MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS
Beth Sholom Preservation Foundation
8231 Old York Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-887-1342, ext. 157 • tours@bethsholomcongregation.org
Conservative synagogue designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright. One of four
synagogues designated as a National Historic Landmark. Visitor center is open to
the public, and tours of the synagogue are offered. The center and design store are
overseen by the Beth Sholom Preservation Foundation.
Fred Wolf Jr. Gallery
KleinLife • 10100 Jamison Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19116
A professional art gallery housing a variety of exhibits throughout the year,
including secular shows, as well as those of interest to the Jewish community.
The KleinLife Shoppe carries a unique line of Judaica and gifts.
Gershman Gallery
Gershman Y • 401 S. Broad St. • Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-446-3026 • info@GershmanY.org • gershmany.org
Rotating exhibits of special interest to the Jewish community, featuring a mix
of regional, national and international artists with four openings a year and
related programming.
Esther Raab Holocaust Museum and
Goodwin Education Center
Betty & Milton Katz Jewish Community Center
1301 Springdale Road, Suite 200 • Cherry Hill, N.J. 08003
856-751-9500, ext.1249 • hkirschbaum@jfedsnj.org • jcrcsnj.org/goodwin
Full-time institution dedicated to Holocaust education with a reference library,
lending library and multimedia resources. Offers a collection of historical
photographs, artifacts and Nazi paraphernalia. Also offers a speaker’s bureau
supporting outreach to students and adult groups.
Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center
KleinLife • 10100 Jamison Ave., Room 210 •Philadelphia, PA
215-464-4701 or 215-698-7300 • Fax: 215-464-4703
info@hamec.org • hamec.org
Provides educational programs, including eyewitness Holocaust survivor
testmony and professional theater productions, to teach students the lessons
of the Holocaust. Primary target group is students in fifth through 12th grade.
National Liberty Museum – America’s Home for Heroes
321 Chestnut St. • Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-925-2800 • Fax: 215-925-3800
liberty@libertymuseum.org • libertymuseum.org
Dedicated to preserving America’s heritage of freedom. Collection includes
interactives, films, exhibits and contemporary art and exhibits of the Dead Sea
Scrolls and Chagall paintings of Abraham and Moses
National Museum of American Jewish History
101 S. Independence Mall E. • Philadelphia, PA 19106-2197
215-923-3811 • Fax: 215-923-0763 nmajh@nmajh.org • nmajh.org
Dedicated to telling the still unfolding story of Jews in America, illustrating
how an immigrant population flourished under freedom while highlighting
the diverse backgrounds and experiences of Jews from their arrival in
America in 1654 to the present day.
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Open Lens Gallery
Gershman Y • 401 S. Broad St. • Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-446-3026 • info@GershmanY.org • gershman.org • GershmanY.org
Rotating exhibits of special interest to the Jewish community featuring a mix
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Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Adolph and Rose Levis Museum
Gershman Y • 401 S. Broad St. • Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-900-7999 • info@phillyjewishsports.org • phillyjewishsports.org
Celebrates the achievements of Philadelphia area Jewish sports heros. A yearly
induction ceremony and dinner are held in the Spring. Dedication opportuni-
ties are available in the museum. Group tours, which are lead by a docent, are
available by appointment. Admission is free.
Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art
Congregation Rodeph Shalom
615 N. Broad St. • Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-627-6747 • Fax: 215-267-1313 • rodephshalom.org
Dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art that illuminates the Jewish
experience. The museum has organized solo and group exhibitions of works
in a range of mediums by artists of diverse backgrounds. In addition to its
special-exhibit gallery, the museum features a permanent collection of works
by artists, including William Anastasi, Chaim Gross, Tobi Kahn, Joan Snyder,
Shelley Spector, Boaz Vaadia and Roman Vishniac.
The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia
2008-2010 Delancey St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-732-1600 • info@rosenbach.org • rosenbach.org
The collection includes the first Haggadah printed in America and letters of the
Gratz family of Philadelphia. Open to the public, but access to specific objects
and books is by appointment only.
The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage
610 Washington Ave. • Woodbine, NJ 08270
609-861-5355 • Fax: 609-645-9696
Oranit.Dror-Caplan@stockton.edu • thesam.org
Commemorates the experiences of the Russian Jewish immigrant families
who established the community of Woodbine in the late 19th century.
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Temple Judea Museum of Keneseth Israel
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-887-2027 or 215-887-8700 • Fax: 215-887-1070
tjmuseum@kenesethisrael.org • kenesethisrael.org/museum
Houses a collection of almost 4,000 objects and presents three original
exhibitions annually that feature Judaica, Jewish history, Israel and
contemporary art. Artist members are part of the TJMuseum Collaborative.
Admission is free, and groups are welcome by appointment. Tours are
available of “The Prophetic Quest,” Jacob Landau’s stained-glass installation.
University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology
3260 South St. • Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-4000 • Fax: 215-898-9657
grouptickets@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
during 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,
birthplace of Abraham).
MUSIC
Congregation Mikveh Israel Cemetery
610-297-6730 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 St.s • 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
Monument to the Six Million Martyrs
Jewkebox P.O. Box 22492 • Philadelphia, PA 19110 • 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 • 856-816-7489 • phillywcc.conductor@gmail.com
Promotes and perpetuates Yiddish music, language and culture via
performances 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. 157 • tours@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
mission is to preserve the Wright-designed building, furniture and landscape
setting to tell the stories of this synagogue to a wide variety of audiences.
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
cultural heritage.
16th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
This memorial sculpture was the first public Holocaust monument in
the United States.
(Congregation) Rodeph Shalom
615 N. Broad St. • Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-627-6747 • Fax: 215-627-1313
info@rodephshalom.org • rodephshalom.org
Oldest congregation in the U.S. descended from Western European Jews.
The synagogue is entered in the National Register of Historic Places.
THEATER Anne Frank Theater Project
Holocaust Museum and Educational Center
KleinLife • 10100 Jamison Ave., Room 210
Philadelphia, PA 19116 • 215-464-4701 • Fax: 215-464-4703
info@hamec.org • hamec.org
Provides theater pieces educating viewers about prejudice, intolerance and
bigotry, 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.
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
44 North Fourth St. • 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.
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