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The Jerusalem Fund's cultural program promotes the work of artists from Palestine as well as from the Arab and Islamic worlds through art exhibits, book signings, film screenings and musical performances. The cultural activities at the Jerusalem Fund Gallery, located in Washington, D.C., are being made available to a wider audience through our website and through lesson plans for educators and students of all ages.
Learn more about the Gallery's programs
Wednesdays|25 June - 13 August| 6:30 p.m.|The Jerusalem Fund The Jerusalem Fund and the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University are pleased to present Voices of Palestine: Summer 2008 Film Series
  
This annual summer film series highlights recent documentary and feature films from and about Palestine that explore the social, cultural and political complexities of Palestinian life and identity. For a complete listing of the films and their descriptions, please go to http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/filmseries.php. All films begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. All films are in English or have English subtitles. Attendance is free and open to the public. No RSVP required however space is limited. For directions and parking information, see <http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/contactus.html>. For all other inquiries, call the Jerusalem Fund at (202) 338-1958, or email info@thejerusalemfund.org.
Thursday|4 September | 6:30 p.m. | The Jerusalem Fund
The Jerusalem Fund invites you to a lecture and book signing
"A Silver Legend: The Story of the Maria Theresa Thaler"
with
Clara Semple
Thursday, 4 September 2008
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
The Jerusalem Fund
This first comprehensive account of the Maria Theresa Thaler in English covers every aspect of the thaler's use, and explains how this coin came to be accepted as the universal currency for trade in the Middle East and beyond. The role of the coin in financing military expeditions and colonial wars is thoroughly examined in this splendidly illustrated account. Published by Barzan Publishing, June 2007.
This briefing is free and open to the public. We will be selling copies of Clara Semple's book at the event. Registration is required. Unregistered guests will not be admitted.To register, send the name of the event, your name, affiliation and contact information to
rsvp@thejerusalemfund.org or call (202) 338-1958 ext.11.
Extended due to popular demand! The exhibit will now run through 12 September.
The Jerusalem Fund Gallery and Bead Museum present
"Silver Adornment from Bilad al-Sham"
Until the 1950s and 1960s hand-crafted silver jewelry and beautifully embroidered costumes were widely worn in Bilad al-Sham, an area that included Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Syria. Now, for the first time, splendid examples of these pieces can be seen at the Jerusalem Fund Gallery. Ellen Benson and Lynn Springer of the Bead Museum organized the exhibit; the items are largely drawn from the David and Marjorie Ransom collection.
A complimentary exhibit drawn from the same collection, Silver Speaks, closed March 2008 after successful showings at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, the Gibson Gallery at the State University of New York at Potsdam, the Jefferson County Historical Society in Watertown, New York and the Bead Museum in Washington, DC. Also, the Mingei International Museum in San Diego displayed seventy-seven pieces from this collection from April 2006 to September 2007.
The exhibit will be on display at the Jerusalem Fund Gallery from 16 May - 12 September 2008.
Gallery hours: M – F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. or by appointment.
Saturday|13 September | 8:00 p.m.|Georgetown University
The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development and The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University proudly present Selections from the ReOrient Festival: An Evening of Palestinian Plays
Saturday, 13 September 2008
8:00 p.m.
Georgetown University
Featuring plays by Fateh Azzam,Yussef El Guindi,Edward Mast,Hanna Eady and Betty Shamieh
Directed by Torange Yeghiazarian, Artistic Director of Golden Thread Theatre
Each year the ReOrient Festival brings innovative and thought-provoking theatre from and about the Middle East to San Francisco. Now, for the first time, selections from the Festival will be presented to a DC audience.
More information to come.
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