Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum

The Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum is the oldest surviving synagogue in DC. It was built in 1876 and served the German-Jewish immigrants that lived in the neighborhood. After serving the community for many years the synagogue was moved to a new location where it became a museum.The area in which the synagogue first stood was an area with many immigrants and offered them a foothold when first moving to America. As a museum the synagogue was named after two of its former members who helped keep the building and turn it into a museum.With such a strong immigrant population in the area many religious buildings have changed. For instance in the same location the Lillian and Albert Small Synagogue stood, A Greek Orthodox church was built once the synagogue was moved. Many other religious buildings have seen this happen to, When one would move away another even different religions would move in.