Making it RealLILLIAN & ALBERT SMALL

CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM 2019 ANNUAL REPORT

Letter from the LeadershipDear CJM Friends and Supporters,

We entered 2019 with the rallying cry to “Make it Real!” After a year of strategic planning and re-branding, we’ve shifted into a new phase. This year, the programming, exhibitions and experiences for the new museum moved from the theoretical to the very specific and real. We piloted new programs with key audiences, tested our detailed exhibition approaches, broadened our reach through social media, and MOVED A 143-YEAR-OLD SYNAGOGUE.

MAJOR 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Relocated historic 1876 synagogue to its new home at the corner

of 3rd & F Streets, NW (site of new Capital Jewish Museum)

• Completed architectural design for new museum

• Completed Concept Design and launched Design Development for inaugural exhibitions

• Reached milestone of $27.3M in commitments toward our $34M capital campaign

• Crafted a communications strategy to engage new audiences, particularly via social media and our expanded website

• Migrated all of our membership and donor data (more than 5,000 records!) to a cloud-based system to help us streamline our work and reporting

• Prototyped exhibition experiences with key audiences to inform our exhibition plans

• Piloted programming for teen and family audiences

• Launched our new Teen Council with 17 amazing teen advisors

• Explored new partnerships with organizations across the region and beyond

Join us at this exciting moment by supporting the Capital Jewish Museum. Take a look inside for highlights from 2019 and learn what comes next as we build the museum!

Kara Blond Executive Director

Howard Morse President

ABOUT THE NEW CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM

CONNECT. REFLECT. ACT. The new Capital Jewish Museum will inspire audiences to connect, reflect and act: connect across families and diverse communities, reflect on the relevance of history to today, and act on behalf of their communities and values. Given our nation’s current political and social climate, the mission and message of CJM have never been more important.

MUSEUM FEATURES• New site at 3rd & F Streets, NW

• Historic 1876 synagogue

• Core and changing exhibition galleries

• Program and event spaces

• Community Action Lab

• Two-story, light-filled lobby

• Multi-purpose auditorium

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Building MoveWe lost no bricks but gained many new friends on January 9, when the synagogue was moved — for the last time — to the site of the new museum. Hundreds gathered to help us celebrate with klezmer, cappuccinos, and selfies, and we were honored to be joined by Rabbis Hannah Spiro, Aaron Alexander, and Lauren Holtzblatt, DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, NEH Chairman Jon Peede, and DC Councilmembers Jack Evans and Elissa Silverman. Local radio and TV covered the move extensively, as well as AP and UPI, the Wall Street Journal, Israeli TV, and the New York Post (with the unforgettable headline “Temple of Vroom”). We even appeared on C-SPAN!

Architectural DesignOur architects at SmithGroup put the finishing touches on the drawings and plans for our new building, and we are on track to begin construction in Spring 2020. Since the historic synagogue was relocated to the new site in January, it has been reinforced and the first floor rebuilt as it is readied to become the heart of the new museum.

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MODES OF PARTICIPATIONProtest, march, lobby, vote, negotiate, debate, teach, serve…. Hands-on activities will explore stories about Jews in Washington who have made change through collaboration, adaptation and disrupting the status quo.

Exhibition PlanningWe’ve completed the initial phases of exhibition design in partnership with our design team of Evidence Design and Potion and our amazing academic advisors and museum experience experts. Our next step is to detail the specific stories and objects to feature!

INTERACTIVE MAPPINGAn interactive map examines urban change, explores the establishment of the Jewish community in the nation’s capital and looks at issues of restrictive covenants and mobility.

The core exhibition will be a series of interactive experiences examining the intersection of American Jewish life and American democracy through immersive storytelling, hands-on activities, and our favorite collections on display. Here are a few experiences in the works!

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COMMUNITY ACTION LABDesigned for families and school groups, this flexible space will invite visitors to activate their museum experience through projects that affect change on behalf of their communities and others.

IDENTITY CUBESVisitors will explore their own complex identities by stacking large-format cubes covered with expressive words and profiles of people who are part of Washington’s Jewish community.

Our next step in the exhibition design process is to create prototypes — paper and cardboard versions of these experiences — and test them with various audiences. Stay tuned for upcoming prototyping events near you!

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ProgrammingIn addition to our core programs, we began to experiment this year with new ways of engaging family and teen audiences. These pilot programs mark the first steps toward developing and refining a suite of signature programs for the new museum!

