HOURS

Reading Room
Mon-Thurs: 9:30am-4:30pm

Genealogy Institute
Tues-Thurs: 9:30am-4:30pm

Exhibit Spaces
Mon-Wed: 9:30am-4:30pm
Thurs: 9:30am-8pm
Fri: 10am-3pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: 11am-5pm

Please note: The Center will be closed to the public on December 5 for a private event.

Make sure to check our holiday closures prior to visiting.

Last entry to the Center for Jewish History Exhibitions, Reading Room, and the Genealogy Institute is 30 minutes before closing. The last call to page items in the Reading Room and Genealogy Institute is 3pm.

Holiday Closures

Christmas Eve*
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Christmas
Wednesday, December 25, 2024


New Year’s Eve*
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
New Year’s Day
Wednesday, January 01, 2025


Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 20, 2025


Presidents’ Day
Monday, February 17, 2025


Erev Pesach First Day*
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Pesach First Day
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Pesach Second Day
Monday, April 14, 2025


Erev Pesach Seventh Day*
Friday, April 18, 2025
Pesach Seventh Day
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Pesach Eighth Day
Sunday, April 20, 2025


Sunday before Memorial Day
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Memorial Day
Monday, May 26, 2025


Erev Shavuot*
Sunday, June 01, 2025
Shavuot First Day
Monday, June 02, 2025
Shavuot Second Day
Tuesday, June 03, 2025


Juneteenth
Thursday, June 19, 2025


Independence Day
Friday, July 04, 2025


Sunday before Labor Day
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Labor Day
Monday, September 01, 2025


Erev Rosh Hashana First Day*
Monday, September 22, 2025
Rosh Hashana First Day
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Rosh Hashana Second Day
Wednesday, September 24, 2025


Erev Yom Kippur*
Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 02, 2025


Erev Sukkot First Day*
Monday, October 06, 2025
Sukkot First Day
Tuesday, October 07, 2025
Sukkot Second Day
Wednesday, October 08, 2025


Erev Shemini Atzeret*
Monday, October 13, 2025
Shemini Atzeret
Tuesday, October 14, 2025


Simchat Torah
Wednesday, October 15, 2025


Thanksgiving Eve*
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Day after Thanksgiving
Friday, November 28, 2025


Christmas Eve*
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Christmas
Thursday, December 25, 2025


New Year’s Eve*
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
New Year’s Day
Thursday, January 01, 2026


Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 19, 2026


Presidents’ Day
Monday, February 16, 2026


* The Center will close at 2:00PM on these days.