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Drop-In Program

Mah Jongg (NMJL) Meetup

Sunday, July 28, 2024 1–3 pm

Anne Russ Federman serving customers at New York’s Russ & Daughters, with Hattie Russ Gold in the background, 1939. From the collection of Russ & Daughters.

Member Program

Members-Only Hours

Sunday, August 4, 2024 10–11 am

Drop-In Program

Mah Jongg (NMJL) Meetup

Sunday, August 4, 2024 1–3 pm

A young volunteer with the DC Jewish Community Center works to assemble sandwiches at Martha's Table, 1993. Photograph by Lloyd Wolf. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of the photographer.

Public Program

Salon Nights: Homemade Sandwiches for Good

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 6–8 pm

A woman reading to a group of children sitting on the floor during a Story Hour at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC

Family Program

Story Time at CJM

Thursday, August 8, 2024 10–11 am

Young professionals pose for a photo at GatherDC's August 2023 Happy Hour. Photo: Aryeh Schwartz

Public Program

GatherDC’s August Happy Hour

Thursday, August 8, 2024 6–9 pm

Drop-In Program

Mah Jongg (NMJL) Meetup

Sunday, August 11, 2024 1–3 pm

Drop-In Program

Mah Jongg (NMJL) Meetup

Sunday, August 18, 2024 1–3 pm

Member Program

Closing Time: The Jewish Deli

Sunday, August 18, 2024 11am–6 pm

Drop-In Program

Mah Jongg (NMJL) Meetup

Sunday, August 25, 2024 1–3 pm

Member Program

Inaugural Gala

Monday, September 16, 2024 6pm

Past Programs

Drop-In Program

Mah Jongg (NMJL) Meetup

Sunday, July 21, 2024 1–3 pm

Drop-In Program

Mah Jongg (NMJL) Meetup

Sunday, July 14, 2024 1–3 pm

Drop-In Program

Lab Takeover with Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA)

Sunday, July 14, 2024 11am–3 pm

Public Program

Antisemitism, U.S.A: A Panel Conversation

Thursday, July 11, 2024 6:30pm–8 pm

Member Program

Author Talk: Ted Merwin, Pastrami on Rye

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 6pm

Anne Russ Federman serving customers at New York’s Russ & Daughters, with Hattie Russ Gold in the background, 1939. From the collection of Russ & Daughters.

Member Program

Members-Only Hours

Sunday, July 7, 2024 10–11 am

Drop-In Program

Mah Jongg (NMJL) Meetup

Sunday, July 7, 2024 1–3 pm

Retro illustration of the Capital Jewish Museum, from No Plan Studio, Summer 2024.

Family Program

Family Day: Summer Party

Thursday, July 4, 2024 9:30am–1 pm

Produced by Maryland Public Television.

Public Program

Film Screening-Jewish Delis: Something to Kvell About

Sunday, June 23, 2024 1–2:30 pm

A woman reading to a group of children sitting on the floor during a Story Hour at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC

Family Program

Story Time at CJM

Thursday, June 13, 2024 10–11 am

Nycci Nellis, Host of the Industry Night podcast, January 2024

Drop-In Program

In Residence: Industry Night Podcast with Nycci Nellis

Thursday, June 6, 2024 2–3 pm

A street vendor advertising kosher hot dogs along 14th Street NW near the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in downtown DC. Department of Agriculture building visible across the street, 1998. Photograph by Lloyd Wolf. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of the photographer.

Drop-In Program

Lab Takeover with Jews United for Justice (JUFJ)

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 5–7:30 pm

Anne Russ Federman serving customers at New York’s Russ & Daughters, with Hattie Russ Gold in the background, 1939. From the collection of Russ & Daughters.

Member Program

Members-Only Hours

Sunday, June 2, 2024 10–11 am

Family Program

Family Day: Delicious Deli 

Sunday, June 2, 2024 9:30am–1 pm

Image credit: Jessie, Louis Belkov, Joe Adler, Abe Hofberg, Louis Maizel, and Ben inside Hofberg's Kosher Deli at 116 Kennedy Street, NW, 1943. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Ann Hofberg Richards.

Public Program

CJM After Sunset: Deli Nights  

Thursday, May 30, 2024 6–9 pm

Nycci Nellis, Host of the Industry Night podcast, January 2024

Drop-In Program

In Residence: Industry Night Podcast with Nycci Nellis

Thursday, May 30, 2024 2–3 pm

Nycci Nellis, Host of the Industry Night podcast, January 2024

Drop-In Program

In Residence: Industry Night Podcast with Nycci Nellis

Thursday, May 23, 2024 2–3 pm

Member Program

Meet & Greet with Nycci Nellis, host of the Industry Night podcast

Thursday, May 23, 2024 3–3:30 pm

Member Program

Historic Congressional Cemetery’s Speaker Series: Jewish Americans 

Sunday, May 19, 2024 1–2:30 pm

Nycci Nellis, Host of the Industry Night podcast, January 2024

Drop-In Program

In Residence: Industry Night Podcast with Nycci Nellis

Thursday, May 16, 2024 2–3 pm

Anne Russ Federman serving customers at New York’s Russ & Daughters, with Hattie Russ Gold in the background, 1939. From the collection of Russ & Daughters.

Member Program

Members Previews for “I’ll Have What She’s Having: The Jewish Deli”

Sunday, May 12, 2024 11am–4 pm

Anne Russ Federman serving customers at New York’s Russ & Daughters, with Hattie Russ Gold in the background, 1939. From the collection of Russ & Daughters.

Member Program

Members Previews for “I’ll Have What She’s Having: The Jewish Deli”

Saturday, May 11, 2024 11am–4 pm

A woman reading to a group of children sitting on the floor during a Story Hour at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC

Family Program

Story Time at CJM

Thursday, May 9, 2024 10–11 am

Public Program

The Public Square: Sarah Leavitt

Monday, May 6, 2024 7–8:30 pm