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BY HANNAH MOSCOVITCH, BEN CAPLAN, BARRY BY CHRISTIAN BARRY
SEPTEMBER 7–25, 2022
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I hope you will join us in community again next month when we present Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel. Through the eyes of Esther, an African American seamstress, we see the intimate lives of 1905 Lower East Side Manhattan where many people find their hopes and dreams for love and success met with the harsh realities of city living. This beautiful story was adapted into an opera last year that will be shown on PBS later this month. We are delighted to be staging Nottage’s original play for you in the coming weeks.
Our season continues in 2023 with Seth Rozin’s hilarious comedy, Two Jews Walk Into A War…, Emily Mann’s ode to a feminist icon, Gloria: A Life, and Stephen Laughton’s urgent look at antisemitism in the UK, One Jewish Boy. It would be good to have you with us all season, so consider subscribing to ensure you don’t miss out. Make sure to tell your friends and family so they can join you at the theater too. Together we can behold how sweet, joyous, and pleasant it is to be in community together.
“How good and pleasant it is join together community.”
3 Dear Friends, דחי םג םיחא תבש םיענ–המו בוט–המ הנה
LETTER FROM THEATER J'S MANAGING DIRECTOR ה״ב
This rough translation of Psalm 133 inspires us as we welcome you to Theater J’s 22-23 season. Our mission as a theater and as a program of the Edlavitch DCJCC is to create a space to gather in community, for good, and for pleasure. As we planned this season on the heels of unprecedented times, we found ourselves turning to stories of triumph and resilience, joy and hope. We were also drawn to shows that would give us a sense of greater belonging to the fabrics of community that stretch across time and borders. And we were gratified to discover that our own urgent need to communicate, to share, and to listen was met by a world of collaborators possessed by an equally urgent need. You will see what we mean right away, as we kick off our season with this trio of visionary talents from Canada, Ben Caplan, Christian Barry, and Hannah Moscovitch. They will rock us to our klezmer cores in the season’s opener: Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story.
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After that, we’re bringing back The Pianist of Willesden Lane. After a sold-out run at the Kennedy Center, Grammy®-nominated pianist Mona Golabek makes her triumphant return in what will be one of the most powerful performances in Theater J’s history. Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during the Blitz, The Pianist of Willesden Lane combines enthralling storytelling with breathtaking live performances of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and more.
Bruce A. Cohen
The Family of H. Max & Josephine F. Ammerman and Andrew R. Ammerman
SUPPORTING PRODUCER
National Endowment for the Arts Family Foundation Revada Foundation of the Logan Family Kay Richman and Daniel Kaplan Share Fund
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Helene and Robert Schlossberg Barney Shapiro and Susan Walker
The Morningstar TheSariFoundationR.HornsteinMarinusand
THANK YOU TO OUR 2022/2023 SEASON SPONSORS 4 LEADING PRODUCER The Bridge Fund, The Government of the District of Columbia DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Covenant
Alfred Munzer and Joel Wind
Minna B. Koster Foundation
Patti and Jerry Sowalsky
Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story is supported by The Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC
This production is funded by the Arthur Tracy "The Street Singer" Endowment Fund which honors the legacy of renowned singer and entertainer Arthur Tracy. This production is supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Patti and Mitchell Herman
Ginny and Irwin Edlavitch
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The Shubert Foundation Arthur Tracy Fund George Vradenburg Weinberg and Norbert Hornstein
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Thanks to The Citadel Theatre and the Theatre Arts Residency program at Banff Centre for their contributions to the development of Old Stock, and to our co-production partners at the National Arts Centre. Thanks to the Azrieli Foundation for their support of Old Stock's 2020/21 touring activity. Thanks to 2b’s Supporting Sponsor Cox & Palmer. This work premiered in 2017 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the Waiting Room.
The production runs 80 minutes with no intermission.
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OLD STOCK: A Refugee Love Story created by Hannah Moscovitch, Ben Caplan, & Christian Barry 7–25, 2022 Hannah Moscovitch Christian Barry Songs Ben Caplan & Christian Barry* for Traveler’s Curse by Geoff Berner, The Happy People by Danny Rubenstein, and Od Yishama by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach Music Composed by Graham Scott Wanderer, Guitar and Banjo..........Ben Caplan Shaina Silver-Baird Eric Da Costa and Graham Scott Jamie Kronick Christine Oakey Louisa Adamson William Fallon Graham Scott Rebecca Desmarais Taylor Kiechlin Louisa Adamson & Christian Barry Louisa Adamson & Christian Barry Jordan Palmer, Graham Scott, Christian Barry, & Ben Caplan Carly Beamish Laura Vingoe-Cram Susan Stackhouse
Luciana Fernandes, RBC Emerging Artist-in-Residence
Chelsea Dickie, Administration & Outreach Manager
ABOUT 2b theatre company
Rebecca Desmarais, Director of Touring
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FOR 2b theatre company:
2b is represented by touring agent Menno Plukker (Menno Plukker Theatre Agent Inc.) menno@mennoplukker.com.
2b is a Halifax-based, internationally-acclaimed theatre company creating works for the regional, national, and international stages. Led by Artistic Director Christian Barry, 2b creates, develops, and produces new work that is distinguished by innovation in staging, polish in design, and virtuosity in performance. Our work is part of the evolution of contemporary theatre aesthetics. We are also an incubator, central to a thriving national theatre community, that offers a range of creation, performance, and production opportunities for arts professionals from our region and 2bhttp://2btheatre.combeyond.wouldliketothankAndrew Cull, Taryn Kawaja, Kathryn McCormack, Ryan Parker, Vanessa Sabourin, and Jeff Schwager for their participation in the workshopping and development of this project.
2b theatre company is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
Francesca Masters, Director of Development & Communications
LaMeia Reddick, Executive Director Jacob Sampson, Associate Artistic Director
Thanks to the Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture, and Heritage for their support of this show and of arts and culture in Nova Scotia.
Christian Barry, Artistic Director
Gloria Mok, RBC Emerging Artist-in-Residence
Louisa Adamson, Managing Director & Director of Production
2b theatre company receives operating support from the Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Nova Scotia, and the city of Halifax.
