Public Program
Programs
Current & Upcoming Programs
CHRIS FERENZI 2024
Public Program
CJM After Sunset: Late to the Party Oktoberfest
Thursday, October 16, 2025 6–9 pm
Partner Program
Exploring Jewish Identity, Memory, and Storytelling Across Borders: An Evening of Reflection and Conversation
Friday, October 17, 2025 4–7 pm
Public Program
(Virtual Attendance) Striving to Belong: LGBTQ+ Jews in Orthodox Communities
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 6:30pm–8 pm
Public Program
Striving to Belong: LGBTQ+ Jews in Orthodox Communities
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 6:30pm–8 pm
Family Program
Story Time at CJM: Courage
Saturday, October 25, 2025 3:30pm–4:30 pm
Public Program
Cello Concert with John Kaboff
Sunday, October 26, 2025 1–1:30 pm
Public Program
Voices Series: Multigenerational Stories of Coming Out
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 6:30pm–8 pm
Chris Ferenzi Photography
Drop-In Program
Community Day
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 10am–8 pm
Public Program
A Bookish Night at the Museum
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 5–8 pm
Educator Program
Artifacts of Action: Jewish Life in the Era of Mass Immigration
Thursday, November 6, 2025 4:30pm–6 pm
Public Program
Salon Nights: Identity Collage Workshop
Public Program
The Lavender Scare Film Screening and Talkback
Thursday, November 13, 2025 7–9 pm
Family Program
Story Time at CJM: Thank You, Toda
Thursday, November 13, 2025 10–11 am
Family Program
Grandparent’s Day: M’dor L’dor
Sunday, November 16, 2025 10am–12 pm
U.S. Patent Office (the building which now houses the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum), c. 1902-1904. Color lithograph, Raphael Tuck & Sons LTD, active 1866 - 1959, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
Member Program
Member’s Field Trip: Jewish Stories in American Art
Photograph by Michael Moates
Public Program
An Evening with Pati Jinich and Anna Spiegel
Thursday, November 20, 2025 6:30pm–8:30 pm
Family Program
Story Time at CJM: Shalom
Saturday, November 29, 2025 3:30pm–4:30 pm
Public Program
Voices Series: Memories from the AIDS Epidemic
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 6:30pm–8 pm
Chris Ferenzi Photography
Drop-In Program
Community Day
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 10am–8 pm
Educator Program
NCSS Educators’ Night Out
Saturday, December 6, 2025 6–8 pm
Public Program
Antisemitism Past and Present: A Conversation with Pamela Nadell and James Loeffler
Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:30pm–8 pm
Family Program
Story Time at CJM: Hanukah
Thursday, December 11, 2025 10–11 am
Family Program
Maker Morning: Writers Workshop
Sunday, December 14, 2025 11am–12:30 pm
Public Program
Spotlight On: Stories by LGBTQ+ Jews in the Federal City
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 7–9 pm
Public Program
December 25 at CJM
Thursday, December 25, 2025 11am–3 pm
Past Programs
CHRIS FERENZI 2024
Public Program
Public Tour of Special Exhibition LGBTJews in the Federal City
Chris Ferenzi Photography
Drop-In Program
Community Day
Saturday, October 11, 2025 10am–5 pm
Mah Jongg in the Museum, Fall 2024
Drop-In Program
Mah Jongg (NMJL) MeetUp
Family Program
Story Time at CJM: Responsibility and Repair
Saturday, September 27, 2025 3:30pm–4:30 pm
Educator Program
Tapas for Teachers
Thursday, September 25, 2025 5–7 pm
Public Program
Immigration Legislation: Then and Now
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 6:30pm–8 pm
Public Program
(Virtual Attendance) Immigration Legislation: Then and Now
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 6:30pm–8 pm
Family Program
Story Time at CJM: Rosh Hashanah
Thursday, September 11, 2025 10–11 am
Public Program
Author Talk with Shaul Kelner: The Washington Area Movement to Free Soviet Jewry
Sunday, September 7, 2025 1–2:30 pm
Public Program
(Virtual Attendance) Author Talk with Shaul Kelner: The Washington Area Movement to Free Soviet Jewry
Sunday, September 7, 2025 1–2:30 pm
Family Program
Maker Morning: Spray Ink Challah Covers
Sunday, September 7, 2025 10am–12 pm
Public Program
Storytelling Workshop with Story District
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 6:30pm–7:30 pm
Educator Program
Learning Circles at CJM: LGBTJews in the Federal City
Thursday, August 21, 2025 4–6 pm
Photo by Alyssa Schukar
Public Program
Special Event Open House Recap
Public Program
Salon Nights: Birthday Bags with Food & Friends
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 6–8 pm
Public Program
Public Tour of the Ongoing Exhibitions
CHRIS FERENZI 2024
Drop-In Program
Ward 6 Wednesday with Councilmember Charles Allen
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 12–2 pm
Public Program
We Want Your Stuff: Help Us Tell Your Story
Sunday, July 27, 2025 11:30am–12 pm
Public Program
CJM After Sunset: After Hours Pride Party
Thursday, July 24, 2025 6–9 pm
CHRIS FERENZI 2024
Public Program
Curator Corner
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 12:30pm–1 pm
Public Program
Author Talk with Dr. Jake Desai-Newsome: Pink Triangle Legacies: Holocaust History and the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 6:30pm–8 pm
Public Program
(Virtual Attendance) Author Talk with Dr. Jake Desai-Newsome: Pink Triangle Legacies
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 6:30pm–8 pm
CHRIS FERENZI 2024
Family Program
Family Day: Full of Pride
Sunday, June 22, 2025 9:30am–1 pm
Family Program
Story Time at CJM: Pride
Thursday, June 12, 2025 10–11 am