Last updated: 1/28/2016
701 Third Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
701 Fourth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
By advance reservation only
Tuesday - Friday
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
www.jhsgw.org/tours
Suggested $3/person donation
Free. Donations Accepted.
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Laura Apelbaum
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Sam Abramson
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Christiane Bauer
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Mary Ann Dawedeit
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Wendy Turman
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Claire Uziel
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We are the region's foremost destination and source for American Jewish history. We engage and inspire adults and children through our exhibitions, landmark historic synagogue, public programs, and educational initiatives. We collect, preserve, and share material culture that documents the story of the Jewish community in the Washington, D.C., region as a lens through which broader national and international history may be explored.
We explore the unique Jewish heritage of Washington as a hometown and as the nation's capital.
Founded by volunteers in 1960, the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington was incorporated in 1965 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to interpreting Jewish history in the greater Washington area. In 1969, galvanized by the pending demolition of the oldest synagogue building in the nation's capital, Society members arranged for the historic building to be moved three city blocks to its present location (more photos of the move!). After extensive restoration, the synagogue was rededicated and opened to the public as the Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum in 1975.
The Society's collections trace the history of the Jewish community in the greater Washington, D.C., area from the mid-19th century through the present day. Through personal and family papers, organizational and business records, congregation and synagogue archives, historical photographs, oral histories, ritual objects, and a reference library, the collections document the unique nature of life in and around Washington, D.C.: a history that is local, national, and international.
We offer walking tours, youth education programs (https://www.jhsgw.org/education/programs), exhibition tours, and other special programs. The upcoming calendar can be found at www.jhsgw.org/programs
Access: General Public
Appointment required: Yes
Our journal, The Record, was published annually or biannually for about 35 years.
Annual report
Making a Museum e-newsletter - approximately quarter
Gift Shop
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Special Event Rental
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The tour takes place in the second-story sanctuary. Due to the age of the building, this space is accessible only via staircase. At this time, we are unable to accommodate visitors who cannot climb the stairs.
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