7 • Traveller's Curse *written by Geoff Berner • You've Arrived • Truth Doesn't Live in a Book • Od Yishama *by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach • The Happy People *written by Danny Rubenstein • Minimum Intervals • Plough the Shit • Lullaby • Fledgling • What Love Can Heartbreak Allow *songs written by Ben Caplan and Christian Barry except where indicated*
–Hannah Moscovitch
PLAYWRIGHT’S NOTES
SONGS
The text in this project is the story of my paternal family. When there have been gaps in my knowledge of actual events, I have taken artistic liberties. For instance, I do not know the full story of how my great-grandfather Chaim Moscovitch’s family died in Romania. And because I have often been working from incomplete information, I have discovered over the course of this project that I have parts of my family’s history wrong. In two instances, I decided to leave my inaccuracies in the text. I originally thought that Chaya was older than Chaim; I later found out from a census that they were in fact the same age. And I believed that Sam Moscovitch, my grandfather, was the oldest child in the family. He was in fact the second child: his sister Mary (Michal) Moscovitch was the firstborn.
is settling refugees from conflict zones including the Middle East and North Africa. Unfortunately, Islamophobia and xenophobic attitudes are still alive and well in Canada making the transition even more difficult for refugees from these areas. If you would like to dig deeper, here is a list of resources.
LOCALLY: • HIAS
Pogrom is a Russian word meaning to wreak havoc and destroy violently. The word is most commonly used to reference brutal attacks on Jewish people between 1881-1921 in Russia and Eastern Europe. These mob attacks wiped out entire Jewish communities. As the pogroms became more frequent, millions of Jews were forced to leave their homes in search of safety. The Holocaust is often referred to as “The Last Pogrom”.
• Canadian Red Cross Part of the international humanitarian organization Red Cross/Red Crescent, the Canadian Red Cross is helping to support the efforts of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in
• Oxfam Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working around the world to find solutions to poverty and support human rights.
By WWI, Canada’s Jewish population was over 100,000. While Canada was a new home, many Jewish refugees were met with antisemitism and continued marginalization.
• Doctors Without Borders Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières, operates medical facilities inside countries like Syria and supports more than 100 clinics, health posts and field hospitals in the country.
Over the next hundred years Canada would accept thousands of refugees escaping war and persecution from places such as Hungary, Chile, Uganda, Vietnam, and the former Today,Yugoslavia.Canada
• Amnesty International Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization with a focus on human rights.
• United Nations Refugee Agency
OTHER CHARITIES:
The UNHCR coordinates UN refugee responses, including support for host countries providing assistance for refugees.
The IOM is an intergovernmental organization which provides services and support to governments and migrants.
• Unicef Canada
RESOURCESSyria.
Headquartered in Silver Spring, MD, HIAS works around the world to protect refugees who have been forced to flee their homelands because of who they are, including ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities. For more than 130 years, HIAS has been helping refugees rebuild their lives in safety and dignity.
The United Nations Children's Fund is a child-focused humanitarian organization operating in 192 countries.
• International Organization for Migration
Sunday, September 18 following the 2:00 PM performance
Wednesday, September 15 following the 7:30 PM performance
The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations, and persecution has now crossed the staggering milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and other conflicts. While this number is hard to even comprehend, it is made up of individual human beings with hopes, dreams, and realities that must be faced every day. So where do we find hope? To complement our Theater J production of Old Stock, A Refugee Love Story we invite you to hear from a panel of speakers presenting different perspectives on the refugee crisis the world is experiencing and how we move forward.
Theater J is dedicated to taking its dialogues beyond the stage, offering public discussion forums which explore the theatrical, cultural, and social elements of our art throughout the year. Below are the events planned during the run of Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story. Guests and times subject to change. All events are free and open to everyone.
SUNDAY SYMPOSIUM: Learn about the work of the immigrant and refugee service organization HIAS through a panel moderated by Sonya Weisburd, director of the Edlavitch DCJCC’s Morris Cafritz Center for Social Responsibility.
CAST TALKBACK: Join members of the cast to ask your burning questions about their artistic practice and the production.
Monday, September 12, 7:00 PM
CREATIVE CONVERSATION: An insider’s reflection on the creative process. Artists answer questions and offer insight about design, inspiration, rehearsal, and collaboration.
BEYOND THE STAGE
SPECIAL EVENT: LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS
Sunday, September 11 following the 2:00 PM performance
Louisa Adamson - Production Manager, Co-Lighting and Set Designer
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Christian Barry - Director, Co-Lighting and Set Designer
Louisa works with 2b theatre company, Accidental Mechanics Group, ReWork Productions, and Kazan Co-op and delighted to be working on several new projects with Home Economics Project, Kinuk Studio / Ursula Johnson, and Avondale Artist’s Village. Past work includes: Spatz Theatre, Zuppa Theatre, Eastern Front Theatre and The Atlantic Film Festival. Nominated for 2018 NYC Drama Desk Awards; Best Set Design and Best Lighting Design. Recipient of the Scotland Herald Angel Award and the ‘little devil’ award and 7 Merritt Awards for Stage Management and Design. Graduate of the Technical Scenography Program at Dalhousie University.
Carly Beamish is a Costume Designer and Builder. She completed her B.A. in Costume Studies at Dalhousie University but now lives and works in Toronto. Carly has stitched and dressed shows at Mirvish Theatre (Book of Mormon, Piaf/Dietrich, Anastasia), designed costumes for Lifetime movie A Killer In My Home and recently had the pleasure of stitching on Ross Petty’s Little Red Robin Hood, The National Ballet of Canada’s Swan Lake and Stratford’s Chicago Notable treasured positions from her time in Halifax include Stitcher at Neptune Theatre (Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Shrek, Great Expectations); Dresser and Head of Wardrobe for Symphony Nova Scotia’s The Nutcracker; Costume Designer/ Builder for local productions (Waiting For Bardot, Playing House, EDNOS). Carly is thrilled to have had the opportunity to work with such an extraordinary team of artists on Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story Ben Caplan - The Wanderer Ben Caplan released his first studio album in 2011, and has spent the last ten years recording music and performing in music clubs and theatres around the world. For the ten year anniversary of his first music release, Caplan has recorded a retrospective collection of stripped back re-interpretations of songs from across his catalogue. The album, entitled Recollection, was released in October of 2021 followed by an extensive European and Canadian tour.
Christian Barry is a multi-award winning director and theatre-maker from Halifax, Nova Scotia. His productions have toured to prestigious festivals and theatres around the world. Christian was nominated for four individual Drama Desk Awards in 2018, including Best Director, and received a nomination for Best Production. Other select awards: Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Production, Three Theatre NS Merritt Awards for Outstanding Direction (nine nominations), Two for Outstanding New Play, and two for Outstanding Lighting Design. Christian received the Halifax Mayor’s award for an Emerging Artist, the Urjo Kareda residency at the Tarragon Theatre, and is a winner of the Nova Scotia Masterworks Award - the largest arts prize in the province. He was also a finalist for the 2019 Siminovitch Prize for Directing. Directing credits for 2b: Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, What a Young Wife Ought to Know, The God that Comes, Homage, Revisited, The Russian Play, The Story of Mr. Wright, East of Berlin, Manners of Dying, and Cherry Docs.
