Making it Real LILLIAN & ALBERT SMALL CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM 2019 ANNUAL REPORT Letter from the Leadership

Dear CJM Friends and Supporters, We entered 2019 with the rallying cry to “Make it Real!” After a year of strategic planning and re-branding, we’ve shifted into a new phase. This year, the programming, exhibitions and experiences for the new museum moved from the theoretical to the very specific and real. We piloted new programs with key audiences, tested our detailed exhibition approaches, broadened our reach through social media, and MOVED A 143-YEAR-OLD SYNAGOGUE. MAJOR 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Relocated historic 1876 synagogue to its new home at the corner • Migrated all of our membership and donor data (more than of 3rd & F Streets, NW (site of new Capital Jewish Museum) 5,000 records!) to a cloud-based system to help us streamline • Completed architectural design for new museum our work and reporting • Completed Concept Design and launched Design Development • Prototyped exhibition experiences with key audiences to inform for inaugural exhibitions our exhibition plans • Reached milestone of $27.3M in commitments toward our • Piloted programming for teen and family audiences $34M capital campaign • Launched our new Teen Council with 17 amazing teen advisors • Crafted a communications strategy to engage new audiences, • Explored new partnerships with organizations across the region particularly via social media and our expanded website and beyond

Join us at this exciting moment by supporting the Capital Jewish Museum. Take a look inside for highlights from 2019 and learn what comes next as we build the museum!

Kara Blond Howard Morse Executive Director President ABOUT THE NEW CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM

CONNECT. REFLECT. ACT. The new Capital Jewish Museum will inspire audiences to connect, reflect and act: connect across families and diverse communities, reflect on the relevance of history to today, and act on behalf of their communities and values. Given our nation’s current political and social climate, the mission and message of CJM have never been more important.

MUSEUM FEATURES • New site at 3rd & F Streets, NW • Historic 1876 synagogue • Core and changing exhibition galleries • Program and event spaces • Community Action Lab • Two-story, light-filled lobby • Multi-purpose auditorium

1 Building Move

We lost no bricks but gained many new friends on January 9, when the synagogue was moved — for the last time — to the site of the new museum. Hundreds gathered to help us celebrate with klezmer, cappuccinos, and selfies, and we were honored to be joined by Rabbis Hannah Spiro, Aaron Alexander, and Lauren Holtzblatt, DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, NEH Chairman Jon Peede, and DC Councilmembers Jack Evans and Elissa Silverman. Local radio and TV covered the move extensively, as well as AP and UPI, the Wall Street Journal, Israeli TV, and the New York Post (with the unforgettable headline “Temple of Vroom”). We even appeared on C-SPAN!

2 Architectural Design

Our architects at SmithGroup put the finishing touches on the drawings and plans for our new building, and we are on track to begin construction in Spring 2020. Since the historic synagogue was relocated to the new site in January, it has been reinforced and the first floor rebuilt as it is readied to become the heart of the new museum.

3 Exhibition Planning

We’ve completed the initial phases of exhibition design in partnership with our design team of Evidence Design and Potion and our amazing academic advisors and museum experience experts. Our next step is to detail the specific stories and objects to feature!

The core exhibition will be a series of interactive experiences examining the intersection of American Jewish life and American democracy through immersive storytelling, hands-on activities, and our favorite collections on display. Here are a few experiences in the works!

INTERACTIVE MAPPING MODES OF PARTICIPATION An interactive map Protest, march, lobby, vote, negotiate, debate, examines urban change, teach, serve…. Hands-on activities will explores the establishment explore stories about Jews in Washington who of the Jewish community have made change through collaboration, in the nation’s capital and adaptation and disrupting the status quo. looks at issues of restrictive covenants and mobility.

4 5 IDENTITY CUBES Visitors will explore their own complex identities by stacking large-format cubes covered with expressive words and profiles of people who are part of Washington’s Jewish community.

COMMUNITY ACTION LAB Designed for families and school groups, this flexible space will invite visitors to activate their museum experience through projects that affect change on behalf of their communities and others.

