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 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.
MUSIC Israel Scout Friendship Caravan
gande99@prodigy.net • israelscouts.org/friendship-caravan
Sponsors programs which develop and maintain a connection between the
Tzofim (Israel Scouts) movement in Israel and North American Jewry.
Congregation Mikveh Israel
44 N. 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 Independence
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.
Congregation Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Eighth and Spruce Sts. • 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.
Frank Synagogue
ChaiLights A Cappella
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.
Jewkebox Hebrew Mutual Burial Association Cemetery
Nashirah, the Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia
Monument to the Six Million Martyrs
c/o Tribe 12, 1900 Market St., 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
267-652-0088 • thechailights@gmail.com tribe12.org/2017/05/21/the-chailights
Post-collegiate Jewish a cappella group. Young adults who perform Jewish and
American music a cappella. It is a member of KEYhillah and Contemporary
A Cappella League.
jewkeboxtemple@gmail.com • @JewkeboxTU (Facebook, Instagram)
Student-run Jewish a cappella group in partnership with Hillel at Temple.
Frequently performs at synagogues and community centers in the Greater
Philadelphia area.
P.O. Box 22492 • Philadelphia, PA 19110 • nashirah.org
Community-based chorale in the Greater Philadelphia area performing
exclusively Jewish and Jewish-themed music.
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 215-898-7391 • 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.
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.
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.
Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza
16th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
This memorial sculpture was the first public Holocaust monument in the
United States. The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation worked
on preserving the existing monument and redeveloping the site around it—The
Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza—with historical artifacts and
educational elements. The expanded plaza was completed in October 2018.
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
Administrative mail: 1623 Addison St., Philadelphia, PA 19146
610-667-9230 • info@theatreariel.org • theatreariel.org
Produces new and established plays that illuminate the social, cultural and
spiritual heritage of the Jewish people. Theatre Ariel presents a season of Salon
Theatre performances in the intimate setting of private homes. The theatre
brings Jewish Theatre performances, workshops and lectures to synagogues,
community centers, schools, and community organizations. Synagogues and
community organizations commission Theatre Ariel to create special tailor-
made Jewish theatre programs and events for their constituency.
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