Louisa is a theatre maker & manager, a collaborator in design & production, a builder of systems & spaces, an instructor & consultant based in Kji'puktuk/Halifax N.S.
Carly Beamish - Costume Design
Eric Da Costa - Chaim, Clarinet & Various Eric is very excited to be a part of 2b theatre’s Old Stock. He is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy where he studied theatre in NYC and LA. He has been a musician for as many years as he has been a performer, so this opportunity is an exciting one. Previous credits include: Annie, Honk!, Snow White: the Panto, Peter Pan: the Panto (Drayton Entertainment), Key Change (Globe Theatre Regina), Hollywood Hits (Stage West Calgary). Huge thanks to the entire Old Stock team and as always, special thanks to family and friends for their constant support. This one is for Grandpa Da Costa.
William Fallon - Sound Engineer Sound Mixer (selected): Passing Strange, The Wild Party, Once On This Island, Falsettos (Musical Stage). Sound Designer (selected): Boy Falls From The Sky (Mirvish/Past Future Productions); Cliff Cardinal’s CBC Special (Imaginary Force); Mary Poppins (YPT); ONCE (The Grand Theatre); You Are Here (Thousand Islands/Musical Stage Co); Into The Woods (Thousand Islands). Associate/assistant Sound Designer (selected): Guys & Dolls, HMS Pinafore, A Chorus Line, A Little Night Music, The Sound of Music, Carousel, Crazy for You, and Man of La Mancha (Stratford); Life Reflected (National Arts Centre Orchestra). William is member of the IATSE Local 58 and Local ADC 659.
Hannah Moscovitch - Playwright Hannah Moscovitch is an acclaimed Canadian playwright, TV writer and librettist whose work has been widely produced in Canada as well as around the world. Hannah has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Trillium Book Award, the Nova Scotia Masterworks Award, both The Scotsman Fringe First and The Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Festival, and the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize administered by Yale University. She has been nominated for the international Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, New York City’s Drama Desk Award, and Canada’s Siminovitch Prize and Governor General’s Award (twice each). Past stage work includes East of Berlin, This is War, Bunny, What a Young Wife Ought to Know, Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, and her confessional work for the stage, Secret Life of a Mother (with Maev Beaty and Ann-Marie Kerr). Hannah has been a Playwright-In-Residence at Tarragon Theatre, in Toronto, since 2007.
Christine is a stage manager based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Some of her favourite and most recent credits include 6 seasons with Blyth Festival, Old Stock, When it Rains, Invisible Atom, Unconscious at the Sistine Chapel (2b), Woman in Black, Calendar Girls (Neptune Theatre), Hamlet (Below the Salt), The Children (Keep Good Theatre), The Boat (TNB/Neptune), Bittergirl (Charlottetown Festival) and 12 international
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Christine Oakey - Stage Manager
Jamie Kronick - Drumset Jamie Kronick, based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, lives a double artistic life as a session drummer and fine art photographer. www. jamiekronick.com
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Laura Vingoe-Cram - Assistant Director Laura is a freelance director and co-artistic director of Keep Good (Theatre) Company in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her recent directing credits include Crypthand (Galeforce Theatre), Love and Information (The fountain school of performing arts), The Children (Keep Good (Theatre) Company), Miss N’ Me (Eastern Front Theatre) Interactions with Art (Halifax Theatre for Young People) Time of Trouble (Opera Nova Scotia) Constellations (Keep Good (Theatre)Company). She recently completed a year at the Stratford Festival working as an assistant director under Nigel Shawn Williams and was a member of the Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Direction. In 2015 she graduated from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow with a masters in theatre directing.
Shaina Silver-Baird - Chaya, violin Shaina is thrilled to be playing Chaya and telling the story of Jewish immigrants like her own Bubbe and Zaide. Since graduating with a BFA from the Acting Conservatory at York University and the Professional Theatre Program at Citadel Theatre/Banff Centre, Shaina has been working as an actor, singer, songwriter and writer. Favourite acting roles include: Charlotte (Charlotte: A Tri-Colour Play with Music – Theaturtle, European Tour); Juliet (Romeo & Juliet – Citadel Theatre); Toba (Chasse Galerie - Soulpepper/Storefront Theatre, MyTheatre Award Nomination Outstanding Performance/ Dora Award Best Ensemble). She is also the lead singer/ songwriter for electro-pop band Ghost Caravan. Her single “Damn You” was Song of the Week on CBC Radio and 3 of her songs were featured in season 3 of “Kim’s Convenience” (CBC, Netflix). Upcoming she will be co-writing and starring in new digital series Less Than Kosher (Filmcoop/ HighballTV). For Josh, Emi, Mom and Dad. @shainasb and @ghostcaravan
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12 tours with Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia. She has twice received the Merritt award for Best Stage Manager, most recently in 2014. Christine currently is a part time teacher and production coach in the theatre department at Dalhousie University. She is a graduate of the University of King's College and the National Theatre School of Canada.
Graham Scott - Music Director, Keyboards and Accordion Graham is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary musicmaker. When he really wants to pull out all the stops for breakfast, he deploys his friend Allison’s sourdough pancake recipe! The night before, he prepares by dissolving 1 tbsp of yeast (or 2 tbsp of sourdough starter!) in 2 cups of warm water, then adds 1 tbsp of yogurt and 2 cups whole wheat flour, beating until smooth, then covering loosely to let sit on the counter overnight. In the morning, he stirs together 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp of salt, then mixes this together with last night's batter and lets it rest 15 minutes before cooking on a seasoned griddle over medium heat. He flips them over when the top is no longer shiny, et voilà—perfect sourdough pancakes!
Photo by Teresa Castracane.
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The Edlavitch DCJCC embraces inclusion in all its programs and activities. We welcome and encourage the participation of all people, regardless of their background, sexual orientation, abilities, or religion, including interfaith couples and families.
Theater J is a nationally-renowned, professional theater that celebrates, explores, and struggles with the complexities and nuances of both the Jewish experience and the universal human condition. Our work illuminates and examines ethical questions of our time, intercultural experiences that parallel our own, and the changing landscape of Jewish identities. As the nation’s largest and most prominent Jewish theater, we aim to preserve and expand a rich Jewish theatrical tradition and to create community and commonality through theatergoing experiences.
“The most influential Jewish theater company in the nation.”
• Page 13: Jamie Smithson in The Wanderers by Anna Ziegler. Photo by Teresa Castracane. Daven Ralston and Billy Finn in Jonathan Safran Foer's Everything is Illuminated. Adapted by Simon Block. Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
• Page 4: Paul Morella in Compulsion or the House Behind by Rinne Groff. Photo by Stan Barouh. Cast of Nathan the Wise by Gotthold Ephriam Lessing. Photo by Ryan Maxwell Photography. Michael Russotto and Cody Nickell in Tuesdays with Morrie by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom. Photo by Teresa Castracane. Naomi Jacobson in Becoming Dr. Ruth by Mark St. Germain.
