Center for Jewish History

The Center for Jewish History

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The Center for Jewish History on 16th Street
Established	2000
Location	15 West 16th Street Manhattan, New York U.S. 10011
Coordinates	40°44′17″N 73°59′38″W / 40.738047°N 73.993821°W / 40.738047; -73.993821
Public transit access	New York City Subway: ​​​​​​​ at 14th Street–Union Square New York City Bus: M1, M2, M3, M55, M14A, M14D
Website	cjh.org

The Center for Jewish History is a partnership of five Jewish history, scholarship, and art organizations in New York City: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute New York, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Together, housed in one location, the partners have separate governing bodies and finances, but collocate resources. The partners' collections make up the biggest repository of Jewish history in the United States. The Center for Jewish History also serves as a centralized place of scholarly research, events, exhibitions, and performances. Located within the center are the Lillian Goldman Reading Room, Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute and a Collection Management & Conservation Wing. The Center for Jewish History is also an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.