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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

Black and White photograph of a man in a military uniform and a woman dressed in 1940's attire sitting on a stone bench in front of the US Capitol building.

Hugh and Lynn Massman sightseeing on their first day in Washington, December 1943. Photograph by Esther Bubley, Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Special Exhibition

Esther Bubley: Photographing the Homefront

Through February 28, 2027

Photograph of mahjong tiles with different characters arranged in a wooden box.

Chinese mahjong set with polychrome decorated lacquered carrying case. Capital Jewish Museum Collection

Special Exhibition

Mahjong! An American Obsession

Opens Spring 2027

Programs

Mahjong in the Museum, Fall 2024

Drop-In Program

Drop-In Mahjong

Public Program

Free Public Tour of the Ongoing Exhibitions

Program

A Conversation with Cookbook Author Alissa Timoshkina

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 11am–12 pm

Partner Program

Esther Bubley’s DC: Free Photo Walk with the DC Street Photography Collective

Saturday, November 7, 2026 1–4 pm

Family Program

Family Day: Focus on Photography

Sunday, November 8, 2026 11am–3 pm

Public Program

Supreme Court Justice Arthur and Dorothy Goldberg’s Legendary Passover Seders

Thursday, November 12, 2026 7–8:30 pm

Family Program

Story Time @ CJM

Partner Program

The Other Ellis Island: Jewish Immigration Through Galveston, Texas

Monday, November 30, 2026 7:30pm–9 pm

Public Program

The Promise and Perils of Public Art: Ben Shahn’s Murals on Social Security

Thursday, December 3, 2026 6:30pm–8 pm

Public Program

Craft and Sip

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5–7 pm

Public Program

Author Talk with James Loeffler: Exceptional Hatred: Antisemitism and the Fight over Free Speech in Modern America

Wednesday, December 16, 2026 6:30pm–8 pm

Public Program

December 25 @ CJM: Wrapped in Tradition

Friday, December 25, 2026 10am–2 pm