David Lloyd Olson (Theater J Managing Director) made his stage debut at age five at the Marcus JCC of Atlanta preschool and is now proud to be one of the leaders of the nation’s largest professional Jewish theater. He most recently serving as managing director of Quintessence Theatre Group in northwest Philadelphia. He was manager of the executive office and board engagement at the Shakespeare Theatre Company where he supported the transition of the theater’s artistic directorship from Michael Kahn to Simon Godwin. He was a founding company member of Pointless Theatre in Washington, DC, where he served for ten years as managing director, during which time the company was awarded the John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company at the Helen Hayes Awards. He was an Allen Lee Hughes management fellow at Arena Stage and served as a Fulbright English teaching assistant in Valmiera, Latvia. He has twice been the recipient of a DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities fellowship program grant and was on the host committee of the 2016 Theatre Communications Group national conference. He attended the University of Maryland where he received a B.A. in theater from the College of Arts and Humanities and a B.A. in government and politics from the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. He is a member of Adas Israel Congregation.
—The Washington Post
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LOOKINGTRADITION!ATAPLAY THROUGH JUDAISM'S LENS
By Johanna Gruenhut, Associate Artistic Director
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The Jewish people, after a harrowing escape from Egypt, find themselves safely on the shores of a sea that parted for them, and they break out in song. Exodus 15:20-21: “Then Miriam…picked up a hand-drum, and all the women went out after her in dance with hand-drums. And Miriam chanted for them: Sing to the Holy One.” The first klezmer performance! Now, we find ourselves metaphorically (and with some luck) on the safer side of a harrowing time. What better way for us at Theater J to celebrate than with klezmer, the unique blend of music that traveled with Ashkenazi Jews after their exile from Israel/Judea/Palestine to Central and Eastern Europe. Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story is filled with klezmer music that sounds new, vibrant, and fresh, and at once magically ancient, hallowed—a kind of music that links the past and the present. Music can make sense of our emotions and experiences when words and reason fail us. We rely on music as a conduit and conductor of joy and sadness. Officially, there are ten songs designated in the Hebrew Bible, alongside scores of references to other instrumental and vocal music. We read descriptions of the musicians and vocalists who accompanied sacred processions. They played flutes, lyres, harps, tambourines, drums, and pipes. The sages teach that each instrument captures an aspect of the human condition: the drums our hearts, the flutes our inner spirits, and the stringed instruments the grace inherent in our motion. We read how this music transformed a disparate people into a nation, strangers into lovers, and a couple into a family. But it is not just what we read, but how we read. Music and song are essential to daily, Shabbat, and Festival prayers. Every phrase in the Torah has a sign to show how it should be sung or chanted. Melodies become the fabric of heritage. The word klezmer itself is an interesting one that says a lot about the role of music in Jewish tradition. It is a concatenation of two words, ‘kli’ (vessel) and ‘zemer’ (song) or music. The name elevates individual acts of musical creation to vessels that connect a flow of music through Jewish history, like a system of rivers, tributaries, and basins, from Miriam on the shores of the Red Sea to the characters of Old Stock on the shores of Canada.
Creative Director, Edlavitch DCJCC: Molly Winston Ticket Office Manager: Jasmine Jones Development Manager: Emily Gardner
Press Representative: Kendra Rubinfeld PR Technical Director: Thomas Howley
Resident Props Designer: Pamela Weiner
"Expanding the Canon" Commissioned Writers: Carolivia Herron, Harley Elias, Jesse Jae Hoon, Kendell Pickney, MJ Kang, Thaddeus McCants, and Zachariah Ezer Teaching Artists: Dr. Debra Caplan, Evan Casey, Sarah Corey, Felicia Curry, Naomi Jacobson, Aaron Posner, Howard Shalwitz, Dani Stoller, Holly Twyford, and Erin Weaver Education Programs Assistant: Erin Murphy
Senior Director of Institutional Advancement: Emily Jillson Theater J Managing Director: David Lloyd Olson Director of Production: Kevin Place Associate Artistic Director: Johanna Gruenhut
Chief Operating Officer: Bini W. Silver
Founding Artistic Director: Martin Blank OLD
Edlavitch DCJCC Chief Executive Officer: Dava Schub
Resident Production Stage Manager: Anthony O. Bullock
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Resident Casting Director: Jenna Place
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“Expanding the Canon” Rosh Beit: Sabrina Sojourner
Commissioned Writers: Lila Rose Kaplan, Caraid O’Brien, and Aaron Posner
House Managers and Ticket Office Associates: Mitchell Adams, Charlie Aube, Kaiya Lyons, KJ Moran Velz, Hadiya Rice, Sam Rollin, Robert Reeg, Jill Roos, Nitsan Scharf, and Mary-Margaret Walsh
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OLD REFUGEE LOVE STORY STAFF Head Electrician: Garth Dolan
Chief Financial Officer: Craig Mintz
Director of Patron Experience: Chad Kinsman
Load-in Crew: Tad Howley, David Higgins
Director of Stage Operations: Danny Debner
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OFFICERS Daniel Hirsch, President Johanna Chanin, Vice President Meredith Margolis, Vice President Janis Schiff, Vice President Jonathan Grossman, Treasurer David Goldblatt, Assistant Treasurer Benjamin D. Loewy, Secretary BOARD MEMBERS Barbara Abramowitz Janet B. Abrams Andrew Altman Joan MyrnaJonathanEvaJaclynSaraJenniferJordanMicheleBermanG.BermanLloydBookeyBradleyCohenLernerCohenDavisEdelmanFawcett ShannonArnoldMelanieAlysonAlfredSidBradRenaDebraDinaBrianFlaxGelfandGoldGoldbergGordonLackeyMoskowitzMunzerMyersFrancoNussdorfPolingerPowers
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Chief Executive Officer, Ex Officio FOUNDING DIRECTOR Ginny Edlavitch DIRECTORS EMERITI Stephen Altman Rose H. Cohen Jill MarthaGranaderWinter Gross Stephen Kelin William Kreisberg Saul DeborahPilchenRatner Salzberg John R. Risher, Jr.* Lynn Skolnick Sachs Mindy FrancineStrelitzZorn Trachtenberg Robert Tracy Ellen G. Witman VICE PRESIDENT EMERITUS Lee G. 2022-2023RubensteinTHEATER J COUNCIL
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Historical examples of intimate apparel that serve as inspiration for Kulemeka’s design.