KIDS TAKING A STANDIn partnership with PJ Library, we invited families with children to answer the question “What do I stand for?” by reading I Dissent, a children’s book inspired by the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Families crafted tools to help them make their voices heard and got a close look at a real lace collar worn by Justice Ginsburg from CJM’s collection.

COMMUNITY STORYTELLING WITH STORYCORPSWe partnered with StoryCorps to collect stories from our community through recorded conversations around identity, antisemitism, and what it’s like to be Jewish in the nation's capital. In addition to our own oral history collection, these recordings are featured at archive.storycorps.org.

2019 ANNUAL MEETING: DEMOCRACY AT WORKThis year’s annual meeting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington featured a lively conversation with Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-8th District) and CJM’s Teen Council around the complex intersection of American Jewish life and American democracy.

TEEN COUNCIL This fall, we launched our new Teen Council to help us program and design the new museum’s exhibitions and Community Action Lab. Jewish and non-Jewish teenagers grades 8–12 from across the DMV are participating in this year-long program, which also includes mentorship and behind-the-scenes experiences such as hard hat tours of the new museum construction site.

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WALKING TOURSAs our new museum takes shape, we are experimenting with various approaches for sharing stories in our decades-old walking tour program — the tours’ themes of identity, immigration, community, and justice are now more important than ever. This year, we led 22 tours for 600 youth and adults, including Jewish Downtown Washington, Jewish H Street, NE, Jewish Sites at Arlington National Cemetery, and Jewish Old Town Alexandria.

For more information about booking a tour for your school or organization, contact info@capitaljewishmuseum.org.

GUARDIAN LUNCHEONOur Guardian Luncheon at the National Press Club featured a conversation between CJM senior consulting curator Dr. Eric Yellin and Jonathan Weisman of the New York Times about antisemitism past, present, and future.

FREEDOM SEDERWe commemorated the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Freedom Seder with a multigenerational conversation with teen leaders from Operation Understanding DC and their families.

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FOUNDERS SOCIETYThe Founders Society honors the Museum’s most generous donors, who have made exceptional contributions of $250,000 or more.

$1,000,000+Albert & Lillian Small FoundationAlper Family FoundationCarolyn Small AlperBarbara E. BurtoffMorris and Gwendolyn Cafritz

FoundationTina & Albert H. Small, Jr.

$250,000–$999,999Andrew AmmermanCathy BernardNeil & Marcy CohenLois and Richard England Family

FoundationSusie and Michael Gelman/

The Morningstar FoundationBernard and Sarah Gewirz Foundation,

Inc.Gildenhorn/Speisman/Winer Families Gildenhorn/Speisman Family

Foundation Honorable Joseph and Alma

Gildenhorn Catherine & Michael Gildenhorn Michael and Carol Winer

Kaplan Family Edward and Irene Kaplan Jerome A. and Deena L. Kaplan Family

FoundationKay Family FoundationThe Jacob and Charlotte Lehrman

FoundationHoward Morse & Laura LoebNational Endowment for the HumanitiesNussdorf Family FoundationOurisman FamilyAnita & Burton Reiner and Family

$100,000–$249,999Abramson FamilyFleur BreslerFrances BurkaSamuel Burtoff, MD., FoundationDorothy CanterRalph S. & Frances R. Dweck Family

FoundationMargery & Stuart ElsbergMorton & Norma Lee FungerAaron and Cecile Goldman Family Paula Goldman Aaron and Cecile Goldman Family

Foundation Jennifer Fisher and Michael Goldman,

TrusteesMichael Goldstein and Susan BalesThe Gordon Foundation

Herman & Silverman Family Linda & Jerry Herman Patricia & Robert SilvermanRobert & Karen KeatsStuart S. Kurlander & David L. MartinJoel Wind & Al MunzerRitzenberg Family Cathy & Scot McCullough Jim & Trisha Ritzenberg Janne Ritzenberg Piper TrustDeborah Ratner Salzberg &

Michael Salzberg

$50,000–$99,999Nancy AlperAnonymousCarol & Gary BermanAlan & Nancy BubesSam & Meg FlaxThe Dr. Cyrus Katzen FoundationWilma Probst Levy & Louis LevyAlan & Amy MeltzerLynn & John Sachs Susan Sachs GoldmanSidney & Peggy Silver Sanford and Doris Slavin FoundationRussell & Judy SmithBill & Carolyn Wolfe Robert & Phyllis Halpern WolffHarold & Nancy Zirkin

