Mark Your Calendars | Spring 2025 Program Lineup!

Experience the stories, music, and culture that shape American Jewish life this season with Women at The Weitzman, highlighting voices from across the community. From inspiring lectures and live concerts to immersive events, we celebrate the dynamic contributions of women, from Top Chef star Eden Grinshpan, to virtuosic vocalists The Shvesters, and social media sensation TikTok Tovah. Join us for unforgettable programs that honor female leaders, thinkers, and doers, sparking joy and connection in every moment.

Visit TheWeitzman.org/Events for details and tickets!

MAY

Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM)

All Month | Official Program of JAHM
From the Shtetl to the Studio: The Jewish Story of Hollywood
Streaming on Event Page
Co-presented by the Academy Museum and The Weitzman

May 4 | Official Program of JAHM
MUSE/IQUE’s Welcome to the Dream Factory
Live in Los Angeles
Co-presented by the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, JAHM LA and The Weitzman

May 6 
Live from the Museum: A Virtual Tour on Religious Liberty
Livestream 
Co-presented by the National Constitution Center and The Weitzman

May 7 | Official Program of JAHM
Film Screening | Centered: Joe Lieberman
Live at The Weitzman
Co-presented by Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media and The Weitzman

May 8 |  Women at The Weitzman
Eden Grinshpan’s Tahini Baby Book Launch with Mike Solomonov
Live at The Weitzman

May 13 | Women at The Weitzman | Official Program of JAHM
Jewish Pride and Team Spirit: Elana Horowitz’s Journey with the Eagles and Beyond
Live at The Weitzman
Co-presented by the Jewish Federation of Philadelphia NextGen, Tribe 12 and The Weitzman

May 18 | Family Day
Dual Heritage Month Family Day
Live at The Weitzman

May 21 | Women at The Weitzman | Official Program of JAHM
Homegrown Concert: An Evening of Sephardic Music with the Susana Behar Ensemble
Live in Washington, D.C. 
Co-presented by the American Folklife Center at The Library of Congress and The Weitzman

May 29 | Official Program of JAHM
Jewish Americans in the Civil War Era
Livestream 
Co-presented by the National Constitution Center and The Weitzman

May 29 | Official Program of JAHM
Jewish or Antisemitic LIVE
Live in Philadelphia 

JUNE

June 4
October 8 | Film Screening
Live at The Weitzman 
Co-presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Jewish Community Relations Council, Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media, and The Weitzman

Past Events

MARCH

March 5 | Women at The Weitzman
Molly Yeh’s Sweet Farm! Book Launch with Ellen Yin
Live at The Weitzman 

March 13
Unmasked: An Interactive Purim Party
Live at The Weitzman
Co-presented by Tribe 12, The Weitzman and Spruce Street Minyan.

March 20
Senator Chuck Schumer’s Antisemitism in America Book Launch with Michael Solomonov
Live at The Weitzman

March 22 – 30
Israeli Film Festival | Season 29
Live at The Weitzman and other locations

March 25 | Healing and Trauma in Israel Today Series
Magen David Adom – The Integration of Zionism in International Humanitarian Law with Y. Michael Barilan
Livestream
In partnership with the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Jewish Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and the ANU Museum of the Jewish People

March 26 | Women at The Weitzman 
Secret Chord Concerts Live: The Shvesters | Philadelphia Premiere
Live at The Weitzman 

March 30 | Women at The Weitzman 
TikTok Tova: Voice of Survival
Live at The Weitzman  
In partnership with the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center (HAMEC) and American Jewish Committee (AJC)

March 31 | NEI Series
Making A Place: In conversation with Michael Twitty & Nate Looney
Livestream

APRIL

April 1 | JAHM
Ready, Set, JAHM! How to JAHM in your Classroom: A Professional Learning Workshop
Livestream

April 6
A Tragic Awakening Film and Talkback with Rawan Osman
Live at The Weitzman

April 24 – 28
PJFM: Jewish Resilience Film and Media Series
Live at The Weitzman

April 28
TORN Film
Live at The Weitzman
Co-presented by Philadelphia Jewish Film + Media and The Weitzman