Our next step in the exhibition design process is to create prototypes — paper and cardboard versions of these experiences — and test them with various audiences. Stay tuned for upcoming prototyping events near you!

6 Programming

In addition to our core programs, we began to experiment this year with new ways of engaging family and teen audiences. These pilot programs mark the first steps toward developing and refining a suite of signature programs for the new museum!

KIDS TAKING A STAND COMMUNITY STORYTELLING WITH In partnership with PJ Library, we STORYCORPS invited families with children to We partnered with StoryCorps to collect answer the question “What do I stories from our community through recorded stand for?” by reading I Dissent, a conversations around identity, , and children’s book inspired by the life what it’s like to be Jewish in the nation's capital. In of Justice . addition to our own oral history collection, these Families crafted tools to help them recordings are featured at archive.storycorps.org. make their voices heard and got a close look at a real lace collar worn by Justice Ginsburg from CJM’s collection.

7 TEEN COUNCIL This fall, we launched our new Teen Council to help us program and design the new museum’s exhibitions and Community Action Lab. Jewish and non-Jewish teenagers grades 8–12 from across the DMV are participating in this year-long program, which also includes mentorship and behind- the-scenes experiences such as hard hat tours of the new museum construction site.

2019 ANNUAL MEETING: DEMOCRACY AT WORK This year’s annual meeting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington featured a lively conversation with Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-8th District) and CJM’s Teen Council around the complex intersection of American Jewish life and American democracy.

8 FREEDOM SEDER GUARDIAN LUNCHEON Our Guardian Luncheon at the National Press We commemorated the 50th Club featured a conversation between CJM anniversary of the 1969 Freedom senior consulting curator Dr. Eric Yellin and Seder with a multigenerational Jonathan Weisman of the New York Times about conversation with teen leaders from antisemitism past, present, and future. Operation Understanding DC and their families.

WALKING TOURS As our new museum takes shape, we are experimenting with various approaches for sharing stories in our decades-old walking tour program — the tours’ themes of identity, immigration, community, and justice are now more important than ever. This year, we led 22 tours for 600 youth and adults, including Jewish Downtown Washington, Jewish H Street, NE, Jewish Sites at Arlington National Cemetery, and Jewish Old Town Alexandria. For more information about booking a tour for your school or organization, contact [email protected].

9 Capital Campaign Donors

2019 was a HUGE year for our capital campaign, with nearly 100 new gifts and dozens of synagogues and individuals inviting us into their homes to speak about the meaning of the new museum for our community. We have received $27.3M in commitments to the campaign toward our goal of $34M. We are deeply grateful for support from the following generous donors:

FOUNDERS SOCIETY Kaplan Family Herman & Silverman Family $18,000–$49,999 Edward and Irene Kaplan Linda & Jerry Herman Mitchell Berliner & Debra Moser The Founders Society honors the Jerome A. and Deena L. Kaplan Family Patricia & Robert Silverman The Honorable Stuart & Wilma Bernstein Museum’s most generous donors, Foundation Robert & Karen Keats Blond Family who have made exceptional Kay Family Foundation Stuart S. Kurlander & David L. Martin Samuel Brylawski & Gail Sonnemann contributions of $250,000 or more. The Jacob and Charlotte Lehrman Joel Wind & Al Munzer Rose & Robert Cohen $1,000,000+ Foundation Ritzenberg Family Nancy & Edwin Colodny Howard Morse & Laura Loeb Albert & Lillian Small Foundation Cathy & Scot McCullough William H. Davis National Endowment for the Humanities Alper Family Foundation Jim & Trisha Ritzenberg Irwin & Ginny Edlavitch Nussdorf Family Foundation Carolyn Small Alper Janne Ritzenberg Piper Trust Estate of Mel Elfin Ourisman Family Barbara E. Burtoff Deborah Ratner Salzberg & Esther & Bert Foer Anita & Burton Reiner and Family Michael Salzberg Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Ann B. & Thomas L. Friedman Foundation $50,000–$99,999 Beth & Jim Glassman Sonia & Joseph Herson Tina & Albert H. Small, Jr. Nancy Alper $100,000–$249,999 Bruce & Kimberly Levin Anonymous $250,000–$999,999 Abramson Family Paula Pascal Levine Carol & Gary Berman Andrew Ammerman Fleur Bresler Ernest & Madalyn Marcus Alan & Nancy Bubes Cathy Bernard Frances Burka Peggy Pearlstein Sam & Meg Flax Neil & Marcy Cohen Samuel Burtoff, MD., Foundation Arnold & Diane Polinger The Dr. Cyrus Katzen Foundation Lois and Richard England Family Dorothy Canter Lisa Reiner Wilma Probst Levy & Louis Levy Foundation Ralph S. & Frances R. Dweck Family Jim & Mary Speyer Alan & Amy Meltzer Susie and Michael Gelman/ Foundation Karen & Scott Stempel Lynn & John Sachs The Morningstar Foundation Margery & Stuart Elsberg Steven Sumberg Susan Sachs Goldman Bernard and Sarah Gewirz Foundation, Morton & Norma Lee Funger John Tolleris Inc. Sidney & Peggy Silver Aaron and Cecile Goldman Family Diane Abelman Wattenberg Gildenhorn/Speisman/Winer Families Paula Goldman Sanford and Doris Slavin Foundation Gildenhorn/Speisman Family Aaron and Cecile Goldman Family Russell & Judy Smith $5,000–$17,999 Foundation Foundation Bill & Carolyn Wolfe Gerald & Ann Bass Honorable Joseph and Alma Jennifer Fisher and Michael Goldman, Robert & Phyllis Halpern Wolff Bender Foundation Inc. Gildenhorn Trustees Harold & Nancy Zirkin Steve Blacher Catherine & Michael Gildenhorn Michael Goldstein and Susan Bales Estate of Molly & Henry Brylawski Michael and Carol Winer The Gordon Foundation Jacqueline & Edward Cohen Patrick & Tracey Gallagher

10 CAPITAL For more information about the Capital Campaign, contact Director of Development CAMPAIGN Michelle Malet at (202) 290–2593 or $27.3M $34M [email protected]. UPDATE COMMITTED GOAL

Leonard A & Linda K Greenberg Mark Kahan & Carol Mates Foundation Randi Jacobs Richard Greenberg Stanley & Rachel Lerner GIFT SPOTLIGHT: Paul Greenberg Paul & Katie Levit Linda & Sid Moskowitz Jane & Robert Lipnick Barbara E. Burtoff Brenda K. & Paul Pascal Fulton Liss Arnie & Christie Podgorsky Patrick Loughney We were honored to receive a $1 million Bruce & Paula Robinson Richard Luchs bequest from the estate of Barbara Burtoff, Howard & Diane Schilit Maurice & Inger Margulies late sister of Constance Burtoff. We’re Marlene Singer Joy Mildman inspired by this generous gift from the Eddie Snyder & Ann Wimpfheimer Phyllis Meyers Burtoff family, and deeply moved by this Gene Sofer & Judith Bartnoff Sanford & Lydia Parnes Mindy Strelitz & Andy Cornblatt Barrett & Frances Penan important contribution to the new museum. Hadassah Thursz Irma Poretsky Robin Jeweler & Laurence Wiseman Dennis & Julie Ratner Alexandra & Michael Horowitz Rabbi Fred Reiner Paul Wright Sharon Rennert Constance Burtoff (center) with CJM staff Bernard & Ellen Young Adam Rubinson & Susan Weinstein Gifts up to $4,999 Stuart & Marlene Schooler Warren & Luciana Teitelbaum Anonymous Ira & Marcia Wagner Eric Biel & Dana Rosenfeld Susan Walsh William & Marjory Blumenthal Stuart & Pat Zuckerman Joe & Shelley Brodecki Janice & Herbert Broner Congregational Campaign Support Robert & Maria Burka Agudas Achim Congregation Gail & Brian Burlant B’nai Israel Congregation Century Associates, LLC Congregation Har Shalom Nina Cohen Sixth & I Historic Synagogue Terrie Gale & Robert Adler Temple Micah Nathan & Esther Finkelstein Tikvat Israel Congregation Carl & Nancy Gewirz Washington Hebrew Congregation James & Christine Goldberg 11 COLLECTIONS ACQUISITIONS SPOTLIGHT: Portfolio used by Justice Louis D. Brandeis