$18,000–$49,999Mitchell Berliner & Debra MoserThe Honorable Stuart & Wilma BernsteinBlond FamilySamuel Brylawski & Gail SonnemannRose & Robert CohenNancy & Edwin ColodnyWilliam H. DavisIrwin & Ginny EdlavitchEstate of Mel ElfinEsther & Bert FoerAnn B. & Thomas L. FriedmanBeth & Jim GlassmanSonia & Joseph HersonBruce & Kimberly LevinPaula Pascal LevineErnest & Madalyn MarcusPeggy PearlsteinArnold & Diane PolingerLisa ReinerJim & Mary SpeyerKaren & Scott StempelSteven SumbergJohn TollerisDiane Abelman Wattenberg

$5,000–$17,999Gerald & Ann BassBender Foundation Inc.Steve BlacherEstate of Molly & Henry BrylawskiJacqueline & Edward CohenPatrick & Tracey Gallagher

Capital Campaign Donors2019 was a HUGE year for our capital campaign, with nearly 100 new gifts and dozens of synagogues and individuals inviting us into their homes to speak about the meaning of the new museum for our community. We have received $27.3M in commitments to the campaign toward our goal of $34M. We are deeply grateful for support from the following generous donors:

For more information about the Capital Campaign, contact Director of Development Michelle Malet at (202) 290–2593 or MMalet@CapitalJewishMuseum.org.$27.3M

COMMITTED$34M GOAL

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE

GIFT SPOTLIGHT: Barbara E. BurtoffWe were honored to receive a $1 million bequest from the estate of Barbara Burtoff, late sister of Constance Burtoff. We’re inspired by this generous gift from the Burtoff family, and deeply moved by this important contribution to the new museum.

Leonard A & Linda K Greenberg Foundation

Richard GreenbergPaul GreenbergLinda & Sid MoskowitzBrenda K. & Paul PascalArnie & Christie PodgorskyBruce & Paula RobinsonHoward & Diane SchilitMarlene SingerEddie Snyder & Ann WimpfheimerGene Sofer & Judith BartnoffMindy Strelitz & Andy CornblattHadassah ThurszRobin Jeweler & Laurence WisemanAlexandra & Michael HorowitzPaul WrightBernard & Ellen Young

Gifts up to $4,999AnonymousEric Biel & Dana RosenfeldWilliam & Marjory BlumenthalJoe & Shelley BrodeckiJanice & Herbert BronerRobert & Maria BurkaGail & Brian BurlantCentury Associates, LLCNina CohenTerrie Gale & Robert AdlerNathan & Esther FinkelsteinCarl & Nancy GewirzJames & Christine Goldberg

Mark Kahan & Carol MatesRandi JacobsStanley & Rachel LernerPaul & Katie LevitJane & Robert LipnickFulton LissPatrick LoughneyRichard LuchsMaurice & Inger MarguliesJoy MildmanPhyllis MeyersSanford & Lydia ParnesBarrett & Frances PenanIrma PoretskyDennis & Julie RatnerRabbi Fred ReinerSharon RennertAdam Rubinson & Susan WeinsteinStuart & Marlene SchoolerWarren & Luciana TeitelbaumIra & Marcia WagnerSusan WalshStuart & Pat Zuckerman

Congregational Campaign Support Agudas Achim CongregationB’nai Israel CongregationCongregation Har ShalomSixth & I Historic SynagogueTemple MicahTikvat Israel CongregationWashington Hebrew Congregation

Constance Burtoff (center) with CJM staff

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COLLECTIONS ACQUISITIONS SPOTLIGHT: Portfolio used by Justice Louis D. BrandeisThis beautifully embroidered linen portfolio will help us share Brandeis’s story in the new core exhibition alongside other materials related to Brandeis and other Supreme Court Justices.

Thank you to Frank & Ann Gilbert for this special addition to our collections!

