Who Knew? We’re in Borderstan

Many thanks to the City Paper for clarifying our geographical location. It seems we are part of Borderstan– an area running the 15th Street corridor between P and T Streets. Although, I would argue that the 16th Street J comprises its own distinct region of Kvetchistan. In fact, I’m thinking of launching the Kvetchistan Independence [...]

Shabbat Surfing: One Week To Go

There was a lot of hubub this week about how the National Mall is a disgrace. Like this blogger, we couldn’t disagree more. And with next week’s enormous Israel @ 60 Capital Celebration on the Mall featuring Regina Spektor, Mandy Patinkin, Mashina and characters from Sesame Street, we hope to restore the proud reputation of the Mall. Oh, [...]

Will Elder z”l

He was a crucial founding contributor to the greatest magazine ever.
He lampooned the shiksa goddess in the very pages that made her an icon.
He had a sense of humor that was vulgar, subversive and knew the value of “schmaltz.”
May his memory be a perverse blessing.
Obituaries

Will Elder, 86; Zany Cartoonist for Mad and Playboy

By Adam Bernstein

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Stephen Colbert Rips-Off The Blog at 16th and Q with Salinger Schtick

Yesterday, I posted what should have been obvious: that our April 1 post announcing a reading by J.D. Salinger at the 16th Street J of his new work was just a joke. The reading was supposed to take place on April 31st, a day which does not exist, but if you were looking for it [...]

Bacon Nation–Getting Uncomfortably Close

As part of our continuing effort to keep the public updated on the rise of bacon as the balsamic vinegar of the aughts, I bring you the following:
On my way home from Pesach I stopped at a high-end Whole Foods (is there another kind?) that had a special section devoted entirely to chocolate and confections. [...]

L (A) T T I T U D E S on Smithsonianmag.com

A great write-up on Smithsonian Magazine’s Articulations blog of our exhibit in the Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery.
On the surface, I expected a historical survey of the area’s cartography, giving perhaps a sterile, graphical representation of the boundaries and as they moved to and fro with the political winds. Happily, this was not the case. The [...]

This Week at the 16th Street J

A flurry of activity just prior to the holiday of Passover which begins this Saturday…
Monday, April 14
The Screening Room Presents: A Hebrew Lesson with director David Ofek–Meet the director of the acclaimed Israeli documentary No. 17. While that film examined Israeli society through the prism of a terrorist attack and one of its unidentified victims, [...]

Helping Mayor Fenty

It seems some people are upset that Mayor Adrian Fenty chose to outfit himself in a Fleet Feet t-shirt while jogging through Rock Creek Park–a photo of which is now being used as part of a Destination DC ad campaign to lure tourism dollars to the District. The problem is that the Adams Morgan store [...]

What Young White Jewish Adults Like (About Themselves)

The Jewish knock-off of the hot, blog-du-jour Stuff White People Like has appeared. I was fairly certain this would happen and was hence unsurprised to find Stuff Young Jewish Adults Like sent to me by several different people in the last 24 hours. While it was gratifying to see #8 on the list was a [...]

16th Street J Wins Awards

We’re hardly one to toot our own horn, but we got a nice notice in the mail this week that the Washington DCJCC will receive three awards at the JCC’s of North America’s Biennial Conference. Our Development Department was recognized both for its million dollar annual campaign, and the special January 12, 2007 Celebration of Anniversaries which [...]