Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington | Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum
 
 

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Notes & Credits for
Jewish Washington: Scrapbook of an American Community

(run time: approx. 6 min.)

Four Washingtonians reflect on what being Jewish in Washington means to them today:

Albert H. Small
A third-generation real estate developer and lifelong Washingtonian with strong family ties to the city
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
One of many who have come to the capital in service to the federal government and established ties to the city
Irene Kaplan
A lifelong Washingtonian speaking about her parents’ immigrant experience and the Sephardic community in the city today
Frank Rich
An Op-Ed columnist now living in New York, but with rich memories of growing up in Washington