Washington Jewish Week

Ari Jacobson strums his guitar. (Photo credit: Susan Sloan)

Ari Jacobson went from performing on cruise ships in Australia to leading musical programs for infants and toddlers in greater Washington.

The D.C. resident is a...

At 15, Lois Roslyn Goodman joined Black students and other activists challenging segregation at Glen Echo Park. During the 1960 demonstration, she rode the amusement park’s carousel alongside Black students from Howard University.

A state-deputized security guard approached one of the Black riders and asked his race before arresting him. “The human race,” the student r...

As the nation prepares for an extra-special fireworks bang this Fourth of July, Temple Rodef Shalom is no exception.

The Falls Church synagogue is hosting “America at 250,” a four-part educational series exploring the “rich and evolving story of Jewish life in the United States” since 1776.

The Summer Limmud Series is a staple of Temple Rodef Shalom’s yearly pro...

Janeese Lewis George. (Photo credit: Aimee Custis)

Janeese Lewis George secured more than half of the votes in Washington, D.C.’s recent Democratic mayoral primary, putting her on track to become the next mayor of th...

A sandwich with coleslaw and pickle spears from Ize’s Deli & Bagelry. (Courtesy of Ize’s Deli & Bagelry)

Rebecca Shapiro | WJW Intern

History is at the heart of the restaurant experience, and Montgomery County’s Jewish d...