This beautifully embroidered linen portfolio will help us share Brandeis’s story in the new core exhibition alongside other materials related to Brandeis and other Supreme Court Justices. Thank you to Frank & Ann Gilbert for this special addition to our collections!

12 13 Membership

MAJOR FUNDERS HERITAGE GUARDIAN Nathan and Mary Lynn Kotz Albert and Lillian Small Foundation Patty Alper and David Cohn Adas Israel Congregation Sandy Kronsberg and Gerald Skalka The Jewish Federation of Greater Margery and Stuart Elsberg Carolyn Alper Eddie J. Lenkin Charitable Trust Washington Sherry and Ronald Kabran Gerald and Ann Bass Carole Lewis and George Lane Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Jerome Kaplan Les and Jane Bergen Lichtenberg Family Foundation Foundation Paula Pascal Levine Sandy and Sally Berk Sandra Lotterman Marshall B. Coyne Foundation Wilma Probst Levy Steve Blacher Shelley Madden Sulica Fund Lisa Reiner Stuart and Diane Brown Jeffrey Menick George Wasserman Family Foundation Michelle Smith Samuel Brylawski and Gail Sonnemann Lawrence and Melanie Nussdorf The Wilczynski Foundation Joel Wind and Al Munzer Bernei and Amelie Burgunder Bruce and Amy Pascal The Cora and John H. Davis Foundation Sharon Burka Franklin and Jackie Paulson The Bernstein Family Foundation HISTORIAN Robert and Maria Burka Irene Pollin David and Constance Povich James and Linda Cafritz Sharon Chard-Yaron Sean and Anne Regan BENEFACTOR Sam and Meg Flax The Hon. Joan Churchill Stacy Reines Andrew Ammerman Patrick and Tracey Gallagher Stanley Cohen June and Marvin Rogul Michael Goldstein and Susan Bales Paula Goldman Nancy and Edwin Colodny Gerald and Susan Small Savitsky Sonia Herson Murray and Marilyn Hammerman Joseph and Kathleen Dreyfuss Hubert Schlosberg Burton Reiner Linda and Jerry Herman Irwin and Ginny Edlavitch Neal and Jacqueline Shear Albert and Shirley Small Jane and Philip Hochberg The Hon. Stuart Eizenstat Russell and Judy Smith Sherry Bindeman Kahn and David Kahn Barbara and Gary Faigen Gene Sofer and Judith Bartnoff LEGACY Don Melman and Elizabeth Margosches James Feldman and Natalie Wexler Robert and Catherine Solomon Richard S. Alper and Kate Herrod Franklin and Jackie Paulson Esther and Bert Foer Alex and Marlem Stein Dorothy Canter Peggy Pearlstein Maryann Friedman John Tolleris Arlene Cherner Lloyd and Jeanne Raport Carl and Nancy Gewirz Annie Totah Bernard and Sarah Gewirz Michael and Deborah Salzberg Frank and Ann Gilbert Liliane Willens Edward and Irene Kaplan Marlene Singer Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Robin Jeweler and Laurence Wiseman Martin and Marky Kirsch Gwen Zuares James and Christine Goldberg Robert and Arlene Kogod Louis C. & Celia K. Grossberg Foundation Alan and Paula Wiseman Howard Morse and Laura Loeb Shannon & Luchs Insurance Company Christopher Wolf and James Beller Ilan Scharfstein Michael and Judith Herman Robert and Phyllis Wolff Sidney and Peggy Silver Alexandra and Michael Horowitz Joseph and Carole Wolinsky Pat and Robert Silverman Shirley Jacobs Cathleen Zepelin Albert H. and Tina Small Patricia P. Karp Diane Wattenberg John and Renata Kossow

