What's Others Say About Sixth & I

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On Our Programs

 

Under One Roof: A Reclaimed and Refurbished old Synagogue turns Shul-Going
into a Whole New Experience
.
An article by Rachel Safier in the April 3, 2006 edition of The Jerusalem Report.
 

Backbeat Outreach: 6th & I Tries Reggae, More to Woo a Younger Crowd.
Washington Jewish Week article about 6thintheCity by Eric Fingerhut, November 2, 2005.

 

Exhibition Examines "Vibrant and Flourishing" Jewish life in Germany. June 3, 2005 article posted on the website of the German Embassy in Washington on the opening of the exhibition "New Jewish Life in Berlin."

 

On Our Rededication

 

Abe Pollin: Kids at Heart. Profile of Abe Pollin by Carrie Devorah in May 3, 2004 edition of The Common Denominator, Washington's independent hometown newspaper.

 

Historic Synagogue Rededicated. In the News: Executive Office of the Mayor, April 30, 2004. [Scroll down to page four].

'Holy Place' Historic Synagogue Rededicated. Washington Jewish Week article by Eric Fingerhut, April 29, 2004.

Reviving Roots of a Community. April 22, 2004 Washington Post article by Debbi Wilgoren about the rededication ceremony. [Note: Washington Post website requires registration].

Historic Synagogue/Church Rededicated. WTOP radio interview with Abe Pollin, April 22, 2004. [Requires RealPlayer].
 

Born Again. It Was Built as a Synagogue. As the Area Changed, It Became an African-American Church. Now, Through Events That Might Be Called Providential, It has Returned to Its Original Glory. April, 2004 Washingtonian article by Harry Jaffe.


Metro Connection: 6th and I Synagogue. WAMU radio report by David Furst. January 30, 2004. [Requires RealPlayer].

On Our Restoration

 

The Possibility Of Renewal: A Historic D.C. Synagogue Finds New Life. Article by Jenna Weissman-Joselit in The Forward, 4 Sep 2007.

 

Temple Redux: A Historic Synagogue is Reborn in Washington. Article from the March-April 2006 edition of Preservation, the magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Photo courtesy of Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington.

 

Sixth and I Synagogue: A Preservation Success Story. This article by executive director Judy Levy appeared in the Fall 2004 edition of DC Preservation Advocate, the newsletter of the DC Preservation League.


Old Building Gets New Life: 6th & I Shul Restored to Turn-of-Century Grandeur. Washington Jewish Week article by Eric Fingerhut, December 11, 2003.

D.C. Historic Former Synagogue Saved. Washington Jewish Week article by Debra Rubin, January 2, 2003 reprinted in the Baltimore Jewish Times, January 19, 2003.

Historic Synagogue to be Saved; Prominent Local Developers to Purchase. An article by P.L. Wolff from the January, 2003 edition of the InTowner.

Former Temple, Now a Church -- Next an Eatery? Mark Fisher's column in the March 5, 2002 edition of the Washington Post. [Note: Washington Post website requires registration].