TEXTILES TELL THE TALE IN INTIMATE APPAREL
Stitching a Story:
By Kevin Place, Theater J Producing Director
Hand tinted vintage photograph that inspires Kulemeka’s color palette for the costumes.
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S atin, silk, cotton, and lace: these fabrics adorn not only the characters in Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel but also title the scenes in this contemporary classic. The action of the play unfolds via textiles—the Crêpe de Chine and Valenciennes lace that we see Esther, an African American seamstress in turn-of-thecentury New York, turn lovingly into lingerie and the gabardine, chiffon, and Japanese silk sold to her by Mr. Marks, a Romanian Orthodox Jewish immigrant and Esther’s wouldbe love interest. The very act of sewing, and Esther’s talent with a sewing machine, frame the story’s narrative, as Nottage told Chicago Reader in 2022: “At the start of the play… the sewing machine is very much a symbol of her oppression that she feels locked into, and it at first seems unfulfilling to her… what she comes to understand is that the sewing machine is actually her tool of liberation. Because she has a relationship with this new machine, she’s able to really spin a life for herself.”
See Kulemeka’s costumes in action when Intimate Apparel takes the stage October 19 through November 13.
Costume designer Moyenda Kulemeka has longed to work on the show: "I feel a natural connection to Esther as I too have found liberation through garment design. So much of this story unfolds through fabric and the unseen labor force of the garment industry. Rarely, if ever, do we stop to think about the lives of those who make our clothes—let alone see their stories unfold onstage. The opportunity to show what is Kulemeka'sme."showunseen—bothusuallytheprivategarmentsthemselvesandthelaborthatgoesintothem—makesthissoexcitingtocolorpalette for the costumes is inspired by autochrome and hand-tinted photographs of the period, and the muted-but-distinct colors she sees in them. "This palette captures the romantic nostalgia of old photography, while still allowing for bold moments of striking, saturated color. It gives me the freedom to play with audience expectations of what people wore at the turn-of-thecentury; a chance to ensure this period piece tells a vibrant and invigorating story."
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"RARELY, IF EVER, DO WE STOP TO THINK ABOUT THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO MAKE OUR CLOTHES—LET ALONE SEE THEIR STORIES ONSTAGE."UNFOLD
Less than half of Theater J’s budget comes from ticket revenue. We are reliant on generous gifts from audience members like you, who see the value of having a thriving Jewish cultural center in the heart of the city. We invite you to join your friends and neighbors in supporting our work. With your gift, you’ll be recognizing the vital role Theater J plays in our community–a place where the stories of immigrants are proudly told, where we ask that theater engage both the head and the heart, and where we produce art that reminds you of who you are.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Theater J and the Edlavitch DCJCC commit to being an inclusive, safe, and welcoming space for all. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations from either patrons or staff. Please visit our website at theaterj.org to learn more about our policies and procedures.
WAYS TO GIVE Theater J accepts contributions by mail, phone, online, or through stock donation. Checks can be made payable to Theater J and mailed to 1529 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. For more information or to make a donation visit TheaterJ.org/Donate or contact Emily@theaterj.org or call 202.777.3225.
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
Theater J is dedicated to producing work that illuminates ethical questions of our time, examines the changing landscape of Jewish identities, and celebrates inter-cultural experiences. It is because of you, our community, our audience, our supporters, that Theater J has grown to be “the nation’s most prominent Jewish theater” (American Theatre Magazine).
Our building sits on the traditional homeland of the Nacotchtank (Anacostan), farmers and traders who lived along the banks of the Anacostia River. Beginning in 1608, European settlers decimated the Nacotchtank with disease, warfare, and forced removal. By the 1700s, the survivors fled to join other tribes to the north, south, and west, including the Piscataway Peoples, who continue to steward these lands from generation to generation. We know this acknowledgement is only a small step towards justice, and we ask that all of us learn about the past and present and invest in the future of our country’s Indigenous communities wherever we are.
ONLINE CLASSES FOR THEATER LOVERS
Mondays 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM ET | November 7 – December 5, 2022
ACCESSIBLE SEATING: The Edlavitch DCJCC has ramp access from the Q Street entrance and all our restrooms are ADA accessible. In the Goldman Theater, removable seats provide patrons with the opportunity to be seated with their companions while sitting in their wheelchair.
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PLAYS, RIGHT?: DISCUSSING THEATER WITH PLAYWRIGHTS
LARGE PRINT PROGRAMS: Large print programs are available at our Ticket Office, located on the first floor. Theater J respects and welcomes gender diversity. Please use the restroom which makes you most comfortable or most closely fits your gender identity or expression. An allgender restroom is located on the Lower Level.
OPEN CAPTIONING: Open Captioning is offered during one performance of each Theater J production.
Someone, maybe Dorothy Parker, once wrote “No one likes writing. Only having written.” Join our Associate Artistic Director and Director of Patron Experience as they put this witticism to the test through bighearted conversations with a diverse group of playwrights—including some who are noted nationally and internationally already and some who are soon to be. Each week you’ll read a new script and then engage its writer in a moderated discussion to learn more about their writing process and how they collaborate with directors, designers, and actors to bring their work from a blank page to a full stage.
ACCESSIBILITY AT THEATER J
Thursdays 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET | September 29 – October 27, 2022
Taught by Johanna Gruenhut and Chad Kinsman 5 sessions | $169 (Subscription & Angel Donor $149)
Deepen your knowledge or explore a new aspect of theater with our award-winning artists alongside fellow theater lovers. Register at theaterj.org/classes.
ASSISTIVE LISTENING: Assistive listening devices are free-of-charge and offered on a first-come, first-served basis at all performances.
STAGING HISTORY: PREPARING FOR GLORIA: A LIFE
How does a director move a play from concept to audience? How does she plan collaboration with writers, actors, and designers in the creation process? And how does she tackle telling the story of the iconic Gloria Steinem? Go inside of a director’s head as you peek into Holly Twyford’s preparation for Theater J’s spring 2023 production of Gloria: A Life. Sessions will feature behind-the-scenes insights into creative decision making, detailed analysis and conversations, and interviews with guest artists and experts. Get a true insider’s view of a production from the ground up with one of DC’s most accomplished directors and performers.
Taught by Holly Twyford 5 sessions | $169 (Subscription & Angel Donor $149)
JxJ’s year-round lineup of film and music continues with an all-new slate of insightful documentaries, and local musical acts, all presented in our state-of-the-art cinema and concert space, Cafritz Hall.
MUSICFILMS
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Thursday, September 15, 7:30 PM
Thursday, September 8, 7:30 PM
THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST Excerpts from The U.S. and the Holocaust explore America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history, shedding light on what the U.S. government and American people knew and did.