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MembershipMAJOR FUNDERSAlbert and Lillian Small FoundationThe Jewish Federation of Greater

WashingtonNaomi and Nehemiah Cohen

FoundationMarshall B. Coyne FoundationSulica FundGeorge Wasserman Family FoundationThe Wilczynski FoundationThe Cora and John H. Davis FoundationThe Bernstein Family Foundation

BENEFACTORAndrew AmmermanMichael Goldstein and Susan BalesSonia HersonBurton ReinerAlbert and Shirley Small

LEGACYRichard S. Alper and Kate HerrodDorothy CanterArlene ChernerBernard and Sarah GewirzEdward and Irene KaplanMartin and Marky KirschRobert and Arlene KogodHoward Morse and Laura LoebIlan ScharfsteinSidney and Peggy SilverPat and Robert SilvermanAlbert H. and Tina SmallDiane Wattenberg

HERITAGEPatty Alper and David CohnMargery and Stuart ElsbergSherry and Ronald KabranJerome KaplanPaula Pascal LevineWilma Probst LevyLisa ReinerMichelle SmithJoel Wind and Al Munzer

HISTORIANJames and Linda CafritzSam and Meg FlaxPatrick and Tracey GallagherPaula GoldmanMurray and Marilyn HammermanLinda and Jerry HermanJane and Philip HochbergSherry Bindeman Kahn and David KahnDon Melman and Elizabeth MargoschesFranklin and Jackie PaulsonPeggy PearlsteinLloyd and Jeanne RaportMichael and Deborah SalzbergMarlene SingerGwen Zuares

GUARDIANAdas Israel CongregationCarolyn AlperGerald and Ann BassLes and Jane BergenSandy and Sally BerkSteve BlacherStuart and Diane BrownSamuel Brylawski and Gail SonnemannBernei and Amelie BurgunderSharon BurkaRobert and Maria BurkaSharon Chard-YaronThe Hon. Joan ChurchillStanley CohenNancy and Edwin ColodnyJoseph and Kathleen DreyfussIrwin and Ginny EdlavitchThe Hon. Stuart EizenstatBarbara and Gary FaigenJames Feldman and Natalie WexlerEsther and Bert FoerMaryann FriedmanCarl and Nancy GewirzFrank and Ann GilbertJoseph and Alma GildenhornJames and Christine GoldbergLouis C. & Celia K. Grossberg FoundationShannon & Luchs Insurance CompanyMichael and Judith HermanAlexandra and Michael HorowitzShirley JacobsPatricia P. KarpJohn and Renata Kossow

Nathan and Mary Lynn KotzSandy Kronsberg and Gerald SkalkaEddie J. Lenkin Charitable TrustCarole Lewis and George LaneLichtenberg Family FoundationSandra LottermanShelley MaddenJeffrey MenickLawrence and Melanie NussdorfBruce and Amy PascalFranklin and Jackie PaulsonIrene PollinDavid and Constance PovichSean and Anne ReganStacy ReinesJune and Marvin RogulGerald and Susan Small SavitskyHubert SchlosbergNeal and Jacqueline ShearRussell and Judy SmithGene Sofer and Judith BartnoffRobert and Catherine SolomonAlex and Marlem SteinJohn TollerisAnnie TotahLiliane WillensRobin Jeweler and Laurence WisemanAlan and Paula WisemanChristopher Wolf and James BellerRobert and Phyllis WolffJoseph and Carole WolinskyCathleen Zepelin

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TRUSTEELeonard and Helen AbelDavid and Naomi BaltoPhyllis BaylinAllan and Michele BermanDavid and Rebecca BurkaLee and Ellen BurstynTamara and Harry HandelsmanRachel KatzNancy KronheimMichelle LeavyBruce and Kimberly LevinPhilip MargoliusDavid and Kathleen MillerHerlene and Yaacov NaglerDavid and Glenna OsnosBrenda PascalBarbara and Mark RabinWilliam and Renay RegardieAdam Rubinson and Susan WeinsteinCharles and Jean SamuelsJoan Schaffer and Ed ComerMary Beth Schiffman and David TochenEdwin and Sondra SchonfeldEstelle SchwalbIna Smith-TornbergFrank SpigelStefan and Marilyn TuckerSusan WalshDavid and Lee Wittenstein

DONOR, PATRON, AND SPONSORDaniel AlpertSeth AmmermanJoshua and Alyssa AmmermanSusan and Alan ApterSamuel and Devora ArbelLinda ArretMartin AuerbachSamuel BarrEugene and Marilee Bass

Robert and Arlene BeinDavid and Roberta BenorArnold Berke and Jacob PearceDava BerkmanDonald BerlinJudy and David BernankeGeorge BernsteinElyse and Jeff BernsteinEric Biel and Dana RosenfeldHerbert BixhornKara Blond and Avi LernerSheldon and Paola BolasnyAlexander Boyar and Nancy CohenDan and Fani BrandenburgJoel and Bernice BreslauScott BrodyArlene BrownGary and Leni BuffJeffrey and Marc BurkaScott and Marcy BurkaRhona and David ByerDavid CantorCarol CarpenterSusan Catler and Keith SecularRuth and Edward CogenSharon and Glen CohanyBarry CohenLois CohenArthur Cohen and Elizabeth KarcherAnn CohenBeth CooperCarolyn CrouchMichael and Helen DaltonHal and Bonnie DavisWilliam DavisLaurence and Natalie DickterJeffrey and Yvonne DistenfeldSheldon and Laurie DosikGlenn and Cindy EastonAndrew and Barbara EffronEllen and David EpsteinJudith and Eric Erdheim

Ruth and Frank ErnstSuzanne and Enrique FeferElaine Feidelman and Irwin ShumanSteve and Mindy FeirmanIrwin and Marilyn FeldmanCharles Fenly and Sonia Yoffe-FenlyRuth and Barry FishmanTanga FitzGibbonAnnette and Bernard ForseterJay and Linda FreedmanBarry FriedmanMartin and JoEllen FrostDene and Mel GarbowJennifer and Michael GelmanMarjorie and Stanley GertzmanSonya GichnerThe Hon. Ruth Bader GinsburgRobin GlantzGordon Glaser and Mary Jo RobinsonLeonard GoldbergLotte GoldmanRobert GoldmanMichael GoldsteinBruce GoldsteinSusan Grandis Goldstein and

Steve GoldsteinSaadia and Lily GreenbergPaul Greenberg and Richard BillingsleyLorna GrenadierNorman and Joan GurevichLeo and Lorraine HalpertPatricia Hartge and Alan StrasserKaren and Brendan HerronCarole and John HirschmannDavid and Marcia HoexterI. Robert and Linda HorowitzElinor and Norman HorwitzRochelle JaffeMichael and Gail KaltmanHerschel and Ruth KanterSam and Leslie KaplanSally Kaplan

Sherry and Stuart KaswellPeter and Margarita KhmelnitskySusan and Morris KleinElsie and James KlumpnerLynn KoinerCarole KolkerBarry and Patricia KriegsfeldMerrill Lavine and Howard BoltanskyElihu LeiferMichael and Susan LernerHerbert and Dianne LernerJoanne and Paul LevinePaul and Katie LevitRonald and Rosalind LevyJerome and Sara-Mae LewisJim and Sherri LiebermanRobert and Jane LoefflerPaul Love and Kathryn SklarKaren and John LoweAlison Luchs and Richard BestCarol and Bob LuskinLinda and Jonathan LyonsAndrew and Julie MannesJonathan MansfieldGlenn and Michelle MarcusDaniel and Maeva MarcusMaurice and Inger MarguliesZena and Paul MasonRona and Allan MendelsohnSander and Irene MendelsonStephen MessnerEugene and Sandra MeyerEllen and Roger MillerMarvin and Betty MorseSumner and Phyllis MyersPamela Nadell and Edward FarberDavid and Ruth NaftalyLawrence NeffJo-Ann NeuhausWilliam and Elissa OshinskyGeorge and Sharyl OverhiserRaymond Paretzky and Karen Zacharia

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Craig Pascal and Victor ShargaiGirard and Carol PeroneSusan and Jack PevensteinGeraldine PilzerSandy and Richard PollenLynn Povich and Stephen ShepardDeborah PrigalJudith Rabinowitz and Joel FischmanLinda RavdinFred and Elana RednorWilliam and Renay RegardieRabbi Arnold ResnicoffMichael RichmanHoward and Danielle RikerJames and Patricia RitzenbergJoseph and Dorene RosenthalBruce and Bonnie RosenthalJohn and Susan RosenthalVictoria RothEliana SacharStephen and Helene SacksStephen and Eileen SamuelsRonald SannElias SavadaRaymond and Phyllis ScalettarAlan and Geraldine SchechterLois SchifferSusan Schiffer and Mitchell GoldsteinNeil and Aylin SchlusselMark and Lisa SchneiderJonathan and Beverly SchnitzerStuart and Marlene SchoolerRobert and Diana SeasonweinRita SegermanJoseph and Judith SemoHershel and Judith ShanksLeslie ShapiroStephen ShapiroRobert and Elise ShapiroLaura ShermanGail and Yashar Shirazi

