University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology
3260 South Street • Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-4000 • Fax: 215-898-9657
info@pennmuseum.org • penn.museum
Features “Canaan and Ancient Israel,” the first exhibition to focus on the
development of cultural identity in ancient Israel and neighboring lands dur-
ing the Bronze Age. Also of interest: monumental architectural elements of
the ancient Egyptian palace of Pharaoh Merenptah (son of Ramses II), art
and artifacts from the royal tombs of Ur (likely Ur, of the Chaldees, birth-
place of Abraham).

Hebrew Mutual Burial Association Cemetery
1850 Cemetery Lane • Philadelphia, PA 19142
Founded in 1857 by a group of Dutch Jews, the site contains about 440 graves of
Dutch Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews, including many Civil War and Spanish
American War veterans.

Congregation Mikveh Israel
MUSIC 44 North Fourth Street • Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-922-5446 • Fax: 215-922-1550
info@mikvehisrael.org • mikvehisrael.org
Spanish-Portuguese synagogue founded in 1740. Located on
Inde pen dence Mall and known as the “Synagogue of the American Revolution,”
it is the oldest formal congregation in Philadelphia and the oldest continuously
operating synagogue in the United States.

Jewkebox Congregation Mikveh Israel Cemetery
215-777-9797 jewkeboxtemple@gmail.com • jewkebox.wordpress.com
Student-run Jewish a cappella group at Temple University in partnership
with Hillel at Temple. Frequently performs at synagogues and community
centers in the Greater Philadelphia area.

Eighth and Spruce Streets • Philadelphia, PA 19107 • 215-922-5446
A national shrine and part of Independence National Historical Park. One of
the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the United States, with graves dating from 1740.

Interred here are Haym Solomon, Rebecca Gratz and 21 veterans of the
American Revolution. Mikveh Israel has two other cemeteries with historical
significance: 11th and Federal streets, which dates to the Civil War, and
55th and Market streets.

Nashirah, the Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia
P.O. Box 22492 • Philadelphia, PA 19110
nashirah@nashirah.org • nashirah.org
Community-based chorale in the Greater Philadelphia area performing
exclusively Jewish and Jewish-themed music. Brings choral music of many
lands, languages and cultures together.

Philadelphia Workmen’s Circle Chorus (Arbeter Ring)
215-572-0971 • phillywcc.conductor@gmail.com
Promotes and perpetuates Yiddish music, language and culture via perform-
ances of at community events, synagogues, public libraries, senior centers
and other venues throughout the Delaware Valley. Bookings accepted all year
long. New singers always welcome.

Shabbatones 847-372-8971
contact@pennshabbatones.com • pennshabbatones.com
Student-run Jewish a cappella group at the University of Pennsylvania in
partnership with Hillel at UPenn. Frequently performs at synagogues and
community centers in the Greater Philadelphia area.

LANDMARKS Beth Sholom Synagogue
Beth Sholom Preservation Foundation
8231 Old York Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-887-1342, Ext. 227 • Jill@bethsholomcongregation.org
bethsholompreservation.org Created to preserve the Beth Sholom Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark.

Only synagogue ever designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The foundation’s mis-
sion is to preserve the Wright-designed building, furniture and landscape set-
ting to tell the stories of this synagogue to a wide variety of audiences.

Monument to the Six Million Martyrs
16th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
This memorial sculpture was the first public Holocaust monument
in the United States.

THEATER Anne Frank Theater Project
Holocaust Museum and Educational Center
KleinLife • 10100 Jamison Avenue, Room 210
Philadelphia, PA 19116 • 215-464-4701 • Fax: 215-464-4703
holocaustmuseum@verizon.net Provides theater pieces educating viewers about prejudice, intolerance and big-
otry, as well as heightening awareness that moral courage can move one to
action and assist in improving the lives of others. Offers two plays dealing with
the Holocaust and how everyday people were affected by the Nazi regime.

Theatre Ariel
P.O. Box 0334 • Merion Station, PA 19066 • 610-667-9230
info@theatreariel.org • theatreariel.org (for bookings)
Brings Jewish theater to synagogues, schools, conferences, community centers
and organizations. Productions enable audiences to explore Jewish stories/texts,
history, identity, culture and ethics. Touring repertoire includes productions for
children, families, teens and adults. Special programs include Salon Ariel and
the Scholar-in-Residence Program, as well as readings of new works.

Frank Synagogue
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
5501 Old York Road • Philadelphia, PA 19141 • 215-456-6055
Modeled after first- and second-century synagogues discovered in the Galilee
region of north central Israel, this small, historically certified synagogue was
originally dedicated in 1901, and reflects the Einstein Healthcare Network’s cul-
tural heritage.

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