14 TRUSTEE Robert and Arlene Bein Ruth and Frank Ernst Sherry and Stuart Kaswell Leonard and Helen Abel David and Roberta Benor Suzanne and Enrique Fefer Peter and Margarita Khmelnitsky David and Naomi Balto Arnold Berke and Jacob Pearce Elaine Feidelman and Irwin Shuman Susan and Morris Klein Phyllis Baylin Dava Berkman Steve and Mindy Feirman Elsie and James Klumpner Allan and Michele Berman Donald Berlin Irwin and Marilyn Feldman Lynn Koiner David and Rebecca Burka Judy and David Bernanke Charles Fenly and Sonia Yoffe-Fenly Carole Kolker Lee and Ellen Burstyn George Bernstein Ruth and Barry Fishman Barry and Patricia Kriegsfeld Tamara and Harry Handelsman Elyse and Jeff Bernstein Tanga FitzGibbon Merrill Lavine and Howard Boltansky Rachel Katz Eric Biel and Dana Rosenfeld Annette and Bernard Forseter Elihu Leifer Nancy Kronheim Herbert Bixhorn Jay and Linda Freedman Michael and Susan Lerner Michelle Leavy Kara Blond and Avi Lerner Barry Friedman Herbert and Dianne Lerner Bruce and Kimberly Levin Sheldon and Paola Bolasny Martin and JoEllen Frost Joanne and Paul Levine Philip Margolius Alexander Boyar and Nancy Cohen Dene and Mel Garbow Paul and Katie Levit David and Kathleen Miller Dan and Fani Brandenburg Jennifer and Michael Gelman Ronald and Rosalind Levy Herlene and Yaacov Nagler Joel and Bernice Breslau Marjorie and Stanley Gertzman Jerome and Sara-Mae Lewis David and Glenna Osnos Scott Brody Sonya Gichner Jim and Sherri Lieberman Brenda Pascal Arlene Brown The Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Robert and Jane Loeffler Barbara and Mark Rabin Gary and Leni Buff Robin Glantz Paul Love and Kathryn Sklar William and Renay Regardie Jeffrey and Marc Burka Gordon Glaser and Mary Jo Robinson Karen and John Lowe Adam Rubinson and Susan Weinstein Scott and Marcy Burka Leonard Goldberg Alison Luchs and Richard Best Charles and Jean Samuels Rhona and David Byer Lotte Goldman Carol and Bob Luskin Joan Schaffer and Ed Comer David Cantor Robert Goldman Linda and Jonathan Lyons Mary Beth Schiffman and David Tochen Carol Carpenter Michael Goldstein Andrew and Julie Mannes Edwin and Sondra Schonfeld Susan Catler and Keith Secular Bruce Goldstein Jonathan Mansfield Estelle Schwalb Ruth and Edward Cogen Susan Grandis Goldstein and Glenn and Michelle Marcus Ina Smith-Tornberg Sharon and Glen Cohany Steve Goldstein Daniel and Maeva Marcus Frank Spigel Barry Cohen Saadia and Lily Greenberg Maurice and Inger Margulies Stefan and Marilyn Tucker Lois Cohen Paul Greenberg and Richard Billingsley Zena and Paul Mason Susan Walsh Arthur Cohen and Elizabeth Karcher Lorna Grenadier Rona and Allan Mendelsohn David and Lee Wittenstein Ann Cohen Norman and Joan Gurevich Sander and Irene Mendelson Beth Cooper Leo and Lorraine Halpert Stephen Messner DONOR, PATRON, AND SPONSOR Carolyn Crouch Patricia Hartge and Alan Strasser Eugene and Sandra Meyer Michael and Helen Dalton Karen and Brendan Herron Ellen and Roger Miller Daniel Alpert Hal and Bonnie Davis Carole and John Hirschmann Marvin and Betty Morse Seth Ammerman William Davis David and Marcia Hoexter Sumner and Phyllis Myers Joshua and Alyssa Ammerman Laurence and Natalie Dickter I. Robert and Linda Horowitz Pamela Nadell and Edward Farber Susan and Alan Apter Jeffrey and Yvonne Distenfeld Elinor and Norman Horwitz David and Ruth Naftaly Samuel and Devora Arbel Sheldon and Laurie Dosik Rochelle Jaffe Lawrence Neff Linda Arret Glenn and Cindy Easton Michael and Gail Kaltman Jo-Ann Neuhaus Martin Auerbach Andrew and Barbara Effron Herschel and Ruth Kanter William and Elissa Oshinsky Samuel