Medals of the Judaic Heritage Society

The Judaic Heritage Society was an American organization based in New York that produced commemorative medals celebrating Jewish history, culture, and achievements. It was particularly active during the late 1960s and 1970s. Its president, Robert Weber, initiated ambitious medallic projects intended to preserve Jewish heritage through the art of sculpture. The Society collaborated with artists, historians, and the Franklin Mint to produce collectible series depicting important personalities, historical events, and milestones in Jewish and Zionist history. Obviously, these medals are not Israeli medals but because of the connection with Israel, we present them here nevertheless.

		Patron of the Judaic Heritage Society, 1976-77 Artist marked KW Weight 61.6 gram Diameter 51mm
		1976 Jonathan Netanyahu Struck in .999 Fine Silver by Medallic Art Company, Weight 32.6 gram Diameter 38 mm
		1969 Golda Meir Bronze 37 mm
		David Ben Gurion Diameter 39 mm
		Abba Eban Statesman for Peace Sculptured by Gilroy Roberts, 1975 Diameter 37 mm
		A 999 silver medal, Special issued on the occasion of the victory of Menachem Begin in the 1977 elections Front: the small heads of Golda Meir and Ben Gurion with the Greater Land of Israel and a big head of Menachem Begin Back: short biography of Begin Weight: 35.7 grams Diameter: 38 mm
		Visit of President Anwar Sadat to Jerusalem 19.11.1977
		Camp David Summit 1978 Bronze Diameter 59 mm
		Menachem Begin 1978
		Signing the Peace Treaty March 26, 1979 Silver
		Anne Frank 1979 Bronze medal commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Anne Frank's birth. Designed by Zamy Steynovitz
		Jacob and the Angel 27th anniversaryof Israel 1975
		Spies Return From The Land of Canaan 30th anniversaryof Israel 1978
		Noah's Ark 1979 31st Israel Anniversary
		And In Thy Seed Shall All The Families Of The Earth Be Blessed 1979 32nd Israel Anniversary
		Masada Shall Not Fall Again 1981 33rd Israel Anniversary Diameter 61 mm Made for the Judaic Heritage Society by the Medallic Art Company (MACO)

The Making of the Jewish State

A series of 12 medals, in two versions: Gold-plated bronze and Silver-plated bronze; 39 X 44mm. Struck by the Medallic Art Company.

		Pioneering
		The Jewish Agency
		The Histadrut
		Remember the Holocaust
		Haganah
		First Zionist Congress
		Israel's First President
		Balfour Declaration
		Declaration of Independence
		Illegal Immigration
		United Nations Recognition
		The Jewish National Fund

The Medallic History of the Jewish People

Among its best-known projects was The Medallic History of the Jewish People, a collection of 120 medals covering Jewish history from biblical times to the establishment of the State of Israel. Each medal weighs 26.4 grams of sterling silver and has a diameter of 38.4 mm. The reverse of each medal describes the history of the individual. The idea of the medal series was conceived by Robert Weber. They were made by the Franklin Mint and the first medals were issued in August 1969, at a rate of two medals per month. Each medal was accompanied by a leaflet explaining the personality or event depicted on it.

List of medal names in the series "The Medallic History of the Jewish People":

