Center for Jewish History
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street(between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas)
New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 294-8301
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The Center for Jewish History is home to the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Sephardi Federation, the Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. The collections at the center contain resources for the documentation and exploration of the Jewish experience and include old and rare books, periodical collections, photos, memoirs, official decrees, personal letters and contemporary publications about all aspects of Jewish identity. The art collections include posters, paintings, sculptures, archeological artifacts, historical textiles and ceremonial objects. These rich and varied collections define one people and many cultures.
- Directions: Subway: F, L or V to Sixth Avenue - 14th Street
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