National Museum of American Jewish History
 Location within Philadelphia
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| Established | 1976 |
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°57′01″N 75°08′55″W / 39.950288°N 75.148593°W |
| Type | Jewish Museum |
| Collection size | 20,000 |
| Visitors | 126,000 (2011) |
| Director | Ivy Barsky (CEO) |
| Curator | Josh Perelman |
| Public transit access |
 5th Street
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| Website | www.nmajh.org |
Coordinates: 39°57′01″N 75°08′55″W / 39.950288°N 75.148593°W
The National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) is a Smithsonian-affiliated museum at 101 South Independence Mall East (S. 5th Street) at Market Street in Center City Philadelphia. It was founded in 1976.
With its founding in 1976, the then–15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) museum shared a building with the Congregation Mikveh Israel.
In 2005, it was announced that the museum would be moved to a new building to be built at Fifth Street and Market Street on the Independence Mall. The site was originally owned by CBS' KYW radio and KYW-TV. The project broke ground on September 30, 2007. The 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) glass and terra-cotta building was designed by James Polshek and includes an atrium, a 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m2) area for exhibits, a Center for Jewish Education, and a theater. The structural engineer was Leslie E. Robertson Associates.
The project, including endowment, cost $150 million. The opening ceremony was held November 14, 2010 and was attended by over 1,000 people, including Vice President Joe Biden, Mayor Michael Nutter, Governor Ed Rendell, and Rabbi Irving Greenberg. The building opened to the public November 26, 2010.
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