Alaska Jewish Museum

Hidden Jem!

Do not allow the diminutive size of the building to dissuade you from discovering this hidden jem! Leslie, the museum's wonderfully-engaging curator, has assembled a collection of exquisitely-produce...

A terrific little museum

The Jewish Museum is a little gem or given that it’s Alaska, a little nugget! The exhibits were fascinating, especially the one about the Roosevelt administration’s proposal to resettle European Jews...

Interesting, small museum

The museum covered a lot of the history of Jewish history and it’s link to Alaska. It was very interesting to read about. The docent gave a great overview of the museum and was very kind and helpful...

Small museum with interesting exhibits

This small museum packs a lot into its space. There are exhibits on the first Jews to settle in Anchorage, the 1930s plan to settle Jewish refugees in Alaska, and Operation Magic Carpet (which brough...

Outstanding Documentation -Operation Magic Carpet

The museum is well done. The documentation on Operation Magic Carpet is a real eye opener including what Alaska Airline did. The WWII timeline was extremely well done. We spent several hours and lea...