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Libraries
* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community.
Antonia Spitzer Jewish Library |
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Agudath Israel of Illinois |
Currently closed for construction at new location. 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. |
Asher Library * |
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Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership |
Spertus Institute's Asher Library offers more than 110,000 volumes of Jewish-interest fiction and non-fiction, a wide-ranging collection of journals, the Targ Music Collection of international and historic Jewish recordings, and a well-stocked film library. Computer workstations provide access to Spertus Institute's Feinberg eCollection and other exclusive online resources, and a comfortable space is available for viewing or listening to selections from the a/v collections. The library is open to the public Sunday 12-4 pm, Monday 10 am-6 pm, and Wednesday 10 am-4 pm. Spertus students and members may borrow books, DVDs, CDs, and enjoy at-home access to a rich array of online resources, including ebooks, reference sources, and full-text databases providing instant access to over 77,000 classic Jewish texts and some 9,000 journals. |
Association of Jewish Libraries |
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9056 Tamara Terrace |
A professional organization of librarians representing libraries with large Judaic collections. |
Brandman Tape Library * |
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Hebrew Theological College |
Brill Family Resource Center * |
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Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education 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. |
Chicago Community Kollel Audio Torah Tape Library |
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6506 N. California Ave. |
Extensive lending library on many Jewish topics. |
Hecht Chassidus Library |
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2935 W. Devon Ave. |
Books on Jewish life and religion. Open to the public. |
Heritage Multimedia Library |
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2941 W. Touhy Ave. |
Multilingual. |
Ludwig Rosenberger Library of Judaica |
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Special Collections Research Center |
Noncirculating collection of 17,000 titles documenting the social and cultural history of the Jewish people; catalog available at Judaica; Catalogue of the Library of Ludwig Rosenberger (Cincinnati, 1971) and Judaica; Catalogue of the Library of Ludwig Rosenberger, Expanded Supplement (Cincinnati, 1979). Collection open to the public for research. Contact department before visiting. |
Lyuba Golz Russian Judaica Library |
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2935 W. Devon Ave. |
Russian language books, audio/video library. |
Migdal Torah Free Loan Jewish Book Library |
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2728 W. Pratt Blvd. |
Audiotape library with more than 1,500 lecturers. More than 800 books on Jewish thought. |
Newberry Library |
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60 W. Walton Street |
The largest collection of pre 1800 Hebraica in mid-America. A family history section with important Jewish resources. |
Saul Silber Memorial Library * |
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Hebrew Theological College |
Academic research library with more than 65,000 Judaica items; public reading room; membership required for circulation privileges. Includes rabbinics, halakha, and Jewish history. |
Sidney and Freda Davidson Library |
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University of Chicago Hillel |
Contains thousands of volumes and a wide selection of periodicals. Borrowing privileges limited to members of the university and the Hyde Park community. |
Velvel Gorden Institute for Chasidic Study |
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Congregation Bnei Ruven |
Audio tapes of Chasidic thought and teaching. |