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Excerpt of a photo of a typed recipe.

Detail of Sally Walzer's letter with recipe to her daughter, c. 1974. Photo courtesy of the Leavitt family.

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A Fishy Story 

After two years of Zoom Passover, it was a delight to gather—after double-boosting and rapid-testing—for a family Seder (traditional ceremonial… (Read more)

Book cover for Foer's "I Want You to Know We're Still Here" and features a black and white photo of a smiling young woman holding a young child.

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Ukrainian Connections

Ukraine, where my family lived for generations and where most of them were murdered, is in its fight for survival…. (Read more)

Two educators and two interns are collaboratively working at a large table in the museum's temporary offices, Spring 2022.

Education staff and interns meeting to prepare interpretive programs, February 2022

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Spring 2022 Education Internship Projects 

Internships provide important opportunities for students to translate their educational insights into real-world projects. Opportunities to participate in the development… (Read more)

Photo of a Congressional staffer's I.D. badge from the 1972 Republican presidential convention.

Photo of a Congressional staffer's I.D. badge from the 1972 Republican presidential convention (detail). Capital Jewish Museum, Gift of Ricki Gerger

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Transplants Welcome

Being from Houston, Texas, I didn’t grow up with much concern about history. After all, when a building was about… (Read more)

Back cover of a Trees and Life for Vietnam brochure. Capital Jewish Museum, Mike Tabor Collection

Back cover of a Trees and Life for Vietnam brochure. Capital Jewish Museum, Mike Tabor Collection

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Collection Highlight: Trees and Life for Vietnam

Every year on the Jewish holiday of Tu B’shvat (the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat, which fell… (Read more)