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Forging a More Perfect Union: American Jews and Democracy with Professor Lauren Strauss
Capital Jewish Museum 575 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJourney through the history of American Jewish political activism in the 20th and 21st centuries. In this 250th year since American independence, Professor Lauren Strauss goes beyond theoretical discussions about the nation's founding to focus on the many ways that Jewish Americans have engaged politically. From the streets to the courts to Capitol Hill, Jews […]
$5 – $10Audience Talkback: Meet the Artists (HUNDRED DAYS)
Keegan Theatre 1742 Church St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesHUNDRED DAYS is a folk, pop-punk musical following the lives of a couple who love as if they have 100 days to live. Audience Talkback: Meet the Artists October 18, 2026 | Following the matinee performance Free and open to all patrons! Purchase tickets
$55 – $65Double Exposure Film Festival
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, United StatesDouble Exposure combines four days of film screenings and a public forum including panel discussions, workshops, and special events. This year’s Double Exposure turns on a single question: what happens to a democracy when the record itself is under assault, not only from those who manufacture doubt, but from the institutions once trusted to dispel […]
$50 – $200Panel Discussion: Your City Your Story (Double Exposure Film Festival)
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, United StatesWhat happens when a community stops waiting on institutions and does accountability’s work itself? In Los Angeles, the gay community banded together to investigate a cold case murder and push it toward resolution — the subject of Rachel Mason’s new film My Brother’s Killer. It’s happening nationwide as legacy news organizations scale back and new […]
$25 – $200Post-Show Discussion & Button-Making with Girls Rock! DC (HUNDRED DAYS)
Keegan Theatre 1742 Church St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesHUNDRED DAYS is a folk, pop-punk musical following the lives of a couple who love as if they have 100 days to live. November 8, 2026 | Following the matinee performance Free and open to all patrons! Join us for a short panel discussion with Girls Rock! DC about the ways that they’re supporting our […]
$55 – $65Supreme Court Justice Arthur and Dorothy Goldberg’s Legendary Passover Seders
Capital Jewish Museum 575 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesIn 1960s Washington, the Goldbergs hosted annual seders famous for weaving the Haggadah together with the songs and history of the labor movement. As Arthur Goldberg's career carried him from representing steelworkers, to serving as JFK's Labor Secretary, to a seat on the Supreme Court, the guest list grew from local Jewish families and labor […]
$5 – $10The Promise and Perils of Public Art: Ben Shahn’s Murals on Social Security
Capital Jewish Museum 575 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin Professor Laura Katzman as she discusses the public art of Ben Shahn (1898-1969), focusing on his most prominent New Deal fresco murals, The Meaning of Social Security, which were commissioned by the Public Works Agency's Section of Fine Arts (1940-1942) for the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in Washington. Dr. Katzman will address how […]
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