May is dedicated to honoring those Jewish American Heroes by sharing their experiences and heritage.
Eva Haller - a Hungarian-American philanthropist, activist, executive and Board Member
Eva Haller
By: The MY HERO Project
Born May 9, Dr. Eva Haller is a Hungarian-American philanthropist, activist, executive and Board Member.
Find out about this winning film from the MY HERO Film Fetstival
A Prayer for My Mother: The Eva Brettler Story
By: Cheri Gaulke and Samara Hutman
An animated film that chronicles the extraordinary saga of Holocaust survivor Eva Brettler – a child facing brutality and profound loss who finds sustenance in faith and her own dreams for the future.
'A Prayer for My Mother: The Eva Brettler Story' by The Righteous Conversations Project
By: Naomi Gledhill
A Prayer for My Mother: The Eva Brettler Story wins the Women Transforming Media Category of the 2023 MY HERO International Film Festival.
Films
WTM Interview | Directors of "RBG," the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Documentary
Betty Bailey
RBG directors Betsy West, Julie Cohen talk about the making of their documentary at Sundance Film Festival. Interview by Betty Bailey for Women Transforming Media.
Laurie and Larry David NRDC
Produced by:Jeanne Meyers
Laurie David, Global Warming Activist, and her husband writer/comedian Larry David share with MY HERO at the NRDC event in Los Angeles, CA. 2004.
Herb Alpert Medley
Produced by:Wendy Milette
Herb Alpert performs at the Ann and Jerry Moss Theater at the opening of the Herb Alpert Educational Village in Santa Monica.
Stories
The Concept of Heroes
By: Elie Wiesel
Read an excerpt of Elie Wiesel's essay on the concept of heroes, originally published in My Hero: Extraordinary People on the Heroes Who Inspire Them.
Sandy Koufax
By: Jory from Toronto
Sandy Koufax
is the youngest player ever to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
An Israeli-Palestinian Sisterhood
By: Ruth Ebenstein
American-Israeli Orthodox Jew Ruth Ebenstein and Palestinian Muslim Ibtisam became best friends after meeting at a support group for women with breast cancer.
Gerda Klein
Gerda is a human rights activist and 2010 Medal of Freedom recipient. She and her husband established the Gerda and Kurt Klein Foundation to combat hunger and intolerance.
Fay Clayton
By: Jennifer Beck
Attorney Fay Clayton has spent much of her 26-year career championing society’s victims.
Bernie Sanders
By: Lily from San Diego
Emma Lazarus
By: Olivia from San Antonio
Emma Lazarus was an American poet and activist for Jewish causes who took up the plight of refugees in New York City in her poem, "The New Colossus." Little did she know that this poem would later be on the Statue of Liberty.
Jonas Salk
By: Amanda Audette
Sandy Koufax
By: Jory from Toronto
Sandy Koufax
is the youngest player ever to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Sergey Brin
By: Simon Brunzell
Regina Jonas
By: Ariel from Sycamore Jr High, Ohio
Regina Jonas was the first woman ever to be ordained as a rabbi.
Judith A. Resnik
By: Alyssa from Ohio
Judith A. Resnik inspired others with her determination to become a scientist and an astronaut.
Harrison Ford
By: BT from San Diego
Harrison Ford
is an actor, humanitarian and ardent conservationist.
Robert Downey Jr.
By: Gabe from San Diego
Tiffany Shlain
By: Wendy Jewell from The MY HERO Project
Tiffany Shlain
is Director and Founder of the Webby Awards.
Jon Stewart
By: Jacob from Newark
Daniel Pearl
By: Geeta Malik and Kathy Crockett
Daniel Pearl was a Wall Street Journal reporter who reported the news with courage, integrity, and intelligence.
Cheri Gaulke
By: Joy Wolf
As an educator, Cheri Gaulke has mentored youth throughout Southern California, and as Artistic Director of The Righteous Conversations Project she has empowered teens to use media to speak out about injustices across the globe
Ariel Durant
By: Jerrilyn Jacobs
Ariel Durant was a writer, scholar, philosopher and Pulitzer Prize winner.
Aly Raisman: Winner of Much More Than the Obvious
By: Joyce Meng
Aly Raisman is a two-time Olympian gymnast who has celebrated her Jewish heritage in her routines and overcame abuse from gymnast doctor Larry Nassar.
