Programs & Tours: Walking Tours
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Tour stops at former site of Washington Hebrew Congregation
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Downtown Jewish Washington
Learn what it was like to live and worship as a Jew in Washington from 1850 to 1950 in the historic Seventh Street, NW, neighborhood, originally settled largely by German Jews and later home to DC’s Chinatown. The tour includes visiting the sites of four former synagogues.
Starts location: Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum
701 Third Street, NW (corner of G Street)
Washington, D.C. - Directions
End location: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
600 I Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Guided tour length: 90 minutes
Fee: $15 members; $20 non-members
UPCOMING TOUR: Sunday, April 22, 2012,
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
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Site of Joseph Brager and Emanuel Goldsmith's clothing shop, late 1800s-early 1900s. |
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Jewish Old Town Alexandria
Learn Old Town Alexandria's long and storied Jewish history, from the 1850s to today. Includes the sites of two former synagogues and several Jewish businesses along King Street-including some that show traces of past Jewish owners.
Start location: The Lyceum
201 South Washington Street
Alexandria, VA
Directions - Street and garage parking available
End location: Former home of Agudas Achim Congregation,
508 Wolfe Street
Alexandria, VA
Guided tour length: 90 minutes
Fee: $15 members; $20 non-members
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Confederate Memorial (1914) by Sir Moses Ezekiel |
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Jewish Sites in Arlington National Cemetery
Visit memorials by or for Jews, and headstones of prominent Jewish leaders buried at Arlington. Learn of Jewish participation from the Civil War to present – men and women, Sephardim, Germans, and East Europeans.
Starts location: Visitor Center of Arlington National Cemetery
at stone benches facing parking garage and entry road
Metro: Blue Line to Arlington Cemetery Station
End location: Tomb of the Unknowns
Guided tour length: 2.5 hours
UPCOMING TOUR: Sunday, May, 6, 2012,
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Private Tours Available
Contact the Society at least 6 weeks in advance to arrange a group walking tour.
Jewish Washington and Old Town Alexandria tours:
$200 for up to 15 people; $15/person for more than 15 people.
Suggested group size per guide: 20 or fewer; maximum: 25
Arlington National Cemetery:
$15/person includes Tourmobile fee
Minimum: 15 people
Please call (202) 789-0900 or email info@jhsgw.org to reserve a walking tour. |
