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Deep Dive on a Loving Cup
Welcome to Deep Dives with Sarah, where we explore the vast seas of knowledge available to us with a combination… (Read more)
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Photograph, 1986. Jonathan Grossman (left) presents a silver loving cup to Harry Rubinstein (center) (Division of Political History for the National Museum of American History) in honor of the Department of Labor's Diamond Jubilee. James Taylor (coordinator for the Diamond Jubilee for the Department of Labor) looks on. Jonathan Grossman Collection, Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum. Gift of Marilyn Grossman.
Pane of 2013 Hanukkah Stamps; Art director: Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, MD; Photographer: George E. Brown of Alexandria, VA. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection
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Happy Hanukkah Stamp Season to Those Who Celebrate
Some people call this the “holiday season,” but to me it’s “Pick Out the Prettiest Stamp Season,” the one time… (Read more)
Honorable Discharge certificate from the United States Navy for Herbert Harold Houser, Aviation Radioman Second Class, January 23, 1946. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Staci Houser.
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“In Grateful Recognition of Outstanding Service:” An Ode to Certificates
We collect a lot of certificates here at the Capital Jewish Museum. In fact, according to our database, we have over 150 of them! These certificates are made… (Read more)
Card, Leave for Federal Employees, 1961. | Gift of Harold Wallace in memory of Elliot Sivowitch
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Go Team Blue!
Sleepaway camps are giving way to back-to-school season, but I’m clinging to August even as it slips through my fingers… (Read more)
Red collection artifacts on view as part of a Collections Color War, August 2025.
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Collections Color War Cases
In the spirit of a much-loved summer camp tradition, color war, please enjoy our Collections Color War Cases. We offer… (Read more)
Color photograph of Wendy Schumacher at the train station she took to work for the Peace Corps in Casablanca, Morocco, 2001. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Wendy Schumacher
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Spotlight On: Wendy Schumacher’s Federal Career
With government funding in the news a lot lately, we’re taking the opportunity to learn some new stories about the… (Read more)
Naomi Biron and co-workers in offices of legal section of Federal Register, 1947. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Naomi Biron Cohen.
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Doing the Work of the Nation
The future of the US Civil Service has been in the news a lot lately. But beyond the headlines, who… (Read more)
President Carter lights a menorah in Lafayette Square across from the White House, December. 17, 1979. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of the Washington Jewish Week.
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Jimmy Carter and a National Menorah
In honor of President Carter (Oct 1, 1924–Dec 29, 2024)—may his memory be a blessing—we share a story from the… (Read more)
Bertha Feldman Spector (daughter), Dr. Frank Feldman (son), Samual Feldman (father), Fred Feldman (son) inside Reservoir Market at 1942 First Street, NW, May 6, 1937. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Frank Feldman
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Searching Through History for Closure
Just a few weeks ago, a staff member at the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum received a call… (Read more)
Elliot Sivowitch playing the violin in his apartment on Mass. Ave., NW, 1968.
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Recent Acquisition: The Sivowitch Collection
Elliot Norman Sivowitch (1932-2012) grew up in New York, where his father was a cantor and his mother worked at… (Read more)