Programs & Tours: Programs
GUARDIAN-BENEFACTOR GALA EVENING
A Celebration of Washington's Jewish Artists
Sunday, September 7, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Jack Rasmuseen, Director and Curator, American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Location: Halcyon House, 3400 Prospect Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Minimum contrubition is $1,000 per membership.
For more information about this event, please call (202) 789-0900 or email info@jhsgw.org.
Sunday, September 21, 2008, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
What it was like to live and worship as a Jew between 1850 and 1950 in the historic Seventh St. neighborhood now known as Chinatown? We will learn about the Jewish community that formed along the major commercial strip in Washington and visit the sites of four former synagogues.
Starting location: Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum
701 3rd Street, NW (corner of G Street), Washington, D.C.
Metro: Red line to Judiciary Square (National Building Museum/F St. Exit)
Free for young professionals.
RSVP required to Lilly at (202) 789-0900 or lgoldberg@jhsgw.org
LEGACY-BENEFACTOR LUNCH
Thursday, October 16, 2008, Noon
Yacht owner Gary Silversmith will impart historical insights. The Sequoia will remain docked during the luncheon.
Location: U.S.S. Sequoia Presidential Yacht, Gangplank Marina, Sixth Street and Maine Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C.
Minimum contrubition is $5,000 per membership.
Unfortunately, the Sequoia is not accessible to people with physical disabilities.
For more information about this event, please call (202) 789-0900 or email info@jhsgw.org.
co-sponsored by the Jewish Study Center
Sunday, November 2, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
What it was like to live and worship as a Jew between 1850 and 1950 in the historic Seventh St. neighborhood now known as Chinatown? We will learn about the Jewish community that formed along the major commercial strip in Washington and visit the sites of four former synagogues.
Starting location: Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum
701 3rd Street, NW (corner of G Street), Washington, D.C.
Metro: Red line to Judiciary Square (National Building Museum/F St. Exit)
Fee: $10 JHSGW or JSC members, $12 non-members
RSVP required to the Jewish Study Center at (202) 332-1221
Monday, November 17, 2008, 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Enjoy a free educational docent-led tour with a docent from the Jewish Historical Society.
Light refreshments will be served.
Location: Jewish Community Center of Northern
Virginia,
8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA
Preserving Family History
Thursday, December 4, 2008, Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Talk with a JHSGW curator about the growth and development of the Jewish community in Northern Virginia, and show off your
Jewish NoVA memorabilia.
Program starts at 12:30 p.m. Bring a dairy or parve lunch to eat beforehand.
Dessert, coffee, and tea will be served.
Location: Jewish Community Center of Northern
Virginia,
8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA
Fee: Free JCCNV members, $3 Non-members
Sunday, December 14, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
Recommended for 4th-7th graders.
This one-woman show tells the entertaining and true-life story of Anna Shulman, her arrival in the U.S., residence in Washington and her impact on her H Street neighborhood, home to Jewish merchants in the 1920s and ‘30s. Contemporary students unfamiliar with their not-so-distant heritage will learn how immigrants such as Anna repaid their debt of welcome by helping subsequent new arrivals.
Location: Jewish Community Center of Northern
Virginia,
8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA
Fee: $3 JCCNV members, $4 Non-members
Contact Laurie Albert at (703) 537-3064 or LaurieA@jccnv.org for additional information.
Past Programs
Summer 2008 programs (259KB PDF)
May 2008 programs (139KB PDF) 
Spring 2008 programs (117KB PDF) 
Fall/Winter 2007 programs (587KB PDF) 
Spring 2007 programs (1.50MB PDF) 
Fall/Winter 2006 programs (395KB PDF) 
Spring 2006 programs (379KB PDF) 
Winter 2005-06 programs (262KB PDF) 
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