Alaska Jewish Museum

04/07/2026

'CHILD OF RESISTANCE': a firsthand account of Jewish Partisan Resistance & Heroism following the 'Four Winters' film screening on Monday, April 13th at 5:30 pm, at Wilda Marston Theatre, Loussac Library. For tickets click here:
https://fourwintersanchorage.eventbrite.com
SHLOMO BOBROW: a miraculous child hidden in the Partisan Forest, on his debut visit to Alaska, tells a firsthand story of Jewish Partisan resistance, survival, and heroism.
FOUR WINTERS tells the story of the Jewish partisans who fought the N***s and their collaborators during World War II, surviving against all odds within the forests of eastern Europe. The film pushes back against widespread narratives of Jewish passivity during World War II and serves as an inspiring reminder of individuals' power in the face of authoritarian threats. You can watch a trailer for Four Winters www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmDR3j5vUsM&t=1s

12/11/2025

Happening this Sunday! Get your tickets now for CIRQUE DU HANUKKAH: Featuring Guiness World Record Holders XPOGO stunt team. A city-wide community celebration for all ages at the Egan Center!
Tickets at www.lubavitchjewishcenter.org/holidays

08/29/2025

SAVE THE DATE! 20th Anniversary Jewish Cultural Gala, Honoring GREG CHAPADOS, President & COO of GCI, Celebrating Community, Philanthropy, Inclusiveness & Diversity! Saturday Night, November 8th, 2025, at 6:30 PM, Dena'ina Convention Center.
Don't miss the event of the season! Enjoy an exquisite evening marking the twentieth anniversary of Jewish culture, incredible cuisine, and live music in Alaska, promoting diversity and tolerance for all Alaskans, and building cultural bridges in the broader Alaskan community!
At the Gala, we will pay tribute to Mr. Chapados for decades of devoted service at the helm of GCI, one of Alaska’s leaders in corporate philanthropy and a presenting sponsor of Special Olympics Alaska, our state's main internet provider, and one of Alaska’s largest employers!
Gala Proceeds in Support of the Alaska Friendship Circle, the First All-Inclusive Early Childhood Play Center in Alaska!
Generously Underwritten by Alaska Airlines, GCI, The Hotel Captain Cook, The Odom Corporation, ConocoPhillips, David Green Master Furrier, The Manning Family Foundation!
Purchase your corporate table or individual ticket today at http://www.alaskajewishgala.org/

07/11/2025

Jewish Cultural Gala 2024
Please enjoy the complete album for the Jewish Cultural Gala 2024! At the 2024 Gala we honored Julie Kitka, Presidentof Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) and Commissioner for Denali Commission, Celebrating her outstanding devotion to the Indigenous people, Alaska native communities, and her lifelong contribution to shaping The Last Frontier. Looking forward to this year's upcoming Jewish Cultural Gala on Saturday night, November 8th, 2025!

07/10/2025

GREG CHAPADOS, President & COO of GCI, to be Honored at 20th Annual JEWISH CULTURAL GALA, Saturday Night, November 8th, 2025. Join fellow Alaskans in honoring Mr. Chapados for decades of devoted service at the helm of GCI and for his lifelong contribution to the shaping of the Last Frontier! Saturday Evening, November 8, 2025. To reserve your seat today or to sponsor your corporate table visit www.AlaskaJewishGala.org
The 2025 upcoming Jewish Gala, we will pay tribute to Mr. Chapados and to GCI, one of Alaska’s leaders in corporate philanthropy and a presenting sponsor of Special Olympics Alaska, our state's main internet provider, and one of Alaska’s largest employers.
Special thanks to our underwriters GCI, Alaska Airlines, ConocoPhillips, Odom Corporation, The Hotel Captain Cook, The Manning Family Foundation, and David Green Master Furrier for promoting Alaska's diversity & inclusivity and for building cultural bridges in the community!
The 2025 Gala will benefit the Alaska Jewish Campus & Museum, Gan Yeladim Early Learning Center and its new initiative, The Harmony Friendship Project, the first all-inclusive discovery and exploration outdoor & indoor play center in Anchorage, for early childhood students, including those with disabilities or developmental differences, creating a legacy of inclusion and joy in our Anchorage community!
The phase one of this groundbreaking and first-of-its-kind outdoor play center in Anchorage, is sponsored in part by: Community Innovation Grant from Thread Alaska and the State of Alaska Child Care Program Office; The Municipality of Anchorage ACCEE (Anchorage Child Care & Early Education Fund) Capital Project Grant; and The Barney and Rachel Gottstein Charitable Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund. For more information please visit www.alaskajewishgala.org or contact us at [email protected]. Looking forward to celebrating Alaska's diversity & inclusivity with you!

GREG CHAPADOS, President & COO of GCI, to be Honored at 20th Annual JEWISH CULTURAL GALA, Saturday Night, November 8th, 2025. Join fellow Alaskans in honoring Mr. Chapados for decades of devoted service at the helm of GCI and for his lifelong contribution to the shaping of the Last Frontier! Saturday Evening, November 8, 2025. To reserve your seat today or to sponsor your corporate table visit www.AlaskaJewishGala.org
The 2025 upcoming Jewish Gala, we will pay tribute to Mr. Chapados and to GCI, one of Alaska’s leaders in corporate philanthropy and a presenting sponsor of Special Olympics Alaska, our state's main internet provider, and one of Alaska’s largest employers.
Special thanks to our underwriters GCI, Alaska Airlines, ConocoPhillips, The Odom Corporation, The Hotel Captain Cook, The Manning Family Foundation, and David Green Master Furrier for promoting Alaska's diversity & inclusivity and for building cultural bridges in the community!
The 2025 Gala will benefit the Alaska Jewish Campus & Museum, Gan Yeladim Early Learning Center and its new initiative, The Harmony Friendship Project, the first all-inclusive discovery and exploration outdoor & indoor play center in Anchorage, for early childhood students, including those with disabilities or developmental differences, creating a legacy of inclusion and joy in our Anchorage community!
The phase one of this groundbreaking and first-of-its-kind outdoor play center in Anchorage, is sponsored in part by: Community Innovation Grant from Thread Alaska and the State of Alaska Child Care Program Office; The Municipality of Anchorage ACCEE (Anchorage Child Care & Early Education Fund) Capital Project Grant; and The Barney and Rachel Gottstein Charitable Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund. For more information please visit www.alaskajewishgala.org or contact us at [email protected]. Looking forward to celebrating Alaska's diversity & inclusivity with you!

06/23/2025

Book Signing & Lecture, Celebrating the release of the new children's book "ON THE WINGS OF EAGLES", Retelling the heroic humanitarian rescue of Jewish refugees from Yemen to Israel by Alaska Airline's pilots and flight attendants.

We were honored to be joined by family members of the amazing pilots and flight crew.

We heard greetings from Mr. Perry Green, Rabbi Greenberg, Leslie Fried and the author Tami Lehman-Wilzig who made the long trip to Alaska especially for this event!

Special Thanks to Alaska Airlines for co-sponsoring the event!

06/05/2025

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, CHILDREN'S BOOK SIGNING: "ON THE WINGS OF EAGLES", Alaska Airlines Heroic Humanitarian Rescue, Friday, June 13th, 3:30pm. Lecture; Book Signing; Refreshments; Q&A; Special reading for children in conjunction with Camp Gan Israel campers.
Join us in celebrating the release of this new children's book with visiting author Tami Lehman-Wilzig! Retelling the heroic humanitarian rescue of Jewish refugees from Yemen to Israel by Alaska Airline's pilots and flight attendants. Special Thanks to Alaska Airlines for co-sponsoring the event!

01/28/2025

A beautiful and well attended event last night on the eve of international Holocaust Memorial Day.

Homer writer and historian Tom Kizzia, presented the story and behind the story of Josie: From 19th-century Sitka to her escape from the Holocaust.

Josephine Rudolph was the first white settler girl born inside the muddy wooden fortress of American Sitka— Josie, as she is remembered by her descendants today. Her parents were not the “hardy Nordic pioneers” praised by politicians of that era. They were immigrants to the New World, German Jews who had come to the outermost frontier to find economic opportunity and escape the oppressive antisemitism of Bavaria.

Josie Rudolph’s remarkable life story set, in an era of worldwide migration, is a new and different take on the familiar tale of modern Alaska’s birth. Josie’s story is one of history’s many twists and turns. Sixty-nine years later, when Alaska’s first pioneer daughter was an elderly Jewish widow trapped in N**i Germany, her one hope for escape turned out to be the circumstances of her birth in the coastal rainforest of the Sheet’ká Kwáan.

01/10/2025

Alaska Jewish Museum presents:
Josie’s Story: From 19th-century Sitka to her escape from the Holocaust.

RSVP at www.alaskajewishcampus.org/museumevents

Sunday, January 26th, 2025, 6:00 PM
At Alaska Jewish Campus
1117 E. 35th Ave.

Josephine Rudolph was the first white settler girl born inside the muddy wooden fortress of American Sitka— Josie, as she is remembered by her descendants today. Her parents were not the “hardy Nordic pioneers” praised by politicians of that era. They were immigrants to the New World, German Jews who had come to the outermost frontier to find economic opportunity and escape the oppressive antisemitism of Bavaria.

Josie Rudolph’s remarkable life story set, in an era of worldwide migration, is a new and different take on the familiar tale of modern Alaska’s birth. Josie’s story is one of history’s many twists and turns. Sixty-nine years later, when Alaska’s first pioneer daughter was an elderly Jewish widow trapped in N**i Germany, her one hope for escape turned out to be the circumstances of her birth in the coastal rainforest of the Sheet’ká Kwáan.

On the very week in August 1869 when she was born, Sitka played host to retired Secretary of State William H. Seward, who was welcomed as a hero for negotiating the treaty with Russia two years earlier. His tour there included a visit to a brewery part-owned by Josie Rudolph’s father.

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Homer writer Tom Kizzia, a former reporter for the Anchorage Daily News, is author of “Pilgrim’s Wilderness,” “The Wake of the Unseen Object,” and “Cold Mountain Path.” His journalism has appeared in The New Yorker and the New York Times. He was named Historian of the Year in 2022 by the Alaska Historical Society.

12/23/2024

Exactly in one week! 5pm Sunday, December 29th.
CIRQUE DU HANUKKAH: Featuring High-Flying Guiness World Record Holders

12/22/2024

In one week: Sunday, December 29th, 5:00pm at Egan Center!
CIRQUE DU HANUKKAH: Featuring High-Flying Guiness World Record Holders
Discounted tickets online.