Events, Exhibits, and Programs at The Library

The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary hosts a variety of book talks, lectures, programs, and other public events. In addition, our special exhibitions provides museum-quality presentations of many of The Library's celebrated, historical treasures in the context of Jewish education.

Go beyond the books and explore all that The Library has to offer.

• Upcoming programs and events
• Current and traveling exhibitions
• Become a member of The Library

Upcoming Programs and Events

Admission is free, but reservations are required. To register for any upcoming programs and events, please email Hector Guzman at heguzman@jtsa.edu.

These events are sponsored by The Library and moderated by Dr. David Kraemer, Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and professor of Talmud and Rabbinics.

Check back soon for new events.

Recent Events

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 Dr. Vivian Mann delivers a book talk titled "Uneasy Communion: Jews and Altarpieces in Medieval Spain" Listen to the podcast of the Library Book Talk. Read the press release.
February 23, 2010 Dr. Alan Mittleman, director of the Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies and the Tikvah Institute for Jewish Thought, and professor of Jewish Philosophy, speaks about his new book Hope in a Democratic Age. Listen to the podcast of this Library Book Talk. Read Dr. Mittleman's faculty spotlight interview to learn more.
December 1, 2009 Dr. Eitan Fishbane, assistant professor in the Department of Jewish Thought, discusses his new book As Light Before Dawn: The Inner World of a Medieval Kabbalist. Watch the video podcast of this Library Book Talk. Read Dr. Fishbane's faculty spotlight interview to learn more.

Current Exhibitions

The exhibitions program enables the general public to view the extensive and irreplacable collections of manuscripts, incunabula, rare printed Hebrew books, genizah fragments, broadsides, ketubbot, megillot, and prints of The Library.

Exhibitions are on view on the first and fifth floors of The Library building. All exhibits are free and open to the public.

Online Exhibitions

JTS Library Treasures: An online visit to The Library's Rare Book Room

Traveling Exhibitions

People of Faith, Land of Promise: In Celebration of 350 Years of Jewish Life in America (in facsimile)

Radical Visions: Graphic Satire in the Yiddish Press, 1894-1939

Sanctuary and Synagogue: The Experience of the Portuguese and Ashkenazic Jews in Amsterdam

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View a list of past exhibitions

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