Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum

Address
575 3rd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States Get Directions
Website https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/jewish-family-engagement/

Events at this venue

Today

    • Author Talk with Clay Risen: Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America

    Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum 575 3rd Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    Explore the history and current relevance of the mid-20th century Red Scare. Learn about this dark period, which particularly affected civil rights activists, teachers, Hollywood stars, and DC’s federal workers, including many Jewish figures. Author and New York Times reporter Clay Risen will be in conversation with Capital Jewish Museum Executive Director, Bea Gurwitz. Presented in […]

    $5 – $18

    • Inventing New Jewish Rituals

    Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum 575 3rd Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    Explore how Jews have historically innovated rituals and how today’s Jews are inventing new ones with Rabbi Vanessa Ochs, PhD, University of Virginia Professor Emeritus. No Jewish ritual was created complete—consider the Passover Seder, the Jewish wedding ceremony, and more! Responding to current trends and challenges, rituals have developed over the centuries, along a winding […]

    $5 – $18