Thursday, October 20, 7:30 PM
JxJ Year-Round returns this Fall Browse the full lineup at JxJDC.ORG
LOVE & STUFF Told in the first person, Love & Stuff explores the transformative power of parenting, our complex and very emotional attachment to “stuff,” and what we really need to leave our children.
KATHERINE NEEDLEMAN & HANCHIEN LEE: A CELEBRATION OF DEGENERATE MUSIC Oboist Katherine Needleman and pianist Hanchien Lee celebrate music by composers banned by the Third Reich.
Thursday, September 29, 7:30 PM ‘TIL KINGDOM COME In this provocative look at strange political alliances, Israeli filmmaker Maya Zinshtein investigates the controversial bond between American evangelicals and Israel’s right wing and their influence on the Trump administration’s foreign policy.
PASSAGE TO SWEDEN Passage to Sweden tells the lesser-known stories of citizens in Scandinavia and Budapest during WWII, depicting the heroic actions of ordinary people who saved thousands of Jews and fellow countrymen.
Sunday, September 18, 5:00 PM
23 T H E A T R E WEEK K ICKOF FT H E A T R E WEEK K ICKOF F Performances, workshops, conversations, free food & drinks, SEP T EMBER 24, 2022 • 11AM - 4PM ARENA S TAGE • FREE! T H E A T R E WEEK K ICK O F FT H E A T R E WEEK K ICK O F F Explore everything that #dctheatre has to give! $22, $33, $44 T ICK E T S • FREE E V EN T S September 22 October 9, 2022 Details at theatreweek.org Performances, workshops, conversations, free food & drinks, giveaways, and fun from over 45 DC-area theatres SEP TEMBER 24, 2022 • 11AM - 4PM ARENA STAGE • FREE! T H E A T R E WEEK K ICKOF FW EEKT H E A T R E W EEK K ICKOF F Explore everything that #dctheatre has to give! $22, $33, $44 T ICK E T S • FREE E VEN T S September 22 October 9, 2022 S AT U R D AY, SE P T. 24 • A R E N A S TA G E & DISTRICT WHARF • F R E E ! Performances, workshops, conversations, free food & drinks, giveaways, and fun from over 45 DC-area theatres. Followed by an evening concert on the floating stage at District Wharf. Official Ticketing Partner Details at theatreweek.org Performances, workshops, conversations, free food & drinks, giveaways, and fun from ov 45 DC-area theatres SEP T EMBER 24, 2022 • 11AM - 4P ARENA S TAGE • FREE! T H E A T R E W EEK K ICK O F FT H E A T R E W EEK K ICK O F F THEATRE WEEK KICKOFF FEST & CONCERTTHEATRE WEEK KICKOFF FEST & CONCERT SEPT 14 – OCT 9 | US PREMIERE BY NATASHA GORDON DIRECTED BY TIMOTHY DOUGLAS *The Guardian ORDER TODAY! 240.644.1100 | RoundHouseTheatre.org Bethesda Metro: 1 Block | Convenient parking! ONE OF THE TOP 20 PLAYS OF THE 21ST CENTURY*
The Shubert Foundation Arthur Tracy Fund George Vradenburg Amy Weinberg and Norbert Hornstein
The Bridge Fund, The Government of the District of Columbia DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Covenant Foundation
Sponsoring Producer ($25,000–$99,999)
National Endowment for the Arts Nussdorf Family Foundation Revada Foundation of the Logan Family Kay Richman and Daniel Kaplan Share Fund
Schrager
David Fisher The Robert M. Fisher Memorial MindyFoundationGasthalter
Joan S. Wessel Alan and Irene Wurtzel
Enthusiasts ($1,000–$2,999) Suzanne Fefer Lois and Michael Fingerhut Fisher Family Fund Linda Lurie Hirsch Liza DalyaLevyand Edward Luttwak Vicki Robinson Trina and Lee G. Rubenstein
Alfred Sanders Irvin Wolloch Fund
Admirers ($500–$999) Louis Altarescu Barry GertrudeFriedman&Lawrence Gichner Fund for the Performing Arts Stephen Goldsmith Michael Halpern and Glenda Turner Alan LuciaHelgermanandFrederic Hill Nancy Limprecht and Rick Haines Laurie Lipton Arleen Enid Lustig Winton Eaheart Matthews, Jr. Alan McAdams and Ellen Dykes Dan CathyRavivand Marc Scheineson
FRIENDS OF THEATER J Theater J gratefully acknowledges the following donors who have given to our 2021-2022 Season since July 1, 2021. This list is current as of July 1, 2022.
Rhea Schwartz and Paul Wolff
Ginny and Irwin Edlavitch Patti and Mitchell Herman Dianne and Herb Lerner Alfred Munzer and Joel Wind
Supporting Producer ($18,000–$24,999)
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz JamesStuartFoundationEizenstatA.Feldman and Natalie Wexler
Leading Angels ($10,000–$17,999)
Cheryl Gorelick Meg and John Hauge Marion Ein Lewin The Morgan Fund at the Seattle SherryFoundationandLouis* Nevins Patricia Payne and Nancy Firestone Diane and Arnold Polinger Bella EvelynRosenbergSandground and Bill Perkins Hank Schlosberg The Leshowitz Family Foundation, Terry GeorgeSinger Wasserman Family Foundation, Inc. Sponsoring Angels ($6,000–$9,999)
Michele and Allan Berman Ann Loeb Bronfman Fund Susan and Dixon Butler Myrna Fawcett Ann and Frank* Gilbert Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater Fund Rae Grad and Manuel Schiffres Betsy Karmin and Manny Strauss Karen FrancesLehmann-EisnerMarshallandLewis
Howard Menaker and Patrick Gossett Nancy and Saul Pilchen
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Leading Producer ($100,000+)
Linda and Howard Berger Cathy S. Bernard Andrea Boyarsky-Maisel Mara Bralove and Ari Fisher Embassy of Canada Bonnie and Louis Cohen Bunny PatriciaDwinand
Estate of Marjory Goldman Jews of Color Initiative Kenneth and Amy Eisen Krupsky Sandra and Stephen Lachter Janet Leno and Peter Harrold Ellen and Gary Malasky Meredith Margolis and Gary UndineJeffGoodweatherMenickandCarl Nash Nora Roberts Foundation M. Craig Pascal Mita M. Schaffer and Tina M. Martin David and Peggy Shiffrin Les MarthaMorganDr.RichardSilvermanSollowayStuartSotskyStanleyWinterGross and Robert Tracy
Susie and Michael Gelman, The Morningstar Foundation Sari R. Hornstein The Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation
Elaine Reuben, The Timbrel Fund April Rubin and Bruce A. Ray Dr. Kathryn Veal Judy and Leo Zickler Supporting Angels ($3,000–$5,999)
The Family of H. Max & Josephine F. Ammerman and Andrew R. BruceAmmermanA.Cohen
Helene and Robert Schlossberg Barney Shapiro and Susan Walker Patti and Jerry Sowalsky
