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 […]

14th International Healthcare, Hospital Management, Nursing, and Patient Safety Conference
• November 21, 2023

On behalf of the Utilitarian Conferences Gathering, we are delighted to extend our warmest invitation to you to attend the upcoming Nursing Conference: 14th International Healthcare, Hospital Management, Nursing, and […]

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• June 29, 2023

An entertaining yet rigorous look at the life and work of Justice Ginsburg and the Supreme Court, on which she so famously served

Salon Nights: I Dissent Collar Making
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Multi-disciplinary artist Roxana Alger Geffen leads a creative evening of craftivism, conversation, and civic engagement.

Story Time at CJM
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Playing is learning! Join us the second Thursday of each month for Story Time at CJM, presented in partnership with PJ Library. Children and their caregivers are invited to join […]

Happy Hanukkah: National Menorah Lighting Ceremony (photos)
• November 29, 2021

On Sunday, Nov. 28, the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday, thousands attended the 2021 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House […]

Hundreds Rally in D.C. Against Antisemitism (photos)
• July 12, 2021

Hundreds gathered near the U.S. Capitol on the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Sunday July 11 — many wearing blue hats expressing “#NoFear” — to protest the “unprecedented outburst […]

Oldest Synagogue Building Moves to New D.C. Site (photos)
• January 10, 2019

Before becoming a museum, the building served as an African American church, a Greek Orthodox church, various eateries, a barbershop, a bicycle store and a dental practice.

Celebrating Hanukkah at National Menorah Lighting (photos)
• December 3, 2018

This year marked the 40th lighting of the National Menorah, a free event, open to the public, that dates back to 1979, when Jimmy Carter was president.

Profs & Pints: When Jews Saved Monticello
• October 22, 2018

Profs and Pints presents: “When Jews Saved Monticello,” with Marc Leepson, journalist, historian, author, and adjunct history instructor. Monticello is not just a great place to learn about Thomas Jefferson. […]