Charles E. Smith Life Communities on Oct. 29 brought together faith leaders from varied denominations to address issues relating to elder abuse. Faith leaders learned how to educate congregants in their communities about elder abuse, recognize the signs of abuse and access help. Pictured, left to right: Imam Faizul Khan of the Islamic Society of the Washington Area; Rev. Mansfield “Kasey” Kaseman, Montgomery County interfaith community liaison; and Rabbi James Michaels, Charles E. Smith Life Communities. Photo by Hilary SchwabCongregation Beth Emeth (CBE) in Herndon held a special Veterans Shabbat on Nov. 7 to honor veterans and active-duty service members in the congregation as well as veterans in members’ families. Photo courtesy of Congregation Beth EmethThe U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum recently hosted “Our Walls Bear Witness: Iraqi Minorities in Peril,” a FotoWeekDC 2015 nighttime exhibition of the Yazidi people and other ethnic and religious minorities who have been targeted by the self-proclaimed Islamic State in northern Iraq. Photo courtesy of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum