American Jewish History

American Jewish History is the official publication of the American Jewish Historical Society, the oldest national ethnic historical organization in the United States. The most widely recognized journal in its field, AJH focuses on every aspect of the American Jewish experience. Founded in 1892 as Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society and later published as American Jewish Historical Quarterly, AJH has been the journal of record in American Jewish history for over a century, bringing readers all the richness and complexity of Jewish life in America through carefully researched, thoroughly accessible articles. The journal is published quarterly in March, June, September and December by Johns Hopkins University Press.

 

Subscriptions
Sustaining members of the AJHS receive a subscription to American Jewish History. Click here to become a member.
Institutions can also subscribe to the journal from the website of JHU Press' Journals Publishing Division.

Online access and back issues
JHU Press provides online access to American Jewish History from the year 1996 to the present through its subscription service, Project MUSE. Check with your library or institution to see if you have access. The American Jewish Historical Society has digitized the journal from 1892 through the year 1978; free access is available through ADAJE: The American Digital Archive of the Jewish Experience.

Submission of Articles
Authors should download American Jewish History's submission guidelines for instructions on how to submit and format an article and accompanying illustrations.

Editor: Eric L. Goldstein, Emory University, email: egoldst@emory.edu

Book Review Editor: Pamela S. Nadell, American University, email: pnadell@american.edu

Managing Board of Editors:
Michael Alexander, Temple University
Karla Goldman, Jewish Women's Archive
Ari Y. Kelman, University of California, Davis
Rebecca Kobrin, Columbia University
Tony Michels, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Deborah Dash Moore, University of Michigan
Pamela S. Nadell, American University
Riv-Ellen Prell, University of Minnesota

Advisory Board of Editors:
Hasia Diner, New York University
Eli Faber, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York (Editor, 2002-2007)
Cheryl L. Greenberg, Trinity College
Jeffrey S. Gurock, Yeshiva University (Associate Editor, 1982-2002)
Paula E. Hyman, Yale University
Matthew Frye Jacobson, Yale University
Rafael Medoff, David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies (Associate Editor, 2002-2007)
Marc Lee Raphael, College of William and Mary (Editor, 1982-2002)
Jonathan D. Sarna, Brandeis University
Jeffrey Shandler, Rutgers University
Daniel Soyer, Fordham University
Beth S. Wenger, University of Pennsylvania
Stephen J. Whitfield, Brandeis University