Andrew and Lisa ShulmanLawrence and Roberta ShulmanMargaret SiegelDouglas and Charlotte SieglerSeth and Stacy SilberLeslie SilverstoneAlik SimantovGail Singer and Ira RusscolMichael SingerCarol Lee SkinnerRebekah Sobel and Joel KeltyJohn Squire and Debra TaylorGary and Daphne SteinbergPhilip SternbergFred and Lauren SternburgThomas StiyerLisa StuartMark and Fran SugarRandy and Harriet TritellAndrew TulumelloAnita TurkPhil and Emily UgelowRichard and Susan UgelowDavid and Lori VisePauline WeinsteinRosa WienerRobert and Gail WilenskyJoshua and Judith WindPaul WrightDavid YaffeGerson and Shirley YalowitzIrving and Carol YoskowitzRabbi Daniel and Louise ZemelStanley ZupnikHershel and Judith ShanksDouglas and Charlotte SieglerLeslie SilverstoneAndrew Tulumello

INDIVIDUAL/FAMILYHilde and Colin AlterSimon and Ellen AtlasVincent BergHerbert and Cynthia BerkowitzPhilip and Toby BermanSusan BersonArthur and Carol BesnerFred BlockDonald and Janet BradyHelene BrecherRavelle BrickmanKeith BrooksBill BrownDon BudowskySherman CohnRosalyn DoggettAlison DruckerSuzanne EichhornHarriet EpsteinRob and Marsha EpsteinDaniel and Harriette FarberDianne and Charles FeldmanJulie Rabinowitz and Joel FischmanLinda Mae and Irving FleishmanJanice and Alan FranklePatricia FranklinDavid and Sheryl FriedlanderArt and Sharyn FuchsSteven and Sheila GaleSherry GillespieRita GlazerMichael GoldinJerry and Joan GoldsteinTom and Joan GoldwasserJonathan GranbyClaudette GreenblatMichael and Phyllis GreeneBurt GreensteinSamuel GuggenheimerEsther and Eugene Herman

Rochelle JaffeLeonard JewlerRoz JonasRichard and Barbara KaufmanLynn KoinerMadeline KracovElihu LeiferBob and Jane LeveyJeanne LevinAlan and Judith LewisRobert and Benita LubicErnest and Madalyn MarcusMarc and Anne MayersonPatricia MckimJack and Micaela MendelsohnHoward MortmanBarry and Rochelle NaftCynthia and Jeffrey PetermanArlene PolanginBonnie RichRod RossMichael RussellCarl and Mary SapersteinBarry and Anne SchenofRise and Ronald SchlesingerSharon SeidelBonnie and Neil ShermanBert and Nancy SilverMelanie SolomonJerry SteinHoward and Hollis SteinBarry and Audrey SuskindHerbert TanenbaumJordan TannenbaumMartha and Robert TracyBruce WaxmanDavid WeinsteinRenee WeitznerAvi and Chagit WestMarjorie ZapruderLisa Zornberg

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2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERSHoward Morse, PresidentAlbert H. Small, Jr., Vice PresidentPat Silverman, TreasurerAdam Rubinson, SecretaryAlexandra Horowitz, At-LargeStuart Zuckerman, At-LargeRussell Smith, Immediate Past President

BOARD MEMBERSAndrew AmmermanGerald BassSharon BurkaDorothy CanterEsther FoerTracey GallagherSherry Bindeman KahnWilma Probst LevyErnie MarcusLisa ReinerMarlene SingerGene SoferJohn TollerisJoel WindDiane Abelman WattenbergLaurence WisemanPaul Wright

INCOMING BOARD MEMBERSNancy AlperStacy BurdettRicki GergerStuart Youngentob

PAST PRESIDENTSRobert Shosteck*Hyman J. Cohen*Bernard I. Nordlinger*Hon. Milton S. Kronheim, Jr.*Henry Brylawski*William B. Wolf, Jr.*C. Haskell Small*Nathan I. Silberberg*Bernard S. Glassman*Donald Wolpe*Dr. Jonathan Grossman*Dr. Jonathan P. Siegel*Robert I. Silverman*Leonard AbelDr. Michael L. Goldstein*James GoldbergDavid BurkaSamuel FlaxPaula GoldmanRichard S. AlperFrank GilbertDr. Peggy PearlsteinStuart ZuckermanSidney J. SilverSamuel BrylawskiRussell Smith