25 Devotees ($100 - $499) Anonymous (3) Randi MichaelAnthonyAltschulerBauerStollerand Jyl Braff Ann MichaelBreiterL.Burke and Carl W. Smith Wallace Chandler David Connick Jade EvelynEatonandBarry Epstein Nancy and Cary Feldman Elise A. Feingold Sharon Feldman Tracy Fisher Erica Raphael and Richard Friedman Ellen Kramarow and Jared Garelick Steven Garron Donna Gary Daniel and Marion Goldberg Debra Goldberg and Seth Waxman Jerald M. Goldberg Mark Goldberg David RobertaGoldsteinandMorton Goren Robert Gramss Dr. Larrie and Joyce Greenberg Sally CarrieGreenbergWolfeand Mark Greenwood Bonnie and Alan Hammerschlag Philip and Jane Hochberg Alison Drucker and Tom Holzman David and Stephanie Houseknecht Angela Hughes Brian M. Jones Karen A. Jones Andrea Kasarsky Lori and Hal Kassoff The Keaton Family Patricia Keig Aviva SusanBethPatriciaMelindaKempnerKingsburyandJohnKoskinenKramerKristol Michael Lewis and Linda Singer Darryl Lynn Lefcoe, DDS Dr. Karen Levenbeck Patricia and Randall Lewis Diane Liff Sheila GayleSallyMichaelLisaJaniceDorothyLawrenceLopezMannMayerMehlerMezzettiMooreMorellNovigand Terry Mahn Marjorie Weingold Valerie and John Wheeler Adam Winkleman Janet and Robert Wittes Muriel D. Wolf Carrie Wolfe and Mark Greenwood Adrienne Yang FRIENDS OF THEATER J *of blessed memory THE THEATER2022 J BENEFIT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 at 7:30 PM at the Edlavitch DCJCC CELEBRATING THEATER J'S PLAY PRIZE WINNERS and HONORING EVELYN SANDGROUND AND BILL HONORARYPERKINSCOMMITTEE ALFRED MUNZER AND JOEL WIND RONA AND JOHANNAMENDELSOHNALLANCHANIN AND RANDALL LEVITT BELLA ROSENBERG BRUCE A. COHEN ELLEN AND GARY MALASKY HOWARD MENAKER AND PATRICK GOSSETT LES PATRICIAMINDYSILVERMANGASTHALTERPAYNEANDNANCYFIRESTONEPAULANDZENAMASONRAEGRADANDMANUELSCHIFFRESHELENEANDROBERTSCHLOSSBERGSAULANDNANCYPILCHEN For more information, including sponsorship opportunities and to join the Honorary Committee, contact Emily Gardner, Development Coordinator, at emily@theaterj.org.
Gelman, The Morningstar Foundation + Brenda Gruss and Daniel Hirsch + Jewish Federation of Greater Washington + The Robert P. and Arlene R. Kogod Family WashingtonFoundationAreaCommunityInvestmentFunds
Diane$100,000+andNorman
$10,000 - $14,999 Suevia and Rudolph B. Behrend Fund Rose and Robert Cohen + Cozen O'Connor + Embassy of Israel Myrna MichaelFawcettGlosserman + Goldblatt Martin Pozen LLP + Rae Grad and Manuel Schiffres Jill and Robert Granader + Martha Winter Gross and Robert Tracy + Harman Family Foundation + Meg and John Hauge Thelma Z. Lenkin + The Leshowitz Family Foundation, Terry MarionSinger Ein Lewin Jeff Menick The Morgan Fund at the Seattle SherryFoundationandLouis* Nevins Ratner Family Foundation + Melina and Robert Robbins Bella Rosenberg Ruth and Samuel Salzberg Family EvelynFoundationSandground and Bill Perkins
The Family of H. Max & Josephine F. Ammerman and Andrew R. Ammerman Michele and Allan Berman Lisa and Josh Bernstein + Bruce A. Cohen James A. Feldman and Natalie Wexler + Susan Sachs Goldman + Patti and Mitchell Herman Stuart S. Kurlander and David L. Martin Jacob and Charlotte Lehrman DianneFoundationandHerb Lerner Amy and Alan Meltzer + Linda and Sid Moskowitz + Patricia Payne and Nancy Firestone Diane and Arnold Polinger + Rhea Schwartz and Paul Wolff + Helene and Robert Schlossberg The Abe & Kathryn Selsky Foundation + Patti and Jerry Sowalsky George Wasserman Family Foundation, Inc.
Trina and Lee G. Rubenstein April Rubin and Bruce A. Ray Debra and Jonathan Rutenberg + Lynn and John Sachs + Barney Shapiro and Susan Walker Les MichaelSilvermanSinger and James Smith
Bernstein Foundation + The Samuel Bronfman Foundation
DONORS
$25,000 - $49,999
The Kay Family Foundation + The Marinus and Minna B. Koster AlfredFoundationMunzer and Joel Wind + Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation + National Endowment for the Arts Kay Richman and Daniel Kaplan Deborah and Michael Salzberg + The Schoenbaum Family Foundation, TheInc.Shubert Foundation United Jewish Endowment Fund George Vradenburg
$15,000 - $24,999
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The Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Foundation + Nussdorf Family Foundation + Nancy and Saul Pilchen + Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation Share Fund
Joan and Barry Rosenthal
$50,000 - $99,999 DC Department of Homeland Security Ginny and Irwin Edlavitch + Sari R. Hornstein
Tina and Albert Small, Jr. + Dr. Stuart Sotsky Mindy Strelitz and Andrew Cornblatt + Francine Zorn Trachtenberg and Stephen Joel Trachtenberg + Dr. Kathryn Veal Diane Abelman Wattenberg Alan and Irene Wurtzel Eric Zelenko + Judy and Leo Zickler
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation + DC Commission on the Arts and SusieDCHumanitiesGovernmentandMichael
Janis and Philip Schiff + Hank RichardSchlosbergSolloway $5,000 - $9,999 Babs and Rabbi A.N. Abramowitz
Janet B. Abrams Carol and Gary Berman + Joan and Alan Berman Cathy S. Bernard Jordan Lloyd Bookey and Felix Lloyd Andrea Boyarsky-Maisel
Nancy Taylor Bubes and Alan Bubes + Susan and Dixon Butler Susie and Kenton Campbell Charles E. Smith Family Foundation + Abby and Andrew Cherner + Bonnie and Louis Cohen Cyna and Paul Cohen, Sara C. Cohen and Norm J. Rich Marcy and Neil Cohen, Ryna Cohen + Jillian and Scott Copeland + Corporate Media Solutions + Scott Eric Dreyer and Ellen Clare Gillespie Dreyer Patricia and David Fisher Meg and Samuel Flax + Shelly and Joe Galli + Mindy Gasthalter Ann and Frank* Gilbert Dina DebraGoldGoldberg and Seth Waxman + The Estate of Marjory Goldman Cheryl Gorelick Susy and Thomas Kahn + Betsy Karmin and Manny Strauss William Kreisberg + Sandra and Stephen Lachter Chani and Steven Laufer + Karen Lehmann-Eisner Joy Lerner and Stephen Kelin + Frances Marshall and Lewis Schrager Cathy and Scot McCulloch + Howard Menaker and Patrick Gossett Rona and Allan Mendelsohn Jennifer and Dan Mendelson Dana Moore and Hal Herzog Morgan Stanley Nora Roberts Foundation Elaine Reuben, The Timbrel Fund Trisha and James Ritzenberg +
The Edlavitch DCJCC wishes to thank the donors who enable us to serve the community.**
Johanna Chanin and Randall Levitt + Dweck Philanthropy + Lois and Richard England Family Foundation Rena and Michael Gordon + Norbert Hornstein and Amy Weinberg
Consider a tax-deductible contribution to the EDCJCC today. Visit edcjcc.org/support.