Barr Ellen and David Epstein Sam and Leslie Kaplan George and Sharyl Overhiser Eugene and Marilee Bass Judith and Eric Erdheim Sally Kaplan Raymond Paretzky and Karen Zacharia 15 Craig Pascal and Victor Shargai Andrew and Lisa Shulman INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY Rochelle Jaffe Girard and Carol Perone Lawrence and Roberta Shulman Hilde and Colin Alter Leonard Jewler Susan and Jack Pevenstein Margaret Siegel Simon and Ellen Atlas Roz Jonas Geraldine Pilzer Douglas and Charlotte Siegler Vincent Berg Richard and Barbara Kaufman Sandy and Richard Pollen Seth and Stacy Silber Herbert and Cynthia Berkowitz Lynn Koiner Lynn Povich and Stephen Shepard Leslie Silverstone Philip and Toby Berman Madeline Kracov Deborah Prigal Alik Simantov Susan Berson Elihu Leifer Judith Rabinowitz and Joel Fischman Gail Singer and Ira Russcol Arthur and Carol Besner Bob and Jane Levey Linda Ravdin Michael Singer Fred Block Jeanne Levin Fred and Elana Rednor Carol Lee Skinner Donald and Janet Brady Alan and Judith Lewis William and Renay Regardie Rebekah Sobel and Joel Kelty Helene Brecher Robert and Benita Lubic Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff John Squire and Debra Taylor Ravelle Brickman Ernest and Madalyn Marcus Michael Richman Gary and Daphne Steinberg Keith Brooks Marc and Anne Mayerson Howard and Danielle Riker Philip Sternberg Bill Brown Patricia Mckim James and Patricia Ritzenberg Fred and Lauren Sternburg Don Budowsky Jack and Micaela Mendelsohn Joseph and Dorene Rosenthal Thomas Stiyer Sherman Cohn Howard Mortman Bruce and Bonnie Rosenthal Lisa Stuart Rosalyn Doggett Barry and Rochelle Naft John and Susan Rosenthal Mark and Fran Sugar Alison Drucker Cynthia and Jeffrey Peterman Victoria Roth Randy and Harriet Tritell Suzanne Eichhorn Arlene Polangin Eliana Sachar Andrew Tulumello Harriet Epstein Bonnie Rich Stephen and Helene Sacks Anita Turk Rob and Marsha Epstein Rod Ross Stephen and Eileen Samuels Phil and Emily Ugelow Daniel and Harriette Farber Michael Russell Ronald Sann Richard and Susan Ugelow Dianne and Charles Feldman Carl and Mary Saperstein Elias Savada David and Lori Vise Julie Rabinowitz and Joel Fischman Barry and Anne Schenof Raymond and Phyllis Scalettar Pauline Weinstein Linda Mae and Irving Fleishman Rise and Ronald Schlesinger Alan and Geraldine Schechter Rosa Wiener Janice and Alan Frankle Sharon Seidel Lois Schiffer Robert and Gail Wilensky Patricia Franklin Bonnie and Neil Sherman Susan Schiffer and Mitchell Goldstein Joshua and Judith Wind David and Sheryl Friedlander Bert and Nancy Silver Neil and Aylin Schlussel Paul Wright Art and Sharyn Fuchs Melanie Solomon Mark and Lisa Schneider David Yaffe Steven and Sheila Gale Jerry Stein Jonathan and Beverly Schnitzer Gerson and Shirley Yalowitz Sherry Gillespie Howard and Hollis Stein Stuart and Marlene Schooler Irving and Carol Yoskowitz Rita Glazer Barry and Audrey Suskind Robert and Diana Seasonwein Rabbi Daniel and Louise Zemel Michael Goldin Herbert Tanenbaum Rita Segerman Stanley Zupnik Jerry and Joan Goldstein Jordan Tannenbaum Joseph and Judith Semo Hershel and Judith Shanks Tom and Joan Goldwasser Martha and Robert Tracy Hershel and Judith Shanks Douglas and Charlotte Siegler Jonathan Granby Bruce Waxman Leslie Shapiro Leslie Silverstone Claudette Greenblat David Weinstein Stephen Shapiro Andrew Tulumello Michael and Phyllis Greene Renee Weitzner Robert and Elise Shapiro Burt Greenstein Avi and Chagit West Laura Sherman Samuel Guggenheimer Marjorie Zapruder Gail and Yashar Shirazi Esther and Eugene Herman Lisa Zornberg

