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Events
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 – $10Supreme 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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