ASF’s National Sephardic Library & Archives

The ASF’s National Sephardic Library & Archives is the only publicly accessible repository in the Western Hemisphere exclusively devoted to Greater Sephardi topics and authors. Originating from a small collection of books, the National Sephardic Library has, in a matter of a few years, grown to a respectable assemblage.

We strive to collect, preserve, and provide access to books, documents, artifacts, and ephemera from or about Jews and Jewish communities throughout the Sephardic world.

The National Sephardic Library & Archive is a Smithsonian Institution affiliate and proud part of New York’s Center for Jewish History (CJH), along with the American Jewish Historical Society, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

“An Immigrant’s Story, Discovered in Discarded Papers” (New York Times)

If you have family papers, books, or artifacts, we invite you to contribute them to the National Sephardic Library & Archives, where they will be preserved in state-of-the-art conservation rooms, at our disposal, and stored in a climate controlled archival environment. Organizations and individuals alike partner with us in the preservation of Greater Sephardic history and culture. 

The entire collection is accessible in the CJH’s Lillian Goldman Reading Room. You can also click here to search the online catalogue or here to send us a research question or inquire about making a contribution.

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