There is no admission fee for the Reading Room, Genealogy Institute, or the public galleries. There are also free tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm. The tours last about 1 1/2 hours and include the galleries of all the Partners except the Yeshiva University Museum (YUM). If you choose to schedule in advance, also offered are a free 30-minute session on how to conduct research on family history and a free 20-30 minute talk with an archivist or librarian. The holdings of the partners of the Center for Jewish History represent a collection of 100 million archival documents, manuscripts, and photographs, 500,000 library volumes, and tens of thousands of artifacts, and works of art.

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YUM presents exhibitions with an interdisciplinary focus that reflect the diversity of the Museum’s collection of more than 8,000 artifacts. The Museum offers public and family programs including Sunday workshops, films, concerts, and Jewish heritage exhibitions.

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The museum’s exhibition including personal objects, photographs, and original films tell the story of Jewish heritage in the twentieth century, specifically celebrating the lives of those lost in the Holocaust. It is “A Living Memorial to the Holocaust”.

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The Museum concentrates on  4,000 years of  Jewish culture as reflected in art objects of different media.

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Have some R&R Shabbat with family and community learning yoga, food, art, music, indoor fun, etc.

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