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Rose Ruth Freudberg Memorial Sisterhood Library
A resource for the study of Judaism by providing access to both print and non-print materials, both in-house and, via the internet, worldwide.
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| 15,000 Titles |
| We are proud to hold approximately 11,000 titles, including those on VHS and DVD, music CD’s, and a number of periodicals.
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| Range of Topics and for All Ages |
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We have a wide range of materials from nursery school items to Biblical research materials in Hebrew. For adults, we have non-fiction, biography, and fiction. We also have a Young Adult collection and a large children’s collection.
Online Catalog
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Our online catalog is supported by the Henry L. & Claire P. Kronstadt Library Endowment Fund and the Charles Jay Pilzer Computer Center project.
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| Periodicals Available |
Baltimore Jewish Times, Commentary, Conservative Judaism,
The Forward, The Jerusalem Post, The Jerusalem Report,
Jewish Spectator, Lamishpaha: Illustrated Hebrew Monthly,
Lilith Magazine, Moment Magazine, Sh'ma, Tikkun Magazine,
United Synagogue Review, Washington Jewish Week |
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| Special Collections |
- Sisterhood Jewish Heritage Video Collection in memory of Anita Schwartz (z”l), a project of the Jewish Media Project
- Collection of the Talmud, Jewish texts, and reference texts
- Salzberg Family Music Library
- Barbara Abrams Cohen Collection for holocaust-related materials
- books for pre-school and early elementary school children
- Ruth and Emanuel Weinstein (z”l) Collection which includes Jewish literature, early Jewish settlement in the United States, strong Jewish role models of the past and present, and contemporary events related to the Jewish Community.
We also appreciate the support of the R. Robert Linowes Memorial Bookshelf, Milton Engel Library Bookshelf Fund and the Rabbi Solomon H. Metz Library Fund.
Visit the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington's online version of their exhibition, Jewish Washington: Scrapbook of an American Community. This exhibition, which debuted in Summer 2005, chronicles the people, places and events that shaped the history of the Washington area’s Jewish community from 1795 to the present. Click here to access the online exhibit
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| We Are Commited... |
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To enriching the religious, educational, and cultural Jewish life of Adas Israel Congregation, our Melvin Gelman Religious School, our Jess & Mildred Fisher Gan HaYeled Nursery School, clergy and staff, and the general community.
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| Hours of Operation* |
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Sundays: 9 am – 1 pm
Mondays:11 am – 3 pm
Tuesdays: 2 pm – 9 pm
Wednesdays: 2 pm – 7 pm
Our librarian, Madeleine Oakley, can be reached by phone at 202-362-4433 x116 (please leave your name and number), or by e-mail at librarian@adasisrael.org.
* These hours are for the librarian, and may vary.
The library is accessible on Shabbat and whenever the Education Department (Religious School) office is open.
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| Computer Access |
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Students and visitors can enjoy computer workstations and printer.
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| Young Kids Corner |
| Enjoy our special reading corner for young children.
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| Contact the Librarian |
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Madeleine Oakley
Phone: 202-362-4433 x 116
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Membership
