Ongoing Exhibition
What is Jewish Washington?
Ongoing
Programs & Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Ongoing Exhibition
Connect. Reflect. Act.
Ongoing
Historic Sanctuary, Summer 2023. Photo: Imagine Photography
Ongoing Exhibition
The Sanctuary
Ongoing
Snack at Manny’s Delicatessen, Chicago, IL, 2010. Image Professionals GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo
Special Exhibition
“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli
May 15—Aug 20, 2024
Programs
Public Program
The Public Square: Sarah Leavitt
Monday, May 6, 2024 7–8:30 pm
Family Program
Story Time at CJM
Thursday, May 9, 2024 10–11 am
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
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
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
Public 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 23, 2024 2–3 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
Member Program
Meet & Greet with Nycci Nellis, host of the Industry Night podcast
Thursday, May 30, 2024 3–3:30 pm
Family Program
Family Day: Delicious Deli
Sunday, June 2, 2024 9:30am–1 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
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
Family Program
Story Time at CJM
Thursday, June 13, 2024 10–11 am
Produced by Maryland Public Television.
Public Program
Film Screening-Jewish Delis: Something to Kvell About
Sunday, June 23, 2024 1–2:30 pm
Member Program
Author Talk: Ted Merwin, Pastrami on Rye
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 6pm
Drop-In Program
Lab Takeover with Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA)
Sunday, July 14, 2024 11am–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