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Collections Color War Cases

by Jonathan Edelman, Collections Curator
August 7, 2025

In the spirit of a much-loved summer camp tradition, color war, please enjoy our Collections Color War Cases. We offer a selection of items in Green, Orange, Blue, and Red. Visit in August and view these artifacts in display cases located throughout the Museum.

Following are the corresponding list of the artifacts on view and photos of each case.

Admission to the Museum & Ongoing Exhibitions is Free with Suggested Donation
Wednesday-Sunday | 10 am-5 pm
First Wednesday of each Month | 10 am-8 pm

Note: All artifacts are from the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection.

Red collection artifacts on view as part of a Collections Color War, August 2025.

Green Case

  • Scrapbook, page from Drug Fair scrapbook, 1963. | Gift of Stuart & Margery Elsberg
  • Cap, Iota Gamma Phi, undated. | Gift of Lois Lipsett
  • Ticket, High Holiday services at Tifereth Israel, 1940. | Gift of Gertrude Silverstone
  • Brochure, Capital City Market, ca. 1980s. | Gift of Stuart & Margery Elsberg
  • Hairpins, made of reused WWII steel, 1941. | Gift of Edith & Charles Pascal
  • Tefillin, brought to US by immigrant Julius Wolpe, 1905. | Gift of Donald Wolpe
  • Banner, Iota Gamma Phi, 1950. | Gift of Lois Lipsett
  • Poster, Jewish Community Center, ca. 1960s. | Gift of Stuart & Margery Elsberg
  • Yearbook, Woodrow Wilson High School, 1950. | Gift of Donna Cole

Location: First Floor Elevator Lobby

Orange Case

  • Yearbook, Business High School, 1934. | Gift of Manuel Klawans
  • Newsletter, Bintel Nu, 1973. | Gift of Harold Wallace in memory of Elliot Sivowitch
  • Button, “Loud Pushy Jew Dyke,” ca. 1980s. | Gift of Evelyn T. Beck
  • Button, “So many men,” ca. 1980s. | Gift of Michael Garbus
  • Magazine, Lillith, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1976. | Gift of Shulamith Elster
  • Badges, Judith Martin press credentials, 1960s-1970s. | Gift of Judith Martin
  • Poster, March for Our Lives, 2018. | Gift of Avi Lerner
  • Certificate for the dedication of Adas Israel’s second building dedication, now home to Sixth & I, in 1906. | Gift of Adas Israel Congregation
  • Bumper Sticker, Soviet Jewry Movement, ca. 1970s. | Gift of Deborah Cohen

Location: Second Floor Elevator Lobby

Blue Case

  • Helmet, Washington Nationals, ca. 2010s. | Gift of The Lerner Family
  • Doll, Eleanor Roosevelt, Dolls for Democracy, 1955. | Gift of Jewish Women International
  • Box, brought to US by immigrant Rachel Polonsky, 1901. | Gift of Morton Rosen
  • Magazine, Popular Aviation, 1928. | Gift of Margaret Smiler Winburg
  • Jacket, Potomac AZA belonging to Herb Stein, ca. 1940s. | Gift of Debby Vivari, Andi Halpin, Carole Dibo, & Lisa Aron
  • Card, Leave for Federal Employees, 1961. | Gift of Harold Wallace in memory of Elliot Sivowitch
  • Guidebook, Washington Standard Guide, 1922. | Gift of Martin Garfinkle
  • Button, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008. | Gift of John Tolleris
  • Ring, Central High School, 1933. | Gift of Paula Levine
  • Songbook, Jewish Songster, 1923. | Gift of Harold Wallace in memory of Elliot Sivowitch
  • Armband, High School Navy Cadet, 1924. | Gift of Manuel Klawans

Location: Second Floor Elevator Lobby

Red Case

  • Directory, Congregation Olam Tikvah, 1986. | Gift of Glenn Taubman
  • Card, National Mah Jongg League, Inc., 1943. | Gift of Harold Wallace in memory of Elliot Sivowitch
  • Fez, Almas Shriners, ca. 1940s. | Gift of Jack Kay
  • Stamps, Soviet Jewry Movement, ca. 1980s. | Gift of Stuart & Margery Elsberg
  • Compact, used at Capital Beauty Institute, ca. 1950s. | Gift of Irene Kaplan
  • Journal, published by Central High School, 1930. | Gift of Michael Goldstein
  • Booklet, UJA Honor Roll, 1949. | Gift of Marky Kirsch
  • Bag, Tallit (Prayer Shawl), early 20th century. | Gift of Arnold Saltzman
  • Poster, Jeb Bush presidential campaign, 2016. | Gift of the Republican Jewish Coalition
  • Booklet, A Book of Jewish Thoughts, 1943. | Gift of Leslie C. Friedman
  • Record, Passover recordings, 1950. | Gift of the Shulman Family
  • Scrapbook, Jewish War Veterans Ladies Auxiliary, 1964.
  • Pamphlet, Northern VA Jewish Community Center, 1983. | Gift of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington

Location: Second Floor, Near the Community Action Lab

Green collection artifacts on view as part of a Collections Color War, August 2025.

Orange collection artifacts on view as part of a Collections Color War, August 2025.

Blue collection artifacts on view as part of a Collections Color War, August 2025.

Red collection artifacts on view as part of a Collections Color War, August 2025.