16th Street

presented by the Center for Jewish History

15 West 16th Street, New York, New York

The Center for Jewish History 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.

The partners' archival collections span more than 700 years of history and total over 500,000 volumes and 100 million documents (in 23 languages and 52 alphabet systems).

The collections also include thousands of artworks, textiles, ritual objects, recordings, films and photographs.

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At the Center, history is illuminated through scholarship and cultural programming, exhibitions and symposia, lectures and performances.

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