The building hosts the programs of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington as well as private events like weddings and bar/bat mitzvahs.

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This file appears in: Adas Israel Synagogue
The building hosts the programs of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington as well as private events like weddings and bar/bat mitzvahs.
This file appears in: Adas Israel Synagogue

During its early years, the Adas Israel Congregation, composed of 35 families, met and worshiped in the homes of its members or in rented quarters. On August 16, 1870, the congregation's trustees, recorded in the deed as Manasses Oppenheimer, L.…