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Walking Tour of Jewish Alexandria
2019-05-19 10:00:00 2019-05-19 11:30:00 America/New_York Walking Tour of Jewish Alexandria Join Mark Livingston of the Capital Jewish Museum on a guided walking tour of Jewish Alexandria. Local History/Special Collections -

Sunday, May 19
10:00am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2019-05-19 10:00:00 2019-05-19 11:30:00 America/New_York Walking Tour of Jewish Alexandria Join Mark Livingston of the Capital Jewish Museum on a guided walking tour of Jewish Alexandria. Local History/Special Collections -

Join Mark Livingston of the Capital Jewish Museum on a guided walking tour of Jewish Alexandria.

This guided walking tour of historical Jewish Alexandria will begin at the Barrett Branch of the Alexandria Library on 717 Queen Street in Old Town Alexandria.  Tour guide Mark Livingston, of the Capital Jewish Museum, will take the group to various historical sites in Alexandria that are important to the Jewish community, past and present. 

Spaces are very limited, so please reach out to Local History/Special Collections Research Historian Greg Pierce at gpierce@alexlibraryva.org or call (703) 746-1715 to reserve your spot on this tour.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Local History | Diversity |

TAGS: | walking tours | local history | Jewish heritage | History | Alexandria History |

Local History/Special Collections
pwalker@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1706
Fax: 703.746.1708
Branch manager
Patricia Walker
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Mon, Feb 09 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Feb 10 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Feb 11 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Feb 12 Closed
Fri, Feb 13 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Feb 14 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 15 Closed
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Appointments encouraged but not required.

Parking: No library parking lot.  Street parking is available.  A paid parking lot is available on the 100 block of North Alfred Street.

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1 mile) and King Street Stations (1.1 miles). 
  • Metrobus: A11, A12, F19
  • DASH Bus: 30, 31, Old Town Circulator
  • King Street Trolley:  King & Columbus

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.

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