The Robert and Molly Freedman Jewish Sound Archive
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania
3420 Walnut St., Room 453 • Philadelphia, PA 19104
yidsong@pobox.upenn.edu • sceti.library.upenn.edu/freedman/
An international, multilingual research library collection comprised of
Judaic sound recordings in various formats. The recordings have been
catalogued in a searchable online database displaying song titles, authors,
composers, performers, first lines, etc. The satellite collections are publica-
tions in which original text, translation, transliteration and melody line of
the recorded songs and spoken word material are available: a sheet music
collection, newspaper and magazine articles, concert programs, playbills,
song pamphlets and assorted memorabilia. The publications are linked to
the University of Pennsylvania library.

Simchat Dovid Library
5871 Drexel Road • Philadelphia, PA 19131
1-800-626-1100 • Fax: 610-696-9249 • amiel@kokosher.org.

Stores and preserves volumes of antiquities received through donations from
other organizations and individuals. Maintains and displays artifacts and other
art. Open to the public by appointment only.

Talmudical Yeshiva Library
6063 Drexel Road • Philadelphia, PA 19131 • 215-477-1000
Library of Hebrew books on the Bible, the Talmud, Responsa, etc. Open for
in-library work to the public by appointment.

Tuttleman Jewish Public Library
321 Chestnut St. • Philadelphia, PA 19106 • 215-925-2800 • Fax: 215-925-3800
liberty@libertymuseum.org • libertymuseum.org
Collection includes interactives, films, exhibits and contemporary art and
exhibits of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Chagall paintings of Abraham and Moses.

National Museum of American Jewish History
101 S. Independence Mall East • Philadelphia, PA 19106-2197
215-923-3811 • Fax: 215-923-0763 • nmajh@nmajh.org • nmajh.org
Dedicated to telling the still unfolding story of Jews in America,
illustrating how an immigrant population flourished under freedom
while highlighting the diverse backgrounds and experiences of Jews
from their arrival in America in 1654 to the present day.

Penn Museum
3260 South St. • Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-4000 • Fax: 215-898-9657
info@pennmuseum.org • penn.museum
Features “Canaan and Ancient Israel,” an exhibition that focuses on the
development of cultural identity in ancient Israel and neighboring lands
during the Bronze Age. In addition, the Penn Museum offers a collection
of objects from across the globe; along with public programs that cater to
various ages and interests: from CultureFEST! Cultural celebrations, public
lectures, and tours and conversations with Museum curators over coffee in
the café, to free strolls through history with the Museum Mile.

Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Gratz College — Mandell Education Campus
7605 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300, ext. 159 or 1-800-475-4635 • gratz.edu
Specialized library of Judaic and Hebraic studies. Multilingual collection of
books, periodicals, music and audio-visual materials. Rare-book room, a music
library and a Holocaust oral-history archive. Open to the public.

Adolph and Rose Levis Museum
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-900-7999 • info@phillyjewishsports.org • phillyjewishsports.org
Celebrates the achievements of Philadelphia area Jewish sports heroes.

A yearly induction ceremony and dinner are held in the Spring. Dedication
opportunities are available in the museum. Group tours, which are lead by a
docent, are available by appointment.

Van Pelt Library
Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art
University of Pennsylvania • 3420 Walnut St.

Philadelphia, PA 19104 • 215-898-7555
library@pobox.upenn.ed • library.upenn.edu/vanpelt Large collection of
biblical studies, rabbinical studies, Jewish history and medieval and modern
Hebrew language and literature. Stacks and seminar rooms are open to
the public.

MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS
Fred Wolf Jr. Gallery
KleinLife • 10100 Jamison Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19116
A professional art gallery housing a variety of exhibits throughout the year,
including secular shows, as well as those of interest to the Jewish community.

The KleinLife Shoppe carries a unique line of Judaica and gifts.

Esther Raab Holocaust Museum and
Goodwin Education Center
Betty & Milton Katz Jewish Community Center
1301 Springdale Road, Suite 200 • Cherry Hill, N.J. 08003
856-751-9500, ext.1249 • raabgoodwin@jfedsnj.org • jcrcsnj.org/goodwin
Full-time institution dedicated to Holocaust education with a reference library,
lending library and multimedia resources. Offers a collection of historical
photographs, artifacts and Nazi paraphernalia. Also offers a speaker’s bureau
supporting outreach to students and adult groups.

Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center
KleinLife • 10100 Jamison Ave., Room 210 •Philadelphia, PA
215-464-4701 • Fax: 215-464-4703 • info@hamec.org • hamec.org
Provides educational programs, including eyewitness Holocaust survivor
testimony and professional theater productions, to teach students the lessons
of the Holocaust. Primary target group is students in fifth through 12th grade.

128 National Liberty Museum — America’s Home for Heroes
THE GUIDE 2019/2020
Congregation Rodeph Shalom • 615 N. Broad St. • Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-627-6747 • Fax: 215-267-1313 • rodephshalom.org
Dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art that illuminates the Jewish
experience. PMJA has organized solo and group exhibitions of work in the
broadest range of mediums by artists of diverse backgrounds. In addition to
its special-exhibit gallery, the Museum features a permanent collection of
important works by accomplished artists, including William Anastasi, Chaim
Gross, Tobi Kahn, Joan Snyder, Shelley Spector, Boaz Vaadia, Diane Burko,
and Roman Vishniac. Call to make an appointment.

The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia
2008-2010 Delancey St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-732-1600 • info@rosenbach.org • rosenbach.org
The collection includes the first Haggadah printed in America and letters of the
Gratz family of Philadelphia. Open to the public, but access to specific objects
and books is by appointment only.

The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage
610 Washington Ave. • P.O. Box 517 • Woodbine, NJ 08270
609-626-3831 • Fax: 609-861-5355 • Jane.Stark@stockton.edu • thesam.org
Celebrates more than a century of Jewish history in northwest Cape May
County in the restored Brotherhood Synagogue in the Baron de Hirsch
Agricultural Colonies in New Jersey. The museum documents the legacy
of Russian Jewish settlers in this area. Admission is free. Groups welcome.

Special tours by appointment.