7:00 pm: Elizabeth Fox - We Are Going to Be Lucky: A WWII Love Story in Letters
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm November 29, 2018
We Are Going to Be Lucky tells the story of a first-generation Jewish American couple separated by war, captured in their own words. Lenny and Diana Miller were married just one year before America entered World War II and Lenny was sent off to train and fight. Deeply committed to social justice, and bonded to one another by love, both vowed to write to one another daily. As Lenny made his way through basic training in Mississippi to the beaches of Normandy and eventually to the Battle of the Bulge, Diana struggled financially, giving up her job as a machinist to become a mother. The couple’s extraordinary letters, preserved in their entirety, reveal and reflect the excruciating personal sacrifices endured by both soldiers at war and their young families back home. After decades of gathering dust, the couples’ words have been carefully transcribed and thoughtfully edited and annotated by Elizabeth L. Fox, Lenny and Diana’s daughter.
Join us at our annual Hanukkah Party for latkes, jelly doughnuts, gelt and song! Explore the museum and we'll eat, play games and sing. We'll also look at the ways Jews in the American military have continued the tradition of the Maccabees.
Tour the museum at 6:00 before the party begins at 6:30.
Music from Dan Levine and Robin Schultz.
Bring your own Hanukkah menorah for a group lighting.
7:00 pm: From Generation to Generation: An Introduction to Jewish Genealogy (Jewish Study Center)
7:00 pm – 9:15 pm February 5, 2019
Instructors: Sheila Wexler and Mary-Jane Roth
Rapid advances in technology have brought about a golden age of genealogical research. If you’ve been wanting to join in, here’s your chance! In this four-class course, seasoned genealogists will introduce you to tracing your Jewish family history, providing participants with crucial resources and key tools. Students will learn how to enrich their personal stories through out-of-class assignments and then share their work in class.
You must have basic computer skills and internet access to complete the assignments. A helpful optional resource book, "Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy," will be available for sale ($12 for JGSGW members, $15 for non-members). Class size is limited to 20 students, so register soon!
Sheila Wexler is the president and Mary-Jane Roth is the vice president for programs of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Washington.
Four sessions: JSC, Museum, JWV members $80, others $95 (W-10)
7:00 pm: From Generation to Generation: An Introduction to Jewish Genealogy (Jewish Study Center)
7:00 pm – 9:15 pm February 12, 2019
Instructors: Sheila Wexler and Mary-Jane Roth
Rapid advances in technology have brought about a golden age of genealogical research. If you’ve been wanting to join in, here’s your chance! In this four-class course, seasoned genealogists will introduce you to tracing your Jewish family history, providing participants with crucial resources and key tools. Students will learn how to enrich their personal stories through out-of-class assignments and then share their work in class.
You must have basic computer skills and internet access to complete the assignments. A helpful optional resource book, "Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy," will be available for sale ($12 for JGSGW members, $15 for non-members). Class size is limited to 20 students, so register soon!
Sheila Wexler is the president and Mary-Jane Roth is the vice president for programs of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Washington.
Four sessions: JSC, Museum, JWV members $80, others $95 (W-10)
7:00 pm: From Generation to Generation: An Introduction to Jewish Genealogy (Jewish Study Center)
7:00 pm – 9:15 pm February 19, 2019
Instructors: Sheila Wexler and Mary-Jane Roth
Rapid advances in technology have brought about a golden age of genealogical research. If you’ve been wanting to join in, here’s your chance! In this four-class course, seasoned genealogists will introduce you to tracing your Jewish family history, providing participants with crucial resources and key tools. Students will learn how to enrich their personal stories through out-of-class assignments and then share their work in class.
You must have basic computer skills and internet access to complete the assignments. A helpful optional resource book, "Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy," will be available for sale ($12 for JGSGW members, $15 for non-members). Class size is limited to 20 students, so register soon!
Sheila Wexler is the president and Mary-Jane Roth is the vice president for programs of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Washington.
Four sessions: JSC, Museum, JWV members $80, others $95 (W-10)
7:00 pm: From Generation to Generation: An Introduction to Jewish Genealogy (Jewish Study Center)
7:00 pm – 9:15 pm February 26, 2019
Instructors: Sheila Wexler and Mary-Jane Roth
Rapid advances in technology have brought about a golden age of genealogical research. If you’ve been wanting to join in, here’s your chance! In this four-class course, seasoned genealogists will introduce you to tracing your Jewish family history, providing participants with crucial resources and key tools. Students will learn how to enrich their personal stories through out-of-class assignments and then share their work in class.
You must have basic computer skills and internet access to complete the assignments. A helpful optional resource book, "Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy," will be available for sale ($12 for JGSGW members, $15 for non-members). Class size is limited to 20 students, so register soon!
Sheila Wexler is the president and Mary-Jane Roth is the vice president for programs of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Washington.
Four sessions: JSC, Museum, JWV members $80, others $95 (W-10)