Ongoing Exhibition
What is Jewish Washington?
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Capital Jewish Museum
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Ongoing Exhibition
Connect. Reflect. Act.
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Historic Sanctuary, Summer 2023. Photo: Imagine Photography
Ongoing Exhibition
The Historic Sanctuary
On View
Hollywood celebrities arrive in Washington: Marsha Hunt, David Hopkins, Richard Conte, Ralph Alswang, June Havoc, John Huston, Paul Henreid, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Joseph Sistrom, Evelyn Keyes, Danny Kaye, Jane Wyatt, Geraldine Brooks and Ira Gershwin, 1947. Courtesy of the Jewish Museum Milwaukee.
Special Exhibition
Blacklisted: An American Story
Opens Friday, March 6, 2026
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Mah Jongg in the Museum, Fall 2024
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Inventing New Jewish Rituals
Thursday, February 5, 2026 6:30pm–7:30 pm
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Thursday, February 12, 2026 10–11 am
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Menorah, ca. 1970s, created by Erwin Thieberger (1908-87), a Holocaust survivor and coppersmith. Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Tzvi and Esther Porath.
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