Association of Jewish Libraries

Conference 2022: Together Again!

Shalom Safranim and Friends!

Here is your weekly conference update to keep you informed about the upcoming Association of Jewish Libraries conference, June 27–29, 2022, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In each update, we will highlight information to help you make your conference plans.

View the preliminary program here and register by April 29 for early bird pricing!

Discover Philadelphia!

We hope you're all looking forward to the 2022 AJL conference! In addition to our vibrant programming, we are pleased to offer the following opportunities to discover Jewish and historic Philadelphia:

• Rosenbach Library and Museum. Explore the Rosenbach's collection of rare books, manuscripts, and fine and decorative arts objects in this two-hour behind-the-scenes tour.
• Sunday, June 26, 2:00–4:00 pm (pre-conference)
• Meet at the Rosenbach, 2008 Delancey Place
• $15 per person
• Space is limited to 20 registrants; register on our conference website

• Walking Tour of Historic Jewish Philadelphia. Dr. Michael Schatz, native of Philadelphia whose family has lived in the region since the turn of the 20th century, shares his passion for history, Jewish life, synagogue architecture, as well as local stories and customs.
• Wednesday, June 29, 2:30–4:30 pm
• Leaves from the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
• $15.00 per person
• Space is limited to 40 people; register on our conference website

• Rare Book Room at the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies (University of Pennsylvania). See ancient Near Eastern cuneiform tablets, thousand-year-old manuscript fragments from the Cairo Genizah, medieval Hebrew manuscript codices, illuminated scrolls of Esther, a special library of early Judaic Americana, and other rarities.
• Wednesday, June 29, 2:45 pm
• Meet at the Katz Center, 420 Walnut Street, two blocks south of our conference venue
• Free!
• Registration required; email Lisa Silverman (lisa.silverman2021@outlook.com) to reserve your space; limited to 10 people

• National Constitution Center. Visit America’s leading platform for constitutional education and debate, chartered “to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.”
• Thursday, June 30, 10:00 am (post-conference)
• Free ($15 value) one-hour docent-led tour
• Meet at the National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street, two blocks from our hotel
• Registration required; email Lisa Silverman (lisa.silverman2021@outlook.com) to reserve your space; limited to 12 people

• Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. Our conference venue's mission is to connect Jews more closely to their heritage and to inspire in people of all backgrounds a greater appreciation for the diversity of the American Jewish experience and the freedoms to which Americans aspire.
• Free docent-led tours are available at the following times:
• Monday, June 27, 9:30–10:45 am
• Tuesday, June 28, 3:30–4:15 pm
• Wednesday, June 29, 2:15–3:30 pm
• Registration will be available soon on Webex (formerly Socio), our conference app
• Space is limited to 12 people/tour

We encourage you to take advantage of some of these fabulous tours and plan your travel accordingly!