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Directions and Hours
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The Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues
New York, NY 10011
(212)294-8301

Hours of Operation

Free Gallery Spaces:
Sunday, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday, 9:30 am to 7:30 pm
Tuesday to Thursday, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

*please note: the Free Gallery Spaces do not include the Yeshiva University Museum exhibits.

The Lillian Goldman Reading Room
Collections are available during the following open hours:
Monday 9:30am - 7:30pm (YIVO archives are available until 5:00 pm only)
Tuesday to Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 1:30pm
(Check with individual partner organizations for any paging/retrieval deadlines or requirements they may have.)

Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute
Monday, 9:30 am to 7:30 pm
Tuesday to Thursday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Friday 9:30am - 1:30pm

Yeshiva University Museum
Sunday, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday, FREE 3:30 to 7:30 pm
Tuesday - Thursday, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday, FREE 11:00am to 2:30 pm

Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Book Store and Gift Shop

Sunday, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday - Thursday, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
The Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Book Store and Gift Shop is also open during all evening events.

Administrative Offices
Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

The Center for Jewish History is closed on Saturday, all major Jewish holidays, and all major national holidays.

Please feel free to contact us at (212) 294-8301 for more information.

Getting to the Center for Jewish History

By Subway:

4,5,6, L, N, Q, R, and W trains to the 14th Street and Union Square station.
F, V, L, and PATH trains to the 14th Street and 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) station.
1, 2, and 3 trains to the 14th Street and 7th Avenue station.

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By Bus:

Park Avenue South
M1 bus traveling north and south
M2 and M3 buses traveling north

Broadway
M6 and M7 buses traveling south

Fifth Avenue
M2, M3, and M5 buses traveling south

Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas)
M5, M6, and M7 buses traveling north

14th Street
M14 bus traveling east and west

23rd Street
M23 bus traveling east and west

Parking Garages

The Center is able to offer visitors discounted parking at the following locations:

Creative Parking LLC
16 West 16th Street (Entrances on 16th & 15th Streets)
$15.00 tax included (Maximum of 5 Hours)

Universal Parking LLC
55 West 14th Street (Entrances on 14th and 15th Streets)
$13.00 tax included (Maximum of 5 Hours)

Please note: Parking tickets must be validated at the Center's Security Desk located at the 16th Street entrance.

Parking On The Street

Overnight free parking is available on 16th and 17th Streets subject to parking regulations between 6 pm and 7 am but not allowed during the day. Metered parking can be found on 5th Avenue and on 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas). Parking is free on Sundays.