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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    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

    Spinning At the Edges :
    Nadezhda In the Dark : by Moskovich, Yelena
    Ben Hecht's Theatre of Jewish Protest / by Eisler, Garrett
    Returning : by Lemann, Nicholas
    הגדה ערב רב : Haggadah Shel Erev Rav :
    Stay Alive : by Buruma, Ian
    The Future Is Peace : by Inon, Maoz, Author
    A Flame Burns On : by Ho, Richard
    Porcupines : by Fabriczki, Fran
    Judy Blume : by Oppenheimer, Mark
    Haman : by Silverstein, Adam J
    Cheesecake : by Kurlansky, Mark
    Ritchie Boy Secrets : by Eddy, Beverley Driver
    Fragments of A Future Scroll : by Schachter-Shalomi, Reb Zalman
    The Right Blessing : by Olitzky, Kerry
    Behind the Trigger / by Inbar, Yariv
    The Jew Who Would Be King : by Rovner, Adam
    Zaidy's Band : by Heller, Aron
    Hanah's Sheep and Cattle : by Gorshman, Shire
    How the West Became Antisemitic : by Marcus, IVan G
    The Secret War Against Hate : by Ross, Steven J
    The Last Woman of Warsaw : by Batalion, Judith
    Offseason : by Sharp, Avigayl
    A Woman Is Responsible for Everything : by Kaplan, Debra
    The Yedid Nefesh Haggadah / by Cahan, Joshua
    Odessa : by Sher, Gabrielle
    Hinenu : by Shlachter, David
    Good Grief : by Confino, Sara Goodman
    Ashkenazi Herbalism : by Cohen, Deatra
    The Wanderers : by Gerson, Daniela
    The Princeton Companion to Jewish Studies /
    Like Wafers In Honey : by Eskin, Leah
    Everybody's Hero / by Sinclair, Alex J
    The End of Romance / by Meyer, Lily
    Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters : by Nayberg, Yevgenia
    Homebound : by Elan, Portia
    Livonia Chow Mein : by Savitch-Lew, Abigail
    Israeli Documentary Poetry : by Rosen, Ilana
    The Rest of Our Lives / by Markovits, Benjamin
    Re-VIsioning Zionism : by Lurie, Brian

    Upcoming Events

    Drop-In Book Discussion: Fagin the Thief, by Allison EpsteinIn-Person

    Join us for an in-person discussion at the Jewish Community Library of this year’s One Bay One Book selection, facilitated by Jim Van Buskirk. The Library is located at 1835 Ellis Street in San Francisco, with free garage parking on Pierce between Ellis and Eddy.  To register, click here. You may borrow a copy of […]
    Sun, Jun 07
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Jewish Community Library
    1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
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    The Plot Against Harry: A Screening and DiscussionIn-Person

    Click here to register for this free in-person program. The Library is located at 1835 Ellis Street in San Francisco, with free garage parking at 1227 Pierce Street between Ellis and Eddy.   Harry Plotnick, the unlikely protagonist of this unusual cult film that sat on the shelf for two decades after its completion, is a […]
    Tue, Jun 23
    6:30 pm - 8:15 pm
    Jewish Community Library
    1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
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    Who Is American? Belonging and the Question of Jewish Citizenship, with Lila Corwin BermanVirtual

    Please register for this free online program. The history of Jews in the United States is often told as if they immigrated, gained citizenship, and almost immediately achieved full legal rights. Yet this story fundamentally misses how citizenship rights worked for Jews and countless others who arrived on American shores. In Who Is American? Lila […]
    Tue, Jun 30
    6:00 pm - 7:00 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