The Alaska Jewish Historical Museum and Community Center, an Alaskan non-profit organization managed by a board of directors of diverse backgrounds, was conceived in 2004 by a group of Alaskans, led by Rabbi Joseph Greenberg. The founding group recognized the essential need to provide the people of Alaska with the most vital service that is available to the public in more than 75 cities and communities around the U.S; namely Holocaust Memorial museums and Museums of Tolerance; as well as Jewish Historical Museums and Cultural Centers that provide exposure to Jewish history and culture and to the significant Jewish contribution to the United States of America as well as honoring the United States greatest contribution to the Jewish plight and survival.
They can be found in a variety of cities in the U.S. such as: the Jewish Heritage Museum in Atlanta, Georgia; the Jewish Museum of Baltimore, Maryland; the Mizel Museum of Judaic Art in Denver, Colorado; the Museum of Southern Jewish Experience in Jackson, Mississippi; the Oregon Jewish Museum in Portland, Oregon and the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma and many more. Many of these museums have received funding from the U.S. Federal, State, and City governments as well as public charitable foundations, as they have been recognized all over the United States as serving the public interest by promoting diversity and tolerance.
After much discussion the founding group agreed that the AJHMCC would be able to best fulfill its mission to provide exposure to Jewish history and culture within its own designated facility. The design and concept of the proposed museum follows the examples of already existing Museums in Anchorage that are dedicated to a particular mission and purpose such as the Alaska Native Heritage Center, the Alaska State Troopers Museum, the Heritage Library and Museum at Wells Fargo, the Oscar Anderson House Museum and the Russian Orthodox Museum.
AJHMCC is an Alaskan nonprofit corporation and has an independent board of directors comprised of members with diverse backgrounds, who represent the broader non-Jewish Anchorage Community as well as different denominations within the Jewish community.
Officers
Rabbi Joseph Y. Greenberg
President
Fran Rose
1st Vice President
Rick Mystrom
2nd Vice President
Jerry Green
3rd Vice President
Board of Directors
Liz Ashlock
Nicole Harris
Bethany Felix
Jan Morrison
Perry Green
Karen Mahoy
Larry Tallman
Bruce Jaffa
Rodney Sisson
Carole Jaffa
Suzanne Schapira
Richard Seigel
Esther Greenberg
Hugh Ashlock
Frank Von Hippel
Jack Johnson
Steve Dulin
Barbara Annan
Yael Kaufman
Treasurer
Shani Green
Jennifer Summers
Secretary
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Alaska Jewish Historical Museum and Cultural Center | 1221 East 35th Avenue, Anchorage AK 99508 | 907-770-7021
Mailing Address:
3400 LaTouche, Suite 200
Anchorage AK 99508
Physical address:
3400 LaTouche, Suite 200, Anchorage AK 99508
Near the intersection of 36th Ave. and the New Seward Hwy.