Allegra Kent
By: Mikayla from Glenbrook
All we actually have is our body and its muscles that allow us to be under our own power.
- Allegra Kent
Leonard Adleman
By: Michael from Fredericksburg
Leonard Adleman
improves
lives with his work
in DNA technology.
Bill Bradley
By: Kathy Crockett<br> The My Hero Project
Bill Bradley
once a pro-basketball player now is a politician who advocates reform to make America better for all.
Regina Jonas
By: Ariel from Sycamore Jr High, Ohio
Regina Jonas was the first woman ever to be ordained as a rabbi.
Helena Rubinstein was an entrepreneur, first female self-made millionaire and a philanthropist who worked to support women and children.
Gertrude B. Elion
By: Susannah Abbey
VERA RUBIN, WHO DID PIONEERING WORK ON DARK MATTER, DIES
Carrie Fisher
By: Emalee from San Diego
Carrie Fisher worked as a mental health advocate to understand her own mental illness and to bring awareness and acceptance of mental illness to the public.
Richard P. Feynman
By: Torrey Levin-Russell
Richard P. Feynman received the Nobel Prize in Physics for work in the field of quantum electrodynamics.
Rodney Dangerfield
By: Drew from Seattle
Marilyn Monroe
By: Alexis from Granite Bay
"Give A Girl The Right Shoes, And She Can Conquer The World." - Marilyn Monroe
Elizabeth Taylor
By: Halee from San Diego
Ruth Bader Ginsburg By: Lily Cooke
By: Lily Cooke
Ruth Bader Ginsburg - an amazing example of a hero for the UN Sustainable Development Goal #10: Reduce inequality within and among countries.
Natalie Portman
By: Bella from Laguna Beach
Zuckerberg by Chiqal from Indonesia
By: Chiqal
Digital portrait of Mark Zuckerberg created by Chiqal of Indonesia
"I feel like in telling stories, there are the things the audience thinks are important, and then there are the things that are actually important."~ J.J. Abrams.
Herb Alpert
By: David Kelly
Herb Alpert is a musician and artist who inspires young people to reach their potential.
Steven Spielberg
By: Sophie from San Diego
Bullied in elementary school because he learned to read late, Steven Spielberg became an award winning filmmaker who pushed the limits of his art.
Jack Black
By: Dylan from Billings
Henry Franklin Winkler
By: Micah from Columbus
Ahhh!
Amy Winehouse
By: Olivia from Lapeer
" I think that we have to be aware that people are allowed to make mistakes"
Journalist and Author Ruth Gruber dies in NY at age 105
By: DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press
Frank Owen Gehry
By: Marissa from Ventura
Architect Frank Owen Gehry developed his own unique style of design.
Stan Lee
By: Aaron Eastman
Stan Lee was the creative head of Marvel Comics for over 20 years.
Ruth Handler
By: Cicely from Jakarta
‘Ruth Handler’ the inventor of Barbie
Larry Page
By: Tristan from San Diego
Larry Page is an inventor and co-founder of Google. (3/26/1973)
Helena Rubinstein
By: William from Bronx
Helena Rubinstein was an entrepreneur, first female self-made millionaire and a philanthropist who worked to support women and children.
Howard Schultz
By: Eric from San Diego
Gloria Steinem
By: Alicia from San Diego
Daniel Kahneman
By: Nicholas Xue
Daniel Kahneman received the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on the psychology of decision-making and behavioral economics.
Levi Strauss
By: Miljana from Des Plaines
Stephen Sondheim
By: Olivia Milch
Stephen Sondheim composed popular Broadway musicals.
Hans Zimmer
By: Jacob Spurgiesz
Daniel Kahneman
By: Nicholas Xue
Daniel Kahneman received the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on the psychology of decision-making and behavioral economics.
ADL is a leading anti-hate organization that was founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of antisemitism and bigotry. Today, ADL is the first call when acts of antisemitism occur and continues to fight all forms of hate. A global leader in exposing extremism, delivering anti-bias education and fighting hate online, ADL’s ultimate goal is a world in which no group or individual suffers from bias, discrimination or hate.