CHAIR OF THE HONORARY DIRECTORSAlbert H. Small

HONORARY DIRECTORSCarolyn AlperStuart BindemanRyna CohenNancy ColodnyMaryann FriedmanBrenda PascalBarbara ReinHubert SchlosbergRabbi Matthew SimonHadassah ThurszStephen Joel Trachtenberg

SOCIETY OF FELLOWSLillian Small*

HONORARY PRESIDENTAaron Goldman*

*Of blessed memory

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STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND ADVISORSWe are fortunate to work with a distinguished team of historians, educators, curators, and other museum professionals and community partners.

ACADEMIC ADVISORSJane Levey, Consulting Curator,

Managing Editor of Washington History, Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

Samir Meghelli, Ph.D., Chief Curator, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum

Denise D. Meringolo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History and Director of Public History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Pamela S. Nadell, Ph.D., Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women’s & Gender History, American University

Lauren B. Strauss, Ph.D., Scholar in Residence and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Jewish Studies Program, American University (*Senior Consulting Curator)

Avi West, Senior Education Officer, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

Eric S. Yellin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History & American Studies, University of Richmond (*Senior Consulting Curator)

EDUCATORS ADVISORY COUNCILRabbi Rachel Ackerman, Senior Rabbi,

Temple ShalomAaron Bregman, Jewish History

Department Head, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

Cynthia Peterman, Jewish Studies Educator/Consultant, Creator & Executive Director, The Jewish Teacher Project

Gale Robertson, Family Programs Manager, National Museum of Natural History

Stephanie Tankel, Director of Religious Education, Washington Hebrew Congregation

Sharon Tash, Director of Education, Temple Micah

Lauren Wilson, Director of Community Engagement, National Building Museum

MUSEUM EXPERIENCE ADVISORSFreddie Adelman, Smithsonian AssociatesSusan Ades, Smithsonian ExhibitsMichael Haley Goldman, United States

Holocaust Memorial MuseumBarbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Ph.D.,

New York University, POLIN MuseumSharon Klotz, National Museum of

American HistoryZachary Levine, National Building

MuseumLaura Schiavo, Ph.D., The George

Washington University

INTERNSSpecial thanks to our amazing interns for their important work:

Abigail Beatty, The George Washington University

Jonathan Edelman, The George Washington University

Rachael Friedenberg, University of Mary Washington

Blake Harris, American University

VOLUNTEERSWe are infinitely grateful to our team of volunteers who helped us in 2019:

Stanton AbramsonLes BergenShelly BuringJanice GoldblumElsie KlumpnerMerrill Lavine Ted LeibovitzMark LivingstonRachel RosenfeldMarlene Singer

STAFFKara Blond, Executive Director Samantha Abramson, Museum Educator Stephany Fry, Museum EducatorJaclyn Kimball, Program Associate Michelle Malet, Director of DevelopmentRebekah Sobel, PhD, Director of

Interpretation Wendy Turman, Deputy Director

IN MEMORIAM: Dr. Michael GoldsteinIn June 2019 we lost our friend and colleague Dr. Michael Goldstein, who served as president of the Jewish Historical Society from 1991–93 and most recently served on the Governance Committee and the Executive Director Search Committee. Michael’s strategic thinking and guidance as the Society continued to grow and evolve, his scholarly historian approach and his expansive thinking still resonates within the work we are doing now to create the Capital Jewish Museum.

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Financial StatementsSTATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES for the Year Ended December 31, 2018

Operating Revenue and SupportContributions & Grants $ 3,232,473

Program Fees & Other Income 79,225

Interest & Dividends 377,646

In-Kind Contributions 149,893

Total Operating Revenue and Support $ 3,839,237

ExpensesProgram $ 697,601

Administrative Services 139,686

Fundraising 167,265

Total Expenses $ 1,004,552

Change in Net Assets from Operations $ 2,834,685

Non-Operating ActivitiesRealized and unrealized gain on investments $ -700,685

Depreciation and amortization -12,525

Total non-operating activities -713,210

Change in Net Assets $ 2,121,475

Net Assets, beginning of year 21,485,311

Net Assets, end of year 23,606,786

The complete financial statements, including the audit report of our independent accountants, Rogers & Co., are available by contacting our office at (202) 789–0900.

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CJM By the Numbers

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