About the Center for Jewish History
A Unique Partnership
The Center for Jewish History is one of the foremost Jewish research and cultural institutions in the world, having served over one million people in more than 100 countries. It is home to five partner organizations—American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research—whose collections total more than 500,000 volumes and 100 million documents and include thousands of pieces of artwork, textiles, ritual objects, recordings, films and photographs. Taken as a whole, the collections span more than 600 years of history and comprise the largest repository of the modern Jewish experience outside of Israel. At the Center, the history of the Jewish people is illuminated through scholarship and cultural programming, exhibitions and symposia, lectures and performances.
Click here to view a timeline of the Center’s history.
Click here to view the Center’s Annual Report and Financial Information.
Our Partners
Our partners’ collections are internationally recognized as some of the most important resources for exploring and documenting all aspects of Jewish experience and identity. You can learn more about the partner organizations that make up the Center for Jewish History by clicking here.
Using our resources, you can:
- Access the collections online or through the Lillian Goldman Reading Room.
- Search for information on people and places through the Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute.
- View imaginative exhibitions of Judaic art and artifacts in person and online.
- Participate in programs that explore Jewish history and culture in various ways.