CAJM Institutions - Near You?

The Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia collects, preserves, and makes available to the public the history of the Jewish people of British Columbia.  It is a place for researchers, families, students, Jewish community members, and tourists.  Located within the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, the Museum's exhibits  guide visitors through the history of British Columbia’s Jewish communities, and, in the process, draw insights into the development of the Province.

 

The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington and its Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum preserve, chronicle and present the story of the local Jewish community through archival collections, exhibits, educational programs, publications, and the restoration and preservation of the oldest synagogue building in the nation’s capital:  the historic 1876 Adas Israel Synagogue.  Exhibits on such topics "Jewish Life in Mr. Lincoln's City" and "Jewish Washington: Scrapbook of an American Community" are available on site, online, and at additional venues, including synagogues in DC, Maryland and Virginia.

 

The Jewish Museum Milwaukee is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the Jewish people in southeastern Wisconsin and celebrating the continuum of Jewish heritage and culture. The museum is located at the Helfaer Community Service Building, the central address for Jewish Milwaukee since it was dedicated in 1973. Its first changing exhibit, on Jewish youth groups, opens in late August 2009. 

 

The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America  is regarded by many as the greatest Jewish library in the Western Hemisphere.  Its holdings include 400,000 volumes, 25,000 rare books, 11,000 manuscripts, and the world's largest collection of Hebrew incunabula.  Thematic exhibitions on the first and fifth floors enable the general public to become better acquainted with these vast treasures of Jewish heritage, including rare printed Hebrew books, genizah fragments, broadsides, ketubbot, and megillot.  Visit the Library's online exhibits.