16 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS PAST PRESIDENTS Howard Morse, President Robert Shosteck* Albert H. Small, Jr., Vice President Hyman J. Cohen* Pat Silverman, Treasurer Bernard I. Nordlinger* Adam Rubinson, Secretary Hon. Milton S. Kronheim, Jr.* Alexandra Horowitz, At-Large Henry Brylawski* Stuart Zuckerman, At-Large William B. Wolf, Jr.* Russell Smith, Immediate Past President C. Haskell Small* Nathan I. Silberberg* BOARD MEMBERS Bernard S. Glassman* Andrew Ammerman Donald Wolpe* Gerald Bass Dr. Jonathan Grossman* Sharon Burka Dr. Jonathan P. Siegel* Dorothy Canter Robert I. Silverman* Esther Foer Leonard Abel Tracey Gallagher Dr. Michael L. Goldstein* Sherry Bindeman Kahn James Goldberg CHAIR OF THE HONORARY SOCIETY OF FELLOWS Wilma Probst Levy David Burka Lillian Small* Ernie Marcus Samuel Flax DIRECTORS Lisa Reiner Paula Goldman Albert H. Small Marlene Singer Richard S. Alper HONORARY PRESIDENT Gene Sofer Frank Gilbert HONORARY DIRECTORS Aaron Goldman* John Tolleris Dr. Peggy Pearlstein Carolyn Alper Joel Wind Stuart Zuckerman Stuart Bindeman *Of blessed memory Diane Abelman Wattenberg Sidney J. Silver Ryna Cohen Laurence Wiseman Samuel Brylawski Nancy Colodny Paul Wright Russell Smith Maryann Friedman Brenda Pascal INCOMING BOARD MEMBERS Barbara Rein Nancy Alper Hubert Schlosberg Stacy Burdett Rabbi Matthew Simon Ricki Gerger Hadassah Thursz Stuart Youngentob Stephen Joel Trachtenberg

17 18 STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND ADVISORS

We are fortunate to work with a distinguished team of historians, educators, curators, and other museum professionals and community partners. ACADEMIC ADVISORS EDUCATORS ADVISORY COUNCIL MUSEUM EXPERIENCE ADVISORS VOLUNTEERS Jane Levey, Consulting Curator, Rabbi Rachel Ackerman, Senior Rabbi, Freddie Adelman, Smithsonian Associates We are infinitely grateful to our team Managing Editor of Washington Temple Shalom Susan Ades, Smithsonian Exhibits of volunteers who helped us in 2019: History, Historical Society of Aaron Bregman, Jewish History Michael Haley Goldman, Washington, D.C. Department Head, Charles E. Smith Holocaust Memorial Museum Stanton Abramson Samir Meghelli, Ph.D., Chief Curator, Jewish Day School Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Ph.D., Les Bergen Smithsonian Anacostia Community Cynthia Peterman, Jewish Studies New York University, POLIN Museum Shelly Buring Museum Educator/Consultant, Creator & Sharon Klotz, National Museum of Janice Goldblum Denise D. Meringolo, Ph.D., Associate Executive Director, The Jewish American History Elsie Klumpner Professor of History and Director of Teacher Project Zachary Levine, National Building Merrill Lavine Public History, University of Maryland, Gale Robertson, Family Programs Museum Ted Leibovitz Baltimore County Manager, National Museum of Laura Schiavo, Ph.D., The George Mark Livingston Pamela S. Nadell, Ph.D., Patrick Natural History Washington University Rachel Rosenfeld Clendenen Chair in Women’s & Stephanie Tankel, Director of Religious Marlene Singer Gender History, Education, Washington Hebrew INTERNS Lauren B. Strauss, Ph.D., Scholar Congregation STAFF in Residence and Director of Special thanks to our amazing Sharon Tash, Director of Education, Kara Blond, Executive Director Undergraduate Studies, Jewish Studies Temple Micah interns for their important work: Samantha Abramson, Museum Educator Program, American University (*Senior Lauren Wilson, Director of Community Abigail Beatty, The George Washington Stephany Fry, Museum Educator Consulting Curator) Engagement, National Building University Jaclyn Kimball, Program Associate Avi West, Senior Education Officer, Museum Jonathan Edelman, The George Michelle Malet, Director of Development The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington University Rebekah Sobel, PhD, Director of Washington Rachael Friedenberg, University of Interpretation Eric S. Yellin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mary Washington Wendy Turman, Deputy Director History & American Studies, University Blake Harris, American University of Richmond (*Senior Consulting Curator)

IN MEMORIAM: Dr. Michael Goldstein In June 2019 we lost our friend and colleague Dr. Michael Goldstein, who served as president of the Jewish Historical Society from 1991–93 and most recently served on the Governance Committee and the Executive Director Search Committee. Michael’s strategic thinking and guidance as the Society continued to grow and evolve, his scholarly historian approach and his expansive thinking still resonates within the work we are doing now to create the Capital Jewish Museum. 19 Financial Statements STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES for the Year Ended December 31, 2018 4% Operating Revenue and Support IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS Contributions & Grants $ 3,232,473 84% 10% OPERATING Program Fees & Other Income 79,225 INTEREST & DIVIDENDS CONTRIBUTIONS REVENUE AND & GRANTS Interest & Dividends 377,646 2% SUPPORT In-Kind Contributions 149,893 PROGRAM FEES & OTHER INCOME Total Operating Revenue and Support $ 3,839,237 Expenses Program $ 697,601 Administrative Services 139,686 Fundraising 167,265 17% FUNDRAISING Total Expenses $ 1,004,552

Change in Net Assets from Operations $ 2,834,685 69% 14% EXPENSES PROGRAM Non-Operating Activities ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Realized and unrealized gain on investments $ -700,685 Depreciation and amortization -12,525

Total non-operating activities -713,210

Change in Net Assets $ 2,121,475

Net Assets, beginning of year 21,485,311 The complete financial statements, including the audit report of our independent accountants, Rogers & Co., are available by contacting our Net Assets, end of year 23,606,786 office at (202) 789–0900.

20 CJM By the Numbers 30,000 SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY ACROSS 4 FLOORS

PROGRAMMING FOR 2,276 ADULTS TOURS AND PROGRAMS AND YOUTH FOUNDING TEEN 45 OFFERED IN 2019 367 17 COUNCIL MEMBERS

MOVED 273-TON HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE FOR 3RD TIME 32,873 VIEWS OF HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE’S MOVE AS 1,789 $4.9M CAMPAIGN TIME-LAPSE VIDEO FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS DOLLARS RAISED IN 2019 Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum 1319 F St. NW Suite 810 Washington, D.C., 20o04 (202) 789–0900 CapitalJewishMuseum.org [email protected]

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