Guide Category: Information Resources
The Guide to Jewish Living offers a comprehensive, up-to-date directory of Chicago-area Jewish organizations, resources, products, and services. The guide acts as a community driven lexicon sponsored by Jewish Chicago: The JUF’s Magazine to foster connection and support. Email [email protected] with questions or for information on advertising opportunities.
* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community.
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Frank Rosenthal Memorial Collection
An extensive private collection of Judaica gathered by Rabbi Frank F. Rosenthal; open to the public.
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Kohl Children’s Museum
A hands-on children's museum with changing exhibits, some with Jewish content.
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Chicago Jewish Historical Society
Historical material on Chicago Jewry; sponsors public programs; tours of Jewish historic sites; quarterly journal.
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Antonia Spitzer Jewish Library
A full service Jewish library with more than 6,000 books on all topics and for all ages. Jewish games and informational computer section. Jewish video viewing area. Special cookbook and magazine sections.
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Saul Silber Memorial Library
An academic research library with over 65,000 items on Judaica; reading room open to the public; membership required for circulation privileges. Includes rabbinics, halakha, and Jewish history.
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Migdal Torah Free Loan Jewish Book Library
Audiotape library with more than 1,500 lecturers. More than 800 books on Jewish thought.
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Sidney and Freda Davidson Library
Contains thousands of volumes and a wide selection of periodicals. Borrowing privileges limited to members of the university and the Hyde Park community.
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Ludwig Rosenberger Library of Judaica
Noncirculating collection of 17,000 titles documenting the social and cultural history of the Jewish people; exhibitions open to the public for research. Contact department before visiting.
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Brill Family Resource Center
More than 13,000 adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction titles, hundreds of films, multimedia items, periodicals and journals are available for use onsite by the public. Also available for onsite use are the Lachman Library Collection of special reference materials, and the Miller Interactive Library, which offers access to the Midwest Visual History Collection of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History.
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Association of Jewish Libraries
A professional organization of librarians representing libraries with large Judaic collections.