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Scale Model of the Historic 1876 Synagogue, ca. 1968. Capital Jewish Museum Collection

Small Scale Restoration

CJM Updates, The Whole SpielBy Maura ScanlonNovember 3, 2021

In 1967, DC’s Jewish community rallied together to relocate and save the historic 1876 Adas Israel synagogue. Over the next few years, a local fundraising and publicity campaign was undertaken to restore the first purpose-built synagogue in our nation’s capital. As part of the campaign, a scale model of the building was created to show Read More

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