The American Jewish Museum, or AJM, is a contemporary Jewish art museum located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A department of the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Pittsburgh, the museum is located in the Squirrel Hill JCC at the corner Forbes Avenue and Murray Avenue, in the heart of Pittsburgh's historically Jewish neighborhood. The museum was founded in 1998, and though it does not have a permanent collection, it hosts several original and traveling exhibitions each year. The AJM aims to explore contemporary Jewish issues through art and related programs that facilitate intercultural dialogue.American Jewish Museum of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh. "About" Retrieved 2010-06-22.

History Prior to 1998, the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh had a small community gallery for nearly 25 years. Under the auspices of Leslie A. Golomb , the gallery underwent a period of substantial growth, evolving into a museum and receiving accreditation from the Council of American Jewish Museums (CAJM).Leslie A. Golomb, Resume . Retrieved 2010-06-22. Accreditation by CAJM requires strict adherence to standards regarding archives, catalogues, and curating, as well as educational programs and outreach.

Today, the AJM galleries are still located on the Pittsburgh JCC's Squirrel Hill campus. While the AJM continues to emphasize the Pittsburgh community in its exhibitions and programming, its scope has grown as it collaborates with regional, national, and international artists and organizations. Additionally, the AJM frequently explores Jewish themes such as contemporary iterations of rituals, but aims to reach the wider community though exhibits with broad appeal and programming that encourages interfaith discourse.

Recent exhibitions As a non-collecting museum, the AJM works with local, national, and international artists to create original exhibitions,University of Pittsburgh Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. "Jewish Community at the University of Pittsburgh." Retrieved 2010-06-22. and occasionally hosts traveling exhibitions from institutions such as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. "Traveling Exhibitions-Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings." Retrieved 2010-06-22. Here is a list of recent, notable exhibitions: 2017: Hill District Paintings.Rochelle Blumenfeld: Hill District Paintings American Jewish Museum of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh. April 13 - July 30, 2017. Rochelle Blumenfeld 2011: Legacy. A Painter's Legacy: The Students of Samuel Rosenberg (artist) 2010: Between Heaven and Earth.Ilene Winn Lederer, Between Heaven and Earth: An Illustrated Torah Commentary. (San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2009). Ilene Winn LedererKurt Shaw, "Squirrel Hill exhibit shows prayers, poems of Jewish women in the Diaspora and Israel." Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 2010-5-26. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 2010: To Speak Her Heart.Leslie A. Golomb and Barbara Broff Goldman, To Speak Her Heart: An Illustrated Anthology of Jewish Women's Prayers and Poems (Pittsburgh: Rodef Shalom Congregation, 2008). Leslie A. Golomb and Barbara Broff GoldmanKurt Shaw, "Squirrel Hill exhibit shows prayers, poems of Jewish women in the Diaspora and Israel." Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 2010-5-26. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 2010: India: A Light Within. Charlee BrodskySarah Bauknecht, "Charlee Brodsky's images, words, movements combine to shine light on India." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2010-1-27. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 2010: I Thought I Could Fly.Charlee Brodsky, I Thought I Could Fly: Portraits of Anger, Compulsion, and Despair. (New York: Bellevue Literary Press, 2008). Charlee BrodskyCarnegie Mellon School of Design. "Prof Charlee Brodsky's works exhibited at the American Jewish Museum." Retrieved 2010-06-22. 2009: Tempted, Misled, Slaughtered: The Short Life of Hitler Youth, Paul B. Presented through the Florida Holocaust Museum 2009: Body of Work: Philip MendlowEric Lidji, "JCC exhibits representative work of a forgotten Pittsburgh artist." Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 2008-2009: Love/Fences/Nests. Ally Reeves,Kurt Shaw, "Artist draws on others' experiences in love." Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 2008-12-4. Retrieved 2010-06-22.Mary Thomas, "Young Pittsburghers to watch in 2009." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2010-06-22. Ben Schacter,Joshua J. Friedman, "String Theory." Tablet Magazine. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-06-22. Anna DivinskyMike Zoller, "Immigration Examined: JCC art exhibit concludes with Nests." Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 2007-2008: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals. Presented through the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum"Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals." OnQ OnDemand Retrieved 2010-06-22. 2007: Of the Painted Image.American Jewish Museum of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh. ArtWorks, Fall 2007: p4. Miriam Cabessa, Seth Cohen, Peter Rostovsky 2007: If My Eyes Speak. Adam NadelMary Thomas, "Art Notes: Photo exhibition brings tragedy of Darfur into sharp focus." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 2006: Body in Diaspora. Maritza Mosquera Monica Haynes, "Art Preview: Art project traces what drew refugees to Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2006-09-06. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 2006: 118-60 Metropolitan Avenue. Joan LinderMary Thomas, "Linder's renderings of relatives depict universal relationships." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2006-07-05. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 2004-2005: The Mikvah Project.Janice Rubin and Leah Lax, The Mikvah Project. (Houston: Jewish Community Center of Houston, 2001). Janice Rubin and Leah LaxMary Thomas, "Mikvah Project opens at Jewish Community Center." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2004-02-05. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 2004: QuilkLinks. Louise Silk and Pittsburgh teensQuiltLinks/Public Art Pittsburgh, project catalogue. (Pittsburgh: American Jewish Museum, 2004). 2003: From Home to Home: Jewish Immigration to America.Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture. "Traveling Exhibitions-From Home to Home." Retrieved 2010-06-23. Presented through the Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture (formerly the Jewish Children's Learning Lab)Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture. "Our History." Retrieved 2010-06-23. 2001: Encountering the Second Commandment. International group exhibition of 43 artists from eight countriesEncountering the Second Commandment, exhibition catalogue. (Pittsburgh: American Jewish Museum, 2001).

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