About the Festival
The Washington Jewish Music Festival was established in 1999 to foster a broader appreciation of Jewish culture and to provide the greater Washington DC community an opportunity to connect through music. Over the last 11 years on our stages, masters of traditional music from around the globe have performed alongside cutting-edge contemporary musicians who blend traditions into a new fusion of Judeo-world music. Festival-goers experience live performances and take music into their own hands at workshops and discussions. Through collaborations, educational programming and free events, the Festival actively engages people from all walks of the greater DC community in cross-cultural dialogue.

Thanks
The Washington Jewish Music Festival is presented by the Washington DCJCC’s Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts. The Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation is the major sponsor of the Washington Jewish Music Festival. The Festival is supported by a grant from the United Jewish Endowment Fund. The Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts is supported by the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. The Festival is also supported by the Arthur Tracy “The Street Singer” Endowment Fund.