We Are Going to Be Lucky: A WWII Love Story in Love Letters
2018-11-29 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | National Museum of American Jewish Military History, 1811 R Street, NW, Washington, 20009
Elizabeth Fox joins us to discuss her new book We Are Going to Be Lucky: A WWII Love Story in Love Letters.
We Are Going to Be Lucky tells the story of a first-generation Jewish American couple separated by war, captured in their own words. Lenny and Diana Miller were married just one year before America entered World War II and Lenny was sent off to train and fight. Deeply committed to social justice, and bonded to one another by love, both vowed to write to one another daily. As Lenny made his way through basic training in Mississippi to the beaches of Normandy and eventually to the Battle of the Bulge, Diana struggled financially, giving up her job as a machinist to become a mother. The couple’s extraordinary letters, preserved in their entirety, reveal and reflect the excruciating personal sacrifices endured by both soldiers at war and their young families back home. After decades of gathering dust, the couples’ words have been carefully transcribed and thoughtfully edited and annotated by Elizabeth L. Fox, Lenny and Diana’s daughter.
Elizabeth L. Fox has served for more than twenty years in a leadership role on the National Board of Hadassah, where her responsibilities include writing, training, and public speaking. She has a BA in history from the City College of New York and an MA in vocational rehabilitation counseling from New York University. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.

DKMC Walk Weekend
2019-06-01 11:00 - 16:00
Stretch your legs and your mind during the 36th Annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk (June 1 and 2, 2019). Five diverse museums will open their doors free of charge for this weekend long celebration in one of Washington, D.C.’s most beautiful neighborhoods. Discover Anderson House, Dumbarton House, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, The Phillips Collection, and the President Woodrow Wilson House free of charge.
The Museum Walk event is held rain or shine.

DKMC Walk Weekend
2019-06-02 11:00 - 16:00
Stretch your legs and your mind during the 36th Annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk (June 1 and 2, 2019). Five diverse museums will open their doors free of charge for this weekend long celebration in one of Washington, D.C.’s most beautiful neighborhoods. Discover Anderson House, Dumbarton House, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, The Phillips Collection, and the President Woodrow Wilson House free of charge.
The Museum Walk event is held rain or shine. The Phillips Collection will open at Noon on Sunday.

DKMC Walk Weekend
2021-06-05 - 2021-06-06
Stretch your legs and your mind during the 38th Annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk (June 5 and 6, 2021). Five diverse museums created a walking tour for this weekend long celebration in one of Washington, D.C.’s most beautiful neighborhoods. Discover Anderson House, Dumbarton House, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, The Phillips Collection, and the President Woodrow Wilson House. The tour will remain available online throughout the summer and we encourage you enjoy and explore at your own pace, either in person or from afar virtually.
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Please note, if you wish to enter a museum while visiting the neighborhoods, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with each museum’s visitor safety requirements as some sites require timed tickets, face coverings, and others are currently closed to in-person visitors due to the pandemic.

Walk Weekend
2022-06-04 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-06-05 10:00 - 16:00
