Sarah Hurwitz with Rabbi Aaron Potek, 9 September | Event in Washington | AllEvents

Sarah Hurwitz with Rabbi Aaron Potek

Sixth & I

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Tue, 09 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

600 I St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20001

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Tue, 09 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm (EDT)

600 I St NW, Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20001

600 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001-3736, United States

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About the event

Sarah Hurwitz with Rabbi Aaron Potek
At thirty-six, Sarah Hurwitz—former head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama—attended an introduction to Judaism class on a whim and was astonished to discover thousands of years of wisdom about what it means to be human. Years later, as she wrestled with what it means to be Jewish at a time of rising antisemitism, she wondered where the beauty and depth of the Judaism she discovered as an adult had been all her life.

Seeking answers, she went back through time to find how hateful myths about Jewish power, depravity, and conspiracy have shaped not just how others think about Jews, but how Jews think about themselves. She realized that her Jewish identity was the result of thousands of years of antisemitism and two centuries of Jews erasing parts of themselves in the hope of being accepted and feeling safe.

In As a Jew: Reclaiming Our Story from Those Who Blame, Shame, and Try to Erase Us, Hurwitz—the author of Here All Along—documents her quest to take back her Jewish identity and unearth the treasures of Jewish tradition. She’ll be in conversation with Sixth & I’s Senior Rabbi, Aaron Potek.

Thank you to our promotional partners: Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, the EDCJCC, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, GatherDC, The Den Collective, and Adas Israel Congregation

All books will be pre-signed by the author. A book signing will follow the event for those who would like their book personalized.


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Ticket type Ticket price
Ticket 22 USD
Ticket + Signed Book 43 USD
Virtual Ticket 15 USD
Virtual Ticket (free) + Signed Book 47 USD
Support Sixth & I's Programming Free
As a Jew 39 USD
As a Jew - Discount 31 USD
BOOK 31 USD
BOOK - Discount 24 USD
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Sarah Hurwitz with Rabbi Aaron Potek, 9 September | Event in Washington | AllEvents
Sarah Hurwitz with Rabbi Aaron Potek
Tue, 09 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm
USD 0