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The Washington Area Movement to Free Soviet Jewry

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In the fight to free Soviet Jewry, the Greater Washington community played an outsized role on the national stage. Discover how local activists pioneered the movement’s iconic tactics, like refusenik bracelets, bat mitzvah twinning, and more. Professor Kelner will be in conversation with refusenik, Yelena Luckert, discussing his book, A Cold War Exodus: How American …

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$10

September Metro Minyan

Capital Jewish Museum

Join 2239 for Metro Minyan at the Capital Jewish Museum. We are so excited to once again fill the oldest synagogue in D.C .with music, prayer, and spirituality. It will be your familiar, accessible, and musical Metro Minyan service and dinner, just in an old/new beautiful space! The Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum …

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$18 – $23

Museum and Drinks with Jews of Color Young Professionals

Capital Jewish Museum

Join other Jews of Color young professionals for an evening of connection, culture, and community. We’ll start off with wine, appetizers, and a chance to meet new friends and reconnect with familiar faces. Then, enjoy a private tour of the Capital Jewish Museum’s new exhibit: LGBTJews in the Federal City— a first-of-its-kind exploration of the …

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Special Event Open House

Capital Jewish Museum

Planning an upcoming special event? This one is for you! This is not your typical open house. Join hundreds of other celebrants at the Capital Jewish Museum to finalize all of the planning for your celebration. Meet caterers, decorators, entertainers, photographers, planners, and more to plan your celebration in one day This is a one-stop-shop …

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$10

Capital Jewish Museum Tour

Capital Jewish Museum

Moishe House Adam's Morgan will be touring the Capital Jewish Museum's exhibit on LGBTQ+ Jews in DC. Come learn from over 200 photos, 120 artifacts, and multiple oral histories! Afterwards, feel free to tour the museum’s permanent exhibit.

Salon Nights: Birthday Bags with Food & Friends

Capital Jewish Museum

Join the EDCJCC at the Capital Jewish Museum to learn about the history and current work of local organization Food & Friends, featured in the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum’s special exhibition LGBTJews in the Federal City. Support their work by making birthday bags for people with life-challenging illnesses. The bags we decorate …

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$8 – $12

CJM After Sunset: After Hours Pride Party

Capital Jewish Museum

Celebrate WorldPride DC 2025 at the Capital Jewish Museum after hours with the launch of our new special exhibition, LGBTJews in the Federal City. Discover stories of LGBTQ+ Jewish Washington with curator spotlight talks, enjoy drag performances, sip on a lavender gin and tonic, show your pride by making your own button, and get bedazzled …

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$16.88 – $27.38

Family Day: Full of Pride

Capital Jewish Museum

A Pride party for all ages! Dance to live music courtesy of the Hill Havurah ensemble at 10:15 am, listen to the fabulous Jewish Drag Story Time at 12pm, and explore LGBTJews in the Federal City with our Family Guide or kid's scavenger hunt. Plus, drop in crafts and activities all day – design a …

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$5.72

Gay Men’s Chorus

Capital Jewish Museum

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC (GMCW) will be performing at the Capital Jewish Museum as part of their World Pride International Choral Festival. Join us on Sunday, June 1st at 1 pm, for a 45-minute pop-up concert in our lobby, featuring Potomac Fever (from GMCW) and Tonewall (from the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus) singing Broadway, pop, and R&B. …

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Pride: Policy Accomplishments of the LGBTQ+ Movement

Capital Jewish Museum

Join U.S. News & World Report at the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. for an exclusive morning of conversations around the LGBTQ+ movement.   Opening Remarks Marion Phillips III, Senior Vice President for Community Development and DEI, U.S. News & World Report Beatrice Gurwitz, Executive Director, Capital Jewish Museum Talk …

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“LGBTJews In the Federal City” Opening Day

Capital Jewish Museum

LGBTJews in the Federal City explores a turbulent century of celebration, activism, and change in the nation’s capital. This landmark exhibition is the first of its kind to explore DC history, Jewish history, and LGBTQ+ history together, drawing from the Museum’s robust LGBTQ+ archive. Immerse yourself in historical and contemporary photography, artifacts, and oral histories. …

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$12

May Metro Minyan

Capital Jewish Museum

Join your fellow D.C. young professionals as we welcome the start of Shabbat. At 6:30, we'll begin with a little bit of learning + hot appetizers and drinks followed by beautiful Kabbalat Shabbat services. Then we'll have a delicious dinner as we catch up with friends -- new and old. The museum's exhibits will be …

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$18
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