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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

Family Program

Family Day: Delicious Deli 

Sunday, June 2, 2024 9:30am–1 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

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

Public Program

Author Talk with Sarah Birnbach, A Daughter’s Kaddish: My Year of Grief, Devotion, and Healing  

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 6:30pm

Color photograph from the "No Fear" Rally on the National Mall. The rally meant to bring attention to rising antisemitism in the U.S. on July 11, 2021. Photographer: Lloyd Wolf. Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Lloyd Wolf Collection. Gift of Lloyd Wolf.

Public Program

Antisemitism in the Aftermath of October 7th

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 6–7:30 pm

Family seder, 1956. Capital
Jewish Museum Collection.
Gift of Rhoda Ritzenberg.

Public Program

Nights at the Seder Table

Thursday, April 11, 2024 6–8 pm

Family Program

Story Time at CJM

Thursday, April 11, 2024 10–11 am

Public Program

Salon Nights: Grow Your Own Herb Garden

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 6–8 pm