Reading Room
Mon-Thurs: 9:30am-4:30pm
Genealogy Institute
Mon: 9:30am-4:30pm
Tue-Fri: By appointment only
Free Exhibit Spaces
Sun–Thurs: 9:30am–7:30pm
Fri: 9:30am-3:30pm
Sat: Closed
Ruth's Bookstore
Sun–Thurs: 10:30am-6:30pm
Fri: 10:30am-4:00pm
Make sure to check our holiday closures prior to visiting.
Please note: The Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute will be closed on Tuesday, December 2 from 12:00-2:00pm. The Reading Room and Genealogy Institute will be closed December 8-10. We are sorry for any inconvenience.
Last entry to the Center for Jewish History Exhibitions, Reading Room, and the Genealogy Institute is 1 hour before closing. The last call to page items in the Reading Room and Genealogy Institute is 3pm.
This form is for the purpose of proposing events you wish to hold at the Center for Jewish History. If you find in the course of completing this form that your event is best suited for a rental, please visit our rentals webpage.