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Broadway Starts Here. 🎭Be in the room where it happens. Join us June 29 for a one‑of‑a‑kind night of bold new plays, liv...
06/17/2026

Broadway Starts Here. 🎭

Be in the room where it happens. Join us June 29 for a one‑of‑a‑kind night of bold new plays, live readings, and audience voting, where you help decide what’s next in Jewish theater. Exclusively at The Weitzman.

The Weitzman is proud to be partnering with Jewish Plays Project, the nation’s most influential development company for new Jewish plays, along with Theatre Ariel, Kaiserman JCC, Tribe 12, Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel, and Society Hill Synagogue.

Register FREE for in person or livestream at the link in bio. https://heyor.ca/gzPndS

Mark your calendars: Free Museum Day is coming to the Weitzman! 🇺🇸✨On June 26, admission is on us as part of Wawa Welcom...
06/16/2026

Mark your calendars: Free Museum Day is coming to the Weitzman! 🇺🇸✨

On June 26, admission is on us as part of Wawa Welcome America's annual Free Museum Day. Come explore “The First Salute,” discover Jewish American history, and spend the day with us in the heart of Old City.

The National Jewish Playwriting Contest Finals are coming to Philadelphia—and admission is FREE! This , we're proud to ...
06/15/2026

The National Jewish Playwriting Contest Finals are coming to Philadelphia—and admission is FREE! This , we're proud to bring the Jewish Plays Project 15th edition to Independence Mall for a night of powerful performances and riveting dialogue.

With support from National Endowment for the Arts and community partners including Kaiserman JCC, Tribe 12, Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel, and Society Hill Synagogue, join us June 29 to combine on-stage art, with audience participation. The choice of this year’s national winner in YOUR hands!

Meet the finalists:
- Lila Rachel Becker - Flatbush Lysistrata
- Roee' Joseph - SHURA: The Mission of Identifying Life
- Juliet Roll - A PLAY ABOUT A BABY CARROT

Register for your free entry: https://heyor.ca/i9dDXS

Favorite way to falafel: pita or bowl? (or cold leftovers, straight from the fridge? No judgement.) 🌯It’s National Falaf...
06/12/2026

Favorite way to falafel: pita or bowl? (or cold leftovers, straight from the fridge? No judgement.) 🌯

It’s National Falafel Day, so consider this your official invitation to start a completely reasonable comment-section debate.

Red, white, and blue season has officially arrived—and yes, The Weitzman is right in the middle of all of it! 🇺🇸Philadel...
06/10/2026

Red, white, and blue season has officially arrived—and yes, The Weitzman is right in the middle of all of it! 🇺🇸

Philadelphia’s Historic District is turning into one big celebration with parades, live music, flag raisings, pop-ups, and festivities all across the neighborhood on July 2. Make The Weitzman part of your plans to explore “The First Salute,” cool off in the galleries, and celebrate in the most historic square mile in the country.

See the full lineup from Visit Philly: https://heyor.ca/HwaUaq

See history through fresh eyes this summer. 👀 From immersive galleries to hands-on moments of discovery, there’s always ...
06/09/2026

See history through fresh eyes this summer. 👀 From immersive galleries to hands-on moments of discovery, there’s always something waiting to spark curiosity at The Weitzman—now open five days a week, Wednesday through Sunday!

Plan your visit, and don't forget tickets to "The First Salute": https://heyor.ca/ROdxk3

06/08/2026

What was everyday life like on St. Eustatius during the American Revolution?

“The First Salute” explores the people and daily experiences that shaped this small Caribbean island at the center of a global moment in history. 🇺🇸

Meet Hannah and learn her life story when you visit our new America 250 exhibition : https://heyor.ca/9mIowV

A little spice, a lot of history. This 1706 spice container once belonged to the Jewish community of Curaçao, and its st...
06/07/2026

A little spice, a lot of history. This 1706 spice container once belonged to the Jewish community of Curaçao, and its story stretches across oceans, trade routes, and centuries of Jewish life in the Americas.

Now on view in “The First Salute.” Plan your visit: https://heyor.ca/yPBeh9

Father's Day is on the way—have you shopped for the men(sch) in your life? 😉Visit The Weitzman store today and find some...
06/05/2026

Father's Day is on the way—have you shopped for the men(sch) in your life? 😉

Visit The Weitzman store today and find something for every kind of dad: https://heyor.ca/AcTIeN

Remembering Dito van Reigersberg, known to so many as Martha Graham Cracker. 🤍As Martha, she filled rooms with music, wi...
06/04/2026

Remembering Dito van Reigersberg, known to so many as Martha Graham Cracker. 🤍

As Martha, she filled rooms with music, wit, glamour, and heart. As Dito, he helped shape Philadelphia’s theater and cabaret community through a career defined by generosity and fearlessness.

We were honored to welcome Martha Graham Cracker to The Weitzman during a 2014 residency that invited artists to explore and reinterpret American Jewish history. Drawing on his own Jewish family heritage through his mother, Dito brought humor, music, and imagination to the stories in our galleries—offering audiences a new way to see them.

We hold his family, friends, and all who loved him in our thoughts. May his memory be a blessing.

(📸: Amy Hartranft)

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