Jewish Studies | Internships

For 2012 Spring and Summer internship opportunities, click here.

The Jewish Studies Program's internship offers students the opportunity to improve organizational skills and gain work experience in a variety of settings throughout the Washington Jewish community: museums, political and activist organizations, community centers, archives, philanthropic funds, and Israeli groups. Students will earn academic credits while contributing needed services to organizations or institutions. In recent years, Jewish Studies has placed students in the Anti-Defamation League, Seeds of Peace, the Jewish Community Center, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Hadassah, B'nai B'rith, and other such organizations.

Interns will keep a journal reflecting upon activities, the organization, and what the internship teaches about Jewish communal life. Students will also compile a portfolio of all materials produced during the internship. This portfolio will comprise of all written work such as memoranda, letters, reports, charts, and other written assignments.

Since Washington, D.C., is a center of Jewish organizational life, internships with over 60 local Jewish organizations devoted to community relations, religious activities, Israel, social welfare, and so on are offered for credit. The number of credits earned depends upon the number of hours of work. Students register for an internship after consultation with the Jewish Studies Program's Director.

Students have the opportunity to intern in three general areas:

General Organizations | Religious Organizations | Social Service Agencies

 

General Organizations

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LAWYERS AND JURISTS
           2020 K Street, Seventh Floor, NW, Washington, DC 20006
           Phone: 202-775-0991    Fax: 202-785-0395
           E-mail: info@jewishlawyers.org
           Website: www.jewishlawyers.org

 AMERICANS FOR PEACE NOW (APN)
          2100 M Street NW, Suite 619, Washington, DC 20037
           Phone: 202-408-9898     Fax: 202-408-9899
           E-mail: apndc@peacenow.org
           Website: www.peacenow.org

 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (AIPAC)
           251 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
           Phone: 202-639-5284    Fax: 202-347-4918
           E-mail: oncampus@aipac.org
           Website: www.aipac.org

 AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
           1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 1201, Washington, D.C. 20005
           Phone: 202-785-4200     Fax: 202-785-0390
           E-mail: washington@ajc.org
           Website: www.ajc.org

AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS
           1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 407, Washington,DC 20036
           Phone: 202-466-9661     Fax: 202-466-9665
           E-mail: washrep@ajcongress.org
           Website: www.ajcongress.org

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE - ISRAEL AND PALESTINE PROGRAM
           4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016
           E-mail: sisabroad@american.edu
           Website: http://www.american.edu/sis/summer/Israel.cfm

ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE –DC/MD/VA/NC
           1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1020,Washington, DC 20036
           Phone: 202-452-8310    Fax: 202-296-2371
           E-mail: n/a
           Website: www.adl.org

AVODAH : THE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS
          1816 12th St, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20009
           Phone: 202-450-2837     Fax: 202-450-2839
           E-mail:   avodahdc@avodah.net
           Website: www.avodah.net

B’NAI B’RITH – INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
           2020 K Street, NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20006
           Phone: 202-857-6600     Fax: 202-857-2700
           E-mail: chesapeake@bnaibrith.org (Regional office)
           Website: www.bnaibrith.org

THE DERSHOWITZ GROUP (TDG)
          1726 M Street, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20036
          Phone: 202.250.6104
          E-mail: info@dershowitzgroup.com
          Website: http://www.dershowitzgroup.com/

HADASSAH NATIONAL – WASHINGTON ACTION OFFICE
           5100 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20016-4119
           Phone: 202-363-4600     Fax: 202-363-4651
           E-mail: washingtonoffice@hadassah.org
           Website: www.hadassah.org

ISRAELI POLICY FORUM (Washington Office)
            1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20005
           Phone: 202-842-1700     Fax: 202-842-1722
           E-mail:  ipfdc@ipforum.org
           Website: www.ipforum.org

THE ISRAEL PROJECT (TIP)
           2020 K Street NW, Suite 7600, Washington, DC 20006
           Phone: 202-857-6644     Fax: 202-857-6674
           E-mail: info@theisraelproject.org
           Website: www.theisraelproject.org

JEWISH COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE (JCADA)
           1010 Rockville Pike, Suite 500, Rockville, MD 20852
          Phone: 301-315-8040     Fax: 301-315-8043
           E-mail: jcada@jcada.org
          Website: www.jcada.org

JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF GREATER WASHINGTON
           1720 Eye Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006
           Phone: 202-552-5355     Fax: 301-770-7553
           E-mail: jcouncil@jcouncil.org
           Website: www.jcouncil.org

 JEWISH COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
           1640 Rhode Island Ave NW #500, Washington, DC 20036
           Phone: 202-212-6036     Fax: 202-789-4344
           E-mail:  advocacy@thejcpa.org
           Website: www.jewishpublicaffairs.org

 JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON
           6101 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852
           Phone: 301-230-7200     Fax: 301-230-7265
           E-mail: info@shalomdc.org
           Website: www.shalomdc.org

 JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER WASHINGTON
           701 Fourth Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001
           Phone: 202-789-0900     Fax: 202-789-0485
           E-mail: info@jhsgw.org
           Website: www.jhsgw.org

 JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
          1307 New York Ave., NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
           Phone: 202-667-3900     Fax: 202-667-0601
           E-mail: info@jinsa.org
           Website: www.jinsa.org

JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
           2000 M Street, NW, Suite 720, Washington, DC 20036
           Phone: 202-857-1300     Fax: 202-857-1380
           E-mail: jkarokin@jwi.org
           Website: www.jwi.org

NCSJ
           2020 K Street, NW, Suite 7800, Washington, DC 20006
           Phone: 202-898-2500     Fax: 202-898-0822
           E-mail: ncsj@ncsj.org
           Website: www.ncsj.org

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
           1707 L Street, NW, Suite 950, Washington, DC 20036
           Phone: 202-296-2588     Fax: 202-331-7792
           E-mail: action@ncjwdc.org
           Website: www.ncjwdc.org

NEW ISRAEL FUND
           2100 M St NW, Suite 619, Washington, DC 20037
           Phone: 202-842-0900     Fax: 202-842-0991
           E-mail: info@nif.org
           Website: www.nif.org

PANIM: THE INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LEADERSHIP AND VALUES
           2020 K Street, NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20001
           Phone: 202-857-6594    Fax: 202-857-6568
           E-mail: panim@bbyo.org
           Website: www.panim.bbyo.org

PROJECT INTERCHANGE – SEMINARS IN ISRAEL
           1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 1201, Washington, DC 20005
           Phone: 202-833-0025     Fax: 202-331-7702
           E-mail: pi@projectinterchange.org
           Website: www.projectinterchange.org

SCHREIBER PUBLISHING
            PO Box 4093, Rockville, MD 20849
           Phone: 301-725-3906      Fax: 301-725-0333
           E-mail:  books@schreiberpublishing.com
           Website: www.schreiberlanguage.com

UNITED JEWISH COMMUNITIES – WASHINGTON ACTION OFFICE
           1720 I Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006
           Phone: 202-785-5900     Fax: 202-785-4937
           E-mail: info@ujc.org
           Website: www.jewishfederations.org

U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
           100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW (15th Street & Independence Ave.),
           Washington, DC 20024-2150
           Phone: 202-488-0400     Fax: 202-861-0520
           E-mail: info@ushmm.org
           Website: www.ushmm.org 

Religious Organizations

RELIGIOUS ACTION CENTER OF REFORM JUDAISM
           2027 Massachesetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20036
           Phone: 202-387-2800     Fax: 202-667-9070
           E-mail:  rac@uahc.org
           Website: www.rac.org

SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE IN DOWNTOWN DC
           600 I St, NW, Washington, DC 20001
           Phone: 202-408-3100     Fax: 202-408-5124
           E-mail:  efoer@sixthandi.org
           Website: www.sixthandi.org

Social Service Agencies

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
           1529 16th St, NW, Washington, DC 20036
           Phone: 202-518-9400     Fax: 202-518-9420
           E-mail:  n/a
           Website: www.dcjcc.org

THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH AGING SERVICES
           2519 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20008
           Phone: 202-543-7500 Fax: 202-543-4090
           E-mail: info@ajas.org
           Website: www.ajas.org


 

Student Experiences

"During my final semester I interned with J Street, the Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace lobby in Washington D.C. As a Print Journalism major and a Jewish Studies minor, the internship was the best work experience I had in college because I was able to pair my two studies together. The internship tested my skills in both groups of study and it was an opportunity that has helped shaped my career following college."
Joshua Cook, Jewish Studies minor, SOC '10, Deputy New Media Director for the Feingold Senate Committee




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