JEWISH COMMUNITY LIBRARY

    My pen is my harp and my lyre;
    My library is my garden and my orchard.

    –Yehuda Halevi, c. 1075–1141

    Hours

    Main Branch
    1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco
    Sun. noon-4 PM
    Mon. 11 AM-5 PM
    Tues. 11 AM-5 PM
    Thurs. 11 AM-5 PM

    Pushcart Branch at the OFJCC
    3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
    Wed. 8:30 AM-1 PM

    Contact

    415.567.3327
    info@jewishcommunitylibrary.org
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     End of year closure: The Library will be closed from Thursday, December 25 to Thursday, January 1, reopening on Sunday, January 4.

    For more than seventy years, the Jewish Community Library has offered the Bay Area a place to discover and engage with the riches of Jewish thought, culture, and history.

    New Arrivals

    The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto : by Hyman, Elizabeth R
    Hebrew : by Mock, Keren
    Boom and Chains : by Ayalti, Hanan
    Jewish-Ukrainian Relations and the Birth of A Political Nation : by Davidzon, Vladislav
    Promised Lands : by Musher, Sharon Ann
    World Enemy No. 1 : by Hellbeck, Jochen
    The Cost of Free Land : by Clarren, Rebecca
    Mortal Secrets : by Tallis, Frank
    Pearls of Jewish Wisdom On Living With Kindness / by Yanklowitz, Shmuly
    Reparative Citizenship for Sephardi Descendants :
    East End Jews :
    Hebrew Orientalism : by Hussein, Mostafa
    Charlotte Salomon Paints Her Life : by Reitman, Pamela
    Write Like A Man : by Grinberg, Ronnie A
    Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children's Literature / by Udel, Miriam
    The Gates of Gaza : by Tibon, Amir
    Unfolding : by Kedar, Karyn D
    Imagining Early American Jews / by Hoberman, Michael
    Hostage / by Sharabi, Eli
    Philip Roth : by Zipperstein, Steven J
    Girls Girls Girls : by Von Blanckensee, Shoshana
    Radak's Commentary to Sefer Bereishis = by Kimhi, David
    Between Jaffa & Tel Aviv, 1870-1930 : by Chelouche, Yosef Eliyahu
    Serpent Bearer : by Rosenthal, Jane
    The Shabbat Effect : by Morinis, Alan
    Reading Reform Responsa : by Washofsky, Mark
    The Jewish Pedlar : by Kushner, Tony
    Funny, You Don't Look Funny : by Caplan, Jennifer
    Palestine 1936 : by Kessler, Oren
    The Incorruptibles : by Slater, Dan
    A Promised Land : by Jortner, Adam
    Netanyahu's Israel : by Confino, Jotam
    Fear No Pharaoh : by Kreitner, Richard
    An Unorthodox History : by Schaffer, Gavin
    The Genius of Israel : by Senor, Dan
    Heart of A Stranger : by Buchdahl, Angela
    Against All Odds : by Goldstein, Yaacov N
    The Persian : by McCloskey, David
    Marseille 1940 : by Wittstock, Uwe
    Queer Jews, Queer Muslims :

    Upcoming Events

    Dog: A Novel, with Yishay Ishi Ron and Yardenne GreenspanVirtual

    Click here to register for this free online program, with author Yishay Ishi Ron and translator Yardenne Greenspan in conversation. Dog is a haunting, unflinching exploration of PTSD, addiction, and redemption, told through the lens of an Israeli officer returning from Gaza. Struggling with his trauma, he descends into heroin addiction and finds himself among […]
    Sun, Jan 04
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Virtual via Zoom
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    East End Jews, with Vivi LachsVirtual

    Click here to register for this free online program, co-presented by KlezCalifornia and the Workers Circle / Arbeter Ring of Northern California. Vivi Lachs will introduce her new book with a lively presentation with performed readings and a couple of Cockney Yiddish songs. East End Jews is a book of sketches from the London Yiddish press. It offers an unparalleled […]
    Sun, Jan 11
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Virtual via Zoom
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    Kavkazi “Mountain Jews,” with Valeriya NakshunVirtual

    Please register for this free online program. The Jewish community of the Caucasus, the mountainous region between the Black and Caspian Seas, is known by many names. The term “Kavkazi,” derived from the Russian word for Caucasus, and “Mountain Jews” have been used interchangeably. Traditionally, however, this community has called themselves “Juhuro,” meaning “Jews” in […]
    Sun, Jan 25
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual via Zoom
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    Reviewing Fagin, 1948-2005, with Charles DrazinVirtual

    Click here to register for this free online program. David Lean’s 1948 adaptation of Oliver Twist provoked so many protests against perceived antisemitism in Alec Guinness’s portrayal of Fagin that the film was withheld from release in the United States until cuts had been made. Yet twenty years later, in Carol Reed’s musical version of […]
    Sun, Feb 01
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Virtual via Zoom
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    Austrian Again: Reclaiming a Lost Legacy, with Anne HandVirtual

    Please register to receive the Zoom link for this free online program, as Anne Hand presents her new book, Austrian Again. In this captivating memoir, Anne Hand embarks on a deeply personal journey to uncover her family’s hidden history during the Holocaust while pursuing Austrian citizenship. As Austria opens the door to reparation citizenship for […]
    Wed, Feb 04
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Virtual via Zoom
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    Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture, with Samantha EllisVirtual

    Please register to receive the Zoom link for this free online program. Samantha Ellis’s mother tongue is dying out. The daughter of Iraqi Jewish refugees, Ellis grew up surrounded by the noisy, vivid, hot sounds of Judeo-Iraqi Arabic. A language that’s now on the verge of extinction. The realization that she won’t be able to […]
    Sun, Mar 01
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Virtual via Zoom
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    Main Branch

    Location
    1835 Ellis Street
    San Francisco, CA 94115

    Hours
    Sundays noon to 4 PM
    Mondays 11 AM to 5 PM
    Tuesdays 11 AM to 5 PM
    Thursdays 11 AM to 5 PM

    Phone
    415-567-3327

    Email
    info@jewishcommunitylibrary.org

    Palo Alto Pushcart

    Location
    Oshman Family JCC
    3921 Fabian Way
    Palo Alto, CA 94303

    Hours
    Wednesdays 8:30 AM to 1 PM

    Main Branch

    Location
    1835 Ellis Street
    San Francisco, CA 94115

    Hours
    Sundays noon to 4 PM
    Mondays 11 AM to 4 PM
    Thursdays 11 AM to 4 PM

    Phone
    415-567-3327

    Email
    info@jewishcommunitylibrary.org

    Palo Alto Pushcart

    Location
    Oshman Family JCC
    3921 Fabian Way
    Palo Alto, CA 94303

    Hours
    Wednesdays 8:30 AM to 1 PM