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-5:30 PM
Tues. 11 AM-5:30 PM
Thurs. 11 AM-5:30 PM
Pushcart Branch at the OFJCC
3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
Wed. 8:30 AM-1 PM
Contact
415.567.3327
info@jewishcommunitylibrary.org
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.
The Library will be closed Sunday, April 20 for the final day of Passover. Alto
Upcoming Events
Immigrant Jews on the Silent ScreenIn-Person
The Jewish South: An American History, with Shari RabinVirtual
Jewish Arts & Bookfest at the MagnesIn-Person
Drop-In Book Discussion: Goyhood by Reuven FentonIn-Person
A Different Picture of Jewish Civil Rights Leadership, with Marc DollingerIn-Person
Goyhood: A Novel, with Reuven FentonVirtual
The Jewish King and Queen Lear: Immigration, Care for Elders, and the American Yiddish Stage, with Gabriella SafranIn-Person
Ain’t No Grave: A Novel, with Mary GlickmanVirtual
Musikah Mizrahit, with Eliyahu Sills, Rachel Valfer, and Faisal Zedan of the Qadim EnsembleIn-Person
Yiddish Songs at an Exhibition: Musical Expression of the Paintings of Mayer Kirshenblatt, with Sharon BernsteinIn-Person
Drop-In Book Discussion: Ain’t No Grave by Mary GlickmanIn-Person
Hester Street at 50: A Screening and DiscussionIn-Person
Shelly Sanders and Sasha Vasilyuk on The Night SparrowIn-Person
Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia, with Julie BrillVirtual
Main Branch
Location
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Hours
Sundays noon to 4 PM
Mondays 11 AM to 5:30 PM
Tuesdays 11 AM to 5:30 PM
Thursdays 11 AM to 5:30 PM
Phone
415-567-3327
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
Palo Alto Pushcart
Location
Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Hours
Wednesdays 8:30 AM to 1 PM