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Small Scale Restoration
In 1967, DC’s Jewish community rallied together to relocate and save the historic 1876 Adas Israel synagogue. Over the next… (Read more)
Scale Model of the Historic 1876 Synagogue, ca. 1968. Capital Jewish Museum Collection
Storytime among the sukkot at Sukkah City x DC community day, Sep 2021
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Highlights from Sukkah City x DC’s Community Day
Sukkah City x DC‘s Community Day, on Sunday, September 19, featured more than ten community partners, two artists, seven participating… (Read more)
Avi West, circa 2019. Copyright Washington Jewish Week
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Everyday Heroes
This summer (2021), we lost a special advisor to the museum, Avi West, a generous and respected educator in the… (Read more)
Stuart Zuckerman, Adam Rubinson, Howard Morse, Albert H. Small, Jr., Ernie Marcus, and Albert H. Small at the 2016 moving of the historic synagogue. Photo Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP. Copyright Capital Jewish Museum
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Remembering Albert H. Small (1925-2021)
Please join us in extending condolences to the family of Albert H. Small (1925-2021), son of the museum’s namesakes Lillian… (Read more)
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Take Action: Thank You Messages to DC Councilmembers
Sukkah City x DC features imaginative and expressive structures that highlight key social justice themes of housing insecurity, displacement, and… (Read more)
Aeral photos of Minyan sukkah by Esocoff & Ng Architects, on the steps of the Edlavitch DC JCC, September 2021. Photo: Rin Sachs/CNP
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Plan Your Visit to Sukkah City x DC
Sukkah City x DC features seven sukkahs on view at two locations–the National Building Museum and Edlavitch DC Jewish Community… (Read more)
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The History of Sukkah City
This holiday season, we hope you will join us for Sukkah City x DC (September 18─October 3, 2021), an installation of… (Read more)
Star of David window from the Hebrew Home on Spring Street. Photograph by Jonathan Edelman.
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Angels in the Architecture
A few weeks ago my family and I drove to Wisconsin to visit my parents. It’s a long drive, and… (Read more)
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History In Our Neighborhoods
In the spring of 2017 when my now husband and I began looking for houses, we came across a neighborhood… (Read more)
Historic Adas Israel synagogue (foreground) and National Building Museum, formerly the headquarters of the United States Pension Bureau, background, ca. 1905.
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A Witness to History – 145 Years in the Making
Historic sites don’t just teach us about history, they allow us to experience the past. By walking through the doors stories come to life,… (Read more)