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Top Ten Most Important LGBTQ Marches in DC
Washington, DC has long been a stage for LGBTQ+ activism. From the first “gay picket” in 1965 to the recent… (Read more)
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Participants on the National Mall at the National March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, & Bi Equal Rights & Liberation, April 1993. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Mitch Weissner.
Dr. Beatrice Gurwitz, Executive Director of the Capital Jewish Museum (right), and
Chris Wolf, Board President of the Capital Jewish Museum (center), take Washington, DC
Mayor Muriel Bowser (left) to the Museum’s new LGBTJews in the Federal City exhibition,
following the Museum’s reopening on May 29, 2025. Chris Ferenzi Photography.
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Community Gathering of Remembrance and Reopening
The Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum was founded to share Jewish stories, build understanding, and encourage community dialogue…. (Read more)
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Recommended Reading for LGBTJews in the Federal City
For those interested in learning more about the LGBTQ+ and Jewish LGBTQ+ experiences, we offer the following list of books… (Read more)
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Pop Quiz: The Year in Review
Think you know the Capital Jewish Museum? Test your knowledge for the chance to win an exclusive CJM swag bag!… (Read more)
A protestor and their printed sign, "Mind Your Own Business," at the Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice, Washington, DC, May 17, 2022.
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Second Verse, Same as the First
My first abortion clinic escort job was in Madison, Wisconsin, where I grew up—my best friend’s mom was an abortion… (Read more)
Stuart Zuckerman, Adam Rubinson, Howard Morse, Albert H. Small, Jr., Ernie Marcus, and Albert H. Small at the 2016 moving of the historic synagogue. Photo Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP. Copyright Capital Jewish Museum
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Remembering Albert H. Small (1925-2021)
Please join us in extending condolences to the family of Albert H. Small (1925-2021), son of the museum’s namesakes Lillian… (Read more)