Learn About the Richness of Jewish Heritage and Culture

The Center offers specially designed tours that will allow the visitor to view the exhibitions of these distinguished partners as well as enjoy the exhibitions of one of the leading Jewish museums in New York City.

All tours are temporarily suspended. Please check back for updates or email Julie Kaplan at jkaplan@cjh.org.

Tours

There are two parts to the Center’s tour, each led by a different docent. The length of the tour is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.

• A short orientation film about the Center; followed by a tour of the facilities and exhibitions, the Collection Management and Conservation Wing, the Reading Room and the Genealogy Institute.
• A highlight tour of the Yeshiva University Museum’s exhibitions.

Group tours are led by trained, experienced docents from the Center and the Yeshiva University Museum.

Please visit cjh.org/culture/exhibitions for a list of current exhibits.

How to Schedule a Visit and Fee Structure

Julie Kaplan, the Center’s tour manager, can be reached at (917) 606-8226, from Monday through Thursday or at jkaplan@cjh.org.

• A group is defined as a minimum of 10 people.  Smaller groups may take the Center’s regularly scheduled free public tours on Wednesdays at 3:00pm and Thursdays at 11:30am. (The public tour does not include the Yeshiva University Museum.)
• Groups of 10 people or more:  $12 per person.
• Groups of 25 or more will be divided into two separate groups with two tour docents.
• The fee can be paid on the day of your visit.  We accept cash, credit card or a check made out to the Center for Jewish History.

Please note: You may schedule a tour of the Yeshiva University Museum or the Center for Jewish History only. For a tour of the Center only, at a cost of $6 per person, please call 917.606.8226. For a tour of the Yeshiva University Museum only, please call the Museum directly at 212.294.8330 or email ibenson@yum.cjh.org.

Refreshments

A group lunch menu is available for groups of 15 or more. When you book your tour, please mention that you would like to eat lunch at the Center and request a menu.