Suzanne Fefer Nancy and Cary Feldman Lois and Michael Fingerhut Daniel Freeman and Rebecca SusanZylbermanandMichael Friedman
Engelmann
Tomares Family Foundation Debby and Donald Tracy Mimi Tygier and Robert Rubin United Way of the National Capital
Carol Mates and Mark Kahan Undine and Carl Nash M. Craig ShannonPascalandWilliam Powers Barbara Silverstein
Joan Nathan Jed and Sarah Nussdorf Debra and Jonah Perlin Ruth and Stephen Pollak Renay and Bill Regardie Vicki Robinson June and Marvin Rogul Alfred Sanders Mita M. Schaffer and Tina M. Martin Karen and Milton Schneiderman Schnitzer Family Foundation Marcy and Peter Schuck Jane Silverman and Robert Karlin Mindy and Jeff Sosland Susan Suleiman
All of the programs at the Edlavitch DCJCC are supported in part by a generous gift from the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.
Alpert Designated Endowment Fund
CarolynJoanWealthspireMatthewHeidiAreaWachsWatsonS.WesselandWilliam Wolfe
$1,000 - $2,499 Adas Israel Congregation Dianne ClementAdelbergandSandra
Andrew Altman James Baller Alison Baraf and Aryeh Portnoy Joy and Leonard Baxt Chevy Chase Trust Dave Connick Toby Dershowitz Allie and David Dickman Arielle and Gerald Dorros Alan Edelman and Debbie SoslandMichelleGayleJohnEdelmanEdelmannEngelandGlenn
+These Community Champions have supported the Edlavitch DCJCC's Annual Fund with generous contributions of $5,000 or more. With their support, the Center’s unique programs continue to grow and remain accessible to everyone in our vibrant community.
EDLAVITCH DCJCC DONORS
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The Audrey J. Sussman Memorial Fund Ellen and Stephen Thomas Allison and Daniel Turner Les and Lori Ulanow Lise Van Susteren and Jonathan Kempner Debra Vodenos and Samuel Boxerman Susan Wedlan and Harold Rosen Helene Weisz and Richard Lieberman Anita Wolke and Ken Brooks Rebecca Wolozin and Louis Beckman Robert Zweig
** This list includes all donors of $1,000 or more who made gifts between July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022. The Edlavitch DCJCC would like to thank all of our donors for the important impact they have on our work.
*of blessed memory
The EJL98 Charitable Trust, on behalf of Roselin Atzwanger and Edward Lenkin Linda and Jay Freedman Jenny and Brian Gelfand Pamela and Thomas Green Michelle and Jonathan Grossman Deborah Harmon and Robert Seder Janet Leno and Peter Harrold Leslie and Samuel Kaplan Kenneth and Amy Eisen Krupsky Liza SaskiaLevyand Benjamin D. Loewy Johannah and Jeremiah Lowin Meredith Margolis and Gary PhilipGoodweatherMargolius
Morgan and Josh Genderson
$2,500 - $4,999 Monica and Gavin Abrams Amy and Stephen Altman Jamie and Joseph A. Baldinger Linda and Howard Berger Dava Berkman Joan Bialek and Louis Levitt, MD Lynn and Wolf Blitzer Deborah and Charles Both Mara Bralove and Ari Fisher Susan and Steven Bralove Kathy Byrnes and John Immerwahr Susan CornerstoneCohn Research, Inc. Eva Davis and Justin Kramer Bunny JonathanDwinEdelman
Friends of Stead Park Edith and Michael Gelfand Pamela and Richard Gelfand
Ellen Gertsen, The Abby and David Cohen Family Foundation Bernard Gewirz Cathy and Michael Gildenhorn Erica Gloger Lois and Hadar Granader Bonnie and Alan Hammerschlag Robin Hettleman and Matthew Weinberg Linda Lurie Hirsch Sandra Hoexter Martha Kahn and Simeon M. Kriesberg Sid IreneKaplanandLou Katz Ellen W. Kay and Irma W. Reshefsky Aviva ArleneKempnerandMartin Klepper Stacey Kluck Carol and Martin Kolsky Dalya and Edward Luttwak Ellen and Gary Malasky Paul and Zena Mason Mary Stuart McCamy Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi and Victor DorothyMizrahiMossand Lawrence Meyer Alyson Myers
Andrew and Jennifer Erickson
With the support of our community of donors, the Edlavitch DCJCC remains the premier address in our nation’s capital for an expanding, diverse, and vibrant urban Jewish community.
28 SEPTEMBER 7 – 25, 2022 BY HANNAH MOSCOVITCH, BEN CAPLAN, AND CHRISTIAN BARRY DIRECTED BY CHRISTIAN BARRY A HIT KLEZMERNEWMUSICAL Intimate Apparel By Lynn DirectedNottagebyPaige Hernandez An Exquisite Modern Masterpiece October 19 – November 13, 2022 ONE JEWISH BOY By Stephen Laughton Directed by Johanna Gruenhut The US Premiere of the Jewish Play That Stunned the UK JUNE 7JULY 2, 2023 JOY AND HOPE, TRIUMPH AND RESILIENCE. Visit theaterj.org or call 202.777.3210 Mona Golabek in Based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane By Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen Adapted and directed by Hershey Felder Dec 6 – 18, 2022 ADD–ON PERFORMANCE Subscribe Today for as Little as $99
