Public Program
Historic Congressional Cemetery’s Speaker Series: Jewish AmericansÂ
Sunday, May 19, 2024 1–2:30 pm
Past Event
CJM After Sunset: Summer Camp
Thursday, February 29, 2024 6–9 pm
A group of young women posing for the camera with woods and cabins in the background, ca 1950-60s. Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Rhoda Ritzenberg.
Warm up this winter at Camp CJM!
Sip on bug juice, gather round for pop-up campfire collection stories with Museum curators, make a friendship bracelet for your bestie, singalong to camp favorites with the Rock Creek Kings, enjoy a smoky mezcal tasting, snacks, and much more!
Must be 21 or older to attend and present a valid ID at the door. Food and drinks available for purchase.
New special ticket prices:
$10 Members
$15 General
$36 Chai đź’™
*Chai 💙 tickets help subsidize the cost of regular tickets, making this program more accessible to all.
Funding for the Rock Creek Kings is made possible in part from the Stieber Family endowment in honor of Sol and Esther Scherling Stieber and Martha and Jane Stieber
Image: A group of young women pose for a cabin photo at Kaufmann Camp, popular among Jewish Washingtonians in the 1950s through early 80s. Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Rhoda Ritzenberg.
Related Programs
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 Â
Thursday, May 30, 2024 6–9 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 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