Yes to Irving Berlin, No to Joey Ramone

Joey Ramone was robbed! (But other worthy Jewish musicians deserve the distinction).

Eighteen Jewish visionaries have been selected by online voters and a panel of historians to be highlighted in the National Museum of Jewish American History's Hall of Fame, set to open Nov. 2010.

During a one-month period, July 8 through August 6, 2009, the Museum invited the public to vote on the 18 to be included in the Only in America Gallery/Hall of Fame from a list of 218 possible candidates. More than 209,000 votes were cast from 56 countries on the museum’s website.

To be located on the first floor of the museum’s future home on Independence Mall, the Only in America Gallery/Hall of Fame will feature major film productions, original artifacts, and an interactive database. The 18 selected individuals will be featured in the films prepared for the gallery and projected on two large curved glass surfaces at its center. The films will explore those who have done incredible work and the implications of their efforts for our world and will examine the choices, challenges and opportunities that have been faced by a remarkable group of American Jews on their paths to accomplishment. 

Additional individuals will be added to the Only in America Gallery/Hall of Fame in the coming years — so keep pestering them to include the lanky Ramone on a future date!

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