Event Dime

Now Open: Freedom Through Faith: Judaism at Eastern State and Beyond at Eastern State Penitentiary

When:

July 20, 2026 · 12:00 AM

Where:

Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Source:

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Don’t blow the candles out on America’s 250th birthday just yet. Eastern State Penitentiary furthers the festivities by hosting Freedom Through Faith: Judaism at Eastern State and Beyond, a closer look at how Jewish inmates exercised religious freedom inside the prison’s walls. The exhibition shows the resilience of many Eastern European immigrants, like Jacob Forbes, who built the penitentiary’s first synagogue, and Anna Schultz Paull, who prepared holiday meals. It also tells the story of East