PUBLISHERS
Jewish Publishing Group
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-832-0700 • Fax: 215-832-0786 • jewishexponent.com
Publishers of the Jewish Exponent, The Guide to Jewish Greater Philadelphia,
jewishexponent.com (website), and special-interest supplements celebrating
Jewish life, culture and families.
The Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
2100 Arch St. Philadelphia, PA 19103
customerservice@longleafservices.org • jps.org
Oldest English-language publisher of Judaica in the world. Publishes the
TANAKH: The Holy Scriptures, as well as other books of Jewish interest,
including Bible studies and commentaries, and history. To order JPS books,
contact Longleaf Services at 1-800-848-6225.
Print-O-Craft Publishers
PO Box 18963, Philadelphia, PA 19119 gut@shabb.es • shabb.es/us/
We publish a handful of books, but more are in the works. We are interested
in presenting Jewish ideas—either primary texts or original compositions—in
ways that cut through the noise.
The Reconstructionist Press
1299 Church Road • Wyncote, PA 19095 • 215-576-0800, ext. 233
books@resonstructingjudaism.org • JewishReconBooks.org
Publishes titles dealing with Reconstructionist philosophy and liturgy, including
the Kol Haneshamah series of prayer books.
RADIO AND TELEVISION
JBS — Jewish Broadcasting Service
PO Box 360 • Stamford, CT, 06904 • 646-600-6018 • mail@jbstv.org • jbstv.org
Nonprofit Jewish television network available in the greater Philadelphia area
on FiOS CH 798 HD, RCN CH 269, DirecTV CH 388, ROKU under Genre:
Educational, and on the JBS Website at jbstv.org. Daily news from Israel and the
JBS news desk, timely interviews & analysis on issues facing Jews in America
and Israel; live call-in shows, children’s programs, 92nd Street Y interviews,
Jewish studies, Hebrew lessons, Jewish music, films & books; national Jewish
conferences; live Friday evening and holiday services.
WWDB-AM 860
555 City Ave., Suite 220 • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-822-1360 • 1-888-329-3306 • wwdbam.com
Radio shows: The Barry Reisman Show, Levine’s Russian Yiddish Program, Neil
Hoffman Shabbat Shalom Program, and the Middle East Forum.
ARTS PROGRAMS
Community Klezmer Initiative
lankinwatts@gmail.com • klezmerinitiative.org
Philadelphia-based 501(C)(3) organization that’s mission is to build a
community that supports artistic innovation and cultural continuity.
Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival (GPJFF)
101 S. Independence Mall E. • Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-545-4400 • info@pjff.org • pjff.org
Presents film premieres, repertory cinema, and associated programs that are
inspired by Jewish history, heritage, and values. The organization hosts two
annual festivals, Fall Fest and Lindy CineMondays, along with several Festival
Plus! sneak previews and special events.
Israeli Film Festival of Greater Philadelphia
P.O. Box 171 • Gladwyne, PA 19035 • 484-904-5421
iffphila@iffphila.com • iffphila.com
Festival that is both entertaining and informative. The program includes feature
films, dramas, comedies and documentaries that are award-winning and have
received wide recognition both in Israel and abroad.
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The Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework
Masorot Chapter (Philadelphia) arlenespec@gmail.com • Pomegranateguild.org
Provides meetings, biennial conventions, quarterly publications and workshops
to those wanting to learn or who are established needle artists. The Guild adapts
and interprets Judaic symbols to stimulate creativity and create ritual objects for
homes, synagogues and Jewish venues. All levels of expertise and interest are
welcome. Rising Song Institute
646-770-1468 • music@hadar.org • risingsong.org
Cultivates Jewish spiritual life through song. The institute is a meeting place for
creative musicians and prayer leaders who hope to reinvent the future of music
as a communal Jewish spiritual practice. Based in Philadelphia, the Institute
engages people throughout North America and around the world through
communal singing, immersive study, and experimental music-making. The
Rising Song Institute is part of the Hadar Institute.
ISRAELI DANCING
Israeli Dancing at Beth Sholom Congregation
8231 Old York Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027 • 215-887-1342 ext 216
jatchick@bethsholomcongregation.org • bethsholomcongregation.org
Every Monday night, free of charge and open to the public. The first hour is for
beginners. RAK-DAN Israeli Dancing
16 Rock Hill Road • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
215-760-6800 • donrakdan@gmail.com • rakdan.net
Holds Israeli dance sessions and classes at Adath Israel on the Main Line.
LIBRARIES The Free Library of Philadelphia
Central Library — Logan Square • 1901 Vine St. Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-686-5322 • freelibrary.org
Maintains the Moses Marx Collection of Judaica and Hebraica. Covers history
and liturgy, with some books on philosophy, religion, the Bible and the Talmud,
and Passover Haggadahs. Russian-language collection available at Northeast
branch. The collection is not currently available onsite. Patrons must call ahead
to schedule access to the collection.
Goldyne Savad Library Center
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
1299 Church Road • Wyncote, PA 19095-1898
215-576-0800, ext. 232 • Fax: 215-576-6143 • kaplanlibrary@rrc.edu • rrc.edu
Houses the Mordecai M. Kaplan Library, and the Ira and Judith Kaplan
Eisenstein Reconstructionist Archives. The Kaplan Library serves students and
the general public with books and periodicals in English, Hebrew and other
languages. The Kaplan Archives house documents of the Reconstructionist
movement. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1300 Locust St. • Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-732-6200 • Fax: 215-732-2680 • larnold@hsp.org • hsp.org
Former Balch Institute holdings, including its extensive Yiddish collections, are
now housed at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. This includes resources
on genealogy, synagogues and cemeteries drawn from published materials,
manuscript materials and graphics.
The Library Company of Philadelphia
1314 Locust St. • Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-546-3181 • Fax: 215-546-5167 • librarycompany.org
Independent research library with an American Judaica collection.
Meyers Library and KI Archives
at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-887-8700 • etilman@kenesethisrael.org • kenesethisrael.org
Contains books and historical documents from 1847 to the present.
Philadelphia Jewish Archives Collection
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries
Charles Library • 1900 N. 13th St. • Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-204-8257 • Fax: 215-204-3681
scrc@temple.edu • library.temple.edu/scrc
Collections include records of Jewish cultural, educational, social service,
religious and fraternal organizations from the Greater Philadelphia area, as well
as personal papers of Jewish community leaders. Reading room is open to the
public. 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., 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 publications 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. 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
Gratz College — Mandell Education Campus
7605 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300, ext. 159 or 1-800-475-4635 • helpdesk@gratz.edu • 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.
Van Pelt Library
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
Esther Raab Holocaust Museum and Goodwin Education Center
Betty & Milton Katz Jewish Community Center
1301 Springdale Road, Suite 200 • Cherry Hill, NJ 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.
National Liberty Museum — America’s Home for Heroes
321 Chestnut St. • Philadelphia, PA 19106 • 215-925-2800
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
215-923-3811 • Fax: 215-923-0763 • frontdesk@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 • 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
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 led by a
docent, are available by appointment.
Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art
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 Chaim Gross, Tobi Kahn,
Boaz Vaadia, Siona Benjamin, and many additional renowned local and
international artists. Call to make an appointment.
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