting facts about Jewish American
Heritage Month. Here are a few examples:
• The US celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month in May.
• President Carter signed a presidential proclamation to
celebrate Jewish Heritage Week in 1980.
• Jewish Heritage Week was expanded to a month in 2006
by President George W. Bush.

Key People
Choose three notable people of Jewish American heritage using Bing.com and discuss their lives and
accomplishments. Here are some examples:
Elaine May is an American
comedian, film director, screenwriter,
playwright, and actress.
Paul Simon is an American musician,
singer, songwriter, and actor.
Hedy Lamarr was an American
actress, inventor, and film producer.

Arts and literature
Provide examples of art and literature that are
significant to Jewish American Heritage Month.
Here are a few examples:
• The writings of David Mamet
• The music of Barbra Streisand
• The artwork of Annie Leibovitz

How to celebrate
List some ways you can celebrate Jewish American
Heritage Month. Here are a few examples:
• Discover Jewish American artists
• Read Jewish American authors
• Listen to Jewish American music
• Learn Jewish American history

Conclusion
Provide a brief summary of your presentation.
Remind the audience what you covered in the previous slides.

Questions & answers
Invite questions from the audience.

Resources
List the resources you used for your research:
• Source #1
• Source #2
• Source #3