B'nai B'rith Klutznick Museum

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  • Address
    1640 Rhode Island Ave NW, New Downtown
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  • Phone
    857 6583
  • Transport
    underground rail: Dupont Circle

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The museum's ground floor houses one of the country's largest Judaica collections, covering history and culture from antiquity to present and including rarities like a 1556 Torah scroll. Exhibits address subjects such as early Jewish settlement in the US, the Holocaust, and Jews in American history and the arts. The newest exhibit is the National Jewish American Sports Hall of Fame. Behind the museum is a tranquil sculpture garden.

The Judaica collection also includes archaeological artifacts, folk art and beautiful ritual objects, including silver Torah crowns, Kiddush cups, menorahs and Passover platters.