1. Abraham 2. David 3. Canaan 4. Moses 5. Samson 6. Samuel 7. Saul 8. Solomon 9. The Tribes 10. Amos 11. Bar Kochba 12. Ben Sira 13. Elijah 14. Ezekiel 15. Hillel-Shammai 16. Isaiah 17. Jeremiah 18. Job 19. Jonah 20. Josephus 21. Judah Ha-Nasi 22. Masada 23. Meron 24. Micah 25. Mount of Olives 26. Philo 27. Rabbi Akiva 28. Rachel's Tomb 29. Simon the Just 30. The Maccabees 31. The Return (Return from Exile) 32. The Temple 33. Yohanan ben Zakkai 34. Abraham ibn Ezra 35. Elijah Gaon 36. Ghetto 37. Gracia Nasi 38. Hasdai ibn Shaprut 39. Isaac Abravanel 40. Solomon ibn Gabirol 41. The Inquisition 42. Isaac Luria 43. Joseph Caro 44. Menasseh ben Israel 45. Machpelah 46. Maimonides 47. Nahmanides 48. Peki'in 49. Rabbi Gershom 50. Rashi 51. Saadiah Gaon 52. Samuel HaNagid 53. Shabbetai Zvi 54. Spinoza 55. The Karaites 56. Wandering Jew 57. Yehuda Halevi 58. Abraham Geiger 59. Baal Shem Tov 60. Baron de Hirsch 61. Benjamin Disraeli 62. Alfred Dreyfus 63. Emma Lazarus 64. Napoleonic Sanhedrin 65. Gershom Mendes Seixas 66. Heinrich Graetz 67. Hasidism 68. Heinrich Heine 69. Israel Zangwill 70. Adolphe Crémieux 71. Isaac Mayer Wise 72. Leopold Zunz 73. Moses Mendelssohn 74. Moses Montefiore 75. Pioneers 76. Pogrom 77. Solomon Schechter 78. Shalom Aleichem 79. Shtetl 80. Simon Dubnow 81. Western Wall 82. A.D. Gordon 83. Ahad Ha-Am 84. Balfour Declaration 85. Degania 86. Eliezer Ben-Yehuda 87. Albert Einstein 88. Hayim Nahman Bialik 89. Henrietta Szold 90. Hannah Szenes 91. Theodor Herzl 92. The Holocaust 93. Ze'ev Jabotinsky 94. Jewish Defense 95. Leon Pinsker 96. Louis D. Brandeis 97. Marc Chagall 98. Martin Buber 99. Rothschild 100. S.Y. Agnon 101. Stephen S. Wise 102. Tel Hai 103. Warsaw Ghetto 104. David Ben-Gurion 105. Birth of Israel 106. Chaim Weizmann 107. Ernest Bloch 108. Exodus 109. Golda Meir 110. Ingathering of the Exiles 111. Jerusalem (The Eternal) 112. Levi Eshkol 113. Moshe Dayan 114. Moshe Sharett 115. Sinai Campaign 116. Six-Day War 117. War of Liberation 118. Yitzhak Ben-Zvi 119. Zalman Shazar 120. Jerusalem the Eternal.

1			Abraham
2			David
3			Cana'an
4			Mozes
5			Samson
6			Samuel
7			Saul
8			Solomon
9			The Tribes
10			Amos
11			Bar Kochba
12			Ben Sira
13			Elijah
14			Ezekiel
15			Hillel and Shamai
16			Isaiah
17			Jeremiah
18			Job
19			Jonah
20			Josephus
21			Judah Hanasi
22			Masada
23			Meron
24			Micah
25			Mount of Olives
26			Philo
27			Rabbi Akiva
28			Rachel's Tomb
29			Simon the Just
30			The Maccabees
31			Return from Exile
32			The Temple
33			Yohanan Ben Zakai
34			Abraham ibn Ezra
35			Elijah Gaon
36			Ghetto
37			Gracia Nasi
38			Hasdai ibn Shaprut
39			Isaac Abravanel
40			Solomon ibn Gabirol
41			Inquisition
42			Isaac Luria
43			Joseph Karo
44			Menasseh ben Israel
45			Cave of Machpelah
46			Maimonides
47			Nahmanides
48			Peki'in
49			Rabbi Gershom
50			Rashi
51			Saadiah Gaon
52			Samuel HaNagid
53			Shabbetai Zvi
54			Baruch Spinoza
55			The Karaites
56			Wandering Jew
57			Yehuda Halevi
58			Abraham Geiger
59			Baal Shem Tov
60			Baron de Hirsch
61			Benjamin Disraeli
62			Alfred Dreyfus
63			Emma Lazarus
64			Napoleonic Sanhedrin
65			Gershom Mendes Seixas
66			Heinrich Graetz
67			Hasidism
68			Heinrich Heine
69			Israel Zangwill
70			Adolphe Crémieux
71			Isaac Mayer Wise
72			Leopold Zunz
73			Moses Mendelssohn
74			Moses Montefiore
75			Pioneers
76			Pogrom
77			Solomon Schechter
78			Shalom Aleichem
79			Shtetl
80			Simon Dubnow
81			Western Wall
82			A.D. Gordon
83			Ahad Ha-Am
84			Balfour Declaration
85			Degania
86			Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
87			Albert Einstein
88			Hayim Nahman Bialik
89			Henrietta Szold
90			Hannah Szenes
91			Theodor Herzl
92			The Holocaust
93			Ze'ev Jabotinsky
94			Jewish Defense
95			Leon Pinsker
96			Louis D. Brandeis
97			Marc Chagall
98			Martin Buber
99			Rothschild
100			S.Y. Agnon
101			Stephen S. Wise
102			Tel Hai
103			Warsaw Ghetto
104			David Ben-Gurion
105			Birth of Israel
106			Chaim Weizmann
107			Ernest Bloch
108			Exodus
109			Golda Meir
110			Ingathering of the Exiles
111			Jerusalem the Eternal
112			Levi Eshkol
113			Moshe Dayan
114			Moshe Sharett
115			Sinai Campaign
116			Six-Day War
117			War of Liberation
118			Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
119			Zalman Shazar
120			Jerusalem the Eternal