Tours
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
Please note: The Lillian Goldman Reading Room will be closed on Tuesday, August 5th.
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 1 hour before closing. The last call to page items in the Reading Room and Genealogy Institute is 3pm.
Please note that Anne Frank The Exhibition is not included in these tours.
The Center offers free in-person guided tours on Thursdays at 2:00 pm for visitors to view the exhibitions of our distinguished partners: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. The tour lasts one hour and includes a tour of the facilities and exhibitions, the Collection Management and Conservation Wing, the Lillian Goldman Reading Room, and the Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute. Tours are led by trained, experienced docents. Please visit cjh.org/exhibits/exhibitions for a list of current exhibits. Click here to book your free ticket.
Tours described above are also available for private groups of up to 20 people during the hours that the Center is open to the public. You can schedule a Center tour only or schedule one before or after your tour of Anne Frank The Exhibition. The cost of the private tour is $60 for up to 10 people and $120 for up to 20 people. To schedule a private tour of the Center please fill out this form.