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Ongoing Exhibition

What is Jewish Washington?

On View

Ongoing Exhibition

Connect. Reflect. Act.

On View

Historic Sanctuary, Summer 2023. Photo: Imagine Photography

Ongoing Exhibition

The Historic Sanctuary

On View

Participants on the National Mall at the National March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, & Bi Equal Rights & Liberation, April 1993. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Mitch Weissner.

Participants on the National Mall at the National March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, & Bi Equal Rights & Liberation, April 1993. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Mitch Weissner.

Special Exhibition

LGBTJews in the Federal City

On view through Sunday, January 4, 2026

Special Exhibition

Blacklisted: An American Story

Opens Friday, March 6, 2026

Programs

Mah Jongg in the Museum, Fall 2024

Drop-In Program

Mah Jongg (NMJL) MeetUp

CHRIS FERENZI 2024

Public Program

Public Tour of Special Exhibition LGBTJews in the Federal City

Family Program

Crafternoon at CJM: Writers Workshop

Sunday, December 14, 2025 2–3:30 pm

Public Program

Spotlight On: Stories by LGBTQ+ Jews in the Federal City

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 7–8:30 pm

Public Program

December 25 @ CJM: Wrapped in Tradition

Thursday, December 25, 2025 10am–3 pm

Black and white photo of Hollywood celebrities standing together with the dome of the Capitol building behind them.

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

Member Program

Members-Only Preview of Blacklisted: An American Story