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Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington

The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington and its Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum preserve, chronicle, and present the story of the local Jewish community through archival collections, exhibits, educational programs, publications, and the restoration and preservation of the oldest synagogue building in the nation's capital. The Society is an independent, nonprofit organization supported by membership dues, contributions, endowments and private and public grants.

http://www.jhsgw.org/

  • Historian Anthony Cohen recounts the gripping tale of his ancestor Patrick Sneed’s flight from slavery in 1849. Cohen details his research uncovering his Jewish-Indian-Irish-African slave ancestry as he reconstructed Sneed’s route from Georgia to Canada along the Underground Railroad.
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    Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington