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Moe Cohen Library
The Moe Cohen Library has have over 1000 books for adults and 200 books for children. We are there to provide the resources to help members and students enjoy, explore, and strengthen all aspects of Jewish life.
We also have a variety of Tapes and CD's in the Cantor Murray Nixon Music section. Open from 9.00AM-12.00PM on Sundays, and 5.30PM – 6.30PM on Thursdays during the Fall and Winter. Our collection represents all aspects of Jewish life, from Torah study to worship, to Jewish art and history, to Jewish biography and fiction. Our children's library is particularly rich in books about Jewish holidays, and picture books. The library has a strong Torah study reference section, which is available for use during open hours. We also have the Jewish Museum Collection, also available for use during open hours. We are in the process of adding a number of books related to the Holocaust. Borrowing books is easy - Synagogue members and families enrolled in our school can take out books. The loan period is 3 weeks for books and 1 week for other material. Please keep watch, we will be placing more details of our resources on this page soon For list of Books in the Library, Click Here
Rabbi Wilfred and Phyllis Solomon Museum
The Rabbi Wilfred and Phyllis Solomon Museum at Beth Israel synagogue was founded in the 1970s to create a space which, through the artifacts in its collection, would tell the story of Jewish life in many countries throughout the ages.
Its contents range from a string of Hittite beads (c. 1800 BCE) from the era of the Patriarchs, to glass and pottery from the Greco-Roman period of the Second Temple, to more modern items, such as 19th century Hannukiot from Europe and the Middle East, ritual items created by the Israeli Bezalel school, and 20th century Torah pointers (Yad)
The Museum is located in the foyer of the Beth Israel synagogue. It is open during services and by special request to the synagogue office. From time to time special exhibits are mounted.
The Museum provides an excellent teaching experience for children and adults about Jewish history and customs. Through appreciation of the beauty that a candelabra, Havdallah spice box, or Seder plate can present, and through the story of the community from which each comes, the Museum teaches an appreciation of Jewish art and Jewish life through the centuries. While many of those communities are no longer in existence, they continue to live through the physical presence of their art.
Donations of items can still be made to the Museum. Recent donors include the Kanee Family - of ancient oil lamps and pottery -- and Charna Plottel - of Roman glass bottles.
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