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 (PAJHS), it was later published as American Jewish Historical Quarterly (AJHQ) and is currently titled American Jewish History (AJH).
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 accessible articles. The journal is published quarterly in January, April, July, and October by Johns Hopkins University Press.
AJHS is pleased to announce that all publications are now online for users. However, only some yearly volumes are available for free to the public. All articles from 1893-2016 and beyond are available for users outside of the facilities of the American Jewish Historical Society or the Center for Jewish History with a subscription to JSTOR.
All members of the AJHS Academic Council receive a copy of American Jewish History. To become a member or renew please visit our Academic Council page.
Submission of Articles
Authors interested in writing for the journal may consult American Jewish History’s submission guidelines for instructions on how to submit and format an article and accompanying illustrations.
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Previous Volumes:
The following yearly volumes may be fully accessed within the Center for Jewish History’s Lillian Goldman Reading Room through JSTOR.
American Jewish Historical Quarterly (AJHQ) from 1961-1978 (volumes 51-67) with JSTOR subscription
American Jewish History (AJH) from 1978-2010 (volumes 68-96) with JSTOR subscription
*For Individuals without a subscription to JSTOR, the company has a special home access called “Register and Read” which allows you to create a JSTOR account and access up to three articles at a given time for two weeks or JPASS which allows you to subscribe to JSTOR on a monthly or yearly basis. Learn more about JSTOR’s Register and Read and JPASS programs here.
The following yearly volumes are available for free.
Project Muse, 1996-present (volumes 84- )
Project Muse will continue to offer access to newly published American Jewish History (AJH) volumes as they are published.
Editors:
Jessica Cooperman
University of Connecticut
Judah M. Cohen
Hebrew Union College
Marni Davis
Georgia State University
Book Review Editor:
Ashley Walters
College of Charleston
Managing Editor:
Nick Underwood
The College of Idaho
nunderwood@ajhs.org
Advisory Board of Editors:
Dianne Ashton z”l, Rowan University (Editor, 2012-2017)
Sarah Benor, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Hasia Diner, New York University
Karla Goldman, University of Michigan
Eric Goldstein, Emory University
Jeffrey Gurock, Yeshiva University (Associate Editor, 1982–2002)
Ari Y. Kelman, Stanford University
Rebecca Kobrin, Columbia University
David Koffman, York University
Markus Krah, Leo Baeck Institute – NY
Josh Lambert, University of Massachusetts
Eli Lederhendler, Hebrew University
Laura Arnold Leibman, Princeton University
Devi Mays, University of Michigan
Raphael Medoff, David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies (Associate Editor, 2002–2007)
Tony Michels, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Deborah Dash Moore, University of Michigan
Pamela S. Nadell, American University (Book Review Editor, 2000–2010)
Julia Oestreich, University of Delaware
Riv-Ellen Prell, University of Minnesota
Marc Lee Raphael, College of William and Mary (Editor, 1982–2002)
Raanan Rein, Tel Aviv University
Jonathan D. Sarna, Brandeis University
Gerald Sorin, State University of New York at New Paltz
Beth S. Wenger, University of Pennsylvania