Social Scene: A Night of History, Hope & Heritage at the Capital Jewish Museum Gala
• September 18, 2025

The Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum hosted its annual gala September 14 at the Maison Francaise at the French Embassy. The event, celebrating the theme “Preserving History and […]

D.C. ArtsWatch
• June 10, 2025

Georgetown’s Tudor Place Gets Public History Award  Tudor Place Historic House & Garden received the National Council on Public History’s Outstanding Public History Project Award for the Georgetown historic site’s […]

Weekend Roundup: May 15-18
• May 15, 2025

Another weekend awaits with plenty to do. Isaac Mizrahi will be at Sixth and I, Folger closes its season, and a new exhibit opens at the Capital Jewish Museum and […]

Summer Arts Preview   
• May 14, 2025

D.C. Arts: 25 Ways to Spend the Summer of ’25 Cut out this page — or bookmark it if you’re reading it online — for the perfect summer 2025 D.C. […]

Guiding the Capital Jewish Museum’s Outreach: Bea Gurwitz
• April 28, 2025

During the nation’s centennial year, 1876, with President Ulysses S. Grant in attendance, Adas Israel (now in Cleveland Park) dedicated the first purpose-built synagogue in Washington, D.C. The timing was […]

Capital Jewish Museum’s Gurwitz to Speak at April 24 Breakfast
• April 7, 2025

On Thursday, April 24, The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series will present a talk by Dr. Beatrice Gurwitz, executive director of the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum. Admission […]

Jew:CE The Jewish Comics Experience 
• December 5, 2024

By Sheila Wickouski Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman—these are some of the stars in the exhibit Jew:CE The Jewish Comics Experience at the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum, which […]

‘I’ll Have What She’s Having’: Culture, Not Just Corned Beef
• May 30, 2024

Growing up Jewish in the nation’s capital in the mid-20th century we took for granted Sunday morning bagels, lox and cream cheese from Parkway, Posin’s or Hofberg’s Kosher Deli. “Deli” […]

Conversations about Environmental Justice
• January 23, 2024

Drawing on the values of Tu B’Shvat, “Jewish Arbor Day,” you will hear from a panel of speakers working locally for equal access to natural resources and equal protection from […]

Salon Nights: I Dissent Collar Making
• June 29, 2023

Multi-disciplinary artist Roxana Alger Geffen leads a creative evening of craftivism